Arts Charities That specialise in Orchestra
Discover 651 Arts charities that specialise in orchestra. Use the search below to filter within these results.
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The London Mozart Players Trust
Arts, Beneficiary group, HousingThe orchestra performs music around the UK and Europe as well as at its home in Croydon. Central to the organisations mission is creating access to music for young people and for those whose ability to attend performances is limited physically or geographically.
Orchestras Live
ArtsOrchestras Live believes orchestras are for everyone. We are a national producer and create projects where music and creativity can thrive. We work to ensure communities across the country have access to world-class orchestral experiences.
Calderdale Music Limited
Arts, Beneficiary groupMusic tuition to the general public and senior citizens orchestra.
Open Up Music
Arts, Beneficiary groupOpen Up Music empowers young disabled musicians to build inclusive youth orchestras. Together we develop accessible musical instruments and repertoire, challenge expectations and forge new progression routes through the creation of great music.
Dorset Opera
Arts, Beneficiary group, EducationProviding an opportunity for young people to experience the demands and joys of participating in the choral or technical theatre aspects of opera production, through a residential summer school, alongside highly experienced professional soloist/tutors, production staff and orchestra, culminating typically in six public opera performances and a gala concert.
Orchestras For All
Arts, Beneficiary group, Social welfareThe advancement of musical education for the public benefit, in particular for young people with special education needs and/or disabilities and/or from disadvantaged backgrounds, and providing advice, information and support to their teachers and parents or carers.
The National Youth Jazz Orchestra LTD
Arts, Beneficiary group, HousingNYJO is a multi-faceted organisation specialising in creating opportunities for young people to perform jazz. We run a variety of different ensembles, from quintets to big bands, giving emerging professional musicians unparalleled performance opportunities. We deliver participatory programmes nationwide, widening access to jazz. We have a strong commitment to the community at our home in Woolwich.
Viva Chamber Orchestra LTD
ArtsMAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF THE ORCHESTRA. THE PROMOTION OF CONCERTS ON ITS OWN ACCOUNT AND WITH LOCAL PROMOTERS AND THE PRESENTATION OF EDUCATION PROJECTS.
The Orchestra Of The Swan
Arts, Charitable activities, ResearchTo promote and maintain public education in and appreciation of the art and science of music in all its aspects.
The People's Orchestra
Arts, Charity and VCS supportThe charity runs a community music groups and community led projects for public benefit. Day to day the charities work includes general orchestral administration and fund raising activities, including hosting events, applying for and receiving grants and donations, to provide income to carry out the work of the charity.
The Bristol Ensemble LTD
ArtsTo advance education by the establishment, operation, promotion and support of a chamber orchestra, and smaller groupings of musicians, of the highest professional standard, and by the provision of concerts, recitals and performances of classical music in Bristol, Glocestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire and elsewhere.
London Handel Society Limited
ArtsThe London Handel Society organises the annual London Handel Festival. The charity's remit is to present high quality performances of Handel and his contemporaries, and to support and encourage young artists through the Handel Singing Competition. The Festival includes opera, concerts, talks and education projects, and ticket prices are kept affordable to encourage all who love Handel to attend.
Brighton And Hove Philharmonic Society Limited
Arts, AssociationsThe Society is established to promote and assist the study, practice, knowledge and appreciation of music, and generally advance the cause of music. It aims to bring pleasure to the local community through providing high quality, varied classical music programmes, professionally performed, at realistic prices to the audience, within the Society's available resources.
Brixton Chamber Orchestra
ArtsActivities description
Sinfonia Cymru
ArtsSinfonia Cymru is an 'under 30s' orchestra dedicated to championing outstanding young professional musicians from across the UK, and supporting them in the early stages of their careers to give them the very best start. Through this we provide exceptional-quality musical experiences - orchestral and chamber scale - for audiences and participants across Wales.
Chromatica Orchestra
Arts, EducationThe Charity is an entrepreneurial arts group which is centered around music in order to advance and promote the knowledge, understanding and appreciation of music and the arts.
Multi-Story Music
Arts, Charitable activities, Education, FacilitiesThe objective of the charity is to advance the education of the public in the subject of orchestral music, particularly but not exclusively by advancing and developing public access to, and appreciation of, orchestral music.This is achieved by giving orchestral concerts in unconventional spaces such as multi storey car parks and touring local schools with little or no access to orchestral music.
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Foundation UK
Arts, Charitable activitiesTHE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE ART OF MUSIC IN ISRAEL AND FOR THAT PURPOSE TO ENCOURAGE STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE IN THE PERFORMANCE AND INTERPRETATION THEREOF.
Opda
Arts, Charitable activitiesThe principal activities and objects of the charity are to advance the education of the public in the artsof choral, orchestral and other music by the presentation of concerts, recitals and recordings of higheducational and artistic merit.
The London Musical Theatre Orchestra
ArtsThe charities objects are to advance, develop, improve and maintain public appreciation of the art of musical theatre for the public benefit through the presentation of a diverse programme of public concerts of musical theatre repertoire of artistic merit
Eso (2006) Limited
Arts, Beneficiary groupESO is a professional orchestra. It performs in concerts, mainly around the Midlands, in ensembles from quartet to string orchestra to full symphony orchestra. ESO runs orchestra courses for players from grade 1 onwards and takes part in side-by-side projects with local county youth orchestras. ESO is conscious of its place in the community and works closely with local companies and charities.
The London Choral Sinfonia
ArtsThe LCS operates a season of at least four concerts per year in London, collaborating with emerging new composers and encouraging the appreciation of many of classical music's choral and orchestral repertoires. The ensemble is made up of professional musicians delivering the highest levels of classical music making.
Orchestra Of St John's Limited
Arts, Charitable activitiesTHE ORCHESTRA'S MISSION IS TO ADVANCE AND PROMOTED THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF MUSIC AND IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION AND PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS.
Dutch Masters Foundation
Arts, HeritageThe Dutch Masters Foundation support helps each of these three Dutch cultural giants (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Nederlands Dans Theater and the Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis) to continue to inspire, entertain and educate global audiences for generations to come.
Stoke On Trent Festival Limited
ArtsThe charity promotes orchestral concerts and piano recitals.
Frequently asked questions about this sector
How many orchestra arts charities are there in the UK?
There are 651 registered orchestra arts charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.
Which is the largest of the orchestra arts charities by income?
Wellcome Trust is the largest by latest reported annual income (£569.5m). Notable peers are listed on this page; the full ranking is available by sorting the results by highest income.
What is the combined annual income of orchestra arts charities?
Orchestra arts charities reported a combined annual income of £11.1bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.
What is a typical program ratio for orchestra arts charities?
Across all orchestra arts charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 92.2%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.
What is the average annual income of orchestra arts charities?
Orchestra arts charities have an average annual income of £406k. The distribution is heavily skewed: a small number of large charities account for most sector income, while the majority report under £100k a year.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are sourced from the Charity Commission for England and Wales public register, refreshed weekly. Derived metrics (program ratio, efficiency) are calculated by Charity Finder using the formulas documented on the data sources page.