Why a Friends' Association ?
The Friends of the Albemarle raise money for the benefit of all the Bands, Choirs, Orchestras, Ensembles and Activities that take place at the Albemarle Music Centre.
All money raised goes towards:
- Hull Young Musician’s Financial support
- Instruments and other musical equipment
- Purchase / hire of sheet music
- Trips to venues to perform, such as Music for Youth in Birmingham/London and tours.
Onelottery
Being part of One Lottery means that with your support we can help to generate regular sustainable funding. This will enable us to continue to help our community thrive – but we couldn’t do it without you.
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What do we do?
We organise and run events such as Film Matinees, Quiz Nights, and other events, all of which are designed to be fun for everyone, young and old, musician or non-musician.
We also run the Bar’s Rest Cafe at the Albemarle and are always looking for volunteers who may be able to spare and hour!
At concerts we hold raffles, provide refreshments and sell programmes; we run an Online Lottery, promote gift aid and generally find ways of extracting money from as many people as possible.
What's in it for you ?
Pupils and ensemble members whose families have joined the Friends’ Association receive a subsidy towards the cost of the biennial tours abroad for the senior bands, choirs and orchestras. We provide extra funding for authentic cases of hardship.
Members can benefit from a DISCOUNT with:
Gough & Davy offer members a 10% discount on all purchases in their Paragon Street shop (at the City Hall building) !
Beverley Music Centre and Slave to the Beat also offer discounts.
Hull City Hall offers reductions on tickets for Music service concerts and the Masters Series concerts.
Our events are advertised through flyers distributed to the young musicians and available at the Albemarle Music Centre.
How can you join ?
Application Form – click to download!
Application forms are also available at the Albemarle Music Centre.
Please phone (01482) 318822 for more information.
Complete the form and send it to:
The Membership Secretary
Albemarle Music Centre
60 Ferensway
Hull
HU2 8LN
or just hand it in at the reception.
What does it cost ?
Not a lot actually . . .
The annual subscription is set at a minimum of £6 although we will always accept a higher amount by way of a donation.
This can be paid in cash, by cheque or by direct debit. All details are on the application form.
If you would like to be more closely involved with helping the young musicians, the Friends’ Association committee would like to hear from you!
Extra help is always appreciated and we are open to new ideas or offers to help with raising money.
For more information please email us at cohymfa@gmail.com