This seminar is held in partnership with The Finnish Institute in London and The British Council Finland

We are grateful to Elisabeth and Bob Boas for allowing us to host the event at 22 Mansfield Street

Speakers include

Seppo KImanen (The Finnish Institute in London)
John Holden (Demos)
Anthony Sargent (The Sage Gateshead Foundation)
Tapani Lantio (The Sibelius Academy)
Susan Hallam (The Institute of Education)
Katherine Zeserson (The Sage Gatehead foundation)

The seminar will also include, musical educational tools demonstrations  and will close with a concert by the Finnish Meta4 string quartet.

Music and musical activities are crucial to the social fabric of our lives.  As such they are intimately connected to the creativity and openness of mind required for social innovation, integral to our sense of well-being and instrumental in our capacity to  ‘grow’ innovative practices and ideas across our societies.    Finland has long recognised the potential of the arts as a force for social innovation, as an instrument for social change and as a way toward the development of the whole person.  As a result it has developed flagship music education programmes and invested heavily in the arts. Given our renewed emphasis in the UK on educating the whole child and developing well-adjusted, creative individuals, the seminar will examine the link between education, innovation and music and well being in the UK and Finland. 

Find out more about the Northern Lights seminar series and upcoming events.