Musicians On Call featured in The Miami Herald
Musicians On Call was featured in the March 2nd edition of The Miami Herald!
Musicians On Call was featured in the March 2nd edition of The Miami Herald!
BY JULIE LANDRY LAVIOLETTE
Special to The Miami Herald
In the intensive care unit at Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital in Hollywood, 11-year-old Barbara Valencia is watching television from a hospital bed when Liset Alea, a musician from Miami, walks in and asks if she wants to hear a song.
Barbara nods but keeps her eyes trained ahead. Alea strums her guitar and sings Perfidia, an old Latin love song, softly in Spanish. Barbara sneaks a glance over.
Alea switches to an up-tempo beat, wanting to end on a happy note. ``Everything is going to be all right,'' she sings. Barbara shoots her a little smile.
After Alea leaves, Barbara dabs at tears in her eyes.
``That was really good,'' said Barbara, who is recuperating from a repair to an artery. ``It made me feel happy.''
Musicians On Call is happy to announce the launch of our second national chapter in Miami/South Florida!
Our Bedside Performance Program is underway at Joe
DiMaggio Children's Hospital in Hollywood, FL and at South
Miami
Hospital, part of the Baptist Health South Florida System.
We are
looking for volunteer guides and musicians who live in the area - you
can apply here or contact our Miami/South Florida Program Director Michelle Klinger at michelle@musiciansoncall.org or (954) 668-2511.
Click here to see a list of our Miami/South Florida volunteer musicians!
Our program at Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital was recently featured on NBC Miami Nightly News. Watch the video below!
Musicians On Call was excited to have Colombian artists Las Marti volunteer for our newest program at Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital in Hollywood, FL. Please check out the candid moment captured by Miami/South Florida Program Director Michelle Klinger.