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Heart to Heart

Heart to Heart

A new collaboration with OSJ

Heart to Heart Orchestra, established in 2006, is a Korean youth symphony orchestra for musicians with developmental disabilities. Initially founded to provide music education opportunities to young people with developmental disabilities and to increase access to music, the orchestra has been successfully performing for 13 years to improve social understanding for people with disabilities.

Seeking excellence in music, the orchestra has performed at prestigious venues such as the Seoul Arts Center and undertaken international concert tours to the United States (Carnegie Hall, NYC), Canada and China.

With a commitment to enhance social inclusion for all people with disabilities, the orchestra communicates and connects with audiences from all walks of life.

More about the Heart to Heart foundation here

In September 2020 Heart to Heart were planning to travel to the UK for three days of music making side by side with the professional musicians of OSJ. Thursday 17th Sept rehearsal day in Dorchester Abbey, Friday 18th Sept concert in Dorchester Abbey, Sat 19th Sept concert in St John’s Smith Square, Westminster.  We hope to reschedule the visit for 2021.

See more about the trip to UK here

A fundraising concert at St Clement Danes church, Strand, London has also been postponed.

Operatic Extravaganza Puccini, Wagner, Bizet and Wonju Lee.

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