20/08/2026
What an incredible gift for Orange.
Yesterday we were very fortunate to attend the launch of Orange Health Service’s new Pop-Up Piano, one of just 10 pianos placed across Australia from more than 200 applications.
The piano comes from the ABC TV series The Piano, and Dr Yantra de Vilder, Consultant Producer for Social Impact at the ABC, spoke about the outstanding application submitted by Orange volunteer Don Saville and how pleased she was to be in Orange to celebrate its arrival.
To mark the occasion, Yantra also composed and performed a piece especially for the piano and for Orange, beautifully titled The Keys to Healing.
The launch concert brought together musicians from across the hospital and our community, including ORC Head of Keyboard Alexey Yemtsov and ORC student Max Chudleigh, who gave a beautiful performance of A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square. We were very proud to see Max sharing his music on such a special occasion.
This piano now belongs in a place where music can perhaps do some of its most important work, offering patients, families, visitors and hospital staff a moment to stop, listen, play, connect or simply find a little comfort in their day.
We are incredibly fortunate to have it here in Orange and very thankful to everyone who made it possible. Congratulations Orange Health Service. We can't wait to hear what is played on these keys for many years to come.
