This virtual concert performance celebrated the amazing aesthetic and therapeutic benefits of music and was recorded live at Cadek Hall on the UTC campus. This video contains highlights from the full performance and features performers Mark Reneau, violin, and Dr. Martha Summa-Chadwick, pianist.
As a part of the Power of Music concert event, Martha leads a pre-concert symposium with in-depth dialogue regarding the power of music from a range of diverse viewpoints, with conversation regarding science, therapy, education, enrichment, inclusion and community.
Martha's nonprofit organization, Music Therapy Gateway in Communications (MTGIC) has received a grant from the TN Arts Commission to hire recording engineers from Chattanooga's SoundCorps organization to create musical samples/songs/compositions utilizing strong rhythmic drive and varying tempi and timbres. In addition to the SoundCorps work, contributions from some of Tennessee's most well-respected composers have also been received. These compositions will be utilized for therapeutic purposes to benefit persons with disabilities and their caregivers, educators, and medical staff. All samples/compositions will be placed in a database that will have free and open access to all. The database is expected to be released for public use in spring 2022.
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