Christmas Appeal 2024
Supporting Education and Communities Through the Power of Music
We still have a way to go to reach our Christmas Appeal target this month.
Thank you to those who helped us during Big Give week, which is now closed.
Help us to raise £20k to support our vital education and outreach work across London and the South East
Supporting Education and Communities Through the Power of Music: LMP Christmas Appeal
When? December 3rd – January 3rd
Target? £20,000
Why give? Support our vital education and community outreach work.
What are we doing?
We work in under-served schools and communities to make classical music accessible and affordable with free workshops, informal concerts and performance opportunities. Throughout our 75 years we have supported talented young artists including Jacqueline du Pré, Nicola Benedetti and Sheku Kanneh-Mason. We champion artists from diverse backgrounds, inspiring the next generation to believe that ‘if they can see it, they canbe it’. We created the Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Prize for young composers from under-represented communities to help make that happen.
Impact
In 2023/24 we reached:
• 3869 young people in 27 schools
• 390 community members via outreach projects
• 15629 audience members at 92 concertsUnlike many larger orchestras, we receive no direct public funding and rely on donations to continue our valuable work. We need your help to continue.
What difference will my donation make?
• £10 buys a ticket for a child to attend their first full-scale orchestral concert
• £50 supports a young person to play a concert side-by-side with LMP musicians
• £250 provides a community workshop with a charity partner
• £500 provides mentoring for young composers as part of the Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Prize
As a registered charity, with Gift Aid we can claim an extra 25p for every £1 you give
