A round-up of a week of Spitz sessions in the run-up to Christmas

Our weekly visits to Great Ormond Street continued today as we spent time with kids on Koala, Bear and Kingfisher wards

Lots of guitars but rarely a cello!

From among the ghosts and cobwebs that adorned the walls of Bridgeside Lodge came the sounds of……

It has been a journey for both of us…

Celebrating Arts In Care Homes Day with Soul Sanctuary Gospel Choir

The final verse captures the joy of performing…

Stepping back in time…

Music is employed as a motivator, as an energiser, to get us feeling good!

We crossed over the wide street of imposing Georgian townhouses to enter the hospital…

We were to visit four wards which we hadn’t been to before…

Music is magic, and they give that magic to the people who need it most.

This week I have written with a 75 year old, a 7 year old and 15 prison inmates…

Before a note was played there was other business to attend to…

BBC Breakfast tell the story of Bridgeside Lodge resident Jackie and her partner Matt

They’ve been looking forward to this all morning! So have the staff actually…

Spitz director Jane Glitre and pianist Arthur Lea on BBC radio London

As we entered the ward, there was a slightly less busy feel than usual…

For several years we have celebrated the Winter Solstice at Bridgeside Lodge…

“I want to write a Christmas song…”

The Bridgeside Lodge Christmas party…

Sometimes the best and most memorable gigs happen in unusual settings and when you least expect it…

A spark of magic in a throwaway statement…

Today was one of those days at Bridgeside Lodge…

There were Great Expectations for this visit….

Today we visited Ellington Ward at Northwick Park Hospital for the second time.

Ellington Ward is an acute inpatient mental health ward for older people…

Marcus played at Bridgeside Lodge on Tuesday, Great Ormond Street Hospital on Wednesday and Northwick Park on Friday…

An afternoon of soul and blues…

The Spitz team were out on the town on Thursday night, after receiving two separate invitations from funders…

The National Day of Arts in Care Homes champions arts engagement in care settings and highlights the health and wellbeing benefits for all involved.

Our first visit to Great Ormond Street Hospital was a great success!

A sunny summer concert in the garden at Bridgeside Lodge

A powerful and spiritual session at Bridgeside Lodge with Arthur and Melissa.

“What a tremendous day. Let’s do that again”

Marcus Bonfanti describes a typical Monday session at Bridgeside Lodge

A Friday and a Monday session to bookend the weekend at Northwick Park Hospital

A beautiful summer concert from a string trio in the garden of Bridgeside Lodge

An afternoon of knees-up, old-time jazz at Bridgeside Lodge

Spitz musicians visit the National Activity Providers Association at Appleby House

Celebrating the longest day of the year with a party in the sun

More historical blogs coming soon…

This is the first time The Spitz has been part of an academic study into the impacts of music on health and wellbeing.

A sunny concert and BBQ to celebrate the longest day of the year

Celebrating the longest night of the year in with a garden concert in Bridgeside Lodge