Some personal observations, If I may:
People in Convalescent and Recuperation facilities come in two
varieties, those who are recovering from debilitating injuries which
limit movement or self-support enough to require that kind of care, but
not hospitalization, or those who are
Amazing, thank you!
I must say, I was also wondering what neuter word starting with A might
need to be abbreviated. Maybe your first option is also a
possibility.
Peter
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Collective Elizabethan Wisdom:
A local company is performing Merchant of Venice in a few months. I’m
wondering what Italian pieces might be appropriate based on their inclusion in
British MSS of the day? Is there a record of any of the tunes originally
referenced in the play? Since I
I've taken the lute to bedside at Holy Name hospital in Teaneck NJ and
Mount Sinai in NYC. Only issue was with older patients who had hearing
difficulties - especially those who are on respirators. But the visual
was always enthusiastically received - the brain always lights up when
I take my lute once a week to the kindergarten. The children love the
sound and start singing once they see it. We sing their songs, of
course, but the divisions I do for every stanza would fit renaissance
music just as well.
And I take it to hospital for visits. I don't open the
Some senior living facilities encourage residents to join music
ensembles. There is one place we know that has 2 college music students
participate with these ensembles in exchange for room and board. What a
terrific deal!
The NIH clinical center has free lunchtime concerts which
Good to know. I had the idea once, but I'm not good enough yet.
Now I'll probably never try.
An explanation coudl be that the sound of the Lute is just too
beautiful, and the pieces timeless. Dying people may get into a
melancholy state that makes them uncomfortable.
A friend played at a
It is challenging, to say the least, to work or do any volunteer work
in hospices and nursing homes. But I think doing so is a very
generous and kind thing to do. I am glad to hear that you, George,
and others are doing it. None of us can know what impact it might
have on
