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Boston Symphony Orchestra Performs for Residents at Edelweiss Village

Residents, staff and families at Edelweiss Village Assisted Living enjoyed a pop-up concert by members of the renown Boston Symphony

Boston Symphony Orchestra Members Play Pop-Up Concert at Edelweiss Village Assisted Living
Boston Symphony Orchestra Members Play Pop-Up Concert at Edelweiss Village Assisted Living (Edelweiss Village Assisted Living)

The concert featured the highly acclaimed Brass Instruments Ensemble. Created as a way to provide music to hospitals and other various medical facilities during COVID, this ensemble travels throughout the Greater Boston area. Over 25 residents of the assisted living community attended this festive event.

Amanda Condrin, Director of Activities at Edelweiss Village Assisted Living, summed up the day perfectly. “It was such an honor to have members of the BSO perform on our campus. The residents and staff absolutely loved hearing them play.” Added Condrin, “We will remember this visit for a very long time.”

About Edelweiss Village and Deutsches Altenheim

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Established in 1914, Deutsches Altenheim was originally designed to serve as a retirement residence for elderly German Americans. As Deutsches Altenheim expanded and flourished, the organization became a centerpiece in the Greater Boston community. Today the nonprofit, with a consistent 5-Star rating, continues to offer superior care in a trusting and experienced environment. Its campus in West Roxbury provides long-term care, short-term rehabilitation, memory care, assisted living, and adult day health services to residents and clients of all ethnic, national, and religious backgrounds.

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