Past Events

2023

JULIUS DRAKE AND THE PIATTI QUARTET
2 November 2023
At The Grosvenor Chapel, South Audley Street, London W1K 2PA

Mendelssohn String Quartet in F minor
Elgar Piano Quintet in A minor

2022

AN EVENING WITH MR HANDEL
3 November 2022
A celebrity recital with Lucy Crowe soprano & Laurence Cummings harpsichord
At The Grosvenor Chapel, South Audley Street, London W1K 2PA
Organised by The Music Therapy Charity supported by The London Handel Festival
Download a copy of the programme.

MUSIC THERAPY IN THE UK TODAY
29-30 October 2022
A weekend conference exploring current research and clinical practice organised by The Music Therapy Charity and the Music Therapy Department at Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Download a copy of the programme.
 

2021

AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 MUSICAL MINUTES
Lizzie Ball & Classical Kicks at the Grosvenor Chapel, Mayfair, London.
18th November 2021

A wonderfully uplifting and enjoyable evening with a very appreciative audience.  Many thanks to Lizzie Ball, Milos Milivojevic, James Turner and Natalie Rozario for their beautiful performance which included:

Libertango
Commandante
Bartok Roumanian Dances
Nana: cello and accordion
Café 1930
Vivaldi Summer Richter version
The Swan: cello and vibes
Bluegrass Medley
Milos solo Asturias
Milos duo with Jimmy T
La Vie en Rose: Milos and Lizzie
Czardas
Toss the Feathers

2020

SCOPING PROJECT OPEN DAY
15 May 2020

The Research Committee of the Music Therapy Charity held an Open Day to answer queries from those interested in entering our Scoping Project competition.  For obvious reasons this had to be held via Zoom but was very well attended with lots of positive feedback.  Full details of the competition can be found here.  The winning proposal will receive an MTC grant of up to £17,000.  This is a new area of funding that we hope to be able to provide annually over the next 3 years.

2019

50TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT
3rd November 2019

The Music Therapy Charity celebrated 50 years of funding music therapy research with an event held at Westminster School at which Stephen Kovacevich very generously gave a fabulous piano recital, playing Bach: Prelude and Fugue in C sharp minor BWV 849; Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major op. 109; Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 21 in B flat Major D960.  This was followed by a celebratory tea with pink fizz and a huge birthday cake.  The event was a sell-out with over 200 people attending.

Huge thanks go to Stephen Kovacevich for giving up his time and playing for us, Westminster School for letting us use their splendid premises, and to everyone who supported us and came to the concert.

 

 

RESEARCH CONFERENCE
3rd May 2019

A Showcase of 50 Years of Funding by The Music Therapy Charity, jointly arranged with and hosted by the Centre for International Research in Arts and Play Therapies, University of Roehampton.

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the Music Therapy Charity, the national organisation dedicated to supporting the highest standards of practice, research and training in music therapy.

Programme including outline of presentations and profiles of speakers.

Poster presentations:

Phoene Cave - The Lung Cycle, explanatory note

Zsuzsa Foldes - Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Music: An Experimental Research with the Acoustic Environment

Joanna Parsons - Music Therapy and School Environments: Exploring the Reciprocal Relationship

Maya Sherwin - The role of icaros as therapeutic tools in psycho-emotional healing: A study of musical experiences of traditional Amazonian medicine

Here are some photos:

 

2018

THE ROUNDHOUSE RISING FESTIVAL
3rd March 2018

We were delighted to be asked by the Roundhouse to participate with BAMT (British Association for Music Therapy) at this year's Roundhouse Rising Festival.  Grace Watts, Development Director of BAMT took part in the "Music That Matters: How can music be used as a means of recovery" panel and jointly manned a stall with Caroline Borg and Pauline Etkin, governors of MTC.  Here is a photograph of the panel.

The theme of the festival is around the issue of the housing crisis and included artists (particularly on the spoken word stage) who have something to say about this spiralling problem.  To help provide more information on the real effects of this the Roundhouse created a forum of charities to provide more information to festival attendees and brought together a range of charities speaking on homelessness, mental health and music therapy in order to build a picture of all the ways they can help those less fortunate than ourselves.

 

A NEW YEAR RECITAL TO FURTHER THE CAUSE OF THE MUSIC THERAPY CHARITY DEMENTIA PROJECT
19th January 2018

In the historical surroundings of the Priory Church of the Order of St John in Clerkenwell Alice Coote and Julius Drake generously gave us a memorable evening of superb performance.  The varied selection of songs catered for every musical taste, and both artists communicated to the audience not only their musicality but also their dedication to the cause of Music Therapy.  We were all so fortunate to be part of such a wonderful evening.

Research into music and dementia care is very much in the news and we appreciate the contribution of Claire Flower, Music Therapist, who brought to light the benefits of the input of music therapists.

Thank you to all who supported the event by attending and to those who made such generous donations.  We have received some lovely feedback and are delighted that the event was enjoyed so much:

"Just a line to thank you for the concert.  Such a good cause, and what a moving occasion.  Alice Coote’s own experience was so personal, and what a performance she gave. We have never heard Sea Pictures so wonderfully performed.  As a long term Elgar lover, I thought I  had listened to the words properly over the years, but now I know better.  Unforgettable."

"I have just got home from the Concert. It was just wonderful!"

 

2016

BAMT CONFERENCE
8th-10th April 2016

Re-visioning our Voice: Resourcing music therapy for contemporary needs

Clink on this link for further details:  http://www.bamt.org/about-british-association-for-music-therapy/bamt-conference-2016.html 

 

JAZZ AGE AT THE SAVOY
24th March 2016

A wonderful evening was had by all at 'Jazz Age at the Savoy' on March 10th 2016. In the evocative setting of the Cinema Museum, Kennington we were drawn into the heady world of cocktails and jazz by Alice Lascelles, journalist and James Pearson, pianist.

Music Therapy Charity Governor, Helen Odell-Miller OBE completed the experience with a fascinating insight into the measure of the work that music therapy can do, in so many spheres. Thank you to our performers and to everyone who supported the event!

 

2014

A JOURNEY THROUGH ADVENT AND CHRISTMAS
Tuesday 2nd December 2014

Held at The Priory Church of the Order of St John

 

THE SECOND TONY WIGRAM MEMORIAL LECTURE
Tuesday 25th February 2014

Nordoff Robbins Centre, London

 

BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC THERAPY CONFERENCE BIRMINGHAM
21st February 2014

"How can you mend a broken heart? Music therapy and cardiac disease: an exploration of medical and psychological phenomena."

Dr Cheryl Dileo, Carnell Professor of Music Therapy, Temple University, Philadelphia, USA; Tony Wigram MTC Research Fellow 2014

 

CONCERT IN CELEBRATION OF THE LIFE OF SIR JOHN TAVENER
Sunday 26th January 2014