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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£146.0K
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Spending
£150.3K
- Charity no. 104719
- Company no. 72077
- Date registered. 09/05/2016
Public benefits
The benefit that flows from our purpose is the promotion of enjoyment, better understanding and appreciation of the art and science of classical music in all its many forms, and including on occasion other musical forms that are related to or are also readily appreciated by audiences for classical music, including contemporary music, jazz, opera
and music theatre, choral music and improvisation. We do this for the general public in Northern Ireland, and further afield in the UK and abroad through touring, involving the public as audience members or as active participants in music making. We can evidence the benefits of our work through regular evaluation and audience survey of all our events, including qualitative analysis of audience and participant response, through photo, video and recorded documentation, peer review, and regular reporting through annual reports, audit and reports to funders. We can think of no obvious possibility of harm arising from our activities, which are subject to risk assessment, the necessary safety and protection policies and codes of conduct for staff and volunteers. Our beneficiaries are the public of Northern Ireland and occasionally outside Northern Ireland through touring or partnership projects. Some projects address a specific need in society, such as music provision in areas of economic deprivation within the city of Derry, community capacity building through music making or opportunities for disabled performers to make music.
What your organisation does
The charity promotes the public performance of classical music, in particular through annual festivals, such as the Walled City Music Festival that features chamber music performance by high calibre national and international artists, or the City of Derry International Choral Festival that celebrates music making by choirs and involves local,
national and international participants in concerts, competitions, workshops and community performances across the city of Derry. In association with these events we promote educational programmes for schools and occasionally for advanced level students, programmes to encourage community music making and concert tours in Northern Ireland, across Ireland and in the UK. We are also involved in partnership projects to address issues such as the access of disabled musicians to participative music making.
The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science
Who the charity helps
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- General public
- Learning disabilities
- Physical disabilities
- Voluntary and community sector
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Arts
- Education/training
- Volunteer development