Outreach programs
We believe that everyone deserves to benefit from the life-enhancing power of great music.
RPO Resound
Taking music beyond the concert hall and out into communities
The Orchestra launched RPO Resound in 1993 to deliver bespoke, pioneering education, community and talent development projects to a wide range of participant groups, with a special focus on underserved audiences.
The overarching objective of the program is to leave a lasting legacy by harnessing the transformative power of music to improve participants’ aspirations, abilities, and life chances.
The Resound team travels extensively nationally and internationally to bring meaningful musical experiences to participants in a wide range of settings, from hospital wards, prisons to primary schools, and community settings such as our specialist stroke rehabilitation program STROKESTRA®.
The Lilia Bloom Outreach Program
The Lilia Bloom Outreach Program is supported by individual contributions from American citizens committed to bringing the joy and healing power of music to diverse and traditionally underserved audiences.
During the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra's week long residency in Orlando 2023, the Orchestra held interactive sessions at five local schools, conducted workshops for adults with autism at the OCA, and collaborated with the Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra, who delivered an impressive pre-concert performance on 6 October 2023.
The RPO also partnered with the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts and AdventHealth to bring STROKESTRA®, a rehabilitation programme utilising creative music-making as part of a formal clinical recovery program, to Orlando. Musicians, clinicians, patients and stroke survivors joined forces to discuss and develop new ideas and activities to complement treatment delivery. Participants then partook in a touching musical performance in front of friends and family.
The RPO collaborates with American partners to share program techniques and results and to identify the best practices to improve outcomes for patients; positive impact on those caring for stroke patients; and to provide meaningful community work for musicians as they spread the healing joy of music.
The RPO's role as an Orchestra extends far beyond the confinements of a stage; our objective is to create a significant impact, stepping off the concert platform and into the community, fostering meaningful relationships with audiences from around the world, and we sincerely thank the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts and the American Friends of the RPO for affording us the opportunity to continue fulfilling our mission.
