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NIGHTINGALE

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A season of song performed this spring at Royal Derby Hospital.

Following a very festive winter musical season at the Royal Derby Hospital, the hospitals arts team air is launching the spring music season `Nightingale`. The season will feature an array of vocal performances including folk singer and musician Lester Simpson and the Derby all male acapella choir.

The Nightingale season of music has been made possible through donations from patients, visitors and staff. Who support the aim of these music performances in providing uplifting musical moment of distraction as a part of the hospital experience.

”The therapeutic effect of live music in an healthcare environment has been well documented and is proven to us each time someone passes by with a smile or chooses to contribute their spare change in to our donations bucket during a performance.”

Juliet Cooper air Arts Coordinator

The spring music season will be running from the 21st February 2012 – 17th April 2012. Kicking off with the classical guitarist Alex-Lloyd-Williams performing in locations throughout the hospital as a `wandering mistral` .

Gordon Savage, the conductor of the Derby all male acapella choir say’s

“We are looking forward to being part of the air arts spring season and performing at the hospital. We very much enjoy singing and performing and if we are able to brighten a person’s day then that is a fantastic accomplishment.”

Full Performance Listing

Tuesday 21st February   Alex Lloyd Williams, Classical Guitar   Wandering Minstrel

Monday 5th March   Lester Simpson, Folk Singer & Musician    level 1 Lift Lobby

Tuesday 13th March   QHQ, Vocal Quartet      Kings Treatment Centre

Friday 23rd March     Derby’s all male Acapella Choir    Kings Treatment Centre

Tuesday 27th March   Katarina Kulisa, Violinist     Wandering Minstrel

Friday 10th April     Linda and Eleanor Potter, Harp & Vocalist   level 1 Lift Lobby

Tuesday 17th April    Majika, Guitar & Vocalist     Wandering Minstrel

All performances will be held between 12.30pm and 2.30pm.

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Research Launched in to Clinical Impact of Music Participation for Patients with Neurological Issues

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Following a number of successful pilot projects throughout the hospital, the hospital arts team ‘air’ are now setting up a music residency in King’s Lodge to observe the impact of participatory music making on patients with neurological issues.

Thanks to funding from Arts Council England, percussionist Richard Kensington will visit the ward to deliver music sessions from January – April 2012.  This project has been developed as a partnership between the hospital arts team, the healthcare staff and the musician in order to ensure the greatest impact.

Pilot projects have shown participatory music making to be an effective approach in encouraging initiation, speech and improving patient wellbeing, particularly through drumming and singing.  Twice a week, patients will be invited to join in with music sessions for a period of 10 weeks with musical activities being tailored to individual patient needs.  Patients will be regularly assessed to note any clinical changes as a result of the project.

Tim Hardman (speech and language therapist from King’s Lodge) says ‘We are really looking forward to working in partnership with Richard and Laura on this new and exciting project and to bring music into the ward on such a regular basis.  We are really excited about the opportunity of looking at the clinical impact this could have on patients.’