More than 200 special guests — including members of the Eastern Star Foundation Board and the Governor of Queensland, Her Excellency the Honourable Dr Jeannette Young AC PSM — recently attended Queensland Symphony Orchestra’s (QSO) Healthy Ageing and Relaxed Performances at its South Brisbane Studio. These uplifting performances are a key part of QSO’s Health and Wellbeing Program, which is dedicated to ensuring all Queenslanders have inclusive access to the transformative power of music.
This year, the Eastern Star Foundation awarded QSO a $15,700 grant as part of a three-year (annually reviewed) funding commitment to support their Health and Wellbeing Program. This builds on a $60,000 grant provided last year, helping bring small QSO ensemble performances to aged care facilities throughout South East and regional Queensland. The program also includes two large-scale concerts each year in Brisbane, designed specifically with older audiences in mind.
Eastern Star Foundation Chair Jonathan Nantes commended QSO for enriching the lives of older adults through music, noting its wide-ranging benefits — from cognitive and emotional, to physical, social, and spiritual — particularly for those living with dementia.
“We were also grateful and encouraged to receive a personal thank you from Her Excellency the Honourable Dr Jeannette Young AC PSM for the Foundation’s support of this meaningful program,” Mr Nantes added.
