PIANIST AND CONDUCTOR ANDRÉ PREVIN TO APPEAR WITH HOST NANCY SHEAR ON PRESTIGIOUS “CONVERSATIONS” SERIES

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2008, 6:30-8:30 P.M.
IN BÖSENDORFER ARTIST SALON IN NEW YORK CITY

A rare opportunity to meet, greet, and hear the personal insights of the brilliant conductor, composer, and pianist André Previn will take place on Monday, February 25, 2008 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The setting is the beautiful and intimate Bösendorfer Artist Salon at 200 Lexington Avenue (at 32rd Street) in New York City. Previn, who is a Bösendorfer Artist, will be interviewed by Nancy Shear. The event is presented by Music For All Seasons, which brings professional musical performances to people confined in institutions.

Tickets to the February 25 event are $75 (partly tax deductible). Seating is limited. For information and reservations, please call MFAS at 908-322-6300, or toll-free at 1-866-524-MFAS (6327). The evening's program includes a question-and-answer session and an opportunity to speak with André Previn at a reception with Austrian wines and European cheeses for members of the audience.

The conversations are led by Nancy Shear, the distinguished writer, broadcaster and lecturer known for her lively, stimulating and insightful interviews. These "Conversations" provide rare insights into the careers and lives of the guests, and offer a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the music world. This season's series featured distinguished New York Philharmonic conductor and Music Director Lorin Maazel in October and renowned violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg in November, and will conclude with a program featuring the beloved composer and musical satirist Peter Schickele, of P.D.Q. Bach fame, on April 14 (Monday). The "Conversations" are held in unusual and interesting venues in New York City.

Music For All Seasons, an organization that brings the healing power of live musical performances to residential institutions, is producing its new "Conversations" series as a fundraiser and to celebrate its fifteenth anniversary.   Read More ->

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Partnership Funds Arts Programs to Improve Health
Johnson & Johnson/Society for the Arts in Healthcare Announce 2008 Grants
Music For All Seasons Award for Domestic Violence Shelters Program

WASHINGTON, DC, February 12, 2008 – Today, the Johnson & Johnson/Society for the Arts in Healthcare partnership announced the 2008 award recipients of its annual grant program, designed to bridge the gap between illness and health and promote the use of the arts to enhance the healthcare experience for patients, their families and caregivers.

Grants were awarded to eight organizations in the U.S. and Canada to support new and innovative projects that will use art to advance healing and preventative health. Chosen from more than 130 proposals, the awards portray an imaginative array of art, drama, film, music and writing therapies.

The Awardees
From 2001 to 2008, Johnson & Johnson and the Society for the Arts in Healthcare have supported 115 cutting-edge programs. Funding leading models and initiatives in high quality healthcare through the arts, this annual grant opportunity is open to Society for the Arts in Healthcare members. The 2008 awardees [include]:

Music For All Seasons (Scotch Plains, NJ) – Professional Performances for Hope and Healing in Domestic Violence Shelters
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