"Music expresses that which cannot be put into words."

I often recall this quote that appeared on a jazzy-blues poster featuring a smoky saxophone given to me by my mother, an opera singer in her youth.

"Music doesn’t get in. Music is already in. Music simply uncovers what is there, makes you feel emotions that you didn’t necessarily know you had inside you, and runs around waking them all up. A rebirth of sorts."
-Matt Haig, in How to Stop Time.

Heart & Soul brings musicians and live music to those who, without the generosity of Heart & Soul supporters and the commitment of its small staff, would not be able to celebrate music’s joys or heal while wrapped in its emotive blanket. The reaction to a Heart & Soul performance is palpable joy; excitement; perhaps remembrance of a long-ago pleas- ure. Eyes light up. Toes tap. Heads nod. Hands wave. Some dance. Musicians feel the energy, the emotion, echo it back and round.

By the end of 2024, Heart and Soul will have coordinated the delivery of over 1300 live performances- nearly four performances a day, in 13 Utah counties. Heart & Soul is an efficient and lean organization. 92% of its funds are spent on programming under the direction of its volunteer board. Your support will directly benefit those whose lives are enriched by our performances. And, while I can still remember to say it…Who knows? The music permeating your being and tingling your memory in the coming years may be crafted and delivered by Heart & Soul performers because your donation supported and sustained the strong foundation of this fabulous community resource.

We can’t continue to spread the joy of music without you.

Thank you!

Phil Triolo (Performer and Secretary of the Board of Directors)

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