Beethoven (1770-1827) Buzzing noises started at around 1796, according to Doctor Marage, who has studied his letters. Deafness broke out in 1798 and Beethoven had lost 60% of his hearing by 1801. In 1816 he was completely deaf. Beethoven was…
Lloyd Coleman Sounds of Disability
As part of an Arts Council funded programme of work, Dao is engaging with freelance writers to commission opinion pieces and interviews, instigating wider debate about music and disabled musicians that creates a greater understanding of where music sits with…
Ben Lunn new disabled composer Piece T4 at DaDa Fest Liverpool 28th November
Whether it’s writing protest songs or using musical instruments as part of the rehabilitation process, music and disability have historically had a complicated relationship. As a foretaste of the theme of this years’ UK Disability History Month – exploring the…
Janine Roebuck Deaf Opera Singer UK
Janine Roebuck Progressive deafness ran in the family, but Britain’s Janine Roebuck wasn’t worried. She’d never had problems before, so she continued to pursue her love of music. However, while she was studying at Manchester University, she noticed that some…
Lili Boulanger 1894- 1918 composer Crohn’s
Lili Boulanger – composer BBC Radio 3 – Composer of the Week: Lili Boulanger The younger sister of Nadia Boulanger, a famous music teacher, Lili Boulanger died of Crohn’s disease aged just 24 in 1918. But before she died,…
Gusttav Holst,1874 –1934, disabled composer
Gustav Holst Gustavus Holst was born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, on September 21, 1874. His father Adolph von Holst was a renowned pianist and his mother Clara was a student of his with whom he fell in love and married. Clara…
Thomas Quasthoff 1959- Thalidomide surviving Opera singer
Thomas Quasthoff 1959- From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://youtu.be/vItabu-xO9c?t=39 The Jazz Album Thomas Quasthoff 2010 Thomas Quasthoff (born November 9, 1959) is a Germanbass-baritone. Quasthoff has a range of musical interest from the Baroque cantatas of Bach, to lieder, and…
Al-Nourwal Amal Orchestra , Blind Players, Cairo
The Al-Nourwal Amal Orchestra in Cairo has only blind female musicians using Braille notation and memory to play high class western Symphony music and regularly tour the world. The Al Nour Wal Amal Association is a non-profit institution in Egypt…
Inner Vision Blind Orchestra
INDIAN MAESTRO BALUJI SHRIVASTAV, OBE BRINGS MUSICIANS FROM AROUND THE WORLD WHO ARE BLIND OR PARTIALLY SIGHTED IN THE INNER VISION ORCHESTRA INNER VISION ORCHESTRA is the UK’s only Blind Orchestra. It’s aim is to promote blind & visually impaired…
Charles Hazelwood’s Paraorchestra
One from the heart: Charles Hazlewood’s Paraorchestra https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/jun/27/charles-hazlewood-british-paraorchestra On 1 July, an orchestra made up of 18 disabled musicians will play their first concert. Charles Hazlewood reveals what inspired him to bring them together Charles Hazlewood Wed 27 Jun 2012 19.31 BSTFirst…