Last month Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge was transformed for Diwali with sparkling lights and candles. We were delighted to celebrate with patients, families, staff and our musician Shem Jarrold.
We work with over 300 musicians, including some who have been with us for many years and have seen lots of changes to popular music, health and care settings and the charity over the decades. Singer and guitarist Bernie Fawcett has been working with us in the North of England and North Wales since 2015.
We are proud to be involved in the So Many Beauties dementia-friendly music festival taking place at The Bridgewater Hall in Manchester on Friday 20 September.
This year our musicians Annie Summers and Helen Wilding have started an exciting new residency at Coventry Hospital. Violinist Helen and guitarist and harpist Annie share uplifting live music in the oncology and paediatric wards once a month.
Our musician Laura Stephenson, who joined us in 1986, shares her memories of working with the charity over the years.
Kate Burchill recently retired as Live Music Coordinator South of England and Channel Islands for Music in Hospitals & Care. During her five years with the charity, Kate has been instrumental in developing our programme of live music on the islands of Jersey and Guernsey.
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