The Phoenix Voices
People: Improving people’s mental wellbeing
By providing choral singing workshops and a Christmas concert, to patients with life threatening conditions, we aim to evoke reminiscences and make and leave memories for them and their loved ones.
About this cause
We aim to bring the enjoyment and benefit of singing in a choir to the local community. We do this by offering open access to all adults who wish to join and do not discriminate on the grounds of musical ability. We train and further the musical development of our members in singing, musicianship, vocal management and conducting where appplicable. We combat social isolation in care homes by delivering accessible singing workshops and take part in a variety of community events including singing for schools and charities; in supermarkets and cafes; at local theatres, school and church fetes and at markets, weddings and funerals.
How this cause brings people in the community together
We will provide 6 weekly choral workshops, leading up to a Christmas concert to patients that are experiencing life limiting conditions who are receiving palliative care at the Sunflower Centre, St Margaret's Hospice, Yeovil. By choosing personally meaningful songs, our aim would be to evoke enjoyable reminiscences. It has been highlighted to us that these patients can feel "written off" and we would love the opportunity to give them a valuable new experience and boost their confidence and self esteem, through the power of singing together. The Christmas concert will involve the participation of the patients and the attendance of their relatives. DVDs of the concert will be produced and given to patients and their relatives thereby providing a lasting memory for them and their loved ones.