Downsview Long Term Care Home – December 2024
Ensemble Vivant in Concert for the residents
We are pleased to announce that Euterpe Corporation (Euterpe: Music Is The Key) has been awarded a significant grant from the George C. Hunt Family Foundation. With this generous sponsorship Euterpe: Music Is The Key has engaged its flagship performance group Ensemble Vivant to perform at 20 Long Term Care Homes in marginalized communities in the Toronto area.
Ensemble Vivant’s stylistically diverse performance programs for seniors are known to provide inestimable benefits for the residents and Long Term Care medical professionals have deemed these performances to be “the healing solution” for their residents. A world class group, Ensemble Vivant is also known for its warm and engaging rapport and its passionate, deeply communicative playing that touches the hearts and souls of listeners of all ages.
“A Huge Thank You from all of us here at Downsview. What an amazing Concert!
Our residents were extremely thrilled to have the experience of last Friday December 13th 2024 in concert performance with Ensemble Vivant here at Downsview Long Term Care Center. They have never had this high standard of music played to them here at Downsview. For some of our residents it was a walk back through memory lane, while for the others they shed tears of joy for the opportunity.
We are very grateful to the George C. Hunt Family Foundation for making it possible for Ensemble Vivant in concert to play for our residents here at Downsview Long Term Care Center.
We hope and look forward to future collaboration with Ensemble Vivant.”
Doris Nwosu
Director of Resident Programs
Downsview Long Term Care Center
“It was an absolute honour to host the exceptional talents of Ensemble Vivant here at Fountain View. We very rarely have the opportunity, and certainly never of this caliber, perform in our community. The response from residents, team members and guests who were present, was visceral. It was a multi-sensory experience with the ability to reach residents of varying cognitive abilities and diagnoses. I personally witnessed residents who normally have very short attention spans, and/or who generally exhibit responsive behaviors throughout programs, sit calmly and without disturbance for the entirety of the concert – this alone is remarkable! The level of excellence and professionalism exhibited by the Ensemble was a privilege to provide to our residents and we would be extremely happy to have them back .”
Hali Fitzpatrck
Director of Resident Programs
Fountain View Community
Villa Colombo Long Term Care Home – December 2024
Ensemble Vivant in Concert for the residents
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Our world-class performers’ fun and engaging rapport with seniors accompanies the superb stylistically diverse music-making.
Our music programs are provided free-of-charge to all recipients.
