Arthur Bloom

Arthur Bloom is an American composer and pianist, and the founder and director of MusiCorps.

For the Welsh physician, see Arthur L. Bloom.
Arthur Bloom
Born
Arthur Bloom
NationalityAmerican
OccupationMusician and Social Entrepreneur
Years activebirth-present
WebsiteMusiCorps.net

Career

Bloom is a Juilliard- and Yale-trained composer and pianist who works in both classical and popular music. He is the founder and director of Renovation In Music Education (RIME), and MusiCorps.[1]

Bloom created the original "Concert Curriculum," An Orchestra's Guide To The Young Person,[2] a program in which whole grades of students pursue a special curriculum that culminates in their performance with a professional orchestra. Working with NASA, Bloom created An Orchestra's Guide To The Universe, a science version of the Concert Curriculum.[3]

After visiting injured service members at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in 2007, Bloom created MusiCorps to help them in their recovery.[1]

In 2013, Bloom performed with the MusiCorps Band on The Colbert Report.[4] In 2016, he appeared as himself in the 300th episode of NCIS on CBS, which showcased MusiCorps and featured a performance of the MusiCorps Band.[5]

Bloom was selected as a CNN Top 10 Hero of 2014,[6] and a Fox News Power Player of the Week in 2015.[7]

MusiCorps

Bloom is the founder and director of MusiCorps, a conservatory-level music rehabilitation program at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center that helps severely wounded service members play music and recover their lives. Bloom began the program after visiting a soldier at Walter Reed Army Medical Center who played the drums and lost a leg in combat.[8]

Bloom leads the MusiCorps Wounded Warrior Band[9] which is composed of service members who have learned or relearned instruments through MusiCorps, and has performed with Roger Waters, Yo-Yo Ma, Sheryl Crow, Billy Corgan, Tom Morello, Aloe Blacc, Aaron Neville, Oleta Adams, G.E. Smith, Jake Clemons, Dave Kilminster, Ricky Skaggs, and the Kansas City Symphony, among others.[10][11][12]

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References
  1. Applebaum, Anne (August 4, 2009). "At Walter Reed, "The Healing Power of Death Metal"". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
  2. "An Ear Is A Terrible Thing To Waste" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 20, 2010. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
  3. "Maryland Orchestra and Young Students Create Cosmic Symphony". Retrieved January 7, 2013.
  4. "The Colbert Report" Keanu Reeves (TV Episode 2013), retrieved 2018-06-02
  5. Todd Leopold; Marissa Calhoun. "'NCIS' hits 300 episodes -- with genuine 'Hero'". CNN. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  6. Calhoun, Marissa. "How the healing power of music helps wounded warriors". CNN. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  7. "Helping wounded warriors heal through the sound of music". Fox News. 2015-11-08. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  8. "Helping Soldiers Cope With Trauma". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  9. "Band of Brothers". CBS News. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  10. "Roger Waters Enlists Tom Morello, Billy Corgan for Benefit". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  11. "Nancy Hanks Lecture 2013: Yo-Yo Ma | Yo-Yo Ma". Yo-Yo Ma. 2013-05-01. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  12. "When Warriors Pick Up Guitars". The New York Times. 2016-08-09. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
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