Cappella Caeciliana

Public benefits

The members of the general public who benefit are (1) those who already have an interest in sacred choral music, and (2) those who do not currently have an interest in such music but can gain an appreciation of it through our efforts to expand our reach. They benefit by having their understanding of this art form increased, by gaining enjoyment

from our performances and by having the opportunity to gain spiritual enrichment. There is an indirect and longer term benefit to society in that we are contributing to the continuation of this art form in Northern Ireland and keeping it alive for future generations. The fees charged are modest (and in many cases nil) and we have measures to ensure that ability to access the benefit is not restricted on grounds of cost. The benefit is demonstrated by us having frequent and well advertised performances, by normally having reasonably large audiences for our performances, by getting positive feedback from audience members, and by being recognised by external highly regarded musical bodies as performing at a high standard. There is no potential harm whatsoever deriving from our purpose. A necessary private benefit exists (education of choir members) but this in turn flows through to higher quality and hence increased public benefit.

What your organisation does

The choir regularly performs sacred music at concerts and religious services. It records this music from time to time and distributes the recordings in CD format and via websites in order to bring this music to a wider audience.