"Doing it at a time when people particularly need engagement is really important and necessary. I’d like it to become a more widely shared part of our thinking and our culture."

Opie has a core group of 30 musicians and enlists four or five to perform 10-minute solos at each 45 minute concert – plus a 15-minute Q&A.

Sometimes, they also take requests.

"We love not knowing what questions will be asked, and it’s such a delight to be asked about our instruments or the music," Opie says.

"We’re very aware of the level of understanding and knowledge among them. We have had a request for Danny Boy and luckily one of us knew it, so we could play it, but we’re just as likely to be asked to play Vivaldi or where our instrument was made. That means a lot to us."

For George Knott, a resident of Wintringham independent living at Delahey, the concerts are always a highlight. Usually, he travels in a bus with nine other residents to attend the concerts live at the Melbourne Recital Centre but this year he has watched them via Skype on a large screen in the centre’s community centre with social distancing.

"It’s soothing for the soul," Mr Knott, 63, says. "All you have to do is just get comfy in your seat, close your eyes and open your ears. Then you’re taken away. It’s beautiful."

Wintringham recreation co-ordinator Nicole Lock says the concerts provide vital stimulation to older people.

"Everyone is feeling isolated and we can’t take people out to performances, so we need to look at other avenues to provide stimulation and entertainment," Ms Lock says.

"Music gets to people in ways that conversation can’t and it’s also about being part of something that is more than just yourself."

Inventi hope to perform in person at Wintringham, and other Victorian facilities throughout summer, when restrictions allow a group of people to sit outside at a safe distance.

Their next performance will be in St Paul's Lutheran Home in South Australia on October 28.