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16 November 2020
Guildhall School and Age UK partner on musical
befriending service ‘Music Bank’
Guildhall Schol musicians will bring music to isolated people living with dementia during
the winter months as the pandemic continues
Double bassist Jack Hudson
Musicians from Guildhall School of Music & Drama have partnered with Age UK Camden to bring
music to isolated people living with dementia during the winter months as the COVID-19 pandemic
continues and lockdown rules heighten.
With 1.4 million chronically lonely older people in England and many also struggling with social
isolation, ‘Music Bank’ sees twelve students, staff and alumni of Guildhall School being matched
with twelve Age UK Camden clients to deliver a musical befriending service, playing music
requested by the clients as well as getting to know them through conversation. This will happen
over the space of three separate phone or Zoom calls lasting 30-45 minutes each, beginning in
November.
