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It’s not every day you get a world-class performance without having to walk out your own front door, but the clients of The Baltimore Station were treated to exactly that one evening earlier this month. We were thrilled to host An Evening of Music for Cello and Piano with Michael Kannen and Wan-Chi Su, presented by Our Joyful Noise Baltimore and sponsored by South Baltimore Gateway Partnership.
Our clients were treated to eight classical pieces, including those by Beethoven and Schubert, played by a pair of musicians who have performed around the world on international concert stages, including Carnegie Hall. It’s all part of Our Joyful Noise Baltimore’s mission of bringing the best live musical performers to the pockets of Baltimore that are often underserved and may otherwise miss out. According to our clients, the show was a hit!
“It was a great concert,” said David, one of our residents. “I didn’t think I would be into it because that genre of music doesn’t normally do it for me, but seeing it live and up close, it’s a whole different story.”
Our Joyful Noise Baltimore performs 30-40 shows per year and regularly performed for our veterans during the pandemic, their outdoor concerts–or curbside concerts as we like to call them–at The Station were a vital source of healing and connection. Their concerts are always a memorable experience for our clients, and for the performers as well.
“You can see the way the music connects with these men,” said Kannen, a professor at the Peabody Conservatory of Music. “Perhaps it’s because of their own life experiences, but they’re open to the experience and they respond to it in a way that’s rare, even in much larger settings. We as musicians feed off of that feeling. This is as meaningful for us as it is for them.”
Our clients are already gearing up for the next show in April when Our Joyful Noise Baltimore will be back with another stellar showcase for our veterans featuring the jazz vocal ensemble, Afro Blue.
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