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[Updated 10:40 p.m. on April 4, the headline was changed from “Composer John Mackey to perform at UNF Wednesday” to “UNF Wind Symphony to perform piece about Alzheimer’s Wednesday, ending three-day residency with composer John Mackey” to fix potentially misleading information. Spinnaker takes errors seriously and apologies for the error.] Music can take people back...

Music can take people back to a specific place, feeling or person. For composer John Mackey, music was the last thing his mother forgot during her battle with Dementia, inspiring his piece “Places We Can No Longer Go.” Bringing to light the struggles that 6.7 million Americans age 65 and older living with Alzheimer’s deal...