Joint UK/Romanian Conference 17/18th May 2012 Bucharest

muzika — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 14:51:57 +0000

3 UK Charities, Muzika, the Anglo Romanian Education Trust (ARET) and the Foundation for the Relief of Disabled Orphans (FRODO) have joined with our Romanian partners to organise a 2 day conference in Bucharest to explore the issue faced by Romanian Care Institutions in the face of austerity measurers and up coming changes in Social Care legislation.

Supported by the British Embassy the Conference will see 100 senior practitioners and policy makers come together to look at how they can collaborate to meet the challenges they face and hopefully identify issues they can put to policy makers and Ministers as soon as the November elections are over in Romania.

Muzika has provided 3 UK speakers to talk about their experience of similar challenges in the UK but the event is very much about providing a platform for our Romanian partners to get together to identify common problems and, hopefully, common solutions.

Details of the event can be found at www.eventsbucharest.org and we will be reporting back on progress on a regular basis.

New look website

muzika — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:19:37 +0000

Well it’s only a slightly new look but now you can get updates from the site by simply adding your email address to our “subscribe” button and away you go.

British Ambassador visits Timisoara and meets Muzika

muzika — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 18:29:12 +0000

His Excellency Martin Harris, the Bucharest based British Ambassador to Romania, made a 2 day visit to Timisoara on the 20/21 March. He had heard of the good work carried out in the City by Muzika over the years and extended an invitation to join him for dinner to the Trustees.

Peter Goodwin and Adriana Lazaroaia, a local GP with a long association with Muzika, represented the Trustees at a very enjoyable and informal meal in a local restaurant.

The Ambassador spend 3 hours with Peter and Adriana discussing the work of Muzika, the proposed conference to be held in Bucharest in May and the general issues of health care in Romania.

He was very interested and supportive of our work and extended an offer of help, if needed, with the organisation of the conference in May.

James Lisney supports Muzika and delights the audience

muzika — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 18:11:24 +0000

On Saturday 17^th March 2012 James Lisney, the first Bemrose Bursary winner given by Music at Duffield, returned to The Ecclesbourne School and entertained the large audience with a programme of Mendelssohn, Debussy, Chopin, and finally Schubert. James had a wonderfully easy going rapport with the audience and spoke about each piece before he played it, giving little anecdotes and interesting snippets about each piece. James has performed in Romania, the London South Bank Centre, the Wigmore Hall, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Leipzig, Brussels and Berlin and has a very varied musical life.

James was delighted to note one of his students amongst the audience, who was travelling to the south of England from Liverpool and stopped off in Duffield for the concert.

Interestingly, James has been a supporter of Muzika almost since its inception and has given charity concerts for Muzika in Duffield in the past.

It was a wonderful evening much enjoyed by the audience who succeeded in claiming an encore after listening to an energetic performance of Schubert’s piano Sonata No. 20 in A major, D.959

Muzika AGM agrees 2 year strategy

muzika — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 11:58:44 +0000

At its AGM in the Lace Market Nottingham on the 17th March 2012 the Trustees and Volunteers spent the day discussing the way forward for the Charity for the next 2 years and deciding its priorities. An strategy and an action plan was agreed and we hope to have a version of it available soon on the web site.

Follow Muzika Charitable Trust on Twitter

muzika — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 15:58:58 +0000

You can now keep up to date with what Muzika is up to by following us on MuzikaCT@twitter.com

Please tell your friends!

Muzikit Come and Play!! 2nd March

muzika — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 09:02:47 +0000

On the 2nd March Kate Baxter and many friends of Muzika will be holding a “come and play” session at the Westminster Hotel, Mansfield Rd, Nottingham NG5 2EF.

Starting with refreshments at 10:30 there follows an “Explore and Play” session where we will look at instruments and sound makers which focus on complex needs and those with learning difficulties followed by a musical lunch.

After lunch Kate Buchanan, Director if Professional Studies Royal Northern College of Music will “lead the band” followed by more creative fun till 2:30 when we close with a getting together session.

All friends of Muzika, or anyone with an interest in the arts as a vehicle for helping people with learning difficulties, are welcome to attend.

Places are limited so please RSVP to muzikact@gmail.com

Muzika AGM 17th March 2012

muzika — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 11:26:39 +0000

Muzika Charitable Trust will hold its AGM at Lace Market House 54-56 High Pavement Nottingham. The aim is to focus on strategy and agreeing key actions over the next 2 years.

All supporters of Muzika are welcome to join the Trustees starting with tea and coffee at 9:30 and finishing at around 4 pm with an action plan agreed by all!

If you want to attend please contact Mary Wade at mw2468@ntlworld.com or through the web site

Muzika Web Site Goes International

muzika — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:39:59 +0000

We have now added a Google Translate function to our web site which means it is easier for our Romanian partners to access and contribute to the site and we look forward to seeing more people follow us and maybe get some contributions from our partner centres.

New member of Board of Trustees of Muzika

muzika — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:29:46 +0000

At its regular Trustees meeting on the 12th November 2011 the Board appointed Peter Goodwin as a Trustee of the Charity. Peter will be helping with web site development, setting up the Muzika archive and helping to plan the Conference on Adult Social Care in Bucharest on the 11/12 May 2012.