Veterans Music Program - music directors goldfinch

Program Type:

Art, Movies & Music, Community Events, Race, Equity & Inclusion

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details

In Partnership with Howard County Library System, Baltimore Classical Guitar Society presents it's Lullaby Project.

The Lullaby Project offers Veterans, Service members and families, the opportunity to take part in a songwriting workshop with Grammy-winning songwriters. Ages 18+ only. 

If you missed the Introductory session, but would like to join, please email rohini.gupta@hclibrary.org

Through the Lullaby Project veterans have the option to:

  1. Write a Lullaby for children/granchildren, a song for a spouse or a special someone in your life, or in honor of a fellow service member OR
  2. Write a song to celebrate America's 250th Anniversary in 2026

Participants do not need any musical knowledge or experience to take part. This project is offered free to Veterans, Service Members & Families. Ages 18+ only. 

The Baltimore Classical Guitar Society has created over 100 songs with parents, grandparents and veterans. 

In Collaboration with Carnegie Hall, Weill Music Institute. 

 

Process and Timeline: 

  1. Nov 14 (In-person) or Nov 17 (Online). Introductory session.  Meet the Project managers and discuss your song writing goals. Collect the Lullaby Project journal. Fill in the journal and bring it to the next Songwriting workshop. The lyrics are extracted from the journals.

    If you missed the Introductory session, but would like to join, please email rohini.gupta@hclibrary.org

    Scroll down to Register for the In-person Introductory session.

    For the Online Introductory session, Register HERE. 

     

  2. December 13, Saturday. Songwriting workshop. A Grammy-winning songwriter is paired with a participant (vet, spouse, whoever will be writing the song), and they discuss the journal they have filled out. From it, they extract ideas for the lyrics. They discuss and develop a melody. Most often, the workshop is an hour-long one-time session, but extra time is allowed in case a follow-up meeting over Zoom is needed to clarify details.

     

  3. December - January. Arranging, Recording, Editing, Mixing, Mastering. This segment is done by the professional songwriters. After the workshop, the songwriters put the final touches on the lullabies, arrange them, and record them professionally in a music studio. The lullaby is recorded with and without voice (accompaniment only) so that the participants can sing the lullaby themselves, using the accompaniment-only recording.

     

  4. January 17, Saturday. Celebration of Songs! During the celebration, Grammy-winning songwriters will perform the final lullabies for the participants and their guests. 

    The participants will receive professionally recorded CD/digital files, along with a keepsake book with photographs from the workshop and printed lyrics.

Please register with an email address to receive an immediate registration confirmation.