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Project at a Carehome

carehome_celloThe Jonas Foundation Music Project at a Carehome, Kent

The Jonas Foundation Music Project at a Carehome began in April 2004, so has now completed its eighth year.

This project is based in a residential special school for children with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties.

The aim of the project is to give children at this special school the chance to play the cello an to take part in music-making, with the hope that this will help their development in both the personal and academic spheres.

We are happy that this project is going well, and that music-making is helping to bring more enjoyment and fulfilment into the lives of theses children.

We hope that the joy of music can give them support as they struggle to overcome their personal difficulties, and help them to become caring, balanced and happy adults!

Director: Peter Rayner

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«To the Board of the Jonas Foundation

In April 2004 Peter Rayner arrived with one cello offering his skills as a teacher to help our pupils to learn a musical instrument. There are now four cellos in the school and two concerts have been performed before an audience of parents and guests.
Peter has been able to develop the skills of even our most difficult students (they all have emotional and behavioural difficulties), he has a calm assurance which, no matter how difficult the task, gives our pupils confidence. …
… Some pupils have made remarkable progress while others have gained therapeutically through music.
… Peter’s contribution is not just the music or the learning of the cello, but in helping very difficult and challenging pupils to value their own work and their abilities to co-operate with each other.
All of us at the School would like to thank the Jonas Foundation for their continued support of this worthy project.

Yours sincerely,
Mr John Simpson
Deputy Principal – Head of Education»
Barnardos Meadows School, Southborough, Tunbridge Wells, Kent»
(Retired in August 2011)
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Peter Rayner

rayner_peterPeter Rayner has been involved with the Swiss Church Music School and Jonas Foundation since 2000 as cello teacher, administrator and project coordinator, and since 2004 he has led the “Project in a Carehome” bringing music into a special residential school. He has also been involved with many of the summer projects and musicals including “Joseph and his Brothers” (2000), “William Tell a musical” (2002), and “Aline ou la princess qui s’envola” (2009). In 2001 he directed the Jonas Foundation film “On the Surface”, which was shown at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2002.
Royal Northern College of Music GRNCM
Certificate in Harmony and Counterpoint (Birkbeck College)
Peter performs as a chamber and orchestral musician in the UK and abroad, and conducts an amateur orchestra. He also teaches privately.

News

  • Carolina: Master’s thesis!
  • 4th February, Gstaad: Fundraising Concert
  • Océane Masters degree and Prix Arditi!
  • Jerusalem: Jonas Alumni at the «Alleluia» festival
  • Jonas student at the Davidsbündler Music Academy in The Hague

Special piano concerts – CD available


The CD of a concert of Rati Skhirtladze’s (13 years) and his teachers Natia Beraia Taktakishvlili and Dachi Taktakishvili is available – order here: info@jonasfoundation.org
The concerts took place in Switzerland (Berne, Bioley-Magnoux, Geneva) from 12th to 15th March 2015.
On the program: Liszt, Chopin, Ravel, Lagidze.

Donations

You would like to donate? More informations you can find here.

Middle East

Drama workshops in Ramallah (Kathy Bergen, Faten Khoury) – Read more

Milman Center, Haifa

Musictherapy for children suffering from autism at the Milman Center, Haifa. Read more

Armenia: Integration of disabled children

The Jonas Foundation supports the project “Art for Inclusion” in Armenia. Documentary films: "I am a hero", "If you have wings" and "Only love". Read more

Paris-StDenis, France

The Jonas Music Class at Collège Pierre-de-Geyter, StDenis, France. Read more

London Music School

Read more about our music school.

Puzzle «Creation»

«The Creation», a painting in form of a huge puzzle! A piece of art put together by handicapped children and children from the Bernese Oberland (summer 2007). During the International Year 2008 of the Earth, «The Creation» was hosted by the International Airport Geneva at Gate A8. Read more

June 2006: UN Human Rights Council

Jonas Choir UN Geneva
19th June: The «Jonas Singers» sing with the «Petits Chanteurs de la Cathédrale» at the first Session of the Human Rights Council, United Nations, Geneva. Young singers from countries as varied as Iran, Zimbabwe, Angola, Rwanda, Cameroun, Bulgaria, Germany, United Kingdom, France and Switzerland, have been invited to sing at the first Session of the Human Rights Council.

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