It seems the newly-built apartment buildings at Epworth Manor house more than just the residents. A particular apartment is home to a baby grand piano owned by Epworth Manor resident Annie Getz.
\nGetz started planning for the musical addition to her room before the construction of the new apartments was completed. Robin Maslanic, executive director at Epworth Manor told Daily Herald photographer Virgie Werner in an interview that, \u201cShe (Annie) could have anything in here that she could fit, and as plans progressed, she checked out the measurements, and started doing her shopping.\u201d
\nThe 91 year-old Getz created a floor pattern of the size of the piano that she wanted, and the Epworth Manor staff placed the pattern on numerous different apartment room floors before finding the right fit.
\nAfter months of preparation, Getz chose her piano, which was made according to the strict specifications of a Steinway, the maker of the instrument.
\n\u201cI\u2019ve wanted one all my life,\u201d said Getz \u201cAnd I thought, why not, even if I\u2019m 91.\u201d
\nThe piano made its musical debut in Getz\u2019s new room on Aug. 13.
\nMaslanic said, \u201cThe piano moved in actually before Annie did.\u201d
\nThe delivery men simply removed the legs from the piano, loaded it onto the elevator, and then quickly reassembled it in her room.
\nGetz started playing the piano at age 5 and taught herself to play by ear before having any formal music lessons. As a teenager, she went to boarding school and had a teacher who wanted her to move to New York to play piano, but instead Getz stayed in the area after marrying.
\nShe also plays the organ but prefers the piano. Getz feels that her emotions are best expressed on the piano. Whenever she feels happy, sad, or angry, it reflects in the type of music that she plays.
\n\u201cMy piano is my sounding board… it\u2019s great therapy, the best therapy there is,\u201d she said, noting that she also likes classical music best.
\nGetz feels that playing the piano often keeps her mind active. On Sundays, she occasionally plays hymns at Epworth Manor. Even though she can only see out of one eye, she plays almost daily, and from memory. Residents at Epworth Manor have been seen standing outside of her doorway while she is playing.
\nAndrea Young, marketing director for Epworth Manor comments, \u201cAll of the personal care staff have heard her play.\u201d
\nGetz\u2019s music on the piano truly brings joy to all who hear it. And for the people who ask her if it\u2019s too late to learn to play the piano, she offers this advice, \u201cAge doesn\u2019t mean anything.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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