Programs

  • Our Vital Sounds Initiative

    OUR VITAL SOUNDS INITIATIVE PROGRAM OFFERS LIVE, VIRTUAL BEDSIDE CONCERTS TO ISOLATED PATIENTS IN HOSPITALS AND NURSING FACILITIES. THESE VERY PERSONAL PATIENT-MUSICIAN INTERACTIONS PROVIDE ENCOURAGEMENT, SUPPORT, AND EVEN INSPIRATION TO PATIENTS WITH MINIMAL STRAIN ON CAREGIVERS. PROJECT: MUSIC HEALS US CONTRACTED WITH 33 MUSICIANS IN FY 21-22 IN PROVIDING 271 INDIVIDUAL CONCERT SESSIONS IN 10 DIFFERENT HEALTHCARE FACILITIES IN CA, CO, NH, NY, AND WA. OUR VITAL SOUNDS GRANTS FACILITATED AN ADDITIONAL 503 CONCERT SESSIONS BY 65 MUSICIANS IN 17 DIFFERENT HOSPITALS IN CA, GA, LA, MI, NY, PA, TX, VA, AND WI, THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH 12 DIFFERENT 501(C)3 ORGANIZATIONS. A TOTAL OF 4816 PATIENTS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS WERE SERVED THROUGH THESE VITAL SOUNDS VIRTUAL CONCERTS. ALL GRANT MONEY WAS RESTRICTED TO ARTISTS FEES.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $88.1K

  • Music Heals Us Project

    PROJECT: MUSIC HEALS US BRINGS COMMUNITY- AND CREATIVITY-BUILDING COMPOSITION AND SONG-WRITING WORKSHOPS TO ANOTHER POPULATION IN ISOLATION - THE INCARCERATED. WITH CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES IN NY AND CT STILL IN COVID LOCKDOWNS DURING FY21-22, WE CONTINUED THE DESIGN AND RECORDING OF MUSIC FOR THE FUTURE, A "HYBRID" (DIGITAL AND IN-PERSON) MUSIC COMPOSITION COURSE FOR COLLEGE-CREDIT, FOR INCARCERATED STUDENTS. FOURTEEN ARTISTS CREATED A VIDEO COURSE TO BE PILOTED THROUGH THE BARD PRISON INITIATIVE; EIGHT OF THE LECTURES WITH CONCERT MATERIAL WERE TESTED OUT/INTRODUCED TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH A SERIES OF MONTHLY CONCERTS ON THE GROUPMUSE VIRTUAL PLATFORM.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $118K

  • Project: Music Heals Us Outreach

    IN A RETURN TO LIVE PUBLIC CONCERTS AND LOCAL OUTREACH PROGRAMS, PROJECT: MUSIC HEALS US PRESENTED INTERACTIVE CLASSICAL MUSIC PERFORMANCES BY 10 ARTISTS IN FORMAL CONCERTS (320 PEOPLE) AND OUTREACH CONCERTS (225 PEOPLE IN 5 DIFFERENT VENUES HOSPICE, NURSING FACILITIES, SCHOOLS).
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $12.5K