We are excited to be working with Swansea Bay University Health Board to deliver the new ‘Musical Hospitals’ project funded by the Arts Council of Wales. This follows a successful pilot last year, in which we shared live music for wellbeing in dementia and mental health wards across the health board’s hospitals.
This year Neath Port Talbot Hospital will transform into a music hub, with Music in Hospitals & Care musicians visiting the neuro-rehabilitation ward weekly. Other partners on the project bringing music into the hospital include the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Welsh National Opera, Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama and Live Music Now.
There is increasing information on the positive impacts of live music. This project looks to evaluate the wider benefits to the health board and hospital settings, asking the question: How do happier wards and visitors free up staff, help patients recover and save us resources?
We look forward to sharing more as the live music gets underway from April.
World Alzheimer’s Month: Lifting spirits in Cumbria
Our musician Andy McKay has been visiting wards and care homes across Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria, where we have been able to share 29 hours of live music between September 2025 and May 2026.
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An unforgettable evening of wine, music and song
Join us on Thursday 24 September at the historic St James Garlickhythe Church in central London for a very special evening of live music. Guests will enjoy wine and canapés from 6:30pm, with music starting at 7:30pm until around 9:20pm.