The New Zealand Music Foundation, the leading charity dedicated to supporting projects across NZ that use music to change the lives of people in need, has released the results of its March support round.

Two projects in Christchurch and Whangarei affecting more than 2,000 people have received grants in the latest support initiative to be announced by the charity.

At the Mary Potter Community Centre in Christchurch The Cantabrainers Choir, which is organised under the umbrella of the New Zealand Brain Research Institute, has 45 members who all have neurological conditions ranging from Parkinson’s to acquired brain injury and stroke, amongst others. They meet weekly to sing and use music to regain their powers of communication and change their lives for the better.

The New Zealand Music Foundation is supporting the choir by providing the hall hire for the choir’s weekly sessions through 2015.

Sistema Whangarei – Toi Akorangi, an initiative of Whangarei Youth Music operating in Northland, is a community-based initiative with heart. project works to train and mentor teenagers to step into leadership roles within the overall programme, passing on invaluable life skills and instilling confidence.

The New Zealand Music Foundation is providing junior teaching artist fees to support the project.

Chair of The New Zealand Music Foundation, Campbell Smith says: “We’d like to congratulate The Cantabrainers Choir and the NZBRI and Sistema Whangarei – Toi Akorangi.

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