Celebrating Music Education
The Spirit of Harmony Foundation will be joining the 2022 Celebrating David Bowie (CdB) tour to Celebrate Music Education and promote Music Education Advocacy. Volunteers will be at all shows to provide music fans the opportunity to learn about the Foundation’s grassroots work and how they can get involved in their own communities.
Stop by the SOHF table and pick up some goodies, take a selfie with our Celebrating Music Education banners, and enter to win a Celebrating Music Education banner autographed by the band! And of course, to say hello to our intrepid SOHF volunteers!
Featured CdB artists Scrote and former Bowie bandleader Adrian Belew have been singing and playing Bowie music together in 17 countries on 5 continents since 2017. They team up again for an exciting Fall tour which also features Todd Rundgren, Fishbone’s Angelo Moore, Spacehog’s Royston Langdon, and more.
News Release – August 1, 2022 here.
The Spirit of Harmony is compiling our volunteer roster for October 6 through November 13. Pease email [email protected] or [email protected] ASAP if you’d like to be a member of the SOHF Volunteer Team at any of the shows (please note that everyone purchases their own tickets to the shows).
We welcome your participation at our info tables! It’s Big Fun to interact with the fans before the show and during intermission, and we promise that volunteering will not cause you to miss even a minute of the shows.
Individualist AWATS Tour October/November 2021
Call for Volunteers:
We hope you’ve all seen the news about Todd’s upcoming Individualist/AWATS tour in October/November. http://todd-rundgren.com/tr-tour.html
While we are still in the early stages of planning, we would like to begin filling out our spreadsheet for volunteers in each city. Todd said that he would be very pleased to see SOHF once again playing an active role in the tour, and we are beginning to contact select music programs in each city to make sure they can benefit from the opportunity to spread the word about their work (including some instrument drives in conjunction with the tour).
Please send an email to [email protected] or [email protected] and let us know the DATES and CITIES you would be willing to work at our table. Volunteers must have a ticket to the show in order to enter the theaters (sorry, volunteering does not get anyone a comped ticket).
As always, we promise that working on the table will be fun and will absolutely not cause you to miss any part of the show (including if you purchase a meet and greet ticket). Please feel free to share this note with others who you think might want to volunteer at a SOHF information table.
Thanks for steadfastly supporting SOHF’s music education advocacy! Hope to see you on the road!
Clearly Human Live Virtual Tour 2021
Proving once again that necessity is the mother of invention, especially during these trying times, Todd embarked on the first-ever national virtual tour, February 14 through March 22. Twenty-Five concerts were presented for 25 cities across the United States, all performed live in Chicago. Here are the details, as featured in Rolling Stone.
To add to the experience of the musicians and to help make Todd’s “geofencing” vision a reality, supporters of the Spirit of Harmony rallied around the “Feel US Project” which sent boxes of city-centric goodies to the band for each city on the tour to bring the tour experience to life.
The Feel US Project was a wonderful way to invigorate SOHF’s supporters during a time when advocacy activities for music education in schools are extremely limited.
The Foundation was also delighted to see that the Spirit of Harmony was spotlighted at the end of the credit roll for each of the shows. There’s always more.
SOHF Hits The Road With The Individualist
The Spirit of Harmony is spreading the message of music Education Advocacy far and wide.
During Todd’s recent Individualist Tour, the Spirit of Harmony had a unique opportunity to assist with an important aspect of the show by collecting audience questions on an iPad for a Q&A, while we spread the word about music education advocacy. Our team of nearly 200 volunteers collected well over 450 Q&A questions, and even provided translation services for the Q&A in Japan.
SOHF mobilized at information tables at ALL of the shows on the tour, 14 cities on the first leg of the tour and 22 cities on the second leg of the tour. We highlighted children’s music programs by inviting representatives of the programs in all cities on the first leg of the tour (thanks to Live Nation for donating tickets) and we placed local programs’ literature on our tables during the second half of the tour—over 45 different youth programs in all! Volunteers handed out over 10,000 Individualist bookmarks giving tips on grassroots music education advocacy, utilized 25 SOHF banners, distributed well over 4000 SOHF square pins and ballpoint pens, and collected about 1000 email addresses to add to our mailing list.
In nearly every city, the Q&A was recorded with our Individualist/SOHF backdrop, so the “Love Music” logo was visible on all recordings. Further, our Team was asked to make phone recordings of the Q&A segment of concerts they attended for possible inclusion in the concert DVD package.
THANK YOU to our wonderful supporters for giving so freely of your time to help spread the word about music education and the Spirit of Harmony! We are so very grateful. Please click here for our SOHF Individualist photo album on Facebook: First Leg of the tour and Second Leg of the tour.
Leg 2 of the Tour
Portland, Or – Revolution Hall, May 27
SOHF Team: Pamela Leek, Karen and Jim Pauley, Jennifer Zika
Boulder, CO – Boulder Theater, May 30
SOHF Team: Kathy and Brett Derwin, Kim and Tim Miner, Lizzy Goldstein
Lawrence, KS – Liberty Hall, June 1
SOHF Team: SOHF Board member Mark Woodin, Lizzy Goldstein, Kevin Price, Cris Senseman, Anna Livojevich
Iowa City, IA – Englert Theater, June 2
SOHF Team: Lizzy Goldstein, JoLynne Counter, Sara Stromseth-Troy
Burnsville, MN – Ames Center, June 3
SOHF Team: Richard and Kyle Shallbetter, Carol Kramer, Drew Blackstrand
Cincinnati, OH – Taft Theater, June 5
SOHF Team: Melissa and Brayden Wilson, Elle Crash, Ellen Redden, Deron Newman
Marietta, OH – People’s Bank, June 6
SOHF Team: Melissa and Brayden Wilson, Donna Lynn, Bonnie Diver, Susie Barbour, Deron Newman, SOHF Board member Joel Owens, Vicki Owens
New Buffalo, MI – Silver Creek Center, June 7
SOHF Team: SOHF Board Member Jim Lachowicz and Executive Director Jean Lachowicz, Major and Vicki Norman, Blaine Cressman, Susan Spaulding
Great Barrington, MA – Mahaiwe PAC, June 9
SOHF Team: Dave Cornelio, Mark Galeo, Ronda Abrahamson, Michelle Dubois Cuivas, Holly Christine Cadwallader, Deb Christian, Alyssa Kenny
Ridgefield, CT – Ridgefield Playhouse, June 11
SOHF Team: Dave Cornelio, Joann Kassoff, Ken Michaels, Holly Christine Cadwallader, Leslie Mary
North Tonawanda, NY – Riviera Theater, June 12
SOHF Team: Mary (MK) Dugan, Thom Jennings, Steve Fazakas, Randy Atlas
Jim Thorpe, PA – Penn’s Peak, June 14
SOHF Team: Kelly Port, Lisa Cornwell-McCausland, Penny Talarico, Darlene Fiedler
Greensberg, PA – Palace Theater, June 15
SOHF Team: Lynn Stys, Deb Tobin Wyler, Scott Wyler, Joyce Harrison, Mary Joan Lauer
Charlotte, NC – Fillmore Theater, June 17
SOHF Team: Dode Prickett, Tina Snyder Gills, Wanda Taylor, Leslie Mary
Richmond, VA – The National Theater, June 18
SOHF Team: Cynthia Gray, Jerry Caldwell, Mark Bagley, Myra Lynne Simpson-Bagley
St Petersburg, FL – Mahaffery Theater, June 20
SOHF Team: Veronica Morano, Laura Walker Wood Covell, Dayna Hughes, Kelley Annette Faucheaux, Jen Westbrook
Orlando, FL – The Plaza Theater, June 21
SOHF Team: Veronica Morano, Dayna Hughes, Jen Westbrook, Keith Kaufman, Yvonne Raley, SOHF Board member Joel Owens, Vicki Owens, Greta Jean Bartholomew
Dallas, TX – House of Blues, June 23
SOHF Team: Steve and Lisa Hartstein, Becky Bilyeu, Thom and Debbie Kuhns, Marie Clinton Bruno, Gio Bruno, Leslie and Richard Van Buren, Jonathan and Amelia Broom
Austin, TX – Emos Theater, June 24
SOHF Team: Steve and Lisa Hartstein, Becky Bilyeu, Anna Dominguez Pittala, Lizzy Goldstein, Jimmy Somma, Leslie and Richard Van Buren
Phoenix, AZ – Celebrity Theater, June 26
SOHF Team: Daniel and Cherry Blue, Kimberly Kyle, Chris Ryan, Nora Kelly, Stefan Wilde, Mary Decarlo
Folsom, CA – Harris Center, June 27
SOHF Team: SOHF Chairman Ed Vigdor, Michael Redmond, Debbie Sommer, Suzie Eckardt, Lanette Atwood, Kim Harvey
Yountville, CA – Napa Valley Performing Arts Center – Lincoln Theater, June 28
SOHF Team: SOHF Chairman Ed Vigdor, Michael Redmond, Bruce Whetstone, Kim Harvey
Leg 1 of the Tour
Amsterdam, Paradiso
April 3 – SOHF Team: Michael Redmond, Beverley Rigby, Jacqueline Diesel
London, Apollo Hammersmith
April 6 – SOHF Team: Michael Redmond, Ronnie Temple
Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theater
April 10 – SOHF Team: SOHF Board member Bill Chapman, Veronica Morano, Dayna Hughes, Gordon and Virginia Bundy
April 11 – SOHF Team: SOHF Board member Bill Chapman, Veronica Morano, Dayna Hughes, Gordon and Virginia Bundy
Arlington, VA – State Theater
April 13 – SOHF Team: Mike Bender, Rebecca Lavash, Lee and Stephanie Siegel, Joe Griesler, Mary France Roeser. Featured local music education program: Music For Life
April 14 – SOHF Team: Mike Bender, Rebecca Lavash, Lee and Stephanie Siegel, Joe Griesler, Mary France Roeser. Featured local music education program: Music For Life
New York, NY – Town Hall
April 16 – SOHF Team: Dave Cornelio, Stephanie Del Valle, Janice Marie, Patricia Leinani Stanton. Featured local music education program: Kaufman Music Center Face the Music
April 17 – SOHF Team: Dave Cornelio, Stephanie Del Valle, Gwen Sciora, Janice Marie, Patricia Leinani Stanton. Featured local music education program: Harmony Program
Boston, MA – Berklee Performance Center
April 19 – SOHF Team: Dave Cornelio, Grady Moates, SOHF Executive Director Jean Lachowicz, and SOHF Board member Jim Lachowicz. Featured local music education program: Berklee City Music
April 20 – SOHF Team: Dave Cornelio, Grady Moates, SOHF Executive Director Jean Lachowicz, and SOHF Board member Jim Lachowicz. Featured local music education program: Berklee City Music
Chicago, IL – Athenaeum Theater
April 23 – SOHF Team: SOHF Board member Jim Lachowicz, SOHF Board member Michael Baird, Sara Stromseth-Troy, Ari Shagal, Kyle and Richard Shallbetter, Samantha Burrito, SOHF Executive Director Jean Lachowicz. Featured local music education program: The People’s Music School
April 24 – SOHF Team: SOHF Board member Jim Lachowicz, SOHF Board member Michael Baird, Sara Stromseth-Troy, Ari Shagal, Kyle and Richard Shallbetter, Samantha Burrito, Ron Raasch, SOHF Executive Director Jean Lachowicz. Featured local music education program: VanderCook College of Music One City
Toronto, ON Canada – Danforth Music Hall
April 27 – SOHF Team: Steve Fazakas, Hersh Forman, Lizzy Goldstein. Featured local music education program: Music Counts
April 28 – SOHF Team: Steve Fazakas, Hersh Forman, Lizzy Goldstein. Featured local music education program: Music Counts
Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore Philadelphia
May 1 – SOHF Team: Kelly Port, Jim McBride, Lynell Wilcha, Jim Donato, Chris Delucia. Featured local music education program: Keep Music Alive
May 2 – SOHF Team: Kelly Port, Lynell Wilcha, Debra McManus, Chris Ryan. Featured local music education program: Keep Music Alive
Cleveland, OH – Ohio Theater at Playhouse Square
May 5 – SOHF Team: SOHF Board member Joel Owens, Vicki Owens, Drew Tamaki, Bruce Whetstone, Tina Snyder Gills, Kay Gibson. Featured local music education program: Creative Concepts in Music
May 6 – SOHF Team: SOHF Board member Joel Owens, Vicki Owens, Deb and John Markarian, Tina Snyder Gills, Kay Gibson. Featured local music education program: EN-RICH-MENT
Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
May 9 – SOHF Team: SOHF Chairman Ed Vigdor, Diane Butler, Stephen Ross, Sandra Simpkins, Steve Rood, Patty Matwey. Featured local music education program: GALA Music Program
May 10 – SOHF Team: SOHF Chairman Ed Vigdor, Diane Butler, Stephen Ross, Sandra Simpkins, Chris Ryan, Michael Redmond. Featured local music education program: RockSTAR
San Francisco, CA – Palace Of The Fine Arts
May 12 – SOHF Team: SOHF Chairman Ed Vigdor, Don MacGillvray, Kim and Tim Miner, Michael Redmond. Featured local music education program: San Francisco Conservatory of Music Bridge to Arts and Music
May 13 – SOHF Team: SOHF Chairman Ed Vigdor, Don MacGillvray, Kathy and Brett Derwin, Martin Rios. Featured local music education program: Blue Bear School of Music
Tokyo, Japan – Sumida Triphony Hall
May 22 – SOHF Team: Yoshino Takeuchi, Sawako Hunter (on-stage translation of audience questions and Todd’s answers), Kevin and Mavis Stoker, SOHF Chairman Ed Vigdor
Osaka, Japan – NHK Osaka Hall
May 23 – SOHF Team: Yoshino Takeuchi, Sawako Hunter (on-stage translation of audience questions and Todd’s answers), Kavin and Mavis Stoker, SOHF Chairman Ed Vigdor
Utopia Reunion 2018
We are so very grateful to the BRAVE ADVENTURERS who staffed our Spirit of Harmony information tables throughout the tour, spreading the word about the moral imperative of music education!
- Penn’s Peak show, Jim Thorpe, PA: Jim Utopia and Dave Cornelio.
- Bergen PAC show, Englewood, NJ: Jim Utopia and Dave Cornelio.
- House of Blues show, Houston, TX: Steve and Lisa Hartstein.
- Majestic Theatre show, Dallas, TX: Steve and Lisa Hartstein.
- Broward Performing Arts Center show, Broward, FL: Alan Meerow and Jay Bloomrosen.
- Mahaffrey Theatre show, St. Petersburg, FL: Veronica Morano.
- Tabernacle Theatre show, Atlanta, GA: Spirit of Harmony Board Chairman Ed Vigdor and Julie Teston Smith.
- Carolina Theatre show, Durham, NC: Ed Vigdor and the legendary Dode Pricket.
- Paramount Theatre show, Huntington, NY: Dave Cornelio.
- Warner Theatre show, Washington, DC: Ed Vigdor and Mark Mo’Love Bagley.
- Town Hall show, New York, NY: Dave Cornelio.
- Tower Theatre show, Philadelphia, PA: Ed Vigdor and Kelly Port.
- Orpheum Theater show, Boston, MA: John Heslin and Dave Cornelio.
- Ridgefield Theatre show, Ridgefield, CT: Dave Cornelio.
- Peabody Opera House show, St. Louis, MO: SOHF Board member Mark Woodin, with Ruth Ann Karch, and Debbie De Simone.
- Taft Theater show, Cincinnati, OH: Deb and Chuck Wiggins.
- Pabst Theater show, Milwaukee, WI: SOHF Executive Director Jean Lachowicz, Board Treasurer Jim Lachowicz, with Tom and Tammy Eighmy, Darlene Meinke, Ron Raasch.
- State Theater show, Minneapolis, MN: JoLynne Counter and her delightful granddaughter.
- 20 Monroe Live show, Grand Rapids, MI: Digital Dave Kinder.
- The Fillmore show, Detroit, MI: Digital Dave Kinder, with Jim Snyder and Michele Kotlarsky.
- Hard Rock Live show, Cleveland, OH: SOHF Board Members Michael Baird and Joel Owens, with Vicki Owens.
- Chicago Theatre show, Chicago, IL: Jean and Jim Lachowicz, SOHF Board Member Michael Baird, our Social Media team of Sara Stromseth-Troy and Ari Shagal, and Phaedra Lynne Murray Chaney.
- Paramount Theatre show, Denver, CO: Ed Vigdor, joined by Amy Roherer, Kathy and Brett Derwin.
- The Joint at the Hard Rock show, Las Vegas, NV: Ed Vigdor, Board Member Mark Woodin, and Kathy and Brett Derwin.
- Comerica Theatre show, Phoenix, AZ: Vigdor, Karen and Brett Darwin, and Daniel Blue and Mary DeCarlo.
- The Wiltern Theatre show, Los Angeles, CA: Sandra Simpkins, Vicki Evjen, and Stephen Ross.
- The Masonic Theatre show, San Francisco, CA: Kim Harvey and Lisa Neuson.
- The Moore Theatre show, Seattle, WA: Teresa Shirley and Seattle Music Partners Executive Director Scott Gelband.
- The Revolution Theatre show, Portland, OR: Teresa Shirley.
- The Crest Theatre show, Sacramento, CA: Kim Harvey.
- The Fox Performing Arts Center show, Riverside, CA: Chris Ryan and Stephen Ross.