OPUS Music delivers music-making in health and social care settings across the East Midlands. We champion the use of music to enhance the health and wellbeing of the people we meet.
We have a brilliant team of experienced Healthcare Musicians delivering programmes in hospitals, care settings, and in the community. Our musicians offer the space to connect, regain autonomy, and experience the power of music for health wellbeing. Our work is based on the ethos of our French mentors Musique et Santé, offering encounters for artistic expression, communication, and shared pleasure.
We make music with people of all ages, from birth to end of life, giving the gift of music at a time when people can be most vulnerable, isolated and feeling low. We play music on hospital wards and at the bedside, for patients, visitors and staff to listen to or join in.
We offer a broad range of training and mentoring for musicians and care staff wishing to develop their skills in making music in health and care settings or wanting to bring music into their environment.
We advocate for the positive social, psychological and physiological impacts of music on people, sharing knowledge across the sector and connecting people in this field.
We’re an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation, which means funding thanks to taxpayers plays a huge part in supporting our work.
The name OPUS Music comes from the musical term Opus which means work.
“Op.” is short for Opus, and it numbers a composer’s works in chronological order. For example Op. 95 is the composer’s 95th composition.
Music reaches people in ways that traditional interventions sometimes cannot. It creates spaces where people feel heard, valued, and part of something, a shared creation, offering autonomy, creativity, and connection.
The Sound of Integrated Care: Why Music Belongs in Every Health Setting
Music is an essential part of healthcare — not an optional extra
When we think about healthcare, we often think first of medicine, diagnostics and treatment. These are vital.
OPUS music are hiring a new Finance Manager to work with the team on a freelance basis for 1 day a week.
OPUS Music is a Community Interest Company limited by guarantee registered in England no. 07900221
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