The Phoenix Symphony is counting down to its new season, which opens in October. While their gig on Tuesday of this week was smaller than those they’ll soon encounter at Symphony Hall, the connection proved just as deep.
A brass quintet of Symphony members spent the afternoon in the memory care facility at Friendship Village in Tempe. They played seven songs in a celebration of tunes from the movies that was as therapeutic as its was entertaining.
“It brings back that memory to them,” Friendship Village activities coordinator Brenda Arnold said. “It makes them feel happy. It makes them feel comfortable about themselves. There’s a gentleman (here) and sometimes he knows all the words. We can’t get anything else out of him. Music really opens up the mind.”
