Sali's current activities with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ‘Resound’ Department
STROKESTRA - A pioneering and award winning Stroke rehabilitation programme, using group creative music-making alongside work with clinical staff to drive recovery levels in patients; this is a partnership with City Healthcare in Hull. This project is currently on a long-term ‘roll-out’. More information here:
https://www.rpo.co.uk/rpo-resound/strokestra
THE LULLABY PROJECT - A project in partnership with the Irene Taylor Trust, enabling parents in challenging circumstances to become involved in active music making.
https://www.rpo.co.uk/rpo-resound/in-action/the-lullaby-project
MUSIC IN PRISONS - In partnership with the Irene Taylor Trust, creating new pieces of music with prisoners at Wandsworth Prison, London.
SOUND AROUND - In partnership with Orchestras Live. A series of collaborative performance projects throughout the UK, involving the RPO, schools, music hubs and regional theatres.
VISION IMPAIRED PROJECT - An annual project with the Royal Society for Blind Children - bringing together young people with vision impairments to create and perform new music – this year entirely online. During a week of digital workshops, participants discussed the challenges and hopes they see for the future - from overcoming climate change to reducing social isolation brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
NOISY KIDS - A bi-annual event at the Hexagon, Reading. Interactive musical engagement with young children and local youth music organisation, ‘Berkshire Maestros’.
Other Activities:
CLASSICAL POPUPS - P£RFORM Campaign, set up in 2020, in direct response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: a fundraising platform creating fees for musicians and performances in the community. Collaborations with ‘Living Well Bromley’ charity.
Additional Teaching and Workshop Experience:
Workshop delivery and discussion group - students from Hull University Music Department
Workshop delivery - In partnership with charity ‘Living Well Bromley’, South East London
Creative workshops - RPO Projects in Kuwait, China and USA.
Creative Workshops with the Philharmonia Orchestra, including their award winning intergenerational community and dementia focussed project, ‘Hear and Now’
Degree course teaching module - Tower Hamlets - 1999
Live Music Now participant, taking String Quartet performances and workshops to venues across Wales and England - 1999-2002
Violin Tutor - Westminster City Boys School - 2000-2001
Primary School Classroom teaching assistant, Swansea, South Wales - Work Experience 1994
Coaching:
Ceredigion Youth Music Strings and Orchestra
West Glamorgan Youth String Orchestra
Suffolk Youth Orchestra - String sectionals
Northampton Music Hub - String Quartets coaching
