Drum Circles
This powerful musical experience at Youth Villages serves special needs and at-risk community groups. The weekly program enables students and community members to participate in therapeutic drumming as a means to deal with life stresses and personal development challenges, helping participants through their personal healing process. In addition, you can find Frank Shaffer, a MSO percussionist, form Drum Circles at the Memphis Oral School for the Deaf. Through grants and a program called HealthRHYTHMS, Drum Circles also take place at Kemmons Wilson Family Center for Good Grief at the campus of Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville.
Read an article in the Commercial Appeal ab out our Drum Circles program here.
Music for Nursing Homes
MSO ensembles perform in assisted living, hospice care, and skilled care facilities. These performances provide residents with social opportunities that help improve quality of life.