Boston's Garden of Peace

Mike Verge was commissioned to create a tribute song and play it live at the recent Garden of Peace Opening, Boston

The Garden of Peace is  a memorial commemorating the victims of homicide and is the result of the  work of a good friend of Mike's, Amy Maki, President of the organization.

 Amy’s  brother Chris was innocently murdered several years ago and she’s worked hard  to teach about anti-violence in schools, etc. Amy and the board commissioned Mike to write a song commemorating the Garden of Peace, and the effort overall.  Mike performed his song "The Garden" live with the Boston City Singers, a 35 voice youth choir at the event. 

Go to www.gardenofpeacememorial.org for more info and to see pictures of the facility. The Garden of Peace is located at 100 Cambridge Street in Boston near the Saltonstall building at the base of Beacon Hill near City Hall.  

Click to hear the song...

"After much thought, I felt that the song should come from the point of view of a loved one of the victim, who needs to carry on. The Garden of Peace represents so much; awareness, tribute to the victims, closure, but the thing that it stands out the most to me is healing. I approached the lyric from the loved one's point of view, and their never-ending healing process."
- Mike Verge

Boston Globe Article here...