“Keep playing music; it keeps you sharp and young! I sang those songs at your age!"
LASA BRANCH
We are so excited to be performing in person again!
If you are a string player, flautist, guitarist, pianist or singer at LASA and would like to join us to make a difference in the lives of some elderly people, please email Aurna.
"I've been singing for as long as I can remember, and I started singing solo for many assisted living facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic, which was met with a lot of appreciation. I'm very grateful to be able to carry this a step further through Harmonies for the Elderly! Aside from singing, I enjoy computer science, reading, and volunteering." - Aurna Mukherjee
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Aurna Mukherjee leads the LASA branch of Harmonies for the Elderly, ATX. She is a Junior at LASA.
Anika Patel is a junior at LASA high school. She has been playing the violin for 12 years and she has been a longtime student of Megan Canney and Luna Chu. Anika was Concertmaster of the Region 18 All-Region MS Symphony Orchestra, Concertmaster of the Interlochen Intermediate Strings Orchestra, Concertmaster of the UT Austin Dell Medical School Red River Orchestra, as well as a member of UT-Austin String Project, Austin Youth Orchestra, and Kealing Symphony Orchestra. In high school, she is a member of the LASA Honors Orchestra, a member of the Region 18 Symphony Orchestra, and a member of the 2022 TMEA All-State Sinfonietta Orchestra. Highlights of her training include attending Interlochen Center for the Arts in northern Michigan for 7 summers and her summer at Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival working under the direction of Sandy Yamamoto. This year, Anika was selected to perform a solo at the Weill Recital Hall of Carnegie Hall. She is the founder of Music in the Community, a volunteer organization bringing musical performances to patient care settings in Austin.
The music Harmonies for the Elderly performs has been specially selected by HFTE Founder, Deepa Rajan, a Westwood HS grad, a graduate of Neuroscience from Vanderbilt who is currently doing a MD/PhD at UCSF.
The music is fun to play and easy to catch onto if you are a somewhat proficient musician. We have planned to perform one Saturday a month at a memory care facility in town.
Performances can count toward service hours.
LASA Harmonies for the Elderly Officers:
Aurna Mukherjee (vocal)
Anika Patel (violin)
Anika Patel leads the LASA branch of Harmonies for the Elderly, ATX. She is a Junior at LASA.