209 is a community radio station, which means it operates on a not-for-profit basis and is run, in the main, by volunteers. 209radio is here to provide Cambridge people with the training and facilities Cambridge people need to make the radio programmes they want to hear.
We deliver flexible and responsive events, projects and support activities to further a vibrant and inclusive high quality arts environment for everyone: artists, participants and audiences. We aim to support high profile activity in East Anglia both by engaging rural communities and by developing activities for young people and families.
Aldeburgh Music is a European 'creative centre' that fires the imagination and stretches the world's best musical and artistic talent. It is a national centre of excellence for the professional development of musicians, from emerging young talent to established musicians - fulfilling the legacy of Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears.
The AMBER Trust helps blind or partially sighted children who have a talent for music. AMBER knows that music is not only a source of great pleasure to these children, it also encourages learning and boosts their confidence. For them, music is not just a pastime – it’s a lifeline.
Artichoke is a creative company that produces extraordinary live events in streets, public spaces or in the countryside. The trust is motivated by the belief that the arts should not take place only behind the closed doors of our theatres and art galleries, but should speak to the widest possible audience.
A charity providing pastoral support to Christians working in the Media, Arts and Fashion industries. This is through the distribution of publications, events in different cities and one to one meetings.
Aylesbury Vale Youth for Christ was established in 1970 and serves local young people aged 9 – 25. We respond to needs in the community by partnering with others to develop a comprehensive range of activities and opportunities. We currently run 9 weekly drop-in groups (www.youthcafe.info) attracting hundreds of young people.
Brighton Festival of World Sacred Music aims to promote understanding between people of different faith traditions - and none - by staging an annual festival of sacred music. It also holds inspirational workshops and performances in prisons, schools and hospitals.
It provides emerging singers, musicians and technical trainees with rehearsal and performance opportunities. The company offers training and professional development through an annual programme of workshops, masterclasses and two fully staged operas. These are led by a team of professionals with a wealth of experience and with a particular gift for nurturing and developing emerging talent.
Established in 1990, Camberwell Choir School (CCS) is a music and arts project for children and young people aged 0-14 in inner-city south London. The emphasis is on having fun while learning musical skills - singing, playing and listening. Children, staff and volunteers all reflect the diversity of the local community, and we're proud to have as our patron world-famous bass-baritone Sir Willard White. We particularly aim our sessions at children and young people who would not otherwise have the opportunity to access high quality music tuition, through cost or social exclusion. We charge just £1 for our core sessions, and £2 for a group or individual instrument lesson on piano, violin, guitar and drums. By giving to us, you help open up the world of playing and performing to over 100 children and young people who - through lack of money or social exclusion - might not otherwise get a chance to experience the pleasure and personal growth that is possible through music - and, as if that’s not enough, there’s now evidence that learning music helps with wider schoolwork, too. And, of course, musical skills stay with them for life.
Cantate is a mixed youth choir open to singers of all abilities, providing singing education and social opportunities. Cantate provides educational opportunities in music, singing and performing to a high standard. The choir is funded entirely by student subscriptions, and donations.
The Charles Hallé Foundation enables the Hallé to engage the best soloists and conductors in the world, perform for over a quarter of a million people each year and create opportunities for children to hear the sound of an instrument or full orchestra for the very first time.
A community arts centre and venue in Hackney, East London, Chats’s 200+ yearly performances blend professional theatre/dance/cabaret/music/etc with local talent. It runs youth arts programmes, open workshops, outreach projects, photography, and Carnival MAS Band. Saturday 'family days' are a perfect introduction to performing and participatory arts for younger children.
To keep Chester Cathedral running costs over £1 million a year. The Cathedral receives no funding from the State. We raise funds through our own endeavours and through the generosity of our visitors, congregation and friends. But it is not just bricks, mortar, heating and lighting… The Cathedral plays a key role for the Christian community in Chester. It is a place of gathering, enabling large groups to celebrate, to commemorate and to worship together, for charities to promote their causes, for children to learn, a centre of musical excellence and a site of extraordinary historical significance. Your donations really will help to keep Chester Cathedral running for future generations.
It grant funds to charities in England and Wales to provide music and access to the arts for the elderly. The annual "Concertina Young Musicians Concert" provides a platform for outstanding young musicians at a prestigious venue and gives free tickcets to the elderly and their carers.
Cove Park runs a series of residencies for artists working in a wide variety of performing, visual and literary disciplines. The residencies give artists the time, space and freedom to focus on the creative process in a supportive environment and without the pressure of production or presentation.
It promotes artistic activities, including art exhibitions, artistic performances and tuition in a diverse range of arts subjects for all age ranges. It encourages and facilitates the participation in and appreciation of artistic activities by people from all sectors of society that do not normally participate in such activities
to support the City of London charities/connected charities and schools ; to assist specific deserving students in their education; to support relevant, smaller charities in which Liverymen are actively involved and which they support; to support smaller charities where the Trustees are able to establish an ongoing relationship
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Drake Music works with disabled musicians of all ages to explore, compose and perform music. We use technology in innovative ways to foster creativity, nurture talent, develop new skills and bring together disabled and non-disabled artists. We provide previously unimagined access to music-making <p> We collaborate with disabled musicians in creating and producing music at all levels, pushing boundaries and breaking new ground artistically and technologically. <p> Drake Music is a voice for the future, informing and challenging the way people, society and government think about music and disability. We connect across difference, valuing the unique contribution of disabled artists
East London Chorus is an amateur choir based in Docklands, studying and performing classical choral works, from established favourites to new works from contemporary British composers. Additionally, it raises funds and awareness for Cancer Research UK in aid of breast cancer, allowing audiences to enjoy its concerts whilst supporting an exceptionally worthwhile cause.
Organises the annual National Eisteddfod of Wales. In 2008, the Eisteddfod will be held in the centre of Cardiff (2nd to the 9th of August 2008). In 2009, the Eisteddfod will visit Bala.
Future Radio is part of NR5 Project, a community based media, education and arts charity working with people of all ages from Norwich and Norfolk. Future Radio is Norwich's community radio station and provides broadcast and training opportunities for 150+ volunteers to get involved with community radio.
The Gabrieli Consort & Players were founded by Paul McCreesh in 1982 and gained prominence in their first decade with mould-breaking reconstructions of music for the great historic occasions of the Baroque. Since then, they have captivated audiences with their bold interpretations of a wide range of masterpieces from the 17th and 18th centuries.
The Hackney Harlem Theatre Company is group of 16 young people from different locations around London, who wish to unite and create a pioneering new international performance group. The company are under the umbrella of the Hackney Empire theatres audience development and participation and learning department.
Harrogate Hospital Radio provides twenty four hour bradcasting for the patients and staff at Harrogate District Hospital. The station produces many live shows including request programmes for patients.
Heart n Soul is a multi-disciplinary arts organisation led by artists with learning disabilities. It makes music, theatre, dance, visual art, digital art, films and participatory cultural events. Heart n Soul is renowned as the creator of The Beautiful Octopus Club and The Squidz Club, which is for young people.
Hope for Tomorrow is a National Cancer Charity founded December 2003. It’s prime focus is to raise funds to build and provide mobile chemotherapy units – the concept provides cancer patients local treatment alleviating the need for traveling long distances and is operated by the Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Jessie's Fund helps children with special needs by providing music therapy and other opportunities for creative musical experiences. The charity works with seriously ill and disabled children all over the UK, many of whom can't speak, giving them an invaluable means of communication and expression.
It is a choir in South London, performing 2 concerts & a workshop each year. The choir is also supports local charities eg St Christophers Hospice. A keyboard could be used at the concerts, and will enable it to continue fundraising for the local hospice and other movements, when singing at outside venues
Keynote trust offers help and encouragement to Christian groups and churches in all matters related to music and worship through advice and consultancy, workshops and presentations at all levels.
Kingston Philharmonia was formed in in 1973, and is now an established part of the Kingston-on-Thames amateur music scene. We are going to be playing all the Beethoven Symphonies on July 19th in Kingston-on-Thames Parish Church to raise money for the Young Kingston Charity, and for Kingston Philharmonia to help fund future programmes and soloists.
The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) is one of the most prestigious drama schools in the world. Widely recognised for providing high quality training for young actors, stage managers and theatre technicians, its success derives from the ability to create an environment that nurtures each student's individual skills and talents.
LAO gives young people the opportunity to experience opera, enhancing personal expression and emotional development. An experienced team of musicians and directors leads interactive workshops in schools where students discuss, take part in and direct opera. The participants engage with music and with culture, through the drama and through movement.
Live Music Now helps people access the joy of live music in venues such as schools for children with special needs, centres for adults with physical and learning disabilities, homes for older people, prisons and hospitals. It also supports young professional musicians at the start of their careers.
The London Week of Peace is an annual week of high profile events, intiatives and action aiming to promote community cohesion, safety and peace across the capital. Under the banner, Reconciliation, Celebration and Colaboration, tens of thousands of Londoners from all walks of life will participate in a range of citywide and local activities.
'Love Hope Strength Foundation promotes innovative, music related, outreach and awareness programmes for leukaemia and cancer patients and those who are affected by it. The foundation will build a support network for cancer patients worldwide and provide funding for quality cancer research projects'.
Making Music is the UK's largest association supporting the work of amateur and voluntary musical organisations.
Primarily it aims to advance the education of the public in particular young musicians in the musical arts from any country in the world through public performances, msical programmes, workshops, bursaries, grants, etc. It also raises money to aid Marie Curie Cancer centres bring comfort to those with terminal cancer.
Musequality, founded in May 2007, sets up and supports music projects for some of the poorest children in the developing world. Our aim is not to produce professional musicians but to give vulnerable children the chance to learn skills – such as self-confidence, problem-solving, numeracy and goal-setting – and build a sense of identity that will give them a route out of poverty and away from the risks of drug culture, violence and crime. Founded by David Juritz, internationally acclaimed violinist who busked his way around the world fundraising for the charity, read more about us at www.musequality.org.
It works with the National Centre of Arts and Music Schools (CNEArt) in Cuba to send and distribute materials to children and young people for music and performing arts education in Cuba.
Music in Hospitals' aim is to improve the quality of life of adults and children with all kinds of illness and disability through the joy and therapeutic benefits of professionally performed live music. Each year, the charity organises over 4,000 special live concerts in healthcare settings throughout the UK.
The National Children's Orchestra of Great Britain provides musically-talented children aged 7 - <14 with the training and opportunity to play together in full symphony orchestras. Talent, musicality and excellence at audition are the sole criteria for entry; no talented child is ever denied a place for lack of funds.
What is Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy? It is a creative therapy which uses musical improvisation to form a therapeutic relationship with children and adults with a wide range of needs and difficulties. Music therapy is based on the understanding that all human beings are musical.
North Tyneside Steel Band is a registered educational charity which offers people in the North of England opportunities to learn and perform steel pan music. It runs four classes a week in North Shields and provides instruments and support for four outreach projects, involving over 300 young people.
The OPEN Youth Trust is a Norfolk based charity working to provide safe activities for people aged 13-25yrs, including the OPEN Youth Venue which will be a leading ‘world class’ hub of activity for the young people of Norfolk. Other projects include OPEN Road Motor Project in addition to CLOSED Ltd & H2O Wash and Valet which have been set up to bring revenue to the Trust.
The Robert Levy Foundation was set up in remembrance of Robert Levy who lost his life whilst trying to save a young child being threatened with a knife. The aim is to highlight & address the issues surrounding knife crime. Through events & work within the community young people can be encouraged to find appropriate ways to become better citizens. Thus preventing further loss of life.
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra provides, maintains and encourages the art of music, accessible to all, with the vision of bringing world-class performances of the greatest music, offering audiences in the UK and abroad the highest possible standards of music-making, accompanied by some of the most acclaimed artists of the day.