Musique et Santé - April 2006

Philippe Bouteloup, Director of Musique et Santé, France, gave a lunchtime talk about the work of this innovative arts and health organisation in Waterford Regional Hospital. Based in Paris, Musique et Santé is a not-for-profit organization, which has been bringing live music by professional musicians into hospitals and organisations working for people with disabilities throughout France since its establishment in 1998.

This talk was followed on the same day by an Open Forum workshop and discussion for patients, staff, carers, visitors and the general public. The Forum offered an insight into the Trust’s Music in Hospitals programme which has been brought about through a partnership with ARTS for HEALTH (England), and Musique et Santé. Three professional musicians from each participating country partook in innovative residencies in hospitals in Waterford, England and France. Each residency explored the role of music in a hospital setting, and the project culminated in a major international seminar in Paris in July 2006.