One such program brought guest artist Michael Wingfield of Portland, Maine — a drummer, performer and teacher with more than 20 years of experience in the African-Caribbean percussion arts and culture — and his “The Rhythm of Life” to residents and staff at Tewksbury Hospital in March 2005. Tewksbury is a comprehensive care center for adults with chronic medical and mental illnesses in Tewksbury, Massachusetts. Wingfield's program introduced learning specific rhythms and songs of the African New World, as well as historical context and modern-day application, to geriatric patients, patients with mental illnesses and those suffering from Huntington's Disease.