HERO OF THE DAY - NATALIE TRAYLING Fifteen years ago, Natalie Trayling was homeless when she found a baby grand piano in a Melbourne department store. She asked the staff if she could play and she began to share her gifts for anyone walking by, playing Beethoven, Chopin, Brahms and her own compositions. Now 80 years old and suffering from painful arthritis in her hands, Natalie has found a calling playing the piano for people on the streets, in the emergency room, in hotels and department stores in Melbourne, Australia. Nuns taught Natalie to play piano when she attended Catholic primary school and, at age 12, she won a music scholarship to Santa Maria College. At age 15, she won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music in London because her parents couldnt pay non-tuition costs. After the tragic loss of her two daughters and other setbacks in her life, Natalie has found meaning sharing music with everyone, Children come up to me, people of all classes and all walks of life, she said. I just love being there and I feel that they should hear the music. The way I feel when I play and the way I feel when Im among the people, it just feels really good. Its something I wouldnt get from a concert hall because only certain people go there. But this is for everyone. youtube/watch?v=s3PGNnG1OGw
Posted on: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 18:02:41 +0000
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