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Rawhinia and Astar |
Yesterday I had the pleasure of enjoying Rawhinia and Astar's performance at a nursing home on the Sunshine Coast, where the girls played to over 60 residents.
It was amazing to see the difference, first-hand, that music can make in people that are aged. When we arrived at the home, the residents (who are quite old) were sluggish and not interested in communicating with other residents or myself. Then the girls played a variety of classical pieces. Straight away the audience were alert and tapping, singing and swaying to the music. After the girls finished their set the residents cheered and requested an encore. The difference was astounding, we now had a room of alert communicative people. They were so happy and as the girls said "FULL OF LIFE. Completely transformed".
Both Astar and Rawhinia were so pleased that they had the opportunity to give this gift to the residents at the nursing home.
The gift of giving is a wonderful thing!
Cheers Katusha
