HOW YOUR SUPPORT HELPS<\/h3>\n
Your support really does make a difference. It allows us to:<\/p>\n
– provide 90% of our students with\u202ffinancial support<\/a>, with nearly 20% paying no fees at all to attend school<\/p>\n – offer an unrivalled number of masterclasses<\/a> and performance opportunities to our students<\/p>\n – use music for positive social change<\/a><\/p>\n Your support is more important than ever before.<\/p>\n – Our costs have increased dramatically<\/p>\n – Arts Council England states that \u2018without sustained financial support for music lessons, a child from a low-income background has virtually no chance of becoming a professional musician\u2019<\/p>\n – Fewer than a quarter of children now play an instrument, and singing and playing traditional instruments (recorder, violin, flute) are all in decline (Youth Music)<\/p>\n – Disadvantaged young people participate in music at a 38.3% lower rate than their advantaged\u202fpeers (House of Lords Library)<\/p>\n – Young people in the north are less likely to see themselves as musical compared to those in the south (Youth Music)<\/p>\n There are many ways you can support our musicians and the future of music, from a one-off or monthly donation<\/a> to a gift in your will<\/a>.<\/p>\n Together, we can make music more accessible and inclusive.<\/p>\n If you’d like to learn more about supporting us please get in contact, we’d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n Email:<\/strong>\u00a0Development@chethams.com<\/a> \u00a0 Tel:<\/strong> 0161 838 7202<\/p>\n Director of Development \u2013 Alex Mayer <\/p>\n We\u2019re so grateful to all our supporters, who enable us to do this important work at Chetham\u2019s.<\/p>\n Arts Council England We would also like to thank those who wish to remain anonymous, and all of those who have included a gift to Chetham\u2019s in their will.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Chetham’s is registered with the Fundraising Regulator<\/a>. This means we are committed to ensuring that our fundraising is legal, open, honest and respectful.<\/p>\n Charity number: 526702<\/p>\nWHY WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT NOW<\/h3>\n
GET IN TOUCH<\/h3>\n
\nSenior Development Manager \u2013 Ellie Horrigan
\nDevelopment Manager \u2013 Mimi Palmer-Johnston
\nDevelopment Officer \u2013 Abbie Williams<\/p>\nTHANK YOU<\/h3>\n
\nAssociation of British Orchestras
\nBeaverbrooks Charitable Trust
\nConsulate General of the People\u2019s Republic of China in Manchester
\nFriends of the Nation’s Libraries
\nGateley Vinden PLC
\nMills and Reeve
\nOglesby Charitable Trust
\nPurposeful Ventures
\nThe Albert & Eugenie Frost Music Trust CIO
\nThe Haworth Trust
\nThe Hulme Trust
\nThe Leverhulme Trust
\nThe LHR Charitable Foundation
\nThe Pilgrim Trust
\nThe William Walton & La Mortella Trust
\nThe Zochonis Charitable Trust
\nPeter and Judy Folkman
\nEunice Garside
\nDavid Gaskill
\nMark Griffiths
\nPeter and Rayna Jackson
\nCarole Nash
\nNigel Shepherd
\nJim Spencer
\nSir Norman Stoller<\/p>\n
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