I only came across this today. Apparently it’s been big news for about a week now but if it passed you by too don’t hesitate to click on the link below.
It’s 8 minutes of testimony to the power of music, of family and how wonderful things happen when good people come together to do something lovely.
As a result of this project a huge amount of money has been raised for dementia related causes.
Besides being a wonderful story it’s also a vivid demonstration of the orchestrator's skill and how, in the right hands, a gorgeous little tune can be developed into a powerful piece of symphonic loveliness with extraordinary emotional impact.
Sometimes it’s nice to have a little cry. So go somewhere private, take ten minutes out of your day, sit back and enjoy.
And if it moves you too, share the link and pass on the love.
Next February The National Theatre will present a revival of Larry Kramer’s The Normal Heart which they describe in their press release as “Kramer’s largely autobiographical play about the AIDS crisis in 1980”.