What we do

Coda Music and Arts Trust creates lasting, positive change in our community by providing inclusive access to high-quality arts, music, and wellbeing programmes.

We tackle inequality through creativity, empowering people of all ages and abilities through meaningful artistic experiences. Our programmes support education, health, and community development, offering opportunities to learn, create, and receive therapeutic support.

Working with over 600 people every week, Coda offers a range of creative participation programmes, including:

  • Music to support those living with dementia and Parkinson’s Disease

  • Art therapy and creative wellbeing programmes to manage mental health challenges

  • Specialist services for people of all ages with learning difficulties and physical disabilities

In our converted Victorian farm, you will find:

  • Social Ensembles, Groups & Choirs

  • Music for Wellbeing

  • Creative Wellbeing Programmes

  • Music Tuition & Exams

  • Art Therapy

  • Creative Workshops & Courses

  • Artist Studios

  • Exhibition Programme

  • Early Years Programme

  • Bramble Hill Cafe

  • Free Parking

Our Story

Coda Music and Arts Trust is a Registered Charity (No. 1068710), originally incorporated in 1997.

Based on the Dorset/ Hampshire border, Coda has been situated within the old farm buildings of the Chewton Glen estate since 1995. The farm site was purchased by the Trust in 2005 and since then, has undergone a number of development phases - most recently, the conversion of our Stables, where you can find our onsite Cafe, artist studios, and gallery space.

Over the past three decades, we have worked with a wide range of partners and supporters to establish our place in the local community as a hub for music and the arts.

In 2023, Coda merged with a long-standing local arts charity, formerly known as hArt (Hampshire Art for Recreation and Therapy). This natural progression brought both organisations under one name - Coda Music and Arts Trust - uniting shared values and strengthening our commitment to creativity, inclusion, and community impact.

The merger expanded Coda’s remit to encompass both music and the arts and significantly increased our creative health and therapy provision for the local community.

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