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Amazing musical awakening for dementia sufferers

Composer Cyrus Meurant hopes his work will bring joy to the minds of dementia sufferers in aged care homes.

On Cyrus Meurant's first visit to the aged care home, in September 2014, the owner produced an electric keyboard and asked him to play. The young composer started with his own short piece, Interlude, and then one for the organ called Souvenir. His impromptu performance on the dinky instrument lasted barely 10 minutes. But its effect on the residents was remarkable.  

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