Exercising to piano music ‘helps reduce falls among elderly’
Washington, Nov 23 : A music-based multitask exercise program may lead to improved gait (manner or style of walking), balance and a reduction in the rate of falling among elderly people, suggests a study.
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Washington Chorus delivers splendid Vespers by Rachmaninoff
Few of Rachmaninoff’s compositions possess the rich and rarefied beauty of his a capella, Russian Orthodox liturgical setting, the Vespers, Op. 37. Washington Chorus music director Julian Wachner programmed the Vespers for Sunday evening’s all-Rachmaninoff concert at the Kennedy Center but…
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Harold Washington Library Earns “Most Beautiful” Honors
Hint for “Around Town” contributors: photographs of the Harold Washington Library will always be considered for inclusion. It’s certainly one of our favorite photography subjects. We just find the building from the architecture firm of Hammond, Beeby and Babka (now known as Hammond Beeby Rupert Ainge, Inc.) to be one of the underrated gems of downtown. We can pass by the Washington Library twice …
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