Their elderly neighbor was self-quarantined. So these two children played the cello on her porch, and the video went viral

A video of two children bringing some cheer to an elderly, self-quarantining neighbor has gone viral this week, according to USA Today.

Taran and Calliope Tien, 9- and 6-year-old siblings from Ohio, held a cello concert on the front porch of their 78-year-old neighbor on Monday, USA Today reported.

Helena Schlam lives alone and had not left home in five days after self-quarantining due to concerns about the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Washington Post.

The children’s mother, Rebecca Tien, called Schlam to see if she needed groceries, according to USA Today. When Schlam said no, Tien (knowing that Schlam loved classical music) asked her if she’d like to listen to the children play.

Tien invited Schlam to listen through her living room window, but instead she joined them on the porch at a distance, the Washington Post reported.

The siblings performed for over 30 minutes, playing music from Suzuki Book 1 and Book 2, according to USA Today.

“It was so delightful. It was a little cold, but I just put on an extra coat,” Schlam said, according to USA Today. “The kids are really quite talented, and it was so much fun.”

Schlam also FaceTimed her grandchildren in Israel — who had been planning to visit her this spring and are now unable to travel due to the pandemic — so that they could be a part of the concert as well, according to Time magazine.

Tien’s mother underwent surgery in New York on Tuesday morning. Tien was unable to be with her due to concerns about the coronavirus, Time reported.

“I didn’t want to put her at risk and I was feeling sad that I couldn’t travel,” Tien said, according to Time. “So this felt like a way that I could connect to someone and help in a way that made me feel better about maybe feeling a little helpless that I couldn’t go be with my mom today.”

A video shared by neighbor Jackie Borchardt on Twitter has been viewed over 500,000 times, with one Twitter user commenting that “It’s humanity at its best.”

“My spirit is lifted by how music and community (especially in these socially distant times) remain chicken soup for the soul,” another Twitter commenter said, comparing the children’s performance to reports of quarantined neighbors in Italy, who have been singing to each other from their balconies.

After the children’s performance, Schlam told Tien, according to the Washington Post, “Music is how we’re going to get through this.”