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Our musician Constance Chow shares her thoughts on live music and performing for Music in Hospitals & Care.
Claire Van Opstal, Play Specialist at Derian House Children’s Hospice in Chorley, tells us how the #MusicEveryDay live stream music sessions have helped the hospice to adapt their activities during the pandemic.
We would like to congratulate our Trustee Dr Jeremy Huw Williams and our Vice President Prof Julian Lloyd Webber, who have both been named in the Queen’s birthday honours.
We thank Alan for his outstanding efforts and achievements spanning 30 years in support of the charity, giving his time and skills as a musician, volunteer, committee member, supporter, adviser and fundraiser to share the healing power of live music.
This week we are celebrating our fantastic volunteers and the valuable addition they make to the Music in Hospitals & Care community. We spoke to Yasmin Mair, who recently volunteered with us in the Fundraising and Communications team.
Edinburgh's Rolling Hills Chorus raise funds with their lockdown online quiz for Music in Hospitals & Care.
New research, carried out by the Salford Institute for Dementia at our specially created music café, has found that people living with dementia who regularly experience live music have reduced isolation, increased wellbeing and improved peer support.
Our Musician Spotlight for May is singer/pianist Alastair Collingwood, who has been working with us in South England since 2018. Alastair’s wide repertoire of classic songs played in a jazz style make him popular both in hospital wards and care home lounges.
Our Musician Spotlight for April is Kirsten Easdale and Gregor Lowrey. This Celtic folk duo joined us in 2013 and have performed almost 300 live music sessions touring the length and breadth of Scotland, from the borders to the highlands and islands.