In Argentina, music cures the soul
(Artdaily.org)

Picture a hospital: the bustle of harried doctors and nurses, time dragging for lonely patients, and the pervasive sadness of a place for the sick and dying. And suddenly, there`s music -- live, classical music, the sounds of masters like Johannes Brahms and Giuseppe Verdi -- to make it all a bit more bearable. These unannounced flash concerts are staged by an organization called Music for the Soul, and on this particular day at Alvarez Hospital in Buenos Aires the artists are 70 musicians, a choir, two sopranos and a tenor. They perform for free, and most of the time with fellow musicians they meet for the first time right then and there. The network was created in Argentina five years ago and now operates in 10 countries across three continents. It is made up of professionals from prestigious orchestras who donate their time and passion to share the soothing power of music.