Posted by: dgronwald
on Apr 15, 2010
The "Enriching Lives Through Music (ELM)" student ensemble delighted the residents of the Aldersly Garden Retirement Community in San Rafael with a recent musical performance for Bread & Roses. It is a community based music program for elementary school students who have a talent and passion for music. Using voice, recorders and xylophones and with the help of three teachers, the students presented a program of music from various countries.
Soloists and different-sized groups of musicians performed, sometimes accompanied by their leader, Jane Kramer, on guitar and sometimes by clapping or rhythm instruments. The musicians all proudly wore their green or yellow tee shirts with the "ELM" logo on them.
The students came with soprano, alto and base xylophones as well as soprano and alto recorders. They sang a song in Spanish and played an Irish song, among others. In their last song each recorder represented a different instrument, like a trumpet, which made an interesting piece. Everybody came forward for the finale. These budding musicians "did themselves proud!"
The audience loved hearing the students perform and meeting them after the show. It is always a treat for them to have young people perform and do it so well. It was a most enjoyable afternoon for all.
Story by Volunteer Host Sally Peter
Posted by: dgronwald
on Feb 11, 2010
Volunteer hosts introduce our performers and write stories describing the effect of Bread & Roses programs on our institutional audiences. We bring hope and healing through live music and other performance art to isolated people throughout the San Francisco Bay Area in over 600 concerts every year. We are always recruiting more volunteers — and especially need more performers for diverse youth audiences. We appreciate your support and referrals. Click here for online volunteer application or to donate.
What: Bread & Roses Program - January 29, 2010
Who: Derique at Transition Learning Center, San Pablo
Where: Volunteer Host & Story by Henry Kaiser
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Derique performed at an outreach event for Bread & Roses at the Bay Area Discovery Museum. A volunteer performer for almost ten years, Derique has done over 15 programs for youth who are isolated in Bay Area institutions. |
Posted by: dgronwald
on Sep 01, 2009
At the Burt Children's Center and Raphael House, San Francisco
Marian Hubler recruited a talented performing group from Hawaii, the Pacific Heart Players, through the Bread & Roses web site. Kate Schuerch, performer and puppeteer, contacted us via e-mail in advance of an upcoming tour to California. Along with her partner, puppeteer Karen Blue, the Pacific Heart Players performed two extremely interactive shows for Bread & Roses children´s audiences at the Burt Children's Center and Raphael House in San Francisco.
Posted by: dgronwald
on Sep 01, 2009
Carolyn Brandy, Janet Koike and Tina (Bean) Blaine are three stunning artists who combine the art and cultural history of Japanese Taiko drumming with Middle Eastern, African and Afro-Cuban percussion to create a performance and teaching experience for young people.
The teenagers at Marin Juvenile Hall approached them with their social masks in place, faces impassive, arms folded, heads slightly bent, looking up from under skeptical brows. The distance between audience and performer was shattered immediately by the powerful drumming and compelling personalities of these three women who, between them, have 70 years of musicianship.
Posted by: dgronwald
on Aug 03, 2009
Annual Celebration Thanks Volunteers
Volunteers are the essential backbone of Bread & Roses, and each year we hold a special event to make sure they are thanked and publicly appreciated. This event, "The Jam," is a day that includes food and drink, an awards ceremony, a special featured performance and opportunities to play music together.
Posted by: dgronwald
on Aug 03, 2009
Maria Muldaur Rocks Delancey Street
by Christine Wright, April 19th, 2004
Even though there were clouds in the evening sky, and a light rain started to fall, Monday night, April 19th was a hot night at Delancey Street. Around 200 residents packed the Delancey Street Town Hall for a very special Bread & Roses highlight show. Delancey Street, founded by Mimi Silbert in 1971, is considered the nation's leading self-help residential program and is one of 105 Bay Area facilities currently served by Bread & Roses.
Posted by: dgronwald
on Aug 03, 2009
Dan Hicks Rocks Delancey Street
by Marian Hubler, February 23, 2005
Bread & Roses presented a very special show featuring "Dan Hicks & the Hot Licks" for several hundred residents at Delancey Street Foundation in San Francisco on Monday, November 1 at 7 pm. He thrilled the crowd by playing a number of songs from his new CD entitled "Selected Shorts."
