**Sponsored by the GentleMUSES**

(GentleMUSES is a collaboration of the Boston Conservatory and MassGeneral Hospital)

The Art and Science of Therapeutic Harp Music:

Its History, Technology, Influence, and Potential

from Ancient to Current Times

Sarajane Williams, M.A., Licensed Psychologist, professional harpist

Kenneth Turkington, musician, woodworker, conservationist

Dr. Michael Sperber, psychiatric consultant, former professor at Harvard Medical School, author of Henry David Thoreau: Cycles and Psyche.

Topics in this workshop include:

-The Mythic Harp

-The Therapeutic Harp - the history and development of its holistic effects on our bodies, minds, hearts, and spirits

-The Aeolian Harp: History, Poetry, Music, and Design

-Vibroacoustic Therapy/Harp Therapy: History and Applications

-Henry David Thoreau's Harp Therapy: Discovery, Applications, and Potential -- learn how H.D. Thoreau's severe stress disorder was effectively soothed by the sounds of the Aeolian Harp, and how his experience relates to the modern science of behavioral neurology.

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The program is free and open to the public, and held at 625 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge (2nd floor of the Fairbank Center), in Central Square next to Walgreens and T station.  Weekend parking in surrounding lots on Prospect St. and Bishop Allen Dr.  Public transportation by T Red Line to Central Square Station.

*Reservations must be made by Tuesday, April 26!*  Call 781-248-2942 and leave your name and contact info, or email Melissa Tremblay at tremblay@gentlemuses.org and write "Therapeutic Harp" in the subject and include your phone number and email address.