Perth Youth Orchestra

Perth Youth Orchestra are performing at the Childline Concert in Perth Concert Hall on Thursday 1st December at 7.30pm - next rehearsal date - Monday 9th January

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Perth Youth Orchestra's Chief Patron, Su-a Lee, has given her backing to the launch of a scheme which looks to the orchestra's next 50 years, while building on the sure foundations laid by its founding members.

Details of the new scheme, the Friends of Perth Youth Orchestra, are being distributed along with this newsletter. Intended to update the traditional patrons' scheme, the Friends aims to make every pound you donate count even more. If you are a UK taxpayer, it will be possible to Gift Aid your subscription so that the tax you have already paid will be directed to the youth orchestra. Friends of PYO also have the opportunity to upgrade their support to 'Name a Desk', identifying their sponsorship with a particular part of the orchestra.

At the start of our celebrations for the 50th Anniversary year we invite you to be the first generation to join our new Friends of Perth Youth Orchestra, which will begin to replace our traditional patron scheme from April 2011. The annual subscription is £24, payable by April 30th each year or by monthly standing order (£2), if your prefer.

To ensure that every pound you contribute is used wisely for the orchestra, we offer taxpayers the opportunity to Gift Aid their subscription. The free tickets previously offered to patrons for the Annual Concert will now be replaced by priority booking for the Friends of Perth Youth Orchestra within a RESERVED SEATING area. You will also get regular newsletters and updates about the orchestra's concerts and social events. Names of Friends will be listed in our Annual Concert Programme (unless you request otherwise).

FIFTY GOLDEN YEARS

Perth Youth Orchestra is in its 49th year. Founded in 1962, by two Perth musicians - the late Louis Barnett and the late John Davie - with the support of a small number of parents, and gave its first concert on 25th June, in the 1964. The orchestra is a registered charity in Scotland. PYO is sustained both by the young players desire to excel and by their determination to succeed.

The orchestra rehearses each Monday evening in the Music Centre at St John's Academy, Perth, from October to April, supported by Perth and Kinross Council. Perth Youth Orchestra is a registered charitable organisation and the funds it raises help to support the purchase of instruments and musical scores, as well as the services of its conductor and instrumental tutors at rehearsals and concerts- at the Perth Festival of the Arts, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and in a variety of concerts throughout the year at home and abroad.

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