JULY 18 • 2024 | 21
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n Evening with the 
Symphony was an event 
recently hosted by JARC 
for 100 people they serve, caregivers 
and staff. A quartet of musicians 
from the Detroit Symphony 
Orchestra (DSO) featuring three 
violinists and one celloist played a 
program of specially selected pop 
music consisting of “Beauty and 
the Beast,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” 
“Sweet Caroline,” “You’ve Got 
A Friend in Me,” “A Sky Full of 
Stars,” “All You Need Is Love,” and 
a collection of five Beatles songs 
including “Imagine” and “Let It Be.”
Prior to the June 5 concert and 
kosher dinner, the JARC audience 
had the opportunity to touch and 
experience instruments as part 
of a DSO instrument petting zoo. 
The evening was full of joy and 
happiness, shown through the 
smiles of the people JARC serves 
as they held musical instruments 
and sang and clapped along to the 
popular music.
The event is hosted in 
partnership with the Detroit 
Symphony Orchestra (DSO) as 
part of their sensory-friendly 
programming, whose effort it is to 

make music accessible to everyone 
in a space that is supportive to their 
individual needs. The free concert 
took place at Temple Israel in West 
Bloomfield.
This event is part of JARC’s 
summer-long The Ellen Labes z”l 
Festival Series, made possible by the 
support of the Ellen Labes Family. 
To learn more about JARC or to 
make a donation to support more 
events like this one for the people 
JARC serves, visit jarc.org or call 
(248) 940-2617. 

faces&places

JARC and DSO Join in 
a Sensory-Friendly Pop 
Music Performance 

PHOTOS COURTESY OF JARC

Kayla smiles as she 
holds a violin.

Julie tests out a trumpet alongside 
a DSO music educator.

Carrie, who is served by JARC, 
holds a violin as a part of the 
instrument petting zoo.

DSO quartet performs for 
people with developmental 
disabilities served by JARC.

Glen, rIght, a person served by JARC, holds a flute with 
a DSO music educator.