I'm going to start this post with a video. I think it is a great introduction to the group that entertained us here at Waitakere Gardens on May 11, 2022.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47kR4kvFwxs
Quite a few entertainers have performed here during the 16 months Jeanne and I have been residents, and each has been talented and enjoyable in its own way, but this group, hands down, is my favorite. They weren't just good. They were spectacular.
The concert was free, but you did have to sign up if you wanted a seat.
It is intermission and snacks are being served in this first photo.
Lots of folks chose to watch from whatever floor they lived on.
By the way, the flowers you see on the piano served a double purpose. Raewyn, from our village, regularly picks flowers from the gardens and arranges them.
The bouquets she crafts are available to any resident. The price is just one gold coin. ($1 or $2)
The money collected is used to buy more flower seeds, fertilizer, and other gardening necessities.
Today, her arrangements also added a touch of class to The Madeleines stage.
Most of their songs were jazz or swing from the '40's and 50's, although they did what I thought was a very interesting version of Blondie's, Heart of Glass. I was hoping I could show you a video of that song from You Tube, but no such luck.
O how lucky you are! These ladies are fantastic (loved the youtube video). And you didn't even have to leave the building!
ReplyDeleteYeah, we are indeed lucky to be living in such a place.
DeleteWhat an uplifting program! It sounds like it was great and the video was wonderful. McKenzie
ReplyDeleteI'd like for them to come back again.
DeleteDad, I happened to see the Madeleines have a performance in the city coming up, remembered this post, and thought I'd refer to your blog to see if it is the same group. Looks like it is! Hmmm.... https://www.aucklandlive.co.nz/show/champagne-and-cabaret-with-the-madeleines
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