Friends of CLYO
Charity Registration No. 514113
All parents or guardians of musicians in the City of Leeds Youth Orchestra are Friends. The Friends' objective is to advance the musical education of children and young persons in the Leeds Metropolitan District and to promote, encourage and support all activities of the City of Leeds Youth Orchestra.
The Friends contribute to the costs of hiring concert venues, soloists' fees and other such expenses incurred by the orchestra. The Friends also promote concerts in November and May, and fund the De Boer and Paul Mountain prizes awarded by the conductor each year. Each summer the orchestra either goes on tour or has a summer school and final concert in a prestitious venue such as Ripon Cathedral. The Friends provide bursaries to ensure that all orchestra members can participate in residential conurses and tours. In 2008, this included contributions towards a tour of eastern Poland.
From time to time, the Friends contribute to other projects undertaken by the orchestra - in 2008, the Friends financed the projection of images of Scott's Antarctic Expedition during two performances of Vaughan Williams' Sinfonia Antarctica in Leeds Town Hall.
All orchestra members and Friends are encouraged to seek sponsorship for the Orchestra, as this provides the sort of regular income needed to plan the support of the orchestra through the year. If you feel able to support us, please consider joining our sponsorship scheme:
You can become a Patron of the CLYO for a minimum outlay of £25 per year. For this sum you would be entitled to:
- Advance notice of CLYO performances
- Reduced ticket prices for concert tickets purchased in advance (NB does not apply to the spring concert at the Town Hall)
- Acknowledgement in all concert programmes unless we are requested not to do so.
- Invitation to attend open rehearsals at the West Park Centre
- Invitation to the Friends’ AGM and Reception
If you prefer to show your appreciation for a particular section of the orchestra we would also like to invite you to become a Section Sponsor. As a CLYO Section Sponsor and for a minimum outlay of £50 per year you would be entitled to:
- All of the above
- Acknowledgement as a sponsor in programmes unless we are requested not to do so
- Two complementary tickets for the orchestra’s autumn or summer concerts (NB does not apply to the spring concert at the Town Hall).
The Friends' committee:
Sian Moxon (Chair), Julie McLeish, (Secretary), Sally Rose (Treasurer), Barbara Lawrence (Sponsorship Secretary), Julie Oldfield , Pete Deakins, Rachel Cockburn, Kate Collinson-Lawrence, Jasmine Horrocks.
We welcome offers of help with publicity, at concerts with programme selling and refreshments, and financial support.
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, plese email website@clyo.org.uk