The Music of Life Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation that offers opportunities to musically gifted children with disabilities and special needs, to be trained professionally and to perform in concerts together with outstanding classical musicians. Children are fully integrated into performances, playing as members of the orchestra and singing with the professional choirs.

 Find out more about the Foundation's history, our spectacular concerts and young musicians taking part in our programmes.

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 [ 30-July-2008 ]

On Monday, 3rd November 2008, Music of Life Foundation presents on of the brightest stars in contemporary music, a solo percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie at the Adrian Boult Hall of the Birmingham Conservatoire.

The concert will see the record number of MofL participants appearing as soloists alongside Dame Evelyn Glennie. The Guest Star of the event is Denise Leigh (soprano).

Tickets £10 (£8 concessions) available from Birmingham Box Office on 0121 303 2323 and online at www.birminghamboxoffice.com

To find out more please go to Upcoming events

 [ 30-June-2008 ]

On Thursday, 16th October, Music of Life Foundation in association with Mary Hare School for the Deaf presents an afternoon masterclass and evening recital of one of the foremost musical artists performing today, William Bennett (flute) at the Arllington Arts Centre. The pianist for the event is John Reid.

Masterclass at the Arlington Arts Centre will present a unique opportunity to watch William Bennett working with young woodwind players drawn from various grades at Mary Hare School and those yougsters supported by Music of Life Foundation. To find out more please go to Upcoming events

 [ 01-March-2008 ]

Malvern College is a venue to host Music of Life Open Day on Thursday, the 8th May 2008 - an afternoon packed with exciting activities, performances and mind-opening musical collaborations. It will begin at 15.00 with a two-hour choral rehearsal at St Edmund’s Hall of Malvern College (College Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3DF, UK).

 [ 01-October-2007 ]

Music of Life choral workshops with Armonico Consort Choir are underway at Treloar School, Hampshire. For dates please go to Upcoming events.

 [ 02-September-2007 ]

We are currently looking to expand our Board of Trustees; Music of Life Foundation requires expertise in Charity Fundraising and Music Marketing at a Board level to support our team. For more details please email us on mofl@mofl.co.uk or write to the Foundation's address (see Contacts).

 [ 19-May-2007 ]

 The long-awaited Music of Life DVD is available on request from MofL. Film features MofL's Patron, Dame Evelyn Glennie, extracts from individual tuition sessions, workshops, rehearsals, concerts and much more... Click here to download the short version of the film (16Mb) or send a request e-mail to us at mofl@mofl.co.uk and you will receive a copy of original MofL DVD.

 [ 19-February-2007 ]

 Music of Life Foundation has started the new round of auditions for candidates from all over the UK to take part in our forthcoming events in 2007 and 2008. Both singers and instrumentalists can apply by sending their profiles and recordings to the Foundation's address (see Contacts). For more information please e-mail to mofl@mofl.co.uk

 [ 19-February-2007 ]

The MofL 2006 Gala-concert at St. John's, Smith Square has been a great success. The event saw a group of young musicians with special needs and disabilities joining in with the Orchestra and Voices of St John's for an unforgettable performance of Handel's Messiah. More...

 [ 14-September-2006 ]

 This year Music of Life presents its annual Gala-concert in collaboration with the Orchestra of St.John's. Handel’s most loved and popular oratorio Messiah will be performed by the Orchestra and Choir of St John’s together with members of Armonico Consort Choir on Tuesday 12 December 7.30pm at St John’s Smith Square, London. As always, MofL's participants - young musicians with disabilities and special needs - will appear alongside professionals in the choir and in the orchestra. The soloists of the concert are Denise Leigh (joint winner of Channel 4’s Operatunity), Christine Cairns, Christoper Lemmings and David Stout. Conductor John Lubbock. Tickets (Ј12-Ј29) available from 1 November from 0207 222 1061 www.sjss.org.uk

 [ 21-March-2006 ]

 Ruth Montgomery, a deaf flautist who had appeared as a soloist in three Music of Life concerts in December 2005 is telling an amazing story of her struggle to become a professional musician in the BBC See Hear documentary. The programme is to be shown on BBC 2 on Saturday 20th and 27 of May at 12.00pm.