Nancy Laturno, CEO of Mainly Mozart, shared her journey leading the largest Mozart festival in North America at Downtown San Diego Rotary's September 16 meeting.
Here are a few key takeaways from her inspiring talk:
- Pioneering Live Music: During COVID, Mainly Mozart became the first major U.S. arts organization to perform live in front of an audience. Their innovative drive-in format at the Del Mar Fairgrounds kept the music alive and sparked a blueprint that arts organizations nationwide quickly adopted
- Empowering the Next Generation: The Mainly Mozart Youth Orchestra engages 350 young musicians ages 5–18. The program purposefully welcomes neurodivergent youth and students with autism—a meaningful nod to historical letters and documentation suggesting Mozart himself may have been on the autism spectrum.
- The Healing Power of Music: Beyond the stage, Mainly Mozart collaborates with world-class neurologists to study the music-brain connection, exploring how classical compositions can heal, transform, and optimize human neurological health.
Thank you, Nancy, for showing us how music can break boundaries, unite communities, and change lives!
