DEUTSCHE BANK TOP 20 SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
2024 & 2025
Our STORY: Heartbreak to Hope
Music in Hospices began with a deeply personal moment between our founder, Joseph Cavalli-Price, and his mother in December 2019, when she was admitted for end-of-life care at Ty Olwen Hospice, Swansea.
On a solitary walk through the hospice corridors, Joe discovered an old piano covered in blankets and books. He wheeled it to his mother’s bedside, opened the lid, and began to play Somewhere Over the Rainbow — creating a transformative moment of tranquillity and connection.
How We HelpMusic in Hospices co-designs creative arts interventions for the palliative care sector.
Our three pillar approach addresses inequality, access and societal understanding of end-of-life care.
With the creative arts at its heart.
LIVE MUSIC SESSIONS
BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL FEATURED
6 SESSION PILOT: 310 PARTICIPANTS REACHED. 90% INCREASE IN HOLISTIC WELLBEING
0 MEDICAL INTERVENTION DURING A 3 HOUR CONCERT - FIRST TIME IN HOSPICE 30 YEAR HISTORY
3 MEDICAL IMPROVEMENTS IN RESPONSIVENESS, INC. A PATIENT EMERGING FROM A COMA
CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE
160 COPIES IN SCHOOLS, HOSPICES & HEALTHCARE SETTINGS
USED BY CHILD BEREAVEMENT UK
LITTLE ELEPHANT
VISITS THE HOSPICE
FULLY FUNDED BY KINGSTON UNIVERSITY
DIGITAL CONTENT SERIES
COFFEE CHATS
HOSPICE
a world’s first photojournalism project for hospice care
NEW PARTNERSHIPS
FOR 2026
TOGETHER WE CAN TRANSFORM PALLIATIVE CARE
WEBSITE
www.musicinhospices.org.uk
Joe@musicinhospices.org.uk
INSTAGRAM & LINKEDIN: @JoeCavalliPrice