At our August Third Wednesday BYO lunch, we welcome Susie Higley one part of a caring duo who started Love Notes Chorus in 2019.

Music Memories Austin, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) under the direction of Edie Elkjer, and her business partner, Susie Higley, began facilitating workshops three years ago at Memory Powered by Active Connections (MPAC), St. Matthew’s respite care for people with memory loss.  

Realizing the tremendous impact of music on people suffering from this debilitating disease, Edie and Susie were inspired to learn more about Giving Voice Chorus, a chorus made up of persons with memory loss, their caregivers, and volunteers which began in Minneapolis/St. Paul.  

This encouraged Edie and Susie to launch Love Notes Chorus, a research-based program and Austin’s first choir dedicated to providing those with early-stage memory loss, their care partners, and volunteers an opportunity to perform and share the joy of music in a community setting.

To learn more about how you can participate in LNC, email Edie Elkjer or Susie Higley at: [email protected].