HOW YOU CAN HELP
How you can help
Concert venue hire, professional high calibre soloists, instrumental accompanists and at least one orchestral concert a year (playing period instruments whenever possible) is a costly business. These costs cannot be fully covered by ticket prices without risk of them becoming unaffordable. This is why we need your help.
There are many ways individuals, businesses or institutions can help. We are hugely grateful for any and all this help.
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Dedicate a piece of music
Dedicate a piece of music A very special way to mark an occasion. We offer the opportunity to dedicate an entire concert, or an individual work within a concert programme, to your chosen person, memory or event.
To discuss the possibilities please contact donations, marking your enquiry ‘Dedications’. Once a dedication has been agreed a few words of your choice will appear prominently in the appropriate concert programme .
Here are some examples of recent dedications that have appeared in our programmes:
"Joy to Alison Gisby who now has the wings to fly!"
(Gae Twomey*)
"For June Buckley on the occasion of her 90th birthday "
(Sharon Buckley)
"For my dear friends, Beryl and David Glanfield, on the occasion of their 20th Wedding Anniversary last month"
(Julia Sadler)
"In fond memory of Bernard and Phyllis Hathaway, singers and music lovers, for whom this was a much loved work."
(Barbara Hathaway*)
"In memory of a very close friend, Richard Butt, Conductor of the Choir from 1966 to 1992, for whom Bach’s Mass in B minor meant a great deal."
(Michael Palmer )
"In memory of Patricia Mary Hurford who died on 2th September after 62 years of selfless support of her husband, Peter Hurford, in his life and his musical career."
(Ruth and Peter Oliver)
"To Patrick, a long-standing and enthusiastic supporter of the Choir, who would love to attend tonight’s concert but does not expect to be able to join us this evening."
(Barbara Hathaway and Ela Claridge )
Give a Donation
If you would like to make an ad hoc donation, however small, to help fund our performances, it will be greatly appreciated. Click here for how you can make an instant donation by credit card or from your PayPal account by using the following link :
Alternatively, please contact: donations
If you are a UK taxpayer please consider giving through Gift Aid as this can considerably boost our funds. We would be most grateful.
Sponsorship for Business
Our audiences mainly come from the city or immediate surrounding area: regularly Birmingham and one other major Midlands city or town each year.
This local audience base makes us highly relevant to businesses or organisations also operating in the area.
We welcome the opportunity to discuss a tailor-made sponsorship package for you.
What might a sponsorship package include ?
Any of the following elements:
To start a discussion please contact: marketing
Advertising
Advertising your businesses. We produce high quality concert programmes and welcome a small number of advertisers to promote their business or organisation by buying either a full or half page space, full colour or black & white.
To discuss costs and availability please contact: marketing
Volunteer
We warmly welcome offers of help in any way.
Birmingham Bach Choir could not survive without a dedicated group of volunteers, both singers and non singers
If you would like to be involved and help e.g. as a steward or selling programmes or interval drinks at our concerts, or helping distribute our concert flyers we would love to to hear from you. Or if you have a skill or professional service you would like to offer us then please contact: info
When you shop online
When you are online shopping we would be hugely grateful if you register us as the recipient charity.
It costs you no extra to do so & is very simple.
You can do so using Easy Fundraising as below.
This is the link. choose Birmingham Bach Choir from the drop down menu on the first screen then register as a supporter.
Amazon no longer uses easyfundraising but you can shop instead with Amazon smile to help our funds.
Log in to Amazon smile (link below) with your usual Amazon account details (or if new to Amazon set up an account).
Select Birmingham Bach Choir as your chosen charity on the tool bar.
www.amazon.co.uk/smile/s?k=smile