SUPPORT US

Each year the cost of running the Festival substantially exceeds our ticket revenue.

This year, we have increased the fees for the long standing Mentors of the Festival Orchestra, whose energy, commitment and love of their craft are the beating heart of this unique scheme.  We have also increased the bursary for student players in response to the increase in living costs. And we have introduced £10 tickets to all evening performances as part of our continued drive to make the Festival more accessible.

We could not run these schemes or maintain the high standard of performers of the Festival itself without the generosity of our Sponsors, Patrons and Friends. Your support is much needed and much appreciated. Thank you. 

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 booking opens on Tuesday 27th January 2026

We have two levels of ‘Friends’ membership. Gold Friends get a two-week priority booking period and Silver Friends a one-week priority period before public booking opens. 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 priority booking opens on Tuesday 3rd February 2026.

Silver Friend: a minimum donation of £100

Silver Friends priority booking opens on Tuesday 10th February 2026.

The box office opens to the general public on Tuesday 17th February 2025.

If you wish to buy a Season Ticket (which gives you a 25% discount for all concerts) please contact us for more details.



If you are based in the United States and wish to donate to The Chipping Campden Music Festival you can now do so easily through our American Friends Fund (hosted at Myriad USA). 

Your donations will help support these remarkable annual Festivals in the heart of the Cotswolds that have become a global hub for music & literature with concerts, events, and programs supporting young talent & culture.

Please note this is for donations only. Ticket purchases can be made through our box office here.

U.S. based donors can make tax-deductible contributions to the Chipping Campden Music Festival American Friends at Myriad USA. Because Myriad USA is a public charity, within the meaning of Sections 501(c)(3) and 509(a)(1) of the IRC, donors may claim the maximum tax benefits allowed by U.S. tax law for their contributions.

If you wish to support us, here is how to proceed:

• Gifts by check: Address your check to Myriad USA, write Chipping Campden Music Festival American Friends in the memo section of the check, and send it to Myriad USA at 551 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2400, New York, NY 10176
• Gifts by credit card: https://www.every.org/chipping-campden-music-festival
• Gifts by wire transfer or to contribute other types of property: Contact Myriad USA via email at donations@myriadusa.org or phone (212) 713-7660.

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.

Suggested donations to sponsor are:

• the Conductor's podium (£3,500)
• our Orchestra Leader's chair (£2,000), 
• a Mentor's chair (£1,000) 
• a Student player's chair (£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.

If you would like to make any donation to the Festival however large or small, please contact jessica May, email jessica@campdenmusicfestival.com for more details.

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