Tag Archives: wellness

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  By musicians, for musicians to better serve the community

  Posted on April 19, 2017 by Joyce DeFrancesco in How To.

  Symphony’s own Penny Brill, viola, has become well known for her work in the symphony’s music and wellness program. In fact, Penny was one of the first recipients of the Ford Musician Award for Excellence in Community Service last year. (Regular readers of this blog have seen her name quite often!) Brill, a member of […]

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  Music Heals – Micah’s Story

  Posted on March 9, 2017 by Joyce DeFrancesco in Music Therapy.

  Jennifer Canvasser, founder of the NEC Society, experience a loss the magnitude of which few people can appreciate. She lost her son Micah to necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in 2012. During the last few months of his life, Micah’s struggle was alleviated by the power of music. Canvasser shared her family’s story, “Before My Son Died, Music Mattered […]

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