Residents Giving Back
Harmony & Healing: Bringing Music to All By Michael Copeland, Discovery Counseling Center
T
om Petty once said, “Music is probably the only real magic I have encountered in my life. There’s not some trick involved with it. It’s pure, and it’s real. It moves, it heals, it communicates and it does all these incredible things.” Danville based musician, David Victor, also believes that music can do magical things. His non-profit, Harmony & Healing, has a mission to bring live music to the bedsides and community spaces of patients and their loved ones in hospitals and healthcare facilities. “We take patients’ and families’ minds off their challenges with live musical performances. Music lowers patient stress levels, brings about positive associations, speeds healing and restores happiness to patients’ lives and the lives of their loved ones,” says David. To date, H&H has performed at Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford and the Ronald McDonald House in Palo Alto, San Ramon Regional Medical Center and Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital in Long Beach. Harmony & Healing Founder David Victor, formerly of the multiplatinum band BOSTON, has recorded, produced and released multiple albums as a solo artist. David currently performs with several nationally-touring bands including David Victor’s SUPERGROUP, Platinum Rock Stars and Rockin’ America. As Harmony & Healing founder, David not only manages the charity, but also delivers many of these live performances and
Rock On with Harmony & Healing
lessons, along with a small group of hand-picked, world-class musicians. Harmony & Healing programs are tailored to the special requirements of each facility and patient. Interactions may include bedside performances/a play-along or common area performances for groups featuring solo acoustic, jazz and pop duos and even full bands (in larger common areas). David says patients can enjoy the music from their rooms and H&H can even provide music lessons for patients able to hold a guitar or play a keyboard. Harmony & Healing will have their first inaugural fundraiser at the Bankhead Theater in Livermore on March 28, 2020 featuring David Victor’s SUPERGROUP. This follows a headlining show on August 2nd at the Bankhead where David will be performing the songs of BOSTON and more. Tickets are still available. For more information about Harmony & Healing please visit their website at harmoneyandhealing.org. To connect with David about bringing Harmony & Healing to your facility, you can email him at hello@harmonyandhealing.org or call 925-364-4517.
We want to hear from you! We are looking for stories from you, our Danville residents. Some of the columns we'd like to add are: Travel (Where have you been recently? Share your trip with us!) Book Reviews Acts of Kindness
Non-profit Spotlight Show Us Your Best Shot (photography) Gardening
Hobbies Pet of the Month Local Hikes More ...
If you’d like to submit something, or have any questions, please email asullivan@bestversionmedia.com 28
DECEMBER 2019
