BRATTLEBORO — The Estey Pipers will perform at Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main St., for a Tin Pan Alley sing-along concert on Saturday, June 24, at 1 p.m. in the main area of the library.
Accompanying the 16 Estey Pipers will be the Green Mountain Strummers Ukulele Band, featuring Cal Heile, Deb Noe, Susan Rosano, and Karen Shapiro on ukuleles; Dennis Waring on clarinet; and Dan DeWalt playing the library's Estey organ.
A Creative Aging Grant from the Vermont Arts Council was awarded to the Estey Organ Museum to support older adults aged 55+ in discovering singing and performing Tin Pan Alley songs through a collaboration with the museum.
Susan Rosano, a Vermont Master Teaching Artist, was trained by Lifetime Arts of Vermont to design creative aging programs that include skill-based instructional lessons and social engagement opportunities. Rosano says research has shown that regular singing can lift one's spirits, relieve stress, increase immunity, and bring joy to life.
She created the Tin Pan Alley Sing-Along program for the Estey Organ Museum in cooperation with Waring, president of the museum's board of trustees. Rosano is working in partnership with Lisa McCormick - local singer, songwriter, and musician - who is teaching senior singers in the program.
If you have any questions about the program, contact Rosano at 802-254-6201 or srosano754@gmail.com.