{"id":6676,"date":"2019-07-24T11:14:44","date_gmt":"2019-07-24T18:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.afm47.org\/press\/?p=6676"},"modified":"2020-02-18T12:55:17","modified_gmt":"2020-02-18T20:55:17","slug":"musicianfest-doc-shares-the-healing-power-of-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afm47.org\/press\/musicianfest-doc-shares-the-healing-power-of-music\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018MusicianFest\u2019 Doc Shares the Healing Power of Music"},"content":{"rendered":"
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AFM Local 47 musicians Cali Rose, Jamie Shaheen, Music Performance Trust Fund Trustee Dan Beck, and Kirk Andr\u00e9s Wilson at the \u2018MusicianFest: Never Too Old\u2019 documentary shoot at Long Beach Senior Center June 1, 2018. Photo by Lucius Gallo\/MPTF<\/p><\/div>\n

New film highlights how the Music Performance Trust Fund enriches the lives of older adults<\/h2>\n

The recording industry\u2019s Music Performance Trust Fund released the uplifting documentary \u201cMusicianFest: Never Too Old\u201d showcasing how its music programs for older audiences reduce isolation. The film reveals how music enriches not only the lives of older adults, but also the lives of the musicians who perform for them.<\/p>\n

Filmed in Los Angeles, New York City and New Orleans, the 27-minute documentary shines a light on the recording industry\u2019s Music Performance Trust Fund and its MusicianFest initiative, which this year will provide 1,000 age-friendly musical performances at senior centers in the United States and Canada. In touching interviews, professionals and audience members from each facility provide their perspectives of the impact these free live performances have on the physical, mental, and social well-being of the individuals they serve and the need for quality lifestyle programming for older adults. AFM musicians from Los Angeles Local 47, New York Local 802, and New Orleans Local 174-496 offer their unique perspectives on how their participation in the program has impacted their lives.<\/p>\n