Community Projects

We had an amazing week in June 2025 working with the Ashburnham Community, playing for Orangery guests, taking an improvisation workshop and enjoying a musical 'Soirée' evening with local Ukrainian refugees.

Epiphany were privileged to play for asylum seekers in Hastings, as well as playing for visitors to the 'Orangery' tearooms at Ashburnham Place and working with some of the volunteers and staff at Ashburnham Place. We loved being joined by Hannah Gerrard - a professional classically trained dancer.

Epiphany were privileged and humbled to work with Turning Point - an organisation who care for adults with learning difficulties. We were joined by artist, Tamara Jackson, who responded with improvised art creations to our improvisations and Sound Portraits.

Epiphany enjoyed playing Sound Portraits and putting on a 'The Space' event, in Shepton Mallett and Chesterblade Hills in Somerset.

Epiphany enjoyed performing an hour-long programme of classical and improvised music in Chester Cathedral on 14th October as part of a modern day slavery exhibition. Click to watch a highlights video from this concert.

Epiphany, joined by a number of other musicians, enjoyed spending a day in Bristol on 25th January playing Sound Portraits and other improvisations.

Epiphany enjoyed playing in and around Bristol over 3 days in early January, including in The Galleries shopping centre, in a backpackers hostel and a care home for the elderly - as well as putting on an improvisation training session for musicians.

Epiphany were privileged to have the opportunity to play Sound Portraits for refugees & asylum seekers in Eastbourne on 22nd and 23rd November. The invitation was from friends working for an organisation called Networx based in Eastbourne. It was also great to work with several artists, including the very talented Faith Heath.

Epiphany spent a very enjoyable week based at Ashburnham Place in E. Sussex playing Sound Portraits and teaching, including a event playing for Iranian & Syrian refugees at a café in Hastings.

Epiphany spent 3 very humbling 3 days on 29th-31st October partnering with charity 'Off the Fence' in Brighton & Hove playing Sound Portraits for the homeless community and vulnerable women supported by the charity.

Epiphany spent a day in Clayton (Bradford) working with a number of people with physical or learning disabilities cared for by a national charity called Turning Point. We offered an creative improvised 'Happening' and also played Sound Portraits for several people.

Epiphany made a return visit to Skipton on 12th & 13th July 2019. We performed a classical concert on Fri 12th July at Christ Church and then played Sound Portraits in Craven Court shopping arcade for passers by on the morning of Sat 13th July.

Epiphany spent a day in Basingstoke offering Sound Portraits and an evening improvised 'Happening' event - as part of the 2019 Basingstoke Festival 'Art in unusual places'.

Epiphany played Sound Portraits at a 'Westfest' event in West Molesey, Surrey on 22nd June.

Epiphany enjoyed an inspiring weekend in the beautiful village of Childswickham (in the Cotswolds) on 15th & 16th June 2019 playing Sound Portraits and giving a light classical concert.

Epiphany had a wonderful few days playing Sound Portraits and other improvisations at Ashburnham Place in E. Sussex - including an evening event in the Walled Garden at Ashburnham as well as taking teaching sessions for 'Catalyst' students there. We then spent a couple of days in Eastbourne playing on the top of Beachy Head and then putting on a 'Happening' and another event in Eastbourne (both including Sound Portraits) on the Fri eve and Sat morning.

Epiphany enjoyed a wonderful few days in and around Brighton. We played Sound Portraits in a community pub in a council housing estate, for staff and students at YWAM Holmsted Manor and also for some homeless people in the middle of Brighton.

Epiphany had a wonderful time in Vietnam collaborating with the talented young Vietnamese pianist, Trang Trinh. This visit took years of planning and involved some exciting concerts in Hanoi including a new piece, specially written by composer Peter Richards for Trang and Epiphany featuring Vietnamese folk tunes. We also offered Sound Portraits at several of the events.

Around 20 musicians from Epiphany and the Musicians Network visited Hong Kong for the 3rd year in a row working alongside Jackie Pullinger and her team. We were involved in outreach on the streets, in hospices, care homes and prisons as well as working alongside local Hong Kong musicians and offering Sound Portraits.

From 30th Oct to 6th Nov a group of around 20 musicians from Epiphany and the Musicians Network spent a remarkable week in Hong Kong leading improvisation workshops, Sound Portraits and involved in outreach in hospitals and on the streets.

Epiphany gave a light classical concert in Great Gransden (Cambs) on 2nd July evening and then played in an arcade, the streets and a pub in Peterborough town centre on 3rd July.

In February 2016 Epiphany played Sound Portraits for a number of destitue asylum seekers who clients of the Boaz Trust in Manchester

Epiphany have had a number of opporunities to play for deprived communities in Manchester