The latest New Yorker of the Week is stringing together a group of local musicians who are striking a chord with her Queens community. NY1's John Schiumo filed the following report.

On their own, string, brass, and woodwind instruments produce beautiful sounds. Together, they create an emotional and vivid range of music.   

"It's like if you look a big jigsaw puzzle, you know, you have all the little parts, and when you put it together, you have your picture," says Patricia Glunt, the latest New Yorker of the Week. "It's the same thing in an orchestra. They need to go down this journey together."

Glunt has been instrumental in that journey. Three years ago, the retired music teacher saw a missing act in her Queens neighborhood.  

"We have theater, we have visual arts, we had dance, but we had no real music center here in Jackson Heights," she says.

So Glunt brings that untapped local talent center stage. In 2012, she founded the Jackson Heights Orchestra. Dozens of New Yorkers gather every week to practice their skills and celebrate music.

"Music is universal love. I think everybody loves music," says violinist Alison Dolick. "It's fun, it's relaxing, it's challenging. It's all of those things. It's a welcome departure from everyday life."

"We're all on an equal footing here, because it speaks to our hearts differently and it speaks to our emotions differently," Glunt says. "The JHO is the community orchestra. It's for everybody."

The youngest member is 18 and the oldest is 82. The orchestra performs seasonal concerts, free of charge. 

"People underestimate the power of music," saus flutist Barbara Novick. "It's a part of the human makeup. It's a part of our heart, our soul, and it does bring people together. It moves things." 

"Music is an international language. The Jackson Heights Community Orchestra represents the diversity of the community," says Wanda Chin, a Jackson Heights resident. "Pat has such a passion and a commitment to music education and nurturing talent." 

A commitment that comes from the heart. 

"I've had the best job in my whole life," Glunt says. "It's not a job, it's a joy. Pure joy." 

So, for hitting the right notes in her Queens neighborhood, Patricia Glunt is the latest New Yorker of the Week.

For more information about the Jackson Heights Orchestra, visit the Jackson Heights Beautification group's website at jhbg.org/arts.