Case for Giving
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Mission Statement
The Northwestern Medical Orchestra (NMO) serves to enrich the Northwestern medical community by engaging members and audiences in live music experience. NMO is a unique environment where medical students, alumni, faculty, and staff convene to play together in a joint creative effort. Through open rehearsals, orchestral concerts at multiple venues, and a variety of intimate chamber music settings, NMO is committed to sharing musical performances, including their therapeutic benefits, with patients and their loved ones, community residents, and all members of the Northwestern medical community.
About Us
Unlike many orchestras, a core element of NMO's mission is promoting the therapeutic benefits of music within the Northwestern medical community:
Help us Spread the Therapeutic Benefits of Music
To continue our important mission, we invite you to join NMO in spreading the joy and therapeutic benefits of music by giving a tax-deductible donation.
100% of your gift will be used towards essential equipment for our 100% volunteer-based orchestra:
Testimonials
"I am a full-time working psychiatrist and I've found the "cure" for burnout by playing with the talented and brilliant musicians of the Northwestern Medical Orchestra."
-Gilla Davis '72, '75 MD and Donor, NMO Horn Section
"Making time for music, something which is relaxing and with which many of us find meaning, can be a very positive influence on our lives."
-Michael Wang, MD Candidate, NMO Co-Founder
"There is hardly anything more rewarding than when you witness the feeling of joy from our audience and musicians at every one of our rehearsals and concerts. NMO is a uniquely meaningful ensemble with a fantastic vision pioneered by medical students who wanted to make an impact on the lives of the Northwestern Medical community. They showed, through a memorable first season, a strong desire to share music and improve the lives of everyone that hears us. Never in my life have I had the privilege of leading a group of musicians like this. On behalf of NMO, thank you for joining us on our mission."
-Taichi Fukumura, DMA Candidate, Artistic Director & Principal Conductor
Social Media and News
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NorthwesternMedicalOrchestra/
Website: https://sites.northwestern.edu/nmorchestra/
The Daily Northwestern: First-year Feinberg students launch Northwestern Medical Orchestra as downtown instrumental music outlet | May 2, 2018
Feinberg News: Students Launch Northwestern Medical Orchestra | March 18, 2018
88-key, weighted, portable keyboard for rehearsals and concerts!
Allows a bassist to participate in the orchestra with a portable instrument!
A necessity for major orchestral repertoire. Covers a set of two timpani!