Playlist for Life

 

Saturday 1st June 2019 at 19:30
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, Glasgow

 
Everyone enjoys familair music. The RTO’s best concerts have many familiar pieces of music for the audience to hum along to. This year the RTO is joining up with ‘Playlist for Life‘ –  a charity founded by Sally Magnusson, to help people with Dementia.  The charity helps families create music playlists for their family members who suffer from dementia
      

 Sally Magnusson will compare the evening’s entertainment and Alexander McCall Smith will add some wit and wisdom. Older relatives with dementia and memory problems ‘light up” when played music from their younger days. It is a joy to see. The RTO will play familiar pieces, fun pieces and add in music to illustrate the work of the Charity                                                    .
 
The Royal Scottish Conservatoire have generously offered the venue to help support the concert.
Come and see the Conservatoire and afterwards enjoy the concert in lovely surroundings.
 
Venue: The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, Glasgow
Date:  Saturday 1st June 2019 at 19:30
 
 
 
 
Photo credits: Jo Kane
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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