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Finding Peace through Story and Song: An Afternoon of Music with HMS
Finding Peace through Story and Song: An Afternoon of Music with HMS
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13475 Proctor Road, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Up to 30 in group
June 28, 2026
About this Retreat
Steve is an Executive Coach with The Professional Development Group, LLC, and is also co-founder, Chief Learning Officer, and Senior Consultant with the Agile HR Consortium, LLC. In both organizations, Steve coaches inspiring leaders, develops high performing teams, and helps his clients to create great places to work. Prior to 2019, Steve served as Vice President of Human Resources for the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, where he steered strategic talent management, HRIS and Analytics, Diversity and Inclusion, Recruiting, and Employee Relations. Throughout his tenure at the Fed, Steve led numerous local and national initiatives focused on organizational effectiveness, executive coaching, culture, change management, and leadership development.
Steve is an Affiliate Faculty member of the Organizational Dynamics program at the University of Pennsylvania. He teaches a graduate level courses he developed for Penn titled Strategic Human Capital Management and Leadership. He also co-created and co-teaches two additional courses in the program titled Developing the Agile Leader and Their Organization, and How to Think, Speak, and Act Like a Great CEO.
Steve is the primary host of Penn’s Organizational Dynamics Program’s podcast series Learning Aloud, which features interviews with prominent thought leaders, authors, faculty, students, and alumni who are engaged in interesting aspects of organizational work and leadership.
Steve is now serving his second term as the Chairman of the Board for the Cranaleith Spiritual Center in northeast Philadelphia. In this role, he has helped to lead the organization through the challenges of the pandemic and is one of the architects and facilitators of the newly constituted Work and Spirit Series comprising of conversations and workshops designed to unleash the power of the human spirit in the workplace.
Steve earned an M.S. in Organizational Dynamics from the University of Pennsylvania and a BS from LaSalle University, Philadelphia. He is also a graduate of the Stonier Graduate School of Banking which was then housed at the University of Delaware, and he earned his teaching certification for the UK at the University of Durham, England. Steve is also a 2009 Fellow of Leadership Philadelphia. He is an accomplished musician, published singer and songwriter, and leads his own acoustic band, HMS.
Steve Hart – Song Writer, Guitar and Vocals
Steve obtained his first guitar at age 11 and has never stopped playing since (a very long time!), A native of England, he first developed as a performer while studying music at the University of Durham and regularly playing the folk scene throughout northeast England. Founding HMS allowed him to explore his deeper interests and expand his musical range to write and perform his own music.
Ed McTague – Rhythm and Lead Guitar and Vocals
Ed is an original founding member of HMS. He has had music in his blood since he got his first guitar at age 10 and has played in a variety of bands over the years. He has support of his loving family and is excited to be part of HMS.
John Burkhauser – Guest Performer: Guitar and Bass
John Burkhauser has been playing bass and electric guitar with HMS for the last three years. He is also the lead guitarist for the local band Shadow Puppets and is a long-time close friend and neighbor of Steve Hart. John has been playing music in rock and folk bands since high school. He enjoys playing with HMS because it expands his musical range and provides him with flexibility and creativity to contribute in unique ways.
Details of this retreat
Why write songs? For me, songwriting is how I find peace.
Each song begins in the unfinished places: a lingering question, a tender memory, a quiet ache for meaning. Each song is a journey—an unfolding that moves from restlessness toward resolution, from searching toward a kind of gentle peace.
I warmly invite you to join me, along with my band buddies - Ed McTague and John Burkhauser - at Cranaleith for an intimate afternoon of original music woven together with the stories that gave each song life. This is more than a concert—it’s a contemplative experience. A space to slow down, listen deeply, and allow the music to meet you wherever you are.
In the stillness of this shared time, you may find something unexpected: a memory stirred, a hope rekindled, or simply a moment of quiet presence. Come, rest awhile in the music—and carry its peace with you when you leave.
Each song begins in the unfinished places: a lingering question, a tender memory, a quiet ache for meaning. Each song is a journey—an unfolding that moves from restlessness toward resolution, from searching toward a kind of gentle peace.
I warmly invite you to join me, along with my band buddies - Ed McTague and John Burkhauser - at Cranaleith for an intimate afternoon of original music woven together with the stories that gave each song life. This is more than a concert—it’s a contemplative experience. A space to slow down, listen deeply, and allow the music to meet you wherever you are.
In the stillness of this shared time, you may find something unexpected: a memory stirred, a hope rekindled, or simply a moment of quiet presence. Come, rest awhile in the music—and carry its peace with you when you leave.
Schedule
Light snacks included.
Note: Schedule is approximate and may change
Getting Here
Cranaleith, 13475 Proctor Road, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Directions
By Car:
From I-95: Take Woodhaven Road exit (Route 63 WEST) almost to the end, to where it narrows to one lane. Turn left onto Evans Street. At slight, turn right onto Byberry Road for approximately ONE mile to Proctor Road. Turn RIGHT and continue for 1/8 mile and Cranaleith will be on the RIGHT. From Roosevelt Boulevard: If coming North, turn LEFT onto Southampton Road (If coming South on Route 1, make a RIGHT on Southampton). Continue on Southampton Road for ONE mile to Worthington Road (stop sign). Turn LEFT on to Worthington Road, continue for ONE block to Napier Street. Turn RIGHT and proceed for THREE blocks to Proctor Road. Turn RIGHT onto Proctor Road and then make an immediate RIGHT into Cranaleith’s driveway. From PA Turnpike: Exit at #351 (Bensalem Exit). Go SOUTH on Route 1. Immediately after the Street Road Exit and Andy’s Diner, the lanes divide. Be sure to stay in the far RIGHT lane. When you come to the intersection of Southampton Road, turn RIGHT. Continue on Southampton Road for ONE mile to Worthington Road (stop sign). Turn LEFT onto Worthington Road, continue for ONE block to Napier Street. Turn RIGHT and proceed for THREE blocks to Proctor Road. Turn RIGHT onto Proctor Road and then make an immediate RIGHT into Cranaleith’s driveway.
PROBLEM WITH GOOGLE DIRECTIONS: If you are coming from the PA Turnpike, online directions automatically send you onto Street Road/132W after exiting the Turnpike and heading down Route 1 South. Many people mistakenly go East on Street Road. And others miss the subsequent Trevose Road turn because it isn’t properly marked. It’s much easier to avoid Street Road by staying on 1 South (in the right-hand lane) until Southampton Road, where you make a right. Then make a left on Worthington, a right on Napier and a right on Proctor.
By Train:
From the city (University City, 30th St. Station, Suburban Station, Market East, etc.), take the West Trenton commuter train to SOMERTON. From the station walk LEFT on Edison Avenue for two blocks. Crossover Trevose Road and then RIGHT onto Proctor Road. Cranaleith will be on the LEFT. Transportation from the station may be arranged.
By Bus:
From the Frankford Terminal, take No. 58 bus up Bustleton Ave. to Byberry Road. Walk EAST on Byberry Road for two blocks to Proctor Road. Turn LEFT onto Proctor Road and proceed for 1/8 mile. Cranaleith will be on the RIGHT.
By Plane:
From Philadelphia International Airport, take the airport train to 30th Street Station, and transfer to the R3 — West Trenton Commuter Train to SOMERTON. From the station walk LEFT on Edison Avenue for two blocks. Crossover Trevose Road and then RIGHT onto Proctor Road. Cranaleith will be on the LEFT. Transportation from the station may be arranged.
From I-95: Take Woodhaven Road exit (Route 63 WEST) almost to the end, to where it narrows to one lane. Turn left onto Evans Street. At slight, turn right onto Byberry Road for approximately ONE mile to Proctor Road. Turn RIGHT and continue for 1/8 mile and Cranaleith will be on the RIGHT. From Roosevelt Boulevard: If coming North, turn LEFT onto Southampton Road (If coming South on Route 1, make a RIGHT on Southampton). Continue on Southampton Road for ONE mile to Worthington Road (stop sign). Turn LEFT on to Worthington Road, continue for ONE block to Napier Street. Turn RIGHT and proceed for THREE blocks to Proctor Road. Turn RIGHT onto Proctor Road and then make an immediate RIGHT into Cranaleith’s driveway. From PA Turnpike: Exit at #351 (Bensalem Exit). Go SOUTH on Route 1. Immediately after the Street Road Exit and Andy’s Diner, the lanes divide. Be sure to stay in the far RIGHT lane. When you come to the intersection of Southampton Road, turn RIGHT. Continue on Southampton Road for ONE mile to Worthington Road (stop sign). Turn LEFT onto Worthington Road, continue for ONE block to Napier Street. Turn RIGHT and proceed for THREE blocks to Proctor Road. Turn RIGHT onto Proctor Road and then make an immediate RIGHT into Cranaleith’s driveway.
PROBLEM WITH GOOGLE DIRECTIONS: If you are coming from the PA Turnpike, online directions automatically send you onto Street Road/132W after exiting the Turnpike and heading down Route 1 South. Many people mistakenly go East on Street Road. And others miss the subsequent Trevose Road turn because it isn’t properly marked. It’s much easier to avoid Street Road by staying on 1 South (in the right-hand lane) until Southampton Road, where you make a right. Then make a left on Worthington, a right on Napier and a right on Proctor.
By Train:
From the city (University City, 30th St. Station, Suburban Station, Market East, etc.), take the West Trenton commuter train to SOMERTON. From the station walk LEFT on Edison Avenue for two blocks. Crossover Trevose Road and then RIGHT onto Proctor Road. Cranaleith will be on the LEFT. Transportation from the station may be arranged.
By Bus:
From the Frankford Terminal, take No. 58 bus up Bustleton Ave. to Byberry Road. Walk EAST on Byberry Road for two blocks to Proctor Road. Turn LEFT onto Proctor Road and proceed for 1/8 mile. Cranaleith will be on the RIGHT.
By Plane:
From Philadelphia International Airport, take the airport train to 30th Street Station, and transfer to the R3 — West Trenton Commuter Train to SOMERTON. From the station walk LEFT on Edison Avenue for two blocks. Crossover Trevose Road and then RIGHT onto Proctor Road. Cranaleith will be on the LEFT. Transportation from the station may be arranged.
Accommodation
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Venue & Amenities
A/C in Rooms
Free Wifi
Spa
Sauna
Pool
Towels
Free Parking
Kitchen
Tour Assistance
Hot Tub
Coffee/Tea
Cafe
Restaurant
Fitness Center
Yoga Studio
Housekeeping
Bicycles For Rent
Meals
Meals at Cranaleith nourish your body and soul! Enjoy delicious meals that suit all diets.
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