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Back to EpisodesEp.207 Singing at the End of Life: The Magic of Music in Hospices with Joseph Cavalli-Price
Description
What if one of the most powerful moments of someone’s life happened in their final days? And what if that moment was because of music? Founder of Music in Hospices, Joe Cavalli-Price, shares astonishing stories of how live music can transform palliative care, and how singers can bring joy to the dying. This emotional and uplifting episode might just change the way you think about music, care, and connection. (Tissues recommended.)
WHAT’S IN THIS PODCAST?
2:30 Who is Joseph Cavalli-Price?
3:11 What inspired Music in Hospices?
5:18 Music Therapy Vs Music Performance
6:36 What is palliative care?
9:18 How have Joe’s musical studies and experiences influenced Music in Hospices?
14:22 Stories from the hospice
19:32 What do the science and statistics say?
23:38 How can I become a singer for Music in Hospices?
27:00 What collaborative research is in the pipeline?
29:14 Backing from the BBC & Lang Lang
36:28 Donations
About the presenter click HERE
RELEVANT MENTIONS & LINKS
Only Boys Aloud (Choir)
The Sixteen (Choir)
Social Prescription & The National Centre for Social Prescribing
Lang Lang International Music Foundation
ABOUT THE GUEST
Joe Cavalli-Price is a Welsh-Italian musician, vocal coach, and founder of Music in Hospices, a creative arts organisation for palliative care. His work has earned international recognition, with features on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Breakfast. Joe collaborates with Lang Lang Foundation, Hospice UK, and King’s College London to innovate care through music.
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Instagram/Facebook: @musicinhospices & @joecavalliprice
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