Dementia

BBC Radio 3 Music Matters

BBC Radio 3 have covered our move to The Monastery, Manchester and how we are making a difference to our local community of Gorton.

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Ryan Breen takes part in RPS ‘The Healing Power of Music’ panel discussion.

Watch our tuba player Ryan Breen the impact our Music in Mind project makes in this RPS talk.

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‘Untold – Keith’

Click here to watch our breath-taking first-hand account of living with young onset dementia as well as listen to a podcast about the project.

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Two of Camerata’s activities included in The Baring Foundation’s ‘Treasury of Arts Activities for Older People’

We are delighted to have two of our Music in Mind activities included in this years edition of ‘Treasury of Arts Activities for Older People’.

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Principal Horn Naomi Atherton writes personal blog about music and dementia for Gramophone.co.uk

In support of the release of our short film ‘Untold – Keith’, our Principal Horn Naomi Atherton wrote a personal blog about music and dementia for Gramophone.co.uk.

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‘..a relevant human story going on here that needs to be told’ A brief Q&A with ‘Untold – Keith’ actors Neil Bell & Carla Henry

Ahead of our release of ‘Untold – Keith’ next Tuesday, we caught up our two main actors Neil Bell and Carla Henry. Find out more here.

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New PhD partnership. Introducing: Katherine Blumer

Over the past 8 years, we’ve developed a fantastic relationship with our good neighbours The University Of Manchester. Cementing this partnership is an exciting new ESRC CASE Studentship, which will see Katherine Blumer complete a Master’s in Research and PhD on the impact of music-making on people living with dementia. To find out more about Katherine and the exciting work on her horizon, we sent her some questions.

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Music In Mind International – Taiwan

For the past few days, we’ve been training 35 participants from Taipei City Hospital, The National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, plus musicians and students from Taiwan’s National Symphony Orchestra, as part of our first-ever international online Music in Mind training course.

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Research at the heart of what we do – an interview with Dr. Robyn Dowlen

Academic research is a vital part of Music in Mind. We caught up with Dr. Robyn Dowlen to discuss her recent studentship with us, The University of Manchester, Lancaster University and the Economic and Social Research Council.

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The Paul & Nick Harvey Fund – Grant Awarded to Manchester Camerata’s Community Team

We are delighted to announce that we’ve been awarded a very generous grant from Music for Dementia’s Paul & Nick Harvey Fund.

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We believe in the power of music to change lives.
If you want to join us on this journey here are 3 ways you can help:

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As a charity, donations are our lifeblood. From breathtaking concerts, to life-changing Music Cafés for people living with dementia and their carers - the support we receive from individuals just like you make everything happen.

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