The healing
power of music…

HeartStrings®

This music therapy-informed program continues to reach beyond traditional performance settings to bring live, interactive presentations by some of the Madison Symphony Orchestra’s best players into healthcare and residential facilities. Our sessions have demonstrated extraordinary physical, emotional, cognitive, and social changes for people of all ages and levels of functioning, reaching nearly 3,200 individuals each season.

2018-2019 Partner Locations

Skaalen Nursing and Rehab Center
Waisman Center Early Childhood Program
Four Winds Manor Nursing Home
Brookdale Middleton Century Avenue
Central Wisconsin Center
Milestone Senior Living
Hyland Crossings Memory Care
Oakwood Village University Woods
SSM Health St. Mary’s Care Center
All Saints Memory Care

Are you interested in partnering with us?
If your facility would like to host the HeartStrings program, please submit this form.

HeartStrings Toolkit
The HeartStrings Tookit illustrates how to create a music therapy-informed community engagement program in your area. Copies are available for purchase, through the MSO.

Rhapsodie Quartet
The Rhapsodie Quartet includes our Co-Concertmaster Suzanne Beia, Principal Violist Christopher Dozoryst, Principal Cellist Karl Lavine, and violinist Laura Burns. The quartet makes monthly visits to our community partners, bringing a full season of activities to residents and caregivers.