Lost Chord is the brainchild of Helena Muller the chief
executive and was founded by her in March 1999.
It has now become an extremely successful charity
operating throughout South Yorkshire, with satalite schemes in London & Wales.
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It produces more than 850 interactive musical sessions a year designed to stimulate responses from dementia sufferers through the media of music, song and dance.
The music is designed to increase self esteem and promote well being among dementia sufferers and those with dementia like symptoms in residential homes and day centres. |
From it’s earliest beginnings with 11 residential homes in Rotherham Lost Chord has expanded into many parts of South Yorkshire and North Nottinghamshire. We regularly receive requests for concerts from much further a field. With extra funding we could do so much more! Read more...
‘We are unique in that we are probably the only organisation in the country which visits the same homes each month in an attempt to build on the responses achieved in previous successive concerts.’
‘The last nine years have been an exciting journey of discovery into
dealing with dementia sufferers’
Click Here to view recording of Lost Chord by the Dinnington & Maltby Guardian (adopted Charity for 2008)
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We have had an amazingly successful year but the highlight is undoubtedly the appointment of our new National Patron.
We are all terribly excited to announce that Lesley Garrett, the world famous soprano, has agreed to become the first National Patron. Lesley originally came from Doncaster and obviously feels a certain allegiance to this area.
We asked her to comment on her reasons for supporting Lost Chord.
‘I had a dear aunt who was a dementia sufferer and a resident at a home in South Yorkshire. She didn't recognise any of us by sight towards the end, but when my mother played one of my CD’s her face always lit up and she would say ‘Lesley.’
I do admire the work you do, especially as you are helping young musicians as well as dementia sufferers.’
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