Hull stroke survivors, carers, clinical staff and musicians from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) today performed a fun lunchtime concert of original music written and performed by the RPO STROKESTRA®, to an admiring audience at Hull Trinity Indoor Market.

Over four months, participants took part in fortnightly sessions during which clinicians from City Health Care Partnership CIC and RPO musicians lead specially adapted musical activities enabling participants to listen to, conduct, compose and perform music, all whilst encouraging rehabilitation work aimed at meeting physical, social, emotional and cognitive recovery goals. The ensemble performed their brand new music in a lunchtime performance at Trinity Market, celebrating their rehabilitation and creative successes with the Hull community.

@DrTimSteiner talks about tomorrow's Free Lunchtime STROKESTRA® Concert at @TrinityMarket1 with @CHCPHull @hullccnews @hullisthis #STROKESTRA #RPOResound #ArtsHealthWellbeing #stroke #strokerecovery Details: https://t.co/xJvA2BHpDY pic.twitter.com/e3U8TQXmnx

— Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (@rpoonline) September 17, 2019

STROKESTRA® is generously supported by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, Garfield Weston Foundation, Dunhill Medical Trust, Kirby Laing Foundation, The Rayne Foundation, Help for Health, Austin & Hope Pilkington Trust and Hull and East Riding Charitable Trust.

Watch Hull stroke survivors, carers, clinical staff and musicians from RPO in today's concert of original music written and performed by the RPO STROKESTRA® with @CHCPHull at @trinitymarket1. With big thanks to our supporters @WestonFdn @DunhillMedical @SNForg… pic.twitter.com/h7nfPvYHbb

— Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (@rpoonline) September 18, 2019

More rehearsing for today's FREE STROKESTRA concert at @TrinityMarket1 with @CHCPHull 12.454pm today. Full details: https://t.co/xJvA2BHpDY pic.twitter.com/HWv3In8RCf

— Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (@rpoonline) September 18, 2019

[Lucy Flower – City Health Care Partnership]