SOUND IMPACT IN THE NEWS

Incarcerated teens find escape in music and poems composed with artists.
— NPR Music
BSO, UMD help Afghan refugees reclaim their voices with music: ‘It is cathartic’
— The Baltimore Sun
Over three transformative days, teens at the Northern Virginia Juvenile Detention Center were given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to work with and learn from opera stars and professional musicians.
— The Kennedy Center Blog
Chamber group Sound Impact brings powerful music into the world of Juvenile Hall.
— Santa Cruz Sentinel
Hollister third graders pluck away in ukulele program.
— BenitoLink
In a typical year, Sound Impact reaches some 8,000 students throughout the United States and Central America. But typical, 2020 is not. The upheaval brought on by the pandemic left this collective of chamber musicians and soloists undeterred. In just a few months, they designed a free web series that takes children on a journey through time and space to explore how music has evolved across cultures and centuries.
— DC Metro Theater Arts
Sound Impact revives the evocative and visceral power of music that can too often be deadened in more formal concert environments.
— Santa Cruz Sentinel