In Our Community
Through collaborative concerts and community engagement, including civic and educational initiatives, Iris wants to add to the rich musical heritage of the greater Memphis area helping our community to be a model for artistic and civic engagement across the country. Our partnerships in the areas of education, health and culture broaden music’s reach and expands the horizon of what’s possible with music collaborations.
Music Eases Pain.
Iris creates powerful experiences that increase the quality of life of patients, families and caregivers, helping alleviate patients’ physical pain and reduce their stress and anxiety levels. Partners include:
Creative Aging
Hope House
LeBonheur Children’s Hospital
Memphis Medical District Collaborative
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Music Broadens the Mind.
Iris creates equitable educational experiences where learning environments adapt and adjust to meet the needs of each and every child.
Bellevue Middle School
The Bodine School
Colonial Middle School
Douglass K-8 Optional School
Germantown Municipal School District
Hope House Nursery & Preschool
Kingsbury High School
Memphis Oral School for the Deaf
Memphis Shelby County Schools
Middle College High School
University of Memphis Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music
Music Unifies Us.
Music can be a kind of social glue that allows Iris to bring people together and bond social groups through partnerships with arts and cultural organizations.
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art
Morton Museum of Collierville History
National Civil Rights Museum
Opera Memphis
Bridges, USA
Crosstown Arts
Memphis Medical District Collaborative
WKNO Public Radio
Alpha Omega Veterans Services
Carpenter Art Garden
Cazateatro Bilingual Theatre Group
Collage Dance Collective
Company d Dancers
Creative Aging
Germantown Community Theater
GPAC Youth Symphony Program | Germantown Performing Arts Center
Memphis Black Arts Alliance