The Omnibus Show E069 Great American Songbook's Chris Lewis On Music Archives, Education, & Dementia Care

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Carmel, IN – August 26, 2024 – On this episode of The Omnibus Show, we welcome Chris Lewis, Executive Director of The Great American Songbook Foundation.

Lewis assumed his role with the Songbook Foundation in 2017, after five years as Director of Programs. He oversees all the organization’s activities, including management of the Songbook Archives & Library, the Songbook Exhibit Gallery, the Songbook Hall of Fame, and all educational and outreach programming.

Hear how Lewis spearheaded the national expansion of the Foundation’s most prominent education program, the annual Songbook Academy® summer intensive, as well as the development of Perfect Harmony, a research-based program of therapeutic musical activities designed for people living with Alzheimer’s, dementia, and other neurodegenerative diseases.

Lewis also cultivated the Foundation’s relationship with the Los Angeles-based Grammy Museum®, which now recognizes the Foundation as one of its five Cultural Affiliates around the world.

Lewis is an accomplished musician with professional vocal experience. He received a master's degree in education from Mercy College and has worked as a history teacher and special education liaison for the New York City Department of Education. He earned a graduate certificate in nonprofit executive leadership through the IUPUI School of Philanthropy and is a graduate of the Hamilton County Leadership Academy.

Lewis is a member of the Indianapolis Consortium of Arts Administrators, the National Association of Music Educators, the National Association of Teachers of Singing, the Jazz Education Network, and the Recording Academy.

During the podcast, hear more about The Great American Songbook Foundation. The Foundation is housed in The Palladium at The Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. It houses a vast library and extensive archives that are available by appointment, so they can share in the rich musical legacy of the American Songbook.

The Great American Songbook Foundation: https://thesongbook.org
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