We had a wonderful visit with one of the outstanding band leaders of our lifetime, Captain Lew Buckley. He was most famous for being the longest tenured conductor of all top military bands during his 29 year and 4 month term as Director of the United States Coast Guard Band in New London, CT. The band’s reputation has always been extraordinary and Captain Buckley has earned a reputation as a band director who consistently produces spectacular results with the ensembles he directs. He continued that after his retirement from the Coast Guard Band during 9 years conducting the Metropolitan Wind Symphony of Boston and is currently conducting several ensembles in a second retirement “deployment” that he and his wife are enjoying in the surprisingly musical rich environment of The Villages of Central Florida. The balance of humanitarian kindness and adaptation with the joys of making music that Captain Buckley has found at The Villages is a highlight of this episode.

We had a wonderful visit with one of the outstanding band leaders of our lifetime, Captain Lew Buckley. He was most famous for being the longest tenured conductor of all top military bands during his 29 year and 4 month term as Director of the United States Coast Guard Band in New London, CT. The band’s reputation has always been extraordinary and Captain Buckley has earned a reputation as a band director who consistently produces spectacular results with the ensembles he directs. He continued that after his retirement from the Coast Guard Band during 9 years conducting the Metropolitan Wind Symphony of Boston and is currently conducting several ensembles in a second retirement “deployment” that he and his wife are enjoying in the surprisingly musical rich environment of The Villages of Central Florida. The balance of humanitarian kindness and adaptation with the joys of making music that Captain Buckley has found at The Villages is a highlight of this episode.

Dr. Concetta Tomaino is a giant in her field of Music Therapy, but was simultaneously an unassuming and awesome guest for this podcast! We thoroughly enjoyed our visit as we hope you all will. She worked with Dr. Oliver Sacks very early in her career just as he was starting his landmark studies about music and the brain. His book, “Musicophillia” set the standard for understanding how the brain processed music. Between them, they started building a foundation for understanding and developing practical therapies for the many applications that music therapy offers for patients of all ages and many disabilities. Dr. Tomaino’s recent book, “Music Has Power® in Senior Wellness and Healthcare” will certainly become the bible for the practical application of music therapy especially in helping the growing population of senior citizens age joyfully. Her advice will certainly help the tens of thousands of seniors in community music ensembles throughout the future. The book is available in paperback and digital forms on many online book sellers as well as through the publisher, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, USA (Music Has Power® in Senior Wellness and Healthcare | Jessica Kingsley Publishers - USA). She also offers an online course for certification to use these techniques in senior wellness settings:

Best Practices from Music Therapy for Senior Wellness and Healthcare | IMNF Certification

Concetta M. Tomaino, DA, LCAT, MT-BC
Executive Director/co-founder
Institute for Music and Neurologic Function
One Wartburg Place
Mt. Vernon, NY 10552

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