SUPPORT US

Each year the cost of running the festival substantially exceeds our ticket revenue and we are extremely grateful to those who support us in a number of ways. When you book online there is an option to add a donation at the end of the booking process if you so wish.

If you wish to become a Friend or a Patron, please email Jessica May on jessica@campdenmusicfestival.com.

This is our top level of Festival supporter. Business logos or individual’s names will appear in the souvenir programme book (unless you wish to remain anonymous) and you will be invited to a ‘Patrons and Friends’ champagne reception. You will be given a three-week priority booking period before the box office opens to the general public. Minimum donation of £500.

Patrons can purchase up to 8 tickets for each of the orchestral concerts on 21st, 23rd and 25th May 2024.

2024 Patrons booking opens on 10th January 2024

We have two levels of ‘Friends’ membership. Gold Friends get a two-week priority booking period and Silver Friends a one-week priority period. All names will appear in the souvenir programme book (unless you wish to remain anonymous) and you will be invited to the ‘Patrons and Friends’ Champagne reception.

Gold Friend: a minimum donation of £300.

Gold Friends can purchase up to 6 tickets for each of the orchestral concerts on 21st, 23rd and 25th May 2024.

2024 Gold Friends priority booking opens on 17th January 2024.

Silver Friend: a minimum donation of £100.

Silver Friends can purchase up to 4 tickets for each of the orchestral concerts on 21st, 23rd and 25th May 2024.

2024 Silver Friends priority booking opens on 24th January 2024.

Payment details for Patrons and Friends. 

For BACs payment - please send your donation to the following account.

• Reference - your full name 
• Account name - Chipping Campden Music Festival
• Sort code - 30-93-11
• Account number - 02102530

The idea of creating the ‘Chipping Campden Festival Academy’ orchestra in 2008 was to give talented young musicians from the UK’s conservatoires, or recent graduates, an opportunity to work alongside the finest professional musicians. The project has grown each year and is now recognised as one of the leading ‘side by side’ training orchestra in the UK. To ensure the highest standards of quality the Academy orchestra comprises 50% experienced orchestral musicians and 50% of ‘Academy’ trainees. Each string, woodwind, and brass ‘desk’ seats one professional and one ‘Academy’ trainee together. In three concerts during the festival the CCFAO perform with soloists of international standing and although these concerts normally sell out, the cost of presenting them greatly exceeds the box office take. Typically, we lose about £25,000 on these three concerts so, even with the generous support of the Orchestra’s main sponsor we still have to provide a substantial subsidy. Whilst the festival has always been happy to take on this commitment, the more financially viable we can make the orchestra in the future, the more funds we will have to expand our educational work into other areas.

In 2014 we launched the ‘sponsor a chair’ scheme to help raise funds for this project. The costs involved for 2023 were as follows - Sponsoring our conductor (£3,000) Our orchestra leader (£1,500),  a professional player (£1,000) or an Academy member (£500). Or you can become a ‘Friend of the Academy Orchestra’ for a minimum donation of £100. All Orchestra supporters are  invited to the ‘Patrons and Friends’ Champagne reception.

We appreciate that not everyone is in a position to join the Patrons or Friends schemes but anything you feel able to donate will make a difference to our ability to continue presenting concerts of the highest standard and, equally importantly, to run our ever growing educational programme. You can add the amount to your booking form in the section headed ‘Other donations’ or, if booking online, there is an option to add a donation before you checkout

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