Who We Are

We curate concerts with kindness for the homebound, isolated, and infirm.

Our Mission

To provide uplifting music that transforms lives, brings back memories, and makes anywhere feel like home.

While New York City is home to thousands of talented musicians, it’s also home to thousands of isolated people. Founder Jennifer Finn envisioned the bridge between them, and Concerts in Motion was born.

Since 2009, we have brought personalized live music and engagement to older adults, veterans, individuals with disabilities, individuals with mental illness, individuals experiencing housing and food insecurity, and hospitalized patients of all ages. We have a diverse community of talented professional and student musicians who travel across the New York area to perform our concerts.

Concerts in Motion is a New York City-based 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.

Our Community Values

These values inform every aspect of our organization as we work to alleviate social isolation.

Respect

Respect for our concert recipients and musicians informs and guides all that Concerts in Motion does.

Compassion

Music can hold emotions and memories for many, so our staff and musicians have been trained in Person-Centered, Trauma-Informed Care.

Empathetic Leadership

The people who lead Concerts in Motion strive for excellence rather than perfection. Through active listening, we seek ways to improve our ability to fulfill our mission for those who need it.

Meet the Team

Jennifer Carnahan

FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Jennifer Carnahan (formerly Finn, she/her) founded Concerts in Motion in 2009 after identifying a need among New York City’s isolated residents for high-quality, live music. Jennifer is a lyric coloratura soprano who has performed in major opera houses in the United States and Europe. Between those engagements, she performed for patients in veterans’ hospitals and nursing homes, but she wanted to do more.
Henrietta Pertuz, LMSW

PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Henrietta Pertuz (she/her) joined the Concerts in Motion team in December 2019. As Program Director, Henrietta works closely with Outreach Manager and Program Manager to sustain, develop, enhance and evaluate all of CiM’s music programs. Henrietta direct's CiM's profesionnal, youth, and intergenerational programming with the goal of continuing to represent the needs and interests of CiM’s diverse community partners.
Alex Fecteau

SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER
Alex Fecteau (she/her) joined the Concerts in Motion team in April 2020. As Senior Program Manager, Alex works with the Program Team to ensure that all of CiM’s programming is as cohesive as possible, and consistently serves isolated older adults throughout NYC and New York state in the most impactful way. Alex manages recruitment and onboarding of new musicians to the roster and supports agency outreach efforts and communication.
Zenobia Johnson

PROGRAM MANAGER
Zenobia Johnson (she/her) joined the Concerts in Motion team in May 2022. As Program Manager, Zenobia works with the Program Team as a liaison to musicians, participants, and agencies, keeping them up to date with ongoing events and hosting ongoing concert series. Zenobia is a graduate from the University of New Haven with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music and Sound Recording.
Janine McGuire

OPERATIONS MANAGER
Janine McGuire (she/her) has worked with Concerts in Motion since 2011. As our part time Operations Manager, she handles our accounts payable and receivable, prepares biweekly payroll, completes internal invoices, onboards new team members, and ensures our systems are working effectively and efficiently. Janine serves as liason to our HR consultant and as office manager.
Sarah Marksteiner

DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER
Sarah Marksteiner (she/her) has been with Concerts in Motion since March 2020. She manages CiM’s grant processes and external communications. Sarah also supports documentation of programming, marketing, and the writing of CiM’s newsletter and Caregiver Resources blog.
Tereasa Payne

MUSICIAN TRAINER
Tereasa Payne (she/her) has performed as a Concerts in Motion roster musician since 2016. In July 2020 she joined the CiM staff in her new role as Musician Trainer, in which she trains musicians to optimize the virtual platform and conducts routine sound checks to maintain quality.