The magic of our musicians

World-Class musical talent

Lost Chord UK’s roster consists of highly trained professional musicians who have studied at some of the world’s most prestigious music academies and institutions. Many of them:

• Are classically trained and perform across multiple genres, from opera and musical theatre to jazz and folk.
• Play multiple instruments at a professional level, ensuring a rich and varied musical experience.
• Sing and perform in multiple languages, which allows them to connect with people from diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Have careers in headline theatre shows, touring concerts, and renowned opera productions. This brings a wide and high-quality repertoire.
• Work as composers, teachers, and recording artists, bringing a depth of nurturing, empathy, and skills transfer experience that impacts on every session.

This unparalleled musical expertise means that our musicians can instantly improvise and adapt to any situation, ensuring that each performance is not just a concert, but a highly interactive and responsive experience for people from all walks of life, whatever their condition or experience.

Interactive, improvised, and personalised performances

Unlike formal “music therapy sessions”, by trained therapists, which follows a tightly structured clinical 1-1 therapist and person approach.

Lost Chord UK sessions are entirely different, they are dynamic, spontaneous, person led and enriched to benefit from a shared group experience. Our musicians don’t simply perform to an audience; they reach out, and engage directly, hands-on with people, creating a two-way exchange, and connects to the wider group, creating a personal shared experience, that is deeply impactful. They:

• Respond in real-time to requests, ensuring that people hear and experience music that is most meaningful to them.
• Improvise and adapt, adjusting tempo, lyrics, and even supporting people to compose new songs together on the spot.
• Encourage participation, whether through singing, movement, or playing handheld, props and instruments.
• Use music as a conversation starter, sparking dialogue and memories that reconnect people with their identity, their loved ones and all the people they spend time with.
• Every performance is a concert-level experience, but one that is deeply impactful, enriching, personal, flexible, and emotionally engaging.

More than music, a lifeline of connection

For someone living with dementia, a Lost Chord UK musician isn’t just a performer, through regular visits they act as dear friend, a storyteller, a memory-trigger, and a source of uplifting joy. The long term effect of their experiences together, goes way beyond entertainment:

• Music with live personal interaction lifts mood and reduces anxiety and offers peace for the distressed, good times of hope and happiness.
• Familiar songs evoke powerful memories, helping people turbo charge their stories, and recall moments and reconnect people from their past.
• Live interaction fosters vital social and emotional connection, breaking through the feelings of isolation that dementia can bring.
• Carers and family members are always included, making our music sessions a shared experience that strengthens relationships.

This is what makes Lost Chord UK musicians truly special: they are exceptional people who don’t just play music, they use their skills to create moments of recognition and vital reconnection that transform lives.

“Imagine”

If you’ve never experienced a Lost Chord UK session before, imagine this: a room that was once quiet and withdrawn suddenly comes alive with song, movement, and shared joy. Someone who hasn’t spoken in weeks starts singing every word to a familiar melody. A carer watches as their loved one, who they thought was lost to them, suddenly smiles, remembers them, and reaches out to hold their hand. Making a difference to people, when it really matters.

That is the magic of Lost Chord UK musicians. That is what makes them different.

That is why their work matters.