Public Harmony
Public Harmony is a new Tufts student group that unites music and service, bringing Tufts musicians into the community to perform at venues including assisted living facilities and shelters in Tufts’ surrounding communities. Last spring, our pilot group performed twice at St. Francis House, Boston’s largest day shelter, and once at The Women’s Lunch Place, a women’s shelter in Downtown Boston. During the coming year, we will continue to offer concerts at these venues, as well as others, increasing access to live music where opportunity is limited and offering Tufts students the chance to collaborate and perform with like-minded peers. We have submitted the "New Student Organization Application Form" and look forward to meeting with Tufts Community Union-Judiciary in the fall to gain official recognition by the university. Our pilot group included ten musicians specializing in voice, cello, piano, and guitar, and already, we have gathered the names and email addresses of over 75 students interested in joining us in the coming year. Public Harmony not only addresses a need for students wishing to continue to make music at the college level in a meaningful and rewarding way but also fosters community, bringing volunteers together for dress rehearsals, meetings, and performances, all with the purpose of spreading joy through song in the Greater Boston area.