The OHMI Trust

12/10/2026

15 for 15! If you’re taking part in a concert or ensemble performance before the 20th of May 2027, we'd be super grateful if you were to consider using the opportunity to support OHMI – whether that’s donating a percentage of your proceeds, holding a raffle or through other creative means!
In return, we’ll support you in promoting your event through our social channels and quarterly newsletter. Where we’re unable to attend and support you in person, we will send promotional material to introduce OHMI’s work to your audience.
Please DM us to find out more...

08/10/2026

🎶 Thanks again to everyone who performed at our 15th Anniversary celebration concert in September!
We have a wonderful selection of photos, courtesy of the lovely Maisy.

Please do share the photos far and wide (credit should go to ) and tag to help spread the word about our wonderful musicians and all that can be achieved in one-handed musical instrument playing!

30/09/2026

📣 We're Recruiting: Part-Time Finance Officer

Are you an experienced finance professional looking for a flexible, rewarding role with a charity that is transforming lives through music?

The OHMI Trust is seeking a Part-Time Finance Officer to support our vital work enabling people with physical impairments to participate fully in music-making. This is an exciting opportunity to join a small, passionate team and play a key role in managing the charity's finances and supporting our continued growth.

✅ Part-time role
✅ Remote working
✅ Make a real difference through your financial expertise
✅ Join an innovative and inclusive charity

If you have strong bookkeeping and financial administration skills and would like to contribute to a charity making music accessible for all, we'd love to hear from you.

🎵 Find out more and apply here:
https://www.ohmi.org.uk/blog/were-recruiting-part-time-finance-officer

📅 Closing date: 11 October 2026 at 23:59

Please help us spread the word by sharing this post with your networks.



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25/09/2026

We’d like to introduce Matt Shuttleworth who is undertaking a three-month research study alongside his PhD to explore the lived experiences of service users who are musicians who learned to play an instrument, acquired a disability, and have now relearned to play and/or are relearning or learning to play on an adapted instrument.

He kicked off his project with OHMI at our 15th anniversary concert at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. It proved a great opportunity to meet with and hear some of our talented one-handed musicians and examine some of the adapted instruments up close.

We will share Matt’s findings once they are available. In the meantime, you can learn more about Matt here: https://www.ohmi.org.uk/blog/exciting-research-begins-in-adapted-musical-instrument-design-build-learning-and-teaching

​ Matt Shuttleworth is passionate about making music as accessible as possible. His PhD research project with The OHMI Trust aims to help disabled musicians and teachers to better understand the...

22/09/2026

How incredible was the OHMI concert?!

The performances were truly mesmerising, and our sincere thanks go to all who gave up their Saturday evening to perform, volunteer and watch – and particularly to our trustee Emma Brown who had the vision to make this fabulous concert a reality ❤️

We’ll be sharing images of the event soon but, in the meantime, we think this one sums up what a special occasion our 15th anniversary concert was – OHMI Music-Makers and Royal Birmingham Conservatoire students and alumni united for the massed ensemble performance of Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil’s ‘Make Your Own Kind of Music’, arranged by OHMI’s Chair of Trustees, Clare Salters. It perfectly sums up OHMI’s belief that everyone has the right to play what they want to play, when they want to play and how they want to play!

Thank you to our wonderful photographer Maisy Neale and videographer Vinícius Motta

11/09/2026

Final reminder to come along and help us celebrate OHMI’s 15th Anniversary Celebration Concert this Saturday! 🗓️ Saturday, 12th September 2026, 7pm 📍 Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Hear what’s possible when it comes to playing music with one-handed instruments, all courtesy of our talented OHMI Music-Makers and Conservatoire students. 🎟️ Tickets can be booked via our website or through the event link pinned to the top of our page.

10/09/2026

Just waiting to collect our first musician, flying in to perform The OHMI Trust’s 15th anniversary concert. Still time to get your tickets! Don’t miss out on a fabulous evening.

02/09/2026

🎵 A single French Horn can weigh over 2kg which makes conventional playing problematic for musicians with an upper limb weakness or impairment and impossible for musicians with an upper limb absence. That’s why the French Horn plays such an important role!

Here’s one of our OHMI Music-Makers making good use of the stand during his rendition of Hot Chilli. You can hear him and some of our other OHMI Music-Makers when they perform at our 15th anniversary celebratory concert at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire on Saturday, 12th September. We’d love to see you there and you would be raising 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.

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31/08/2026

📣 It’s official! The programme for our 15th Anniversary Celebration Concert has been confirmed.

🗓️ Saturday, 12th September 2026, 7pm
📍 Royal Birmingham Conservatoire

Please do come along to see what’s possible using adapted musical instruments and enabling equipment.

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