In May 2025, pianist Clare Hammond and composer Michael Betteridge ran a co-creation project with prisoners at HMP Featherstone and HMP Oakwood. Over the course of four workshops, they composed pieces for solo piano with the participants to reflect their experiences of prison.
Read more about the project in the Big Issue article.
Hear Clare perform their compositions in the following recitals across the UK:
- Campden Music, 14 Oct 2025
- Norwich Chapel Chamber Concerts, 19 Oct 2025
- RWCMD Cardiff, 26 Oct 2025
- Newton Abbot and District Society of Arts, 16 Nov 2025
- Whitstable Music Society, 29 Nov 2025
- St Edward's School, Oxford, 8 Feb 2026
- Oriental Club, London, 9 Feb 2026
- Chester Music Society, 11 Mar 2026
- Cheltenham Music Society, 25 Mar 2026
- Wooler Arts, Northumberland, 14 Jun 2026