Posted on September 20th, 2025. Updated on August 25th, 2026.
On Saturday, September 19, 2026, from 6 to 9 p.m., Scott Harvey Winery’s Shenandoah Valley tasting room is hosting a benefit concert for Harmony & Healing, a nonprofit that brings live music to patients in hospitals, hospice, and memory care at no cost to them. David Victor, formerly of BOSTON, headlines with his trio, the Therapy Dawgs. General admission is $125.00 per person, and 50% of each ticket is a tax-deductible donation. Griffin Society wine club members receive a complimentary wine drink ticket.
What Is Harmony & Healing?
Harmony & Healing is a nonprofit that brings live musical performances, in person and by video call, to patients and families in hospitals, hospice, rehabilitation centers, and memory care communities across the United States, at no cost to the people who receive them (harmonyandhealing.org). The organization was founded and is led by David Victor, a Bay Area musician and former guitarist and co-lead vocalist for the multi-platinum band BOSTON, who still performs at many visits himself. Regular partners include the Martinez VA Hospital and George Mark Children’s House, along with assisted living and memory care communities throughout the Bay Area. Harmony & Healing is careful to describe what it offers as connection through music rather than formal clinical music therapy: the visits are built to lower stress and create shared, positive moments for patients and the people who love them.
What Does Research Say About Music and Healing?
Research on music in healthcare settings has grown substantially, and much of it points in a hopeful direction. According to the National Institutes of Health’s National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, a review of 26 studies and 2,051 participants found that listening to recorded music significantly reduced anxiety in people waiting for surgery. A larger review of 97 studies and 9,184 participants found that music-based interventions had beneficial effects on both pain intensity and the emotional distress that comes with pain. NIH also reports moderate-quality evidence that adding music to standard treatment improves symptoms of depression, along with a small-to-medium benefit on physical measures of stress and a medium-to-large benefit on psychological measures of stress. Harmony & Healing builds on that same idea in its own visits, which the organization describes as connection and comfort: a familiar song, delivered by a live musician, can ease a hard moment for a patient and the people who love them.
Why Does Scott Harvey Winery Support Harmony & Healing?
Music shapes perception here at the winery, too. When Scott is blending wine, he never plays music in the background, because even a familiar song can change how a wine tastes to him in that moment. That sensitivity to sound and mood is part of why the Harmony & Healing mission resonates with our team: if music can shift how we taste a glass of Barbera, it can shift how someone feels on a hard day in a hospital room. Hosting this benefit concert at our Shenandoah Valley tasting room gives that mission a stage in the same place where our own wines take shape.
What Should I Know About the September 19 Benefit Concert?
The Harmony & Healing benefit concert runs from 6 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, September 19, 2026, at Scott Harvey Winery and Tasting Room, 10851 Shenandoah Road, Plymouth, CA 95669. David Victor, formerly of BOSTON, headlines with his trio, the Therapy Dawgs, playing rock and dance favorites from artists spanning several decades. The evening includes dinner, wine available for purchase, and a live auction benefiting Harmony & Healing. Dinner service begins at 6 p.m., and the concert starts at 7 p.m. This is a 21-and-over event; please enjoy responsibly.
How Much Are Tickets and What Do They Include?
General admission is $125.00 per person for an evening that includes dinner, the concert, and a live auction, with wine available for purchase. Each ticket purchase includes a 50% tax-deductible donation to Harmony & Healing. Griffin Society wine club members receive a complimentary wine drink ticket with their purchase.
How Can I Reserve My Spot?
Reserve general admission tickets online, or call the tasting room at (209) 245-3670 with questions. Seats for an evening like this do not last.
Can’t make the concert? Plan a tasting room visit any time; it is our top priority to welcome you in Plymouth or Sutter Creek. And if you want savings and perks at events like this one all year long, take a look at Griffin Society membership. You can also see what else is coming up on our events calendar.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Harmony & Healing benefit concert open to the public?
Yes. The September 19 benefit concert is open to the public as well as Scott Harvey Wines guests and Griffin Society members. General admission is $125.00 per person. Tickets can be reserved online or by calling the tasting room at (209) 245-3670.
Do Griffin Society wine club members get a discount on tickets?
Ticket pricing is the same for every guest, but Griffin Society members receive a complimentary wine drink ticket with their purchase. Membership also includes savings on wine and other tasting room perks throughout the year, detailed on the Griffin Society page.
Is my ticket purchase tax deductible?
Half of it. 50% of each ticket purchase for the Harmony & Healing benefit concert is a tax-deductible donation. Harmony & Healing provides live music to patients in hospitals, hospice, and memory care communities at no cost to them, funded by donations like this one.
References
- Harmony & Healing. “Our Mission and Programs.” harmonyandhealing.org. Accessed August 2026.
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NIH). “Music and Health: What You Need To Know.” Last updated September 2022.