Gallery

The nights that funded the work.

Photos from the 2025 Franklin Theatre fundraiser, onstage moments, and the volunteers and family who make it happen — all so music keeps reaching the people Cole's songs were written for.

April 2025

Franklin Theatre fundraiser.

Moved last-minute from Amy Grant's Farm when tornadoes swept Nashville. The community showed up anyway — and filled the room.

Franklin Theatre bar with volunteer in Music Heals Minds shirt
Franklin Theatre dining room set with flowers before the show
Guests mingling during the 2025 fundraiser
Catering table at the 2025 fundraiser
Music Heals Minds hats on a merchandise table
Ensemble performing in the round at Franklin Theatre
On stage

The music.

Hannah Kol, Mitch Rossell, and the musicians who carry Cole's songs — and their own — to a room full of people who came to hear them.

Vocalist at the microphone on a lit stage
Musician performing with her band on stage
Acoustic duo performing on stage under warm light
Lead performer with band at the 2025 fundraiser
Vocalist in blue dress singing with guitarist behind her
Duo performing on stage at Franklin Theatre
Vocalist performing on stage
Full ensemble on the Franklin Theatre stage
Speaker at the microphone flanked by others on stage
Behind the scenes

The people who show up.

Portraits, acoustic sets, and the quiet moments in between — the volunteers, family, and musicians who keep this work going.

Portrait of two musicians backstage in a green room
Two people posing on a red leather couch beneath a WOW A HIT sign
Two people standing together in the Franklin Theatre green room
Solo acoustic performer against an exposed brick wall
Young guitarist playing in a room with guitar cases stacked nearby
Music Heals Minds team portrait
Presenting a grant check to Empower Music Therapy
Performer on stage at a Music Heals Minds fundraiser
Where it started

Sunny Day launch party, 2018.

Hannah Kol released Sunny Day — six of Cole’s songs, her own voice carrying them — and invited a room full of people to hear it for the first time. This night is why Music Heals Minds exists.

Vocalist in a red dress at the mic on a lit stage, keyboardist behind her, full audience gathered in the open venue
Vocalist on stage with bassist and drummer, a large painted-daisies backdrop behind her with her name in cursive script
Vocalist singing on stage in a red dress under warm stage lighting
Audience gathered at the Sunny Day launch party, watching the stage
View from stage looking out at the crowd at the Sunny Day album release
Black-and-white photograph of three people holding each other in a tight embrace on the venue floor after the show
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