Musicians Benevolent Fund

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  • Fundraising Gala for Croydon Riot Victim

    Posted on 21st November 2011

    Fundraising event in aid of international flaustist Carla Rees in Croydon on Friday!

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  • Musically themed Christmas cards now on sale!

    Posted on 1st November 2011

    The 2011 Christmas Collection is now available from our online shop.

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  • Apply now for professional development funding

    Posted on 21st October 2011

    The closing date for applications to our Awards for Ensembles and Groups and Professional Development Awards is Monday 31 October.

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  • 2011 Peter Whittingham Jazz Award launched

    Posted on 6th October 2011

    Applications are now open for the 2011 Peter Whittingham Jazz Award, one of the most prestigious awards available in UK jazz.

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  • Festival of Saint Cecilia on 23 November 2011 - booking closes soon!

    Posted on 29th September 2011

    Tickets for the Service at Westminster Cathedral are now sold out, however we have a limited number of combined Service/Lunch tickets remaining.

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  • Edward Gardner praises Fund in Last Night Address

    Posted on 14th September 2011

    Edward Gardner, conductor of this year's Last Night of the Proms, praised and thanked the Musicians Benevolent Fund's 'ongoing wonderful support' in his traditional Conductor's Address.

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  • Fund partners with LSBF in new Art Enterprise Diploma

    Posted on 9th September 2011

    A proportion of fees from the innovative Art Enterprise Diploma run by the London School of Business and Finance will be donated to the Musicians Benevolent Fund.

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  • World premiere opens Last Night of the Proms to mark Fund’s 90th birthday

    Posted on 30th August 2011

    Musica Benevolens, commissioned by the Fund, has been composed by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Master of the Queens Music and the Fund’s President.

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  • Musicians Benevolent Fund steps in to help musician left homeless by London riots

    Posted on 22nd August 2011

    A grant has been given to vocalist Eva-Maria Hess after her home was burned to the ground during the recent London riots.

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  • Should musicians be paid to perform at charity events?

    Posted on 16th August 2011

    The Musicians Union has recently claimed that professional musicians are being "emotionally blackmailed" into working for free at charitable and fundraising events.

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  • WorldService Project prepare for 'Match and Fuse' adventure

    Posted on 26th July 2011

    This September, WorldService Project embark on their European musical adventure 'Match and Fuse', a project made possible by the Peter Whittingham Jazz Award.

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  • The BBC Proms, the world's greatest classical music festival, has begun

    Posted on 22nd July 2011

    This year’s BBC Proms have begun at the Royal Albert Hall with a host of performers and composers from all over the world. There is something for everyone to enjoy at this extraordinary array of concerts, and we’ve picked out two which may be of special interest to supporters of the Fund.

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  • Suggia Gift sends cellist Petrov to Portugal to win European Suggia Prize

    Posted on 12th July 2011

    Musicians Benevolent Fund Suggia Gift recipient Michael Petrov has won the European Suggia Prize, competing against some of Europe's finest young soloists.

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  • Ronald Corp's 60th birthday concert in association with the Musicians Benevolent Fund

    Posted on 5th July 2011

    Book tickets for this special celebratory concert taking place at the Royal Festival Hall this Saturday 9 July at 7.30pm.

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  • Ian Fleming Musical Theatre Awards results announced

    Posted on 1st July 2011

    After a day of auditions, six talented young individuals have been awarded a total of £18,500 to help with the study costs of musical theatre courses.

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Address: Musicians Benevolent Fund 7-11 Britannia Street, London, WC1X 9JS
Telephone: 020 7239 9100