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YO-YO MA

SPEAKS ABOUT HIS PARTICIPATION
IN PMHU PROGRAMMING

 
 

YO-YO MA

SPEAKS ABOUT THE VITAL SOUNDS INITIATIVE

 
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MISSION

PROJECT: MUSIC HEALS US is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide encouragement, education and healing through bringing high-quality live music performances and interactive programming to marginalized communities with limited ability to access it themselves, with a focus on elderly, disabled, rehabilitating, incarcerated, and homeless populations.

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“There are very few things in this world [that can] transcend time and place, and [...] music is one of those things. It adds a level of humanity to a situation that I think this virus has taken away.”
— Dr. Rachel Easterwood (from the New York Times piece on the Vital Sounds Initiative)

PROGRAMS

Projects
Vital Sounds Initiative: Virtual Bedside Concerts
Vital Sounds Initiative: Virtual Bedside Concerts

In order to continue our mission amidst the current COVID-19 pandemic, since early April 2020 PMHU has been offering its programming through one-on-one concerts via video livestream platforms to society's most isolated and vulnerable: COVID patients hospitalized across the country….

Music For the Future: Prison Programs
Music For the Future: Prison Programs

In 2019, PMHU launched two year-round prison outreach residency programs while continuing to offer musical tours and workshops into prisons and jails across the country. With the onset of COVID….

Novel Voices: Distance Learning
Novel Voices: Distance Learning

With the Novel Voices: Distance Learning program, PROJECT: MUSIC HEALS US is launching the next phase of The Novel Voices Refugee Aid Project, virtually returning to the places and people the original Novel Voices team visited, offering weekly…

Arts Leadership Program
Arts Leadership Program

The PROJECT: MUSIC HEALS US Arts Leadership Internship is a year-long program which annually accepts one student on the verge of entering the professional music world. The internship will serve as a one-year training program for this young artist wishing to grow as a musician, curator, and entrepreneur…

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“Thank you for reminding me that even behind razor wire and locked inside of walls made of concrete, I can still find strength, beauty, and hope for a better tomorrow.”
— Incarcerated student at Radgowski Correctional Center (from Prison Outreach Residencies)

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“I have to make sure my patient finds out about your concert only the day-of - otherwise, if he finds out early, he won’t sleep for days leading up to the concert because he’s so excited!”
— Nursing Aide at Arden House Nursing Home

The Team

 

Molly Carr, Founder & Artistic Director

Bridget Mundy Budish, Executive Director

Jessica Boykin, Operations Director

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“I can personally testify that when we’re looking for meaning and purpose at a time when many of the usual avenues of expression are not open for us to explore [...] this is actually one of the best things one can do as a musician during this crucial time when people need you.”
— Yo-Yo Ma

Contact

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