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Welcome to Concertina, registered Charity No. 1104895
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Concertina will be holding their 10th anniversary celebration at The Chelsea Old Town Hall, Kings Road, London on November 11th 2008 at 7.30pm. This year's Concertina Young Musicians Concert will focus on music for harp and violin. It will feature not only two rising stars but also two internationally renowned musicians. The repertoire is extraordinarily varied and there will be music to suit all tastes. The featured young musicians will be harpist Verity Thirkettle and violinist Giles Thirkettle, both selected for their outstanding talent and exciting potential. The internationally renowned musicians will be harpist David Watkins and violinist Michael Bochmann. David Watkins has performed as a soloist with many leading orchestras including the London Philharmonic, BBC Philharmonic and London Sinfonietta. Founder of the Bochmann Quartet, Michael Bochmann has performed all over the world, recorded with several record labels and made over 50 broadcasts on BBC radio and television. The concert's venue of The Chelsea Old Town Hall boasts a prestigious heritage and the elegant main hall and ante rooms provide a superb setting for this outstanding event. An auction of fabulous prizes will also be held after the concert AND a "Grand Opera Raffle" will be drawn. Two tickets for the Royal Opera House, Glyndebourne, Welsh National Opera and Grange Park are offered in this raffle. If you are interested in attending or sponsoring this event please contact the administrator Sally Dyson on 0207 976 5785 or info@concertinamusic.org.uk.
Congratulations go to Concertina's former Administrator, Alex Fontaine, who was awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List 2007, for her outstanding work with the "Yellow Heart Trust" which she founded. Concertina continues to go from strength to strength due to the strong foundations she laid in the early days along with Concertina's founders Simon and Maggie Baynes and outstanding mentoring of her successor. Alex continues to be a stalwart supporter of Concertina and we wish her every future success.
The Concertina Charitable Trust makes grants to charitable bodies which provide musical entertainment and related activities for the elderly. This not only brightens up the lives of elderly people but also provides a therapeutic benefit to their health and well-being.
The formal Objects of the Trust are described in its deeds as follows:
“The Trustees shall pay or apply the annual income of the Trust Fund to improve the conditions of life of elderly people who are in need especially by the making of grants to charities to enable them to provide cultural activities and related facilities for such people.”
The Trust makes grants to organisations in both England and Wales. In particular, it is keen to support smaller organisations which might otherwise find it difficult to gain funding and to encourage young musicians in the provision of this entertainment.
Fundraising
The Trust will raise funds over and above its main endowment and, unless stipulated otherwise by the donor, these funds will be treated as part of the income rather than the capital of the Trust and therefore used to finance the annual grants to charitable organisations.
The lieder recital to raise funds for the Concertina Charitable Trust held on Thursday 19th July 2007 at 7.30pm at St John's Wood Church, London NW8 was a wonderful event. "An die ferne Geliebte" by Beethoven and "Dichterliebe" by Schumann was performed by the renowned international tenor, Richard Robinson,and distinguished pianist, conductor and composer, Michael Mizgailo-Cayton. These two exquisite song cycles on the theme of love were sublimely performed and the audience was most appreciative.
April 2007 Fundraising Event
This year's major fundraiser was the Inaugural Annual Concertina Young Musicians Concert featuring the internationally acclaimed young French pianist, Helene Tysman. The event took place at the Royal Academy of Music in London in the beautiful Duke's Hall. The evening was a triumph! The concert was extraordinary and the pianist inspirational. Over 150 free tickets were provided to elderly members of the community and their carers all of whom were thrilled to attend such an outstanding performance. In addition to this over 100 supporters of the Trust met people involved in the charity sector concerned with the elderly and saw first hand the type of work we support. The event was also a financial success. Profits in excess of £5,000 were made. If you missed this exciting event be sure to put next year's Concertina Young Musicians Concert in your diary. The event will be held on 11 November 2008 at The Chelsea Old Town Hall.
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