# Puerto Rico's ICP expands music therapy workshops for older adults

Puerto Rico's Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña extends Círculo Sonoro music therapy workshops for older adults to new communities

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The Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña (ICP) announced that it will extend its Círculo Sonoro music therapy workshop series for older adults to new communities. [^1]

The Puerto Rican Institute of Culture (ICP) announced on September 2, 2026, that it will extend the Círculo Sonoro music therapy workshops to new communities in September. [^2]

Melissa Santana, executive director of the Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, said that the Círculo Sonoro project brings Puerto Rican music to older adults as a tool to stimulate memory, foster interaction, and support their well-being. [^3]

The Círculo Sonoro initiative was developed by the company Vida Sonora with support from the Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña through the Arts & Health division of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). [^4]

The Círculo Sonoro workshops began at the Centro de Cuidado Diurno El Campito in Aibonito and will continue during September in the barrio San Salvador in Caguas. [^5]

The initiative is led by Chabela Rodríguez, a music therapist and singer who directs the company Vida Sonora. [^6]

The workshops will be held in September at the San Salvador neighborhood in Caguas, following a previous session at the El Campito Day Care Center in Aibonito. [^7]

Chabela Rodríguez noted that despite potential mental or physical deterioration, the musical exchange allows for the reactivation of knowledge, movement, motivation, and memories. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. The Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña (ICP) announced that it will extend its Círculo Sonoro music therapy workshop series for older adults to new communities. (Periódico La Perla, News)
2. The Puerto Rican Institute of Culture (ICP) announced on September 2, 2026, that it will extend the Círculo Sonoro music therapy workshops to new communities in September. (Metro Puerto Rico, News)
3. Melissa Santana, executive director of the Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, said that the Círculo Sonoro project brings Puerto Rican music to older adults as a tool to stimulate memory, foster interaction, and support their well-being. (Periódico La Perla, News)
4. The Círculo Sonoro initiative was developed by the company Vida Sonora with support from the Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña through the Arts & Health division of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). (Periódico La Perla, News)
5. The Círculo Sonoro workshops began at the Centro de Cuidado Diurno El Campito in Aibonito and will continue during September in the barrio San Salvador in Caguas. (Periódico La Perla, News)
6. The initiative is led by Chabela Rodríguez, a music therapist and singer who directs the company Vida Sonora. (Metro Puerto Rico, News)
7. The workshops will be held in September at the San Salvador neighborhood in Caguas, following a previous session at the El Campito Day Care Center in Aibonito. (Metro Puerto Rico, News)
8. Chabela Rodríguez noted that despite potential mental or physical deterioration, the musical exchange allows for the reactivation of knowledge, movement, motivation, and memories. (Metro Puerto Rico, News)

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