Creative Work
Sounds That Carry
Creative Impact Consultants
An organization that partners with arts & culture organizations to design impactful programs and share compelling stories that break away from outdated norms, connect more deeply with audiences, and unlock sustainable funding.
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We founded Sounds That Carry to help non-profit arts organizations develop meaningful community connections. The arts are under threat, and funding is increasingly limited. It is more important than ever to design programs that not only reach diverse audiences but also engage them in ways that are meaningful and impactful. Community programs are no longer just a nice-to-have—they are essential for organizations to stay relevant and connected in today's rapidly changing world.
While well-intentioned, many community-engaged arts initiatives often miss the opportunity to deeply engage new audiences. Providing free tickets and one-off school visits is no longer enough. It is time for arts and culture organizations to design programming that encourages participants to engage as creators and partners, rather than passive recipients.
We are committed to shifting that paradigm. Our work ensures that arts programs are not only accessible, but transformative, drawing on the existing strengths of the communities you care about and honoring their priorities.
Our goal is to offer an external perspective that brings expertise in human-centered programming, leveraging our combined expertise in music education, music therapy, and our own experience as Juilliard-trained musicians to design programs, understand their impact, and communicate their value.
We are proud to be a women-owned, minority-owned (AAPI & Latina) company, and we take great pride in bringing our unique perspectives to every project we undertake.
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Music on my Mind - various articles.
A Call for a New Kind of Musician.
How Listening to Music Influences Your Workout Performance
Tell Your Story
Spoleto festival USA
The Tell Your Story project is an annual creative engagement initiative that brings Spoleto artists together with the Charleston community to forge connections, document oral histories, preserve the sounds of rapidly changing landscapes, and create new works to be shared at the Festival.
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Partnering with We Are Family, Charleston Jewish Federation, and Our Lady of Mercy Community Outreach, the project identifies a cohort of “resident narrators” every year who connect with Spoleto, share stories of their experiences living and growing up in Charleston, and translate those stories into musical works that are premiered as part of the Festival programming.
The Tell Your Story Fellows are identified by inviting applications from past members of the Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra and Chorus. These young musicians and composers, who have experience performing at Spoleto, are seeking a deeper connection to Charleston, its complex and rich history, and its residents. The fellows undergo workshops in cultural humility, ethical interview techniques, recording design, and audio engineering to support their work on the project. They then come to Charleston for a week-long period of getting to know the resident narrators, recording their stories, and working on forming their musical compositions. These materials are refined throughout the spring resulting in new works that are rehearsed, workshopped, and premiered during the Festival each year.
Click on the Press button below to hear me speak to South Carolina Public Radio’s feature on the project.