During lockdown last spring, we reached out to community groups in Southwark asking how we could best support them and engage local residents during this time.

We came up with the idea of providing short outdoor performances to those who were shielding and vulnerable, at a time when we could achieve this safely within the government guidelines. During lockdown, music was being consumed digitally more than ever before, but we knew that this couldn’t replace the amazing impact of live music making and shared community experiences.

In December we returned to one of the residents associations to bring some live festive instrumental arrangements to the residents who had been shielding for over 9 months.