Carducci Music Trust

Inspiring audiences and young musicians of the future

The Carducci Music Trust is a registered charity (no. 1131742) which supports the educational and concert work of the Carducci Quartet. You can support the work of the Carducci Quartet by becoming a Friend or Patron of the Quartet or by making a donation.

Here are some of the ways Carducci Friends and Patrons can help:

The Carducci Festival at Highnam is the quartet’s own festival and is an excellent example of the quartet’s determination to promote free or low cost children’s events, family concerts, masterclasses for young musicians, alongside concerts of the highest international level.

Taking live music into schools is essential in promoting classical music to a new generation. The Carducci Quartet provides school workshops that are interactive and promise to be exciting, creative and unique. Their aim is to perform to over 3000 school children each year.

Performing at top venues such as the Wigmore Hall, London and the National Concert Hall, Dublin is vital for maintaining the quartet’s international reputation and the Carducci Friends and Patrons can help provide crucial support for such events.

The Carducci Chamber Music Courses in the UK, France and Ireland are an invaluable part of the quartet’s work - offering intensive master classes and concerts for young people from around Europe eager to develop their chamber music skills. The quartet would like to be able to offer financial assistance to enable the experience to be open to everyone, regardless of their ability to pay.

How to become a Carducci Friend

To join the Carducci Friends, we ask that you make a suggested annual donation of £25 for individuals or £40 for a couple or family. Under 18s can become a Young Friend for £5.

As a Carducci Friend, you will be supporting and contributing to the work of this special Quartet, as well as helping to take live classical music to the next generation.

In addition, we will welcome you with:

• Regular newsletters, keeping you up-to-date with the Carducci Quartet’s activities plus highlights of our concert schedule for the coming year
• An invitation to the annual Friends & Patrons’ reception at the Carducci Festival
• Preferential booking for the Carducci Festival
• Acknowledgement of your support in programmes for concerts promoted by the Carducci Music Trust including the Festival programme

Carducci Patrons

Carducci Patrons have a truly personal involvement with the Carducci Quartet and their development. The support of the Patrons is vital to the success of the Quartet's educational work, Festival and concert programme.

Patrons
For an annual donation of between £150 and £400 we would be delighted to extend all the invitations offered to Friends, plus the following:

• Invitations to an annual Patrons' event, as well as the Friends & Patrons reception at the Carducci Festival each year.
• Preferential booking for the Carducci Festival (in advance of Friends)
• Acknowledgement of your support as a Patron in programmes for concerts promoted by the Carducci Music Trust, including the Festival programme.

Gold Patrons
For an annual donation of £400 or more, in addition to all the benefits extended to the Friends and Patrons, Gold Patrons will receive the following opportunities:

• Acknowledgement of your support as a Gold Patron in programmes for concerts promoted by the Carducci Music Trust, including the Festival programme.
• The chance to be acknowledged as a supporter of a guest artist of your choice within the Carducci Festival.
• Personal handling of your Carducci Festival booking • The opportunity to form a real connection with members of the Carducci Quartet and to meet the Artists after Festival concerts.

For more information about becoming a Carducci Friend or Patron, please call Cathy Boyes on 01420 86267

Carducci Music Trust
Elmdon, Southwood Road, Shalden, Nr Alton,
Hampshire, GU34 4DX
Tel: 01420 86267 (Cathy Boyes - administrator)

Reg. Charity no. 1131742
Reg. Company no. 6863248

Trustees: Julie Brooker, Caroline Lumsden, Anna Rowe, Stephen Sacks (chair), Clive Tulloch