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Posted on February 4th, 2012

Written by Katherine Askew

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adult day care, aging in place, Assisted living, baby boomers, Caregiver, CAtherine Barr, Dallas, dallas nursing homes, eldercare, Laura Irvin, Oberlin College, Orange Blossom Special, reaching alzheimer's patients, retirement assisted living, Senior Care, senior citizens, senior living, Texas Winds, Texas Winds Musical Outreach, Tom Demer

SENIOR CARE: TEXAS WINDS MUSICAL OUTREACH

WINDING PATHWAYS TO TRUE CALLING
Last fall, while attending an Oberlin College alumni event, I met Catherine Barr and Laura Irvin, the Executive Director and Program Director of Texas Winds Musical Outreach. We knew we had more in common than classical music training and the same alma mater but couldn’t find time to get together until this week.
In 1985 Catherine, a professional oboist, discovered in the residents of a Dallas nursing home an unusual audience for her… More