
Hannah Opstad
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Hannah Opstad
@hannahopstad
Trumpet/Natural Trumpet | Creative Workshop Leader | Music for Life @wigmore_hall | Our Music Club @Bristol_Beacon | Head of Brass @DeanCloseSchool






Our Creative Producer Giulia and musician @hannahopstad joined @wigmore_hall this week, celebrating 30 years of their Music for Life programme supporting people with dementia. Inspirational! Lots of learning to bring to Bristol for 'Our Music Club' community sessions each week🎺

Christmas can be a tough time if you’ve lost someone. One of our listeners got in touch to give her advice about how to talk to bereaved parents at Christmas time. Ruth’s 12-year-old son died earlier this year – she joins @JessCreighton1 to share her story. Listen here ⬇️



Back with @sinfonia_viva 🕺 Man I love this #SoundPlayConnect project with Leicestershire’s super SEND students in 1-1 musical free play sessions. Reunited with @deirdrebencsik & the one and only @hannahopstad ❤️ Of course I was the most serious and professional at all times.

We’ve begun! Such an honour to share the stage with @drkathrynmannix @BookStroud - thank you to @Quickthornbooks for bringing together ‘When Words are not Enough’ 🙏🏻


Today our foyer was filled with beautiful mellow trumpet, jazz guitar and accordion as Our Music Club hosted a monthly open group for people living with #dementia as part of #CelebratingAge festival @ageukbristol. It sounded so great, now we all want to join!

As part of @ageukbristol #CelebratingAge Festival, people living with dementia and supporters are invited for a free music session on Mon 24 Oct. Join us for: 🔹 Singing 🔹 Playing music 🔹 Listening 🔹 And a chat over a cuppa! More info: bit.ly/3ETFlZv




"Ellie Simmonds really summed it up for us when she said dance is for all." Our researchers Dr Karen Wood and Dr Kathryn Stamp spoke to @BBCCWR about how representation of diversity in #StrictlyComeDancing is helping people take up dance Listen from 1:50: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

#OurMusicClub a weekly music group we run for adults w/ #dementia + their supporters has been shortlisted for @familyarts1 Best Age-Friendly Outreach 2022 Awards! 🎉 Find out more about the group bit.ly/3xJPROL #30StoriesofFamilyArts #FantasticForFamiliesAwards2022








