Team Showcase

Murah is a recent graduate of University of Minnesota, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Viola Performance. She loves playing chamber music with friends and joining… Read More »Murah Hsiung

Mark Burnett joined MacPhail’s Music Therapy faculty in 2019. His practice and approach to music and music therapy is centered around the individual experience with a… Read More »Mark Burnett

Nathan was born with Down Syndrome in Rochester MN on April 18 th , 1978. He grew up in Zumbrota MN and graduated from High… Read More »Nathan Bauer

Melissa Wenszell Samborski, MacPhail Music Therapy Co-Founder, Senior Music Therapist, joined MacPhail Center for Music in 2001 as a board certified Music Therapist, becoming director in… Read More »Melissa Wenszell

Lester is a retired music teacher, a National Behavior trainer and consultant, an active volunteer with Special Olympics and Past President of the Arc of… Read More »Lester Bauer

Madelyn Herbrand has been a Board-Certified Music Therapist since January 2020. She currently works in adult inpatient mental health at Abbott Northwestern Hospital. Madelyn works… Read More »Madelyn Herbrand

Thomas grew up in Minnesota. He enjoys music, and helps with the Light in the Well website.

Yue Wu is the Founder and Executive Director of Light in the Well. She is a Neurologic Music Therapy Fellow and holds a PhD in… Read More »Yue Wu

Philip Shorey, graduate of The Institute of Production and Recording in Minneapolis, is the composer and conductor of Light in the Well. He has been… Read More »Philip Shorey

Charlene Hess started playing violin at the young of age 5 when the Suzuki method was first being introduced to American string pedagogy. As she… Read More »Char Hess