The healing power of music… Home > Education & Community > HeartStrings® Letter of Agreement Education & Community MenuEducation Programs Young Artist Competitions Young People’s Concerts Up Close & Musical® Master Classes Community Engagement HeartStrings® The Rhapsodie Quartet Prelude Discussions HeartStrings® Letter of Agreement "*" indicates required fields HeartStrings reaches beyond traditional performance settings to bring live, interactive presentations by some of the Madison Symphony Orchestra’s best players into healthcare facilities, residential facilities and schools. These sessions have demonstrated extraordinary physical, emotional, cognitive, and social changes for people of all ages and levels of functioning. This letter of agreement outlines the elements and requirements of the 2023-2024 HeartStrings program. This agreement should be read and signed by the HeartStrings contact person and the Director or Adminstrator (if different). Participating HeartStrings partners receive: - Nine monthly visits by the Rhapsodie Quartet during the 2023-2024 season - Visit to our community partners will occur during the months of September, October, November, December, January, February, March, April and May - Sessions will have different musical themes and are designed to include music therapy-informed interactive activities Participating partners are required to: - Plan for the HeartStrings Quartet visits on the scheduled dates and communicate with facility or school staff as needed - Provide four chairs for the musicians at each visit - Assist partner residents, clients or students to attend the HeartStrings sessions - Ensure that staff are present during each session to assist with resident, client or student needs and smooth implementation of the sessions - Note: Rhapsodie Quartet members are not authorized to interact with residents, clients or students in the absence of partner staff - Communicate with the Madison Symphony Orchestra staff as needed Partnership AgreementFacility Name* Contact Person* Title* Email Address* Electronic Signature* Activity Director or Principal Name (if different) Title* Email Address* Electronic Signature*