Phase 1 – February – May 2010 working with Young Carers aged 7-15. Bath Phil musicians led a series of workshops during respite residential weekends and on weekday evenings. The music enabled the Young Carers to talk about and express their experiences. The performance at the end of Phase One was during the Party in the City to mark the opening of the Bath International Music Festival 2010 in Bath Abbey. The abbey was full and it was an amazingly emotional experience for the audience, including a big contingent of parents, and Young Carers alike.
Phase 2 – May – September 2010 working with Young Carers aged 10-16. For Phase 2 we followed the same format as above. We found the material a lot harder hitting and in many case raw. The music was extraordinary. We gave our first performance of Phase 2 at the Greenbelt Festival in August in the Big Top at Cheltenham Racecourse and received a standing ovation from a big audience. The second performance a month later at Bath Abbey caused the same reaction from a very large audience.
Bath Phil musicians involved:
Jason Thornton
Julie Payne
Charlie Groves
Claire King
Becky Lambert
Victoria Brawn
This project also included access to trainee animateurs from Bath Spa University and peer mentors from both Young Carer charities
The project was supported by Youth Music
