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The funding received will be used to provide a number of concerts this summer held in three of Cairn’s housing developments; Calum MacDonald Court in Rosyth, Gilmour Court in Glenrothes and Aitkin Court in Kirkcaldy.
Multi-instrumentalist duo A Fyne Pear have performed almost 600 sessions for MiHC across Scotland in numerous venues, bringing their unique brand of comedic performance to delight audiences of all ages.
In January 2019, Music in Hospitals & Care received two grants from the Darkley Trust and the Arts Council of Wales to provide Dementia specific communication training days for our musicians working in Wales. Throughout the Spring we organised three training events, which took place in Wrexham, Swansea and Cardiff.
Mezzo-Soprano Lyn O’Hara has been working with Music in Hospitals & Care since 2013, performing nearly 200 concerts and music sessions for the charity. Her musical delivery is warm, inclusive and fun, drawing people in both with her beautiful voice and good humour.
Students on Royal Birmingham Conservatoire's Music, Community and Wellbeing module will be observing professional musicians from Music in Hospitals & Care over the next two terms as part of an ongoing partnership with the institution.
Grammy award winning pianist Christopher Glynn becomes Vice President. He will join President Sir Thomas Allen CBE and fellow Vice Presidents Katie Derham, Dame Evelyn Glennie CH DBE, Prof Julian Lloyd Webber, Dame Felicity Lott CBE, Dame Vera Lynn CH DBE, Toby Spence and Sir Richard Stilgoe OBE in supporting the charity.
This July, parents and babies at St Peter's NICU enjoyed a visit from MiHC musician Emma Stevens during the hospital's first ever Lullaby Hour session.
Our Musician Spotlight for November is Violin and Viola duo String Sisters, who have been working with us in Wales since October 2018.
"It's humbling to see how many complex machines and medicines are set up in the wards, and the care and patience that the parents and staff give to the little ones. To think that we could bring a little bit of music and smiles to both the babies and grown-ups is absolutely amazing."
Our musicians Kirsten Easdale & Gregor Lowrey will be visiting the Tigh Na Drochaid Resource Centre in Portree for a week of interactive music sessions culminating in a live performance for the local community.
Electricity distributor Western Power Distribution (WPD) has provided funding for 15 free live music sessions across South West Wales.