Category: Artists
Aug 14
More stories from George
I don’t think that words alone can express the impact of these music programs, but I will try my best! This has been a particularly sombre year. Covid restrictions have prevented us from doing group programs and for months residents have been practically confined to their rooms. Though our staff continues to do amazing work, …
Jul 20
July 2021 George Bajer-Koulack
It has been an amazing opportunity to do regular music programs for such an extended period of time. I’ve really been able to develop some great relationships with residents. There’s quite a group of music enthusiasts now. Some of the staff tell me certain residents are so excited for my programs that they show up …
Dec 22
Manitoba Chamber Orchestra Videos
Please find a link to our newest project, another wonderful collaboration with the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra. Thanks to grants from Dave Johnston of the Johnston Group and The Winnipeg Foundation, musicians are recording live/virtually from their homes to create a concert series free to all patients and staffs. Currently posted are three videos of holiday music …
Feb 22
MCO and AIHM to promote quality of life for thousands more Manitoban healthcare patients
“One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain,” sang Bob Marley. Songwriters may take poetic licence, especially where descriptions of their own powers are concerned, but there’s more than a little truth to Marley’s statement. Contemporary studies demonstrate music’s potential to ward off depression and lower stress-related hormones such as …
Jul 25
Myron Kurjewicz. Accordion Master
“I had finished playing @ Rehab and was on my way to the General Centre when I came in contact with a group of children what appeared to be from day-care. There were probably 6-7 walking all in a row, holding a rope, guided by their supervisors. They stopped when they saw me walking with …
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