One the program goes live in June 2021, you will be able to link to it from this website or to directly to the YouTube links for the concert, pre-concert symposium webinar, and recorded tributes.

The entire program is free and open for viewing for 30 days. It is not necessary to register but we would really appreciate it if you would send us a quick email via the MTGIC website to let us know what you enjoyed about the program. Once the 30 day time allotment has run, specific selections will be left online as concert highlights that will still be able to be enjoyed in the future.

A wide diversity of music was chosen in order to reach as many people as possible with what their favorite style might be. Research has shown that in the time of the pandemic that people are turning to their favorite forms of "comfort music" to sooth them.

The original program content that was intended did indeed include some Broadway music (covered under the BMI and ASCAP licenses that UTC utilizes) as well as other more contemporary numbers. However, when it became known that several of the social media platforms such as Facebook and YouTube sometimes consider a livestream type of platform on the same contractual level as a broadcast, it was necessary to change the repertoire to include only music in the public domain (up to and including music composed in 1925 for this concert) so as not to run into licensing issues.

Richard Cox (www.richardcoxtenor.com), tenor, and Martha Summa-Chadwick (www.marthasumma.com), piano, each have their own website where they keep a schedule of upcoming performances. Mark Reneau frequently performs in chamber and orchestral events in the Chattanooga and Nashville TN areas.

Due to audio lag that has been well-defined for livestream performances during the pandemic, it was decided to pre-record the concert with professional audio and video equipment and then premiere the final product on YouTube. The concert was pre-recorded live in Cadek Hall on the campus of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga during early April, 2021.

A discussion with educational and medical experts in "pre-concert" format helps explain a little bit of the science behind why music is so effective with therapeutic needs. Experts in developmental and intellectual disabilities as well as rehabilitational challenges were represented, as well as expertise on how to effectively set these services up administratively within a geographical location.

The Center of Excellence is mentioned in the pre-concert portion of the program as a wonderful solution to help stop the "silo effect" of professional groups just working within their own groups, i.e doctors working with only doctors, educators working with only educators, etc. A Center of Excellence will bring together the expertise of medical, educational, musical, behavioral, therapeutic, and caregiving assets within any given community so that everyone is sitting around the same table to solve the problems.

The music therapy undergraduate degree program at UTC began in the fall of 2019. Anyone interested in learning more should go to the UTC website page explaining the program at https://www.utc.edu/music/degrees/music-therapy-program.php.

Yes!! We just need to move in that direction!!