The OHMI Trust

21/08/2026

We’d like to introduce you to Edit van der Burg who will be flying in from Hungary to perform at OHMI’s 15th anniversary concert taking place on Saturday, 12th September 2026 at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (7pm – 9pm).

As a talented young musician, Edit suffered brain trauma after being knocked down by a car. Long-term OHMI friend and instrument maker, Maarten Visser invented, designed and built an adapted flute for Edit to enable her to play to her previous standard, despite having lost the use of one side of her body. There have been several improvements to the instrument in the years that followed and an entirely new instrument created in 2007 which one Dutch flute-reporter described as “ a Stradivarius with the looks of a Harley Davidson”.

🎟️ Grab your tickets to hear Edit perform through our website or through the event link pinned to the top of our page.

British Flute Society Naomi Wellings - flute & recorder teaching

17/08/2026

Some of you may know Chris Griffiths whose challenge to create a French Horn stand was the winning entry in a previous Hackcessible challenge. Students at Newcastle University created the stand for Chris to take the weight of the instrument because his neuropathy condition, Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT), affects dexterity in his hands. Chris is one of the musicians who will be performing at OHMI’s 15th anniversary concert taking place on Saturday, 12th September 2026 at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoirel (7pm – 9pm).

🎟️ Tickets can be booked via our website or through the event link pinned to the top of our page.

11/08/2026

🎶 The one-handed clarinet is one of OHMI’s most popular instruments. It’s also one of the most expensive to produce which is why we’re investing so much time and effort into designing and producing a 3D-printed option.

Here’s an OHMI Music-Maker playing Ode to Joy from Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony on his one-handed clarinet - https://youtu.be/diW4kOnkqVA?si=QndwHvkipds8-mLE

He and some of our other OHMI Music-Makers will be performing at our 15th anniversary celebratory concert at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire on Saturday, 12th September. Come along to support them and help raise vital funds for OHMI at the same time 💪🏻

🎟️ Tickets can be booked via our website or through the event link pinned to the top of our page.

03/08/2026

🎺 The trumpet is the perfect instrument to provide the attention-grabbing volume befitting of such an iconic movie track! Here’s an OHMI Music-Maker performing John Williams’ Raiders of the Lost Ark with real gusto and making good use of his trumpet stand in the process.

You can hear lots of our other OHMI Music-Makers when they perform at our 15th anniversary celebratory concert at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire on Saturday, 12th September.

🎟️ Tickets can be booked via our website or through the event link pinned to the top of our page.

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26/07/2026

Huge thanks to Wigwam Storage for not losing their minds while dealing with us during our move to the Bath storage unit 🙏. The whole crew has been super helpful and not once did they roll their eyes at our endless questions 🤣. The new facility in Bath is like a luxurious spa for our hire scheme instruments - they're living their best lives until they're shipped out to their next adventure 🎉. And let's be real, the location is basically on our doorstep, so we're basically besties now 👫. Special shoutout to Sasha (rockstar in the pic) and Selina, who were total pros. We're forever grateful! 😀

24/07/2026

🪈Here’s a sneak preview of one of our 15th Anniversary Celebration Concert performers… https://canva.link/3d82n3yzwjbq3hr

Esther Mannouch once feared radiotherapy damage to her hand would end her music-making but a recorder designed to meet her specific needs has enabled her to continue and her annual concert with her siblings has helped raise lots of funds for OHMI in the process!

Together with James Risdon (a professional recorder player who also happens to be the Access Coordinator for ABRSM), Esther will be performing at our 15th anniversary celebration concert, taking place on Saturday, 12th September at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.

Here’s Esther and her teacher, Amy Whittlesea, rehearsing the Allegro from the Canonic Sonata that she and James will be performing on the night.

🎟️ Tickets can be booked via our website or through the event link pinned to the top of our page.

15/07/2026

We are very excited to announce that we have places for the 2027 Double TCS London Marathon. If you are interested in raising funds for the OHMI Trust by running in this unique year, then please fill out the form at https://forms.office.com/e/y5n59xwg3N. Please share with anyone who might be interested and drop us a line if you have questions!

13/07/2026

Please can you help spread the word?

Our very special music and disability charity will be holding a celebration concert to mark our 15 years of advancing inclusivity and excellence in music-making 🙌

🗓️ Saturday, 12th September (7pm – 9pm)
📍 The Bradshaw Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
🎟️ Priced at £15. Check out the event pinned to the top of our page to book your place.

We'd love you to attend and to let others know who might also wish to join us!

15/06/2026

To mark our 15th anniversary, OHMI will be holding a celebration concert, taking place on the evening of Saturday, 12th September at The Bradshaw Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. RBC student performers will play alongside OHMI Music-Makers.

Tickets are priced at £15 and are available at: https://www.bcu.ac.uk/conservatoire/events-calendar/ohmi-15th-anniversary-celebration-12-09-2026

We do hope you can join us!

11/06/2026

No. 2 out of 15!

We’re delighted that Coventry Arts have stepped up to fill the second slot in our ‘15 for 15’ anniversary schedule 💪🏼

Please do pop along to support their flute, clarinet and saxophone ensembles on the 20th June at 2pm. 🎶

If you or your organisation would like to be one of our 15, you can find further details on taking part here:

https://www.ohmi.org.uk/15-for-15.html