A unique and guiding feature of Sarasa is playing to audiences who would not normally have the opportunity to hear live classical music. This gives the flexibility to perform in ensembles of varying size, and present a diversity of music on a wide range of instruments. In the New England area Sarasa plays for the homeless, the elderly, prison inmates, hospital patients, mental health patients, people with disabilities, and children. Internationally Sarasa has performed to diverse audiences from small village communities to royalty in Southern India, and held workshops for musicians in Cuba and Ireland.
Music has the ability to uplift and transform.
From the baroque music itself, to the charm and unpretentiousness of the performers, there was a strong suggestion of other worlds that might be much different from our own but still with an emotional and psychological framework we could appreciate. I think that certain kinds of music have the capacity to influence and invigorate particular aspects of the pysche. There's an almost spiritual bond that can occur when players of powerfully-written music come together under the umbrella of performing and project something that's uplifting and regenerating to the audience. This is especially powerful when the audience is one that's not accustomed to the kinds of emanations that that particular form of music generates. The least traveled or educated can still discover an intangible inspiration from the sound of a cello, violin or harpsicord that touches a place we often forget is there.