Lior Tsarfaty - Founder of Village Song, the 1st Participatory Music Program for Alzheimer's Patients
Tel: 510-558-8396
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.villagesong.com
Documentary Film: There is a Place
An international touring musician and recording artist, Lior has always viewed music as more than entertainment. For Lior, it’s also been a profound source of healing. So when he left his native Israel in 2009 to study in California, it was to deepen his understanding of music as a vehicle for transformation.
As a student at the California Institute of Integral Studies, Lior enrolled in the Voice Sound and Healing Music Program. He also explored the field of body-oriented psychotherapy, attending the Hakomi Institute of California. After finishing these programs, Lior applied what he learned as an assistant to renowned Bay Area singer-songwriter-teacher Jennifer Berezan, helping Jennifer with her class “The Healing Ecstasy of Sound.” At the same time, Lior broadened his scope by working with a wide range of spiritual organizations, teachers and artists, including Chochmat Halev, a Jewish renewal spiritual center; Patti Cathcart (of Tuck and Patty) and Roshi Norman Fisher.
Having been a journalist and radio broadcaster in Israel, before coming to the U.S., Lior set about employing music as a tool for peacemaking and, in 2014, released his debut album “Lior Tsarfaty & The Prayer Songs Project,” which brought together—in perfect harmony—Israeli, Moroccan, Indian, Canadian and American musicians. His second album, which he hopes to release soon, is a collaboration between Israeli and Palestinian musicians.
Over the years, Lior has used the healing power of music to make a difference for the homeless, for kids, for hospice patients, and more recently for elders. Five years ago, he began taking his music to Alzheimer’s communities in the Bay Area, and the response has been overwhelming.
Lior has developed a unique and successful method of working musically with Alzheimer patients. His groundbreaking work is featured in the film There is a Place. Your can also hear Lior's music here.
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.villagesong.com
Documentary Film: There is a Place
An international touring musician and recording artist, Lior has always viewed music as more than entertainment. For Lior, it’s also been a profound source of healing. So when he left his native Israel in 2009 to study in California, it was to deepen his understanding of music as a vehicle for transformation.
As a student at the California Institute of Integral Studies, Lior enrolled in the Voice Sound and Healing Music Program. He also explored the field of body-oriented psychotherapy, attending the Hakomi Institute of California. After finishing these programs, Lior applied what he learned as an assistant to renowned Bay Area singer-songwriter-teacher Jennifer Berezan, helping Jennifer with her class “The Healing Ecstasy of Sound.” At the same time, Lior broadened his scope by working with a wide range of spiritual organizations, teachers and artists, including Chochmat Halev, a Jewish renewal spiritual center; Patti Cathcart (of Tuck and Patty) and Roshi Norman Fisher.
Having been a journalist and radio broadcaster in Israel, before coming to the U.S., Lior set about employing music as a tool for peacemaking and, in 2014, released his debut album “Lior Tsarfaty & The Prayer Songs Project,” which brought together—in perfect harmony—Israeli, Moroccan, Indian, Canadian and American musicians. His second album, which he hopes to release soon, is a collaboration between Israeli and Palestinian musicians.
Over the years, Lior has used the healing power of music to make a difference for the homeless, for kids, for hospice patients, and more recently for elders. Five years ago, he began taking his music to Alzheimer’s communities in the Bay Area, and the response has been overwhelming.
Lior has developed a unique and successful method of working musically with Alzheimer patients. His groundbreaking work is featured in the film There is a Place. Your can also hear Lior's music here.
