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The Cross Border Orchestra of Ireland

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £1.5M

  • Spending

    £1.2M

  • Charity no. 109503
  • Date registered. 26/09/2023

Public benefits

What are the direct benefits flowing from your organisation's purposes? Since its inception, the Cross Border Orchestra of Ireland (CBOI) has actively sought, Our core message of peace and unity remains central to our mission. Current links include 150 schools in Northern Ireland with over 6,000 Catholic and Protestant children who actively

participate in Peace Proms each year; Musicians from the Colmcille Pipe and Drum Corps, Derry/Londonderry, and dancers from the Michelle Johnston School of Highland Dance, Belfast. CBOI provides exceptional performance opportunities for young people, coupled with orchestral training which is second to none. CBOI stages up to 15 Arena concerts each Spring where members can expect to perform to audiences in excess of 60,000 people. CBOI members get the opportunity to perform to professional concert-orchestra standard, and work with leading conductors, and professional musicians and tutors. Peace Proms gives Primary school children the opportunity to sing with a choir of up to 3,500 children, perform with a full symphony youth orchestra (CBOI), work with leading professional conductors, perform at premier music venues, develop vocal technique, presentation and performance, and experience a variety of musical styles and genres. Peace Proms makes the Arts accessible to communities across Ireland regardless of their socioeconomic or cultural background. How can the benefits identified above be demonstrated? 35,000 children participate in our Peace Proms programme annually. Our music resource pack is provided free of charge to over 700 schools. Over 300 children and young people participate in our orchestral programme and music education programmes. Count Us in is a free specialist instrumental tuition programme for young people at 2nd level. Free music lessons are offered in Orchestral instruments including Strings, Woodwind and Brass. Count Us In is a pioneering project modelled on the Venezuelan system of music education which is regarded as the best in the world. Young musicians trained under Count Us In can go on to become members of the Cross Border Orchestra. Dynamics is specifically for Primary School children aged 6 – 12 years. Children receive a violin on loan and a 1-hour group lesson in violin every day during term time. 80 children from socio-economically deprived and/or rurally isolated areas currently participate in Dynamics. Is there any harm arising from any of the purposes? No Who are the charity's beneficiaries? Over 35,000 children and young people Is there any private benefit flowing from any of the purposes? Is it incidental and necessary? No

What your organisation does

CROSS BORDER ORCHESTRA OF IRELAND – Sharing a love for music and a passion for peace The Cross Border Orchestra (CBOI) was established in 1995 as a peace initiative and is composed of over 130 exceptionally talented young musicians from all over Ireland and Northern Ireland. CBOI has played an important role in building and nurturing vital cross

border and cross community relations and is regarded internationally as a flagship peace initiative. CBOI provides orchestral training and performance opportunities for young people, which are second to none. In addition, CBOI provides specialist instrumental tuition for Primary School and Secondary School Children; Career Development training for Primary School Teachers and performance opportunities for talented young soloists. CBOI is best known for our Peace Proms programme which was established in 2003. Peace Proms is a free resource and choral education programme for Primary Schools. Over 35,000 Primary School children from all over Ireland actively participate in Peace Proms each year and perform with the Cross Border Orchestra of Ireland.

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science
  • The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity

Who the charity helps

  • Children (5-13 year olds)
  • Ethnic minorities
  • General public
  • Physical disabilities

How the charity works

  • Advice/advocacy/information
  • Arts
  • Community development
  • Community development
  • Cross-border/cross-community
  • Education/training

This display is a broad summary of the charity’s financial information. For a full understanding of the charity’s finances, the reader should view the PDF accounts and reports under the Documents tab above.

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £1.5M

  • Spending

    £1.2M

Income

£1.5M

Spending

£1.2M

Charitable purposes

The Company's objects are to promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Northern Ireland and surrounding area (hereinafter described as the area of benefit) without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political, religious or other opinions by associating together the said inhabitants and the local authorities voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to advance musical education to promote musical opportunities for young people in the area of benefit and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants and to promote peace and friendship.

Governing document

Constitution

Other name

  • Cross Border Orchestra of Ireland
  • 3 Trustees
  • 1 Employees
  • 50 Volunteers

Trustee board

  • Mr Jim D'arcy
  • Ms Susan Forde
  • Mr Paul O'callaghan

Contact details

Public Address

Ms Sharon Treacy-Dunne, Cross Border Orchestra Of Ireland, Win Business Park, Canal Quay, BT35 6PH

List of regions

  • In Ireland
  • In Northern Ireland

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