Become a Friend of the Rodolfus Foundation
Join our Friends Association
Our Friends are the backbone of our vision for inspiring tomorrow’s singers, enabling us to expand our work with young people by creating opportunities to learn and love performing great music to the highest possible standards. Becoming a Friend is the best way to keep up with the Rodolfus Foundation news and events, in addition to receiving membership benefits including advance information and invitations to exclusive events.
Bronze level
£60 p.a/ £5 per month Regular e-newsletters with advanced notice of events and an annual Friends reception
Silver level
£150 p.a/ £12.50 per month All the above plus acknowledgment in publicity material, reserved seating and a free programme
Gold level
£300 p.a/ £25 per month All the above plus an invitation to attend a private rehearsal
Our Benefactors, receive all the benefits of Gold plus unlimited access to private rehearsals and an invitation to a Rodolfus Foundation dinner.
Benefactors
£1000+ p.a
If you would like to join at our higher level, please email us to arrange a direct bank transfer by emailing annabel@therodolfusfoundation.org.uk
If a regular donation is not for you, you may want to consider a one-off donation. We have three main categories for ad hoc donations.
SPONSOR A SINGER
From £500. Enable a young singer to attend a choral course. Our goal for bursaries in 2024 is £50,000.
SUPPORT SCHOOLS CHORAL ACADEMIES
From £1,000. Help us run weekly choral singing in our partner primary schools.
PROJECT ANGEL
From £2,000. Support a Rodolfus Choir project including a concert, recording or tour. Ticket sales only cover a fraction of the Choir’s annual costs.
We are very grateful to the many people who support us either by becoming a Friend or making ad hoc donations, both large and small. We are also proud to be supported by a number of Charitable Trusts (listed on our home page).
Our Funding Priorities for 2023-24
to develop our Choral Academies in Hackney and Kennington, with a view to launching a third Choral Academy outside London in September 2024.
to raise £50,000 in bursaries for choral courses in 2024
to support the Rodolfus Choir in a number of projects including a Gala Concert to celebrate their 40th Anniversary.
to grow a network of partnerships involving choral organisations and community choirs engaging with young people.
If you are able to offer financial support for any of these aims, by making a one-off donation, please email: annabel@therodolfusfoundation.org.uk
With Thanks to:
BENEFACTORS Michael Elcock, Michael Gibbon, Daniel Margolin, Adrian and Tessa Suggett, Mark and Claire Urquhart GOLD FRIENDS Ralph Allwood, Ann Atkinson, Laura Barbrook. SILVER FRIENDS Ann Addison, Mark and Linda Atkinson, Edward Bagnall, Lisa Brown, Angela Bunbury, Lesley Carlton-Jones, Anthony Lawler, Hailey Macdonald, Sia Marshall, Gill Perrin, John Precious, Sam Price, Charles Naylor, Hugh Waldock SPONSOR A SINGER Charles Naylor, Claire Booth, Penelope Christie, Hugh Davies, Emma Foulds-Wilson, Julian Hardwick, Elaine and Nigel Horder, Jennifer Hasnip, Diane Hume, Sophie Warshaw, Peter and Tessa Watkins, Ann and Mike Atkinson PROJECT ANGEL Jamie Lonsdale
We are also kindly supported by:
Armourers and Brasiers Gauntlet Trust, Charles S French CT, Charterhouse in Southwark, Cockayne Foundation, D’Oyly Carte CT, Garfield Weston Foundation, Gerald Finzi Trust, Golsoncott Foundation, John Armitage CT, Lyon Family Trust, Marshalls Charity, Ouseley Church Music Trust, Stile Antico Foundation, Three Monkies Trust, West Hackney Parochial Trust.