Hey everyone! My name is Chance Song, and I am incredibly proud and grateful to be the founder of the Symphonies for Seniors non-profit organization. I founded Symphonies for Seniors after witnessing how deeply music comforted my grandmother during her recovery from an aneurysm she suffered when I was nine years old. I visited her rehabilitation center three to four times a week, and on Saturdays, I often brought my violin into her room to play for her. Even in the middle of a difficult recovery, I could see her mood brighten as the music hugged the space around us. Soon, other residents began pausing outside her doorway to listen. Some smiled quietly, while others clapped along to the variations of Baroque and Romantic tunes I decided to play that day! Those moments revealed to me that music could reach beyond a singular individual and become a shared source of consolation in times of distress. Inspired by the residents’ reactions, I founded Symphonies for Seniors to bring live classical music to senior communities and offer young musicians an interactive way to serve through artistic performance!