Participants in the Lullaby Project record their works with musicians from the Oregon Symphony, April 2024.
In Thursday’s (4/25) Willamette Week (Portland, Oregon), Rachel Saslow writes, “On May 14, Alberta Rose Theatre will host the Lullaby Project, a night of 10 original songs written by local parents to their children…. The project is a collaboration between the Oregon Symphony and Path Home, a Southeast Portland shelter and nonprofit that serves families experiencing homelessness. Brandi Tuck, executive director of Path Home, has been involved with the Lullaby Project for six years and says it’s her favorite thing she’s done in her 17 years at the organization…. This year, the process began in March with a six-hour creative session of 10 parents staying at the Path Home Family Village Shelter, paired with 10 local singer-songwriters. The musicians asked the parents questions such as: What activities do you like to do with your child?… What are your hopes and dreams for them?… The musician writes song lyrics with the parent based on the interview and then about a half-dozen Oregon Symphony musicians start putting music to the words…. The symphony then professionally records each lullaby and, finally, the songs are presented to the public with a concert…. The Lullaby Project uses a curriculum originally developed by Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute.”
