One Year Later

One year ago , Lynn and I, our two young children and a team of nine professionals that included HEARTbeats board members, program specialists, a film crew, camera and recording equipment, instruments, and clothes for the orphans set off to Kathmandu, Nepal on an adventure of faith and determination to be part of a larger solution to a problem…

Sneak Preview

Our benefit album is almost ready and as a special treat, we’re very happy to share a video from our Somewhere Over The Rainbow recording session.

The Children We're Working With

In our efforts to address the plight of children in conflict torn areas we have prepared a promotional video that outlines our inaugural work in Nepal along with our long term goals. Please, watch the video to see what you can do to help.

Dec 13 – 22 world-renowned cellist Lynn Harrell, violinist Helen Nightengale, and a team of experts traveled to Kathmandu, Nepal where they inaugurated a program designed to use music in a therapeutic way to help children affected by poverty and conflict. Click to read about the program at the official trip blog.

Our Statement of Purpose: addressing the plight of children in conflict torn areas. “Music is the international language. Devoid of politics, music is one of the greatest teaching tools of peace and is understood by all. As I approach the twilight of my career, my focus is now the future; my children’s and the world’s children” ~ Lynn Harrell

The HEARTbeats Foundation is a 501(c) charity founded in June 2010 by renowned cellist Lynn Harrell and his wife, violinist Helen Nightengale. Based in Los Angeles, the foundation strives to help children in need harness the power of music to better cope with, and recover from, the extreme challenges of poverty and conflict, in hope of of creating a more peaceful, sustainable world for generations to come.