Coordinator Ulanda van Rooijen puts the brightly colored folders with songs on the chairs and then the singing can begin. When everyone is seated, pianist Arie Perk plays the first chords of Het land van Maas en Waal by Boudewijn de Groot. Arie Perk: “People love to sing. It is healthy and it connects.” Ulanda van Rooijen: “They are all over 60, but anyone can come. It is very accessible. Anyone who can sing a little is welcome here. It makes people happy. I was just standing there talking to an old gentleman, his My wife is sick and she comes here to have a little distraction. It is very rewarding work.”
The sing-along café in Zeist is a resounding success: ‘It is healthy and it is connecting’
