What an evening! On Tuesday, 09.05.2023, after almost 18 months of preparation and almost a year after the concert in Manchester, the second Playlist for Parkinson’s concert took place with us at the Lucerne School of Music.

Finally! I can’t tell you how relieved not only I am, but also the whole team. It was a great evening, which would not have been possible without the active support of all musicians, technicians, the marketing team, co-organizers, technical assistants and many more. A very special thanks goes to my brave co-organizer, Valérie, who rocked the organization as well as the artistic aspects with her wealth of experience and as musical director. Thank you very much and I think we are really a good team 🙂

On the day of the concert, a television team from Tele1 came to visit the rehearsals in the morning to film an exclusive report about the concert and our project. Dawn as the project leader and Toni as the affected person, who actively participated in the concert with his hand organ, were interviewed.

Here is the link to the wonderful Tele1 report:

https://www.tele1.ch/nachrichten/musik-gegen-parkinson-hslu-praesentiert-studien-resultate-151457509

The evening itself was filled with stimulating conversations, music of various genres, an interactive Shaky Egg perfomance and wonderful food.

The evening was opened by Dawn and afterwards I gave a short presentation about our project, the initial findings that led us to this evening. This was followed by a panel discussion with Valentin, Elena, Antonio and our international guests, Jane, Michelle and Fiona. After the aperitif that followed, the concert started with its colorful mix of musical pieces. Have a look at the program of the evening:

It was an exhilarating evening and I think our international guests were also excited and eager to sing and shake along. It was wonderful to speak with so many interested sufferers who are enthusiastic about our research approach and the power of music. I had the pleasure of interviewing two of them on stage about their experiences with music and Parkinson’s, which was great and provided valuable insight into their lives.

It just goes to show again very clearly how important it is what we are doing and to keep going with it.

Here are a few impressions of the evening:

So thank you for reading and sharing this blog and see you next time!