Benefit concerts for PanCAN

The
Resonance
Project

Student musicians, playing for pancreatic cancer research.

Fundraiser open The Crescendo 2026 tour has concluded, but its PanCAN fundraiser is still collecting. Our Christmas concert is in planning.

Every note funds the cure.

Concerts played by students, entirely for the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network.

Venues donate the room, musicians donate the hour, and nothing is held back for overhead. Every gift goes through PanCAN's own portal to research and patient programs.

A student violinist performing in a sanctuary
pp Why pancreatic cancer

13% is the five-year survival rate for pancreatic cancer, unchanged for three years running.

It is the only major cancer with survival below twenty percent. Every dollar we raise goes to the organization working hardest to move that number.

67,530
Americans expected to be diagnosed in 2026
52,740
Expected to die from it this year
Third
Leading cause of cancer death in the U.S.
20% by 2030
PanCAN's survival goal, and ours
Sources: American Cancer Society, Cancer Statistics 2026; Pancreatic Cancer Action Network.
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A season played for one cause.

Each performance is paired with a PanCAN fundraiser, so donations move through their portal and never through ours.

Summer
2026
Tour concluded Fundraiser still open

Crescendo 2026

Our flagship summer series, played in churches, libraries and community halls. The performances have wrapped, but the fundraiser is still open, and every gift goes straight to research and patient advocacy.

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Four student musicians beside the project's donation poster on tour
December
2026
Programme in preparation

Christmas Concert

Our winter programme is in planning: carols and chamber repertoire in a hosted sanctuary, with a PanCAN fundraiser running alongside it. Dates and venue to be announced.

December
2025
Concluded

Carols in Concert

Our first holiday benefit: a programme of carols that raised awareness for pancreatic cancer, with every dollar going to PanCAN.

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The ensemble performing the holiday programme
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The full student ensemble performing in a sanctuary
The quartet playing on a downtown sidewalk
“Every note we play leaves a lasting impact on the world around us.”
The Resonance Project
A soloist rehearsing in a hosted sanctuary
Student musicians beside the donation poster on tour
cresc. What it adds up to

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25+ student musicians, 15+ venues that hosted us free, and 100% of it donated. No salaries, no overhead, no exceptions.

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Peers, artists, advocates.

A roster of student musicians and a small leadership team. We rehearse to a real artistic standard and give every performance to one cause.

Michael Wakin
Michael Wakin
Founder
Anna Elick
Co-Founder & Executive Chair
Max Semyonov
Max Semyonov
Chief Marketing Officer
…and twenty-two more student musicians.
Violin, viola, cello, double bass, piano, flute, clarinet, trumpet and voice
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Bring your instrument.

If you want your playing to do something beyond the recital, we would love to have you in an ensemble. Expressing interest commits you to nothing. We follow up with dates and rehearsal details.

Participation counts toward community service hours, and students gain real experience in ensemble playing, leadership and community organizing.

Michael Wakin
Founder
mnwakin@gmail.com
(720) 877-0541
Four student violinists beside the Resonance Project donation poster
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The tour is over. The research isn't.

The Crescendo 2026 fundraiser is still live. Give once and it goes straight to early detection, better treatments and patient support: the three things standing between 13% and 20%.

Donate to PanCAN

Donations are processed on PanCAN's own portal, a registered 501(c)(3), and are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. We never touch the money.

The Crescendo 2026 fundraiser is still open. 100% reaches PanCAN.
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