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Liverpool LASER Talks: Pockets of Joy

Join us to hear about two Liverpool-based projects that use music interventions in health.

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Leaf, 65-67 Bold St, England, L1 4EZ, United Kingdom view map and directions (opens in a new tab)

19:00 - 21:00

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Did you know music can significantly improve health and wellbeing at any age? Research now supports its powerful impact, including for those facing life's challenges and medical conditions. In this Leonardo Art Science Evening Rendezvous (LASER) Talks we bring together musicians, neuroscientists, and healthcare practitioners whose work offers insight into the power of music participation, composition and performance to enhance people’s lives.

Join us to hear about two Liverpool-based projects that use music interventions in health. Speakers from the Applied Music Research Lab at University of Liverpool and RISE Music Education CiC will talk about using music composition with individuals living with dementia and their caregivers to make a tangible difference. Speakers from the Liverpool Philharmonic Music and Health Programme and its partners at the Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust will tell us how they use music to improve the health and wellbeing of patients with neurological and neurosurgical conditions.

The talks will be accompanied by live performances of music created during these projects, offering a unique glimpse into the creative process and its profound effects, before a moderated panel conversation and Q&A.

Running Order:

  • 19:00 – Event start: Introductions by Mark Roughley & Dr. Susannah Walker  
  • 19.15 – Part I: Music interventions in Dementia care. In conversation with Dr. Eduardo Coutinho (Applied Music Research Lab, University of Liverpool), Mrs. Phillipa Bryan and Dr. Mickey Bryan (RISE Music Education CiC) about using music composition with individuals living with dementia and their caregivers.
  • 19.45 – Part II: Music for Health. In conversation with Nicola Hopson, Learning Projects Manager (Royal Liverpool Philharmonic) about the Liverpool Philharmonic Music and Health Programme and their partnership with the Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust. Featuring contribution from the Lead Musician from Liverpool Philharmonic’s Music and Health programme.
  • 20.15 – Interval
  • 20.30 – Part III: Moderated panel chaired by Mark Roughley plus Q&A

  

Liverpool LASER is part of the worldwide series of Leonardo Art Science Evening Rendezvous (LASER) Talks sponsored by Leonardo, the International Society for Art, Sciences and Technology, which brings artists and scientists together for informal presentations and conversations on art, science and technology. Liverpool LASER is one of over 50 LASER Talks operating worldwide and with every LASER being unique to its own community, Liverpool LASER hopes to bring together interested individuals to explore and cultivate the growing art/science/technology community in Liverpool and the North West of the UK.

Liverpool LASER is hosted by Professor Caroline Wilkinson, Director of Face Lab LJMU, and Mark Roughley, MA Art in Science Programme Leader. The LASER is supported by the MA Art in Science programme and the Institute of Art and Technology (IAT) at LJMU. Watch our previous LASER talks here: https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/microsites/liverpool-laser 

This Liverpool LASER talk is funded by the British Neuroscience Association and the Liverpool Neuroscience Group as part of the 2025 Festival of Neuroscience public engagement programme, Bring Your Own Brain 2025.

 

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