Musicians in Residence raise spirits at Conquest Hospital with opening ceremony

Musicians from East Sussex Music lifted audience spirits at this year’s opening ceremony for the East Sussex NHS Hospitals Trust’s Musicians in Residence programme
From left to right- Cav Romeo Di Girolamo, Knight of the Italian Republic, Past President of the Royal Society of British Art, Patron of Art in Healthcare NHS Hospitals Trust East Sussex
Dr Richard Wray, retired Consultant Cardiologist at The Conquest Hospital, Hastings and founder of Musicians in Residence: NHS Hospitals Trust East Sussex
Amelie Bennett, Musician in Residence 2020: NHS Hospitals Trust East Sussex
Yunus Eshekh-Alonso, Musician in Residence 2020: NHS Hospitals Trust East Sussex
Mrs Violet Hancock, High Sheriff of East Sussex
Gordon Dodridge, Area Manager East Sussex MusicFrom left to right- Cav Romeo Di Girolamo, Knight of the Italian Republic, Past President of the Royal Society of British Art, Patron of Art in Healthcare NHS Hospitals Trust East Sussex
Dr Richard Wray, retired Consultant Cardiologist at The Conquest Hospital, Hastings and founder of Musicians in Residence: NHS Hospitals Trust East Sussex
Amelie Bennett, Musician in Residence 2020: NHS Hospitals Trust East Sussex
Yunus Eshekh-Alonso, Musician in Residence 2020: NHS Hospitals Trust East Sussex
Mrs Violet Hancock, High Sheriff of East Sussex
Gordon Dodridge, Area Manager East Sussex Music
From left to right- Cav Romeo Di Girolamo, Knight of the Italian Republic, Past President of the Royal Society of British Art, Patron of Art in Healthcare NHS Hospitals Trust East Sussex Dr Richard Wray, retired Consultant Cardiologist at The Conquest Hospital, Hastings and founder of Musicians in Residence: NHS Hospitals Trust East Sussex Amelie Bennett, Musician in Residence 2020: NHS Hospitals Trust East Sussex Yunus Eshekh-Alonso, Musician in Residence 2020: NHS Hospitals Trust East Sussex Mrs Violet Hancock, High Sheriff of East Sussex Gordon Dodridge, Area Manager East Sussex Music

The budding musicians performed a variety of pieces at the ceremony, including a variety of original pieces, which was held at Conquest Hopsital on March 1

Attending the ceremony were Mrs Violet Hancock, the high sheriff of East Sussex, who presented the young musicians with their certificates before the performance. Alongside her were Dr Richard Wray of the Friends of Conquest Hospital, the group which helped organise the ceremony, and Gordon Dodridge, area manager of East Sussex Music.

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The ceremony kicks of a this year’s calendar of music and performances for the students, who, as musicians in residence, usually organise performances with the hospital directly, in a programme designed to lift the spirits of patients at hospitals in Eastbourne, Hastings, Bexhill, Battle and Rye, all whilst giving the young musicians a chance to cut their teeth in a supportive environment.

Gordon Dodrige, area manager of East Sussex Music said: “We are delighted that the role of Musician in Residence is offered to East Sussex Music students each year.

“It encourages leadership, independence and gives young people a sense of their place in the community.” To find out more about the Musician in Residence programme, visit eastsussexmusic.org