Country singer Ashley Campbell to perform at South Shore Conservatory fundraiser

DUXBURY - South Shore Conservatory'sCreative Arts Therapies Department will present the fundraiser "Breakfast with Ashley Campbell" from 8:30 to 10 a.m.Oct. 22 at the conservatory's Ellison Center for the Arts.

In addition to her performance, Campbell will speak about her father Glen Campbell's public journey with Alzheimer's disease and the positive impact music had on her family.

The keynote speaker will be Joy Allen, chairwoman of the music therapy department at Berklee College of Music and director of the Berklee Music and Health Institute.

Allen will share her views on the power and importance of music and creative arts therapies for the aging brain. As a clinician, researcher and educator, she has broad experience in psychological health, pain management and trauma-informed education and supervision.

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Ashley Campbell had been scheduled to perform at the conservatory in a full-day "Music and the Brain" symposium in March 2020, but the conservatory canceled the event due to the state's COVID-19 shutdown.

Campbell is a songwriter, singer and banjo player. She was her father's banjo player, keyboardist and harmony vocalist for his final tour in 2017.

Glen Campbell's battle against Alzheimer's was detailed in the 2014 documentary film "I'll Be Me," an intimate look at how he and his family coped with the neurodegenerative illness.

She helped care for her father when he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease as he continued touring and as the illness progressed. He died at age 81.

Ashley Campbell continued to focus on Alzheimer's disease and advocated before Congress for more research into its causes and treatments.

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The conservatory says Glen Campbell's longtime fans may hear something familiar in Ashley Campbell's melodies, "as she embraces these similarities while distinguishing herself as a talented frontwoman."

The Creative Arts Therapies programs at South Shore Conservatory include music therapy, dance therapy, drum circles and accessible yoga. They are used to help people of all ages and abilities.

The conservatory started a Memory Cafe in 2017 in memory of T. Mike Middleton.

Music therapy can be of particular value to children with autism or who are neurologically atypical in learning and socializing. For older adults, music can help people with Alzheimer's disease and dementia retain and regain learning and create a sense of community.

All the programs are designed to boost independence and are provided in the least restrictive settings. Many rely heavily on donors and contributions.

Tickets to "Breakfast with Ashley Campbell" are $125. Sponsorships start at $500. To learn more, visit sscmusic.org/breakfast-with-ashley-campbell/, call 781-934-2731 ext. 23 or find South Shore Conservatory on Facebook or Instagram.

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