I’m thrilled to share that I will be the artist-in-resident at Zion National Park for the entire month of June. I hope to share contemplative music with all who will listen—on the trail or public spaces. I am inspired by natural elements; from two-legged, four-legged, winged, rooted beings, and the earth itself. Please come enjoy the park with me.

This series explores how artists use their craft to address and to even change the shape of grief. Through their work, we receive a message – reassurance even – that though we grieve alone, we are never alone in our grief. Catharine is featured in Episode 3 of this series.

Death Differently is cinematic education on innovations in death care featuring death doulas, hospice workers, alternative death advocates, music thanatologists, green burial funeral directors, and many others.

The goal of this upcoming documentary series is to highlight stories of individuals working in the emerging - but mostly unknown - death and dying space to challenge death myths that contribute to end-of-life anxiety.

The pilot episode of Death Differently follows death positivity advocate Shatzi Weisberger as she - and her community - navigate the end of her life.

Release Date: January 18, 2024

Chapter 4: Music as Companion and Consolation, written by Catharine DeLong.

The quiet letting go of Autumn, the reflective stillness of Winter, the bright rebirth of Spring, and the flourishing warmth of Summer trace the natural path of grief as it grows and changes to fit the spaces left behind by those we love. Easy-to-use exercise guides and activities invite readers to explore the changeable nature of grief through the ebb and flow of the seasons.

Bringing together voices and art from across the spectrum of creative grief therapy, Coenen provides an accessible, compassionate guide to supporting those coping with bereavement throughout their journey.

Catharine’s 2021 video performance at the edge of the Great Salt Lake brings awareness to climate thanatology and what scientists consider to be a lake in crisis. The waters have reached an historic low, which is essential for sustaining wildlife and the communities that surround it.

Video by Victoria and Joe Felt of Knots in the Pines. See their other work here >

Listen to Catharine’s meditative compositions paired with incredible photographs of crystals.

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Next Class Date TBC

Music at the bedside brings beauty, intimacy and comfort to end-of-life patients. It invites listeners to be present to what is going on both inside and around them. Catharine DeLong’s workshop offers the most effective uses of live vocal, instrumental, and recorded music for palliative individuals and their loved ones. She brings her experience as a freelance harpist, certified music-thanatologist, contemplative musician and end-of-life educator to support patients and families, and helps them encounter the dying process as a natural passage.