I am so delighted to have been awarded funding from Arts Council England and from Music in Hospitals for this project which involves creating and performing a new oratorio through working with different groups of older people with Dementia and their carers. I’m currently in discussions with a number of different settings including residential and hospital care settings with a view to starting sessions in late September. You’ll be able to follow the progress of the project on this Blog. I’ll look forward to sharing some of my learning as I am sure this is going to be a significant learning curve for me in my music for health practise and my work as a composer. Please make sure you put Thursday 6 April 2017 in your diary so you can come along to the performance of the new oratorio at Manchester Cathedral.
I must also credit Michael Hagedorn for the photos on this website. These were taken when I worked alongside the inspirational Gary Glazner at the Alzherimer’s Poetry Project in Brooklyn New York in December 2014. You can find a link to Gary’s work on the resources page. Please note, I’ve only just started to populate this Blog with info so keep checking as more will be added!
creative music making with diverse communities 