Richard Robling, has been working with us in Wales since 2015. Richard is popular in hospital wards and care homes alike with his upbeat covers of classic tunes spanning the decades.
Our musicians speak about some of the most significant moments they have experienced whilst sharing Joy Through Live Music with Music in Hospitals & Care. Singer and harpist Sam Hickman has been working with us in Wales since 2015.
This week we are celebrating our fantastic volunteers and the valuable addition they make to the Music in Hospitals & Care community. We speak to Owain Brodrick, who volunteered with us earlier this year at our Cardiff office, about his experiences.
Will Browne is a guitarist who has been working with MiHC in South Wales since 2014. He performs relaxing renditions of popular songs such as 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' and 'Fly Me to the Moon' in range of settings including our ICU Hear® sessions on critical care wards.
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.
After seven years at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, MiHC Cymru has recently moved into its new home in the Cardiff Bay area of the city. The team is now based at a third sector hub set up by the Welsh Council of Voluntary Action.
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