Enriching lives through music
The Music Mind Spirit Trust is a charitable organisation that brings together inspirational Musicians, Medics and Scientists dedicated to sharing and researching the gift of music.
Upcoming live events to celebrate MMST’s 20th-Anniversary:
‘The Faces of Passion’ - Metropolitan Opera Singer Allan Glassman and the British Opera Academy, SUNDAY 1 December at 6.30 pm: Join us for this inspirational Concert of opera classics to celebrate the opening of the holiday season in the beautiful Top Studio of Colet House, London on the 1st December. The programme will be hosted by special guest-International Opera Star Tenor Allan Glassman, who has thrilled audiences in opera centres across the world in New York, Chicago, Santa Fe, Dallas, LA, Montreal, Frankfurt, Israel and Paris.
Along with Mr. Glassman and acclaimed pianist Craig White, the concert will feature talented international singers from top conservatories in the UK, including The Guildhall School of Music and Drama, the Royal Academy of Music, the Royal College of Music and the Royal Northern College of Music. Doors will open at 6 for the 6.30 concert. There will be an opportunity to meet with the artists over a glass of wine following this free event. Here is the link to the concert on the Colet website
‘Soundscapes’ with Prof Anthony Pinching (narrator), Viv MacLean (piano) and Fenella Humphries (violin), 26 January at 3 pm: Following the success of the Music in Pinner Series concert (see below), MMST is thrilled that there will be another opportunity to hear these 3 extraordinary performers at St Mary’s, Perivale in this exquisite programme, conceived by Tony Pinching and Viv MacLean as a tribute to Prof Paul Robertson.
Recent live events include:
Music in Pinner Series, Sept 2024, ‘Soundscapes’: MMST would like to thank Prof Anthony Pinching (narrator), Viv MacLean (piano), Fenella Humphries (violin) for their generosity in presenting this remarkable evening of beautiful music and sensitively interwoven words, which raised vital funds for MMST to launch our 20th Anniversary Year. musicinpinner.org.uk
Spokane Symphony, Sept & May 2024: Furthering MMST’s TransAtlantic Dialogue work with Music Director James Lowe and his excellent orchestra, Dr Chika Robertson and Prof Mark Ross Clark (with MMST Trustee Prof Nigel Osborne) continue to develop this special partnership for the Spokane CONNECT Dementia Programme.
British Opera Academy UK, June 2024: This immersive 2-week musical experience provided advanced singers from across the world with a personalised programme of masterclasses (including Jennifer France), workshops and concerts in London and Surrey.
TransAtlantic Dialogue Conference, European Cultural Parliament in Luxembourg, May 2024: Dr Lyudmila Nurse, Dr Chika Robertson and Elizabeth Nurse addressed how Soft Power can be utilised creatively in their ‘Musical Steps’ Workshop. Also presenting at the Conference was Prof Mark Ross Clark, Artistic Director of MMST’s British Opera Academy.
Royal Academy of Music Presentation: Dr Chika Robertson and Dr Lyudmila Nurse – ‘Musical Steps: Reinvigorating Latent Musicianship Across the Generations’ (29 Sept 2023): This live and virtual event in RAM’s beautiful Angela Burgess Recital Hall featured MMST’s talented Young Artist Musical Ambassadors from the Primary Academy, Junior Academy and Royal Academy of Music.
The Scientific and Medical Network’s Golden Jubilee Day: MMST’s Young Artist Musical Ambassadors Sapphie Johnson, Elizabeth Kirov and Joe Steele performed violin solos at the SMN’s glorious 50th Anniversary celebration in London.
The successful launch of the British Opera* Academy (BOA) — Music Mind Spirit Trust included memorable concerts in London and Surrey by talented singers from across the world in June 2023, as well as superbly presented Masterclasses by Jamie Barton, Jennifer France, Duncan Rock, Allan Glassman, Mark Ross Clark, Dominic Alldis and Caroline Dowdle. BOA serves as the professional vocal training and performance arm for MMST’s Young Artist Musical Ambassadors (YAMA) Programme to bring high-quality, accessible performances to diverse communities.
Music and Medicine: current practice, future possibilities: UCL embodied psychotherapies series at Queen Square, Institute of Neurology. On 10 March, Calista Kazuko Georget, Dr Chika Robertson and Prof Nigel Osborne presented an interactive creative workshop, “Reinvigorating Musical Memories through Sustainable Eco-MAPs (Musically Attuned Performances)” at this fascinating international conference, brilliantly organised by Dr Christos Sideros of UCL and the RSM.
Invited back following their popular debut in May, MMST Young Artist Musical Ambassadors Tilly Goodwin, Alistair Sutherland, James Schouten and Elizabeth Hayley brought the new year in with style (and a standing ovation!) at their ‘BEST OF BROADWAY: HOLIDAY SPECIAL’ show in Surrey.*
The very exciting music and ecology production of GREEN MAN HO! was successfully launched at London’s historic Colet House in June. In partnership with the award-winning composer Paul Pritchard, director Mark Ross Clark and Chika Robertson, this multi-media performance featured musicians from the Royal Academy of Music, Junior Academy, Primary Academy and the Blaze Ensemble.
Inspired by ‘Green Man Ho!’, THE GREEN MAN INITIATIVE will raise ecological awareness through this important new educational music project, which will be led by MMST’s Young Artist Musical Ambassadors in collaboration with the Royal Academy of Music and Study Society, Colet House in London.
Hot off the Press:
Nurse, L. and Robertson, C. (2022) Hearing and Feeling the Music in Every Step: Musical Walks and Biographical Experience of Lockdown. Irish Journal of Sociology. https://doi.org/10.1177/07916035221136818
Dr Lyudmila Nurse, PhD, Research Fellow at the Department of Education, University of Oxford, is a member of the MMST Cultural, Scientific and Medical Advisory Board. Dr Chika Robertson is CEO of the Music Mind Spirit Trust.
New appointments:
MMST is delighted to welcome Neena Vivash to its eminent Board of Trustees. A former CEO of Bellis-Jones, Hill Group, Neena’s impressive working experience extends across a number of industries including NHS healthcare, technology, financial services as a CGMA accountant, utilities and higher education.
MMST welcomes Neena Vivash!
Coronavirus Update: The pandemic has allowed us all time to self-reflect, discover and appreciate our own inner gifts. We at the Music Mind Spirit Trust would like to help others by sharing how the power of music can connect us all and contribute positively to our lives, relationships and wellbeing.
