TURTLE SONG
THERE WILL BE A TURTLE SONG IN LONDOn (OCT-DEC 2024) AND THEN BISHOP AUCKLAND (JANUARY 2025) & LIVERPOOL (APRIL 2025). MORE INFO TO FOLLOW.
TURTLE SONG, HELD REGULARLY SINCE 2008, BRINGS MUSIC, SONG WRITING, MOVEMENT AND SINGING TO PEOPLE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA AND THEIR COMPANIONS AND CARERS.
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE ARCHIVE FILMS.
TURTLE SONG WAS FEATURED ON THE BBC DOCUMENTARY HOLDING BACK THE YEARS.
The participants meet once a week for ten weeks, and with the help of professional musicians and music students, write the lyrics and compose the music for their own song cycle, ending in a live performance for friends and family which is recorded as a DVD.
Turtle Song encourages artistic and social interaction, a positive outlook through an enjoyable and shared activity and gives the brain and body a bit of stimulating exercise. It also helps to enhance the professional development of the music students who take part in the project. Since the first Turtle Song at the Royal College of Music, London in 2008 it has been introduced in all UK regions and there are now on average three held each year.
"I cried silent tears of sorrow, of pride, of happiness, of loss, of admiration, of gratitude and more. Thank you for bringing joy to my mum, for accepting her just as she is and for making her truly happy. I have not seen her smile like that for a long time, today she was my beautiful, intelligent, kind & caring, fun loving mum again” Daughter of a participant
Free to all participants. Turtle Song is an English Touring Opera, Royal College of Music and Turtle Key Arts collaboration. Special thanks to The Henry Smith Charity, Mark Armitage, C.A. Redfern Charitable Foundation and Scouloudi Foundation.
