Morning Melodies rang out at the Baptist Care Blue Hills Retirement Village last week. Our Senior String Ensemble and Senior Vocal Group
spent an hour entertaining the residents with famous classics and familiar melodies. The String Ensemble played the theme from ‘The Lone Ranger’ titled ‘The William Tell Overture’, a Tango, movie themes and finished off with a rousing version of ‘The Can Can’ or ‘Orpheus of the Underworld’. The Vocal Group took the residents through the decades with songs by The Andrew Sisters, Gershwin, Elvis, The Beatles and others. The audience participated in a ‘rollin’ version of Proud Mary with hand actions and they clapped and sang along to all the tunes through the ages.
The students and residents thoroughly enjoyed sharing a love of music together. This was some of the students reflections:
This was a great experience and it was great to see people of an older age really enjoying themselves. - Christina C
It was a really fun and invigorating experience that allowed me to learn more about performance. - James R
Performing at the retirement village was a deeply rewarding experience, with the residents' heartfelt appreciation making the event truly memorable and fulfilling. - Arya K
