Metropolitan Opera Orchestra violinist Sarah Vonsattel will perform at a New York polling station on Nov. 5 election day.

In a statement to Reuter, Vonsattel said, “We all listen to music, many children sing before they speak. It’s an important part of the human experience. So it’s something that we share. I think right now it’s really easy to focus on our differences this time of year. And this is something that we can be united by. And we’re also united by the fact that we all live in these communities together and we all go vote together…. To volunteer my time in this way is a privilege, just as voting is a privilege.”

Vonsattel is part of a nonprofit “Play for the Vote,” which places local musicians at polling stations across the country. Play for the Vote began in in 2020 by Boston-based cellist Mike Block to improve people’s voting experience and to help musicians engage positively amid divisive rhetoric and political tensions.