ÿþ<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" > <title>Texas Winds Overview</title> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="tw.css" > <script language="JavaScript" type="text/JavaScript" src="tw.js"></script> </head> <body> <div id="header"> <a id="logo" href="index.html"></a> <div class="curls-header"><!-- ie hack --></div> <div class="clear"><!-- ie hack --></div> </div> <div id="mottobar"> <div class="vbar-l"><!-- ie hack --></div> <div class="vbar-r"><!-- ie hack --></div> <p> Since 1985, Texas Winds has brought music and friendship to thousands of local residents who would otherwise be left out of the cultural riches of our great city. </p> <div class="clear"><!-- ie hack --></div> </div> <div id="navbar"> <div class="vbar-l"><!-- ie hack --></div> <a id="overview-button" href="overview.html"></a> <a id="news-button" href="news.html"></a> <a id="concerts-button" href="concerts.html"></a> <a id="schedules-button" href="schedules.html"></a> <a id="donate-button" href="donate.html"></a> <a id="contact-button" href="contact.html"></a> <div class="vbar-r"><!-- ie hack --></div> <div class="clear"><!-- ie hack --></div> </div> <div id="main"> <div id="content-without-photo"> <h2>Board and Musicians</h2> <A href="board.html">View Board of Directors</A> | <A href="musicians.html">View Musicians</A><br/> <br> <h2>Reports</h2> <A href="reports/2011/YearEnd.pdf" target="_blank">2010-11 Year End Report</A> (PDF, 1.6MB) | <A href="Fall-2011-Letter-small.pdf" target="_blank">Fall 2011 Annual Fund Letter</A> (PDF, 1MB)<br/><br> <h2>Overview and History</h2> <p> In 1985 Catherine Barr discovered in the residents of a Dallas nursing home an unusual audience for her woodwind quintet s music. The musicians desire to perform matched the need of the residents for human interaction. The musicians were awakened to the potential for sharing love and compassion in a unique setting. Music made a difference in the lives of players and listeners alike, nurturing the spirits of all who participated in such an intimate performance. <h2>Texas Winds Programs</h2> <p> <b>Concerts for Seniors</b> <p style="margin-left:20px">Dallas and Tarrant County nursing homes, assisted living facilities, senior centers, adult daycare, facilities for the disabled, low-income senior housing and retirement homes.</li> <p> <b>William E. Rice Concerts for Hospitals</b> <p style="margin-left:20px">Dallas County hospitals and Dallas and Fort Worth branches of the VA North Texas Health Care System. <p> <b>Charles Barr Concerts for Head Start</b> <p style="margin-left:20px">Head Start of Greater Dallas, Mi Escuelita, Child Care Associates and Fort Worth Child Care Associates. </p> <p><p> Texas Winds now reaches over 40,000 individuals through 1,000 concerts annually. </p> <p></p> <h2>More about Texas Winds</h2> <A href="faq.html">Frequently Asked Questions</A><br/> </div> <div class="curls"><!-- ie hack --></div> <div class="clear"><!-- ie hack --></div> </div> <script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> _uacct = "UA-2754233-1"; urchinTracker(); </script> </body> </html>