Spreading Symphonic Relief

December 2011

We were contacted by Matthew Wisniewski, contributing writer for American Federation of Musicians' official music journal: The International Musician. He expressed interest in featuring us in IM which reaches professional musicians in the U.S. and Canada.

In January 2010, an earthquake hit Haiti, and it was reported that 316,000 people were killed.  Internationally, response was slow.  Many of the deceased did not receive a proper burial, and shots of mass graves circulated the Internet.  More than 1,000 miles away from the initial tremors... (click to read article)

Kids Are Heroes Day Spotlight: Musicians of Mercy

September 27, 2011

Father and daughter team Gabe and MaryMargaret O'Neill are Co-Directors of Kids Are Heroes, a fantastic charity based in Frederick, MD! Our chance meeting on Twitter resulted in an invitation to participate in Kids Are Heroes Day 2011 and a feature in Gabe's blog! 

A few months ago I stumbled across this group on Twitter.  They are a group of musicians whose sole purpose for getting together is to help organizations with humanitarian causes raise money by providing benefit concerts for them.  My first reaction was that this was an incredible ... (click to read article)

Musicians of Mercy and FIRN: Empowering Survivors of Violent Crime

September 22, 2011

As a freelance writer and professional flautist, Lisa Jaklitsch writes from a personal place in this thoughtful feature article for Gather.com.

Robin Fay Massie may not have a huge amount of money, but she has a huge heart. It was through her desire to help those in need that Musicians of Mercy began. Although the organization was launched as a result of devastation, MOM, much like any good mother, is about nurturing... (click to read article)

Strains of Mercy: Columbia musician finds a way to help the suffering

June 2, 2011

Baltimore Sun staff writer Lisa Kawata sits down with Robin Fay Massie over coffee to discuss MOM: its origin and projected future as a mainstay in the community.

On Jan. 12, 2010, Robin Fay Massie sat transfixed in front of her computer, as images of dusty and bleeding Haitians wailed in grief, crying out for help, and food and water... (click to read article)

Local Musicians to Perform for Charity, Raise Awareness

May 6, 2011

Steve Charing, former Managing Editor and Senior Political Analyst for Baltimore OUTloud newspaper gives us a nod and a shout-out in the May issue!

Violist Robin Fay Massie is putting her talents on display in an effort to raise funds for the victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.  Her group, Musicians of Mercy (MOM), will be performing a benefit concert for earthquake relief... (click to read article)

Baltimore musicians organize benefit concert to support anti-bullying efforts

December 2, 2010

Music and theater critic at the Baltimore Sun, Tim Smith graciously mentions us in his widely-read blog entitled "Clef Notes and Drama Queens."

The issue of bullying in schools never seems to go away, and the consequences of unchecked bullying never seem to lessen. The much-publicized suicides... (click to read article)

Musicians of Mercy: Interview with Robin Fay Massie

April 5, 2010

Samuel Thompson — gifted violinist, freelance writer, and model — takes time out of his travels to conduct a thoughtful interview in the wake of our Haiti benefit concerts.

In the aftermath of the devastating earthquakes in Haiti, we in the United States again either witnessed or participated in compassionate acts undertaken by many members of the performing arts and entertainment communities... (click to read article)

Baltimore musicians organize non-profit concerts to benefit Haiti