On Monday 15 June The Amber Trust, in partnership with the Incorporated Society of Musicians’ sister charity the ISM Trust, will launch a major new online resource for teaching music to blind and partially sighted children: Amber Sound Touch. Amber…
Amber is delighted to announce the appointment of two trustees to its Board: Angelica Bomford and Elizabeth Renshaw-Ames. Angelica graduated with a BA in Music from Cardiff University, and then went on to do a Masters in Culture, Policy and…
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a catastrophic effect on fundraising for UK charities with the cancellation of thousands of events and the loss of billions in income. The London Marathon alone, which should have taken place on 26 April, is…
The Amber Trust would like to pay tribute to Lord Patrick Beresford, who died in March, 2020, aged 85. Following a notable military career in the Royal Horse Guards and the SAS, Lord Patrick subsequently became famous for leading the British Senior Eventing team to…
These are difficult times for everyone, but particularly for Amber’s beneficiaries and their families as schools have closed and home visits from teachers and practitioners have stopped. But like lots of other aspects of our children’s education, music learning is…
At lunchtime on Monday 18 November, the Royal Albert Hall hosted a once-in-a-lifetime concert in the Elgar Room, with Derek Paravicini and Amber beneficiaries Ashleigh, Lilly, Francis and Zoe performing. The event was one of a series of fantastic opportunities…
The Amber Trust is delighted to announce that Anni Martin has been appointed as Amber’s first CEO from 1 November 2019. Over the last five years, Amber’s income has increased threefold and it now provides musical opportunities directly to more…
We are delighted to announce that the Royal Albert Hall has chosen Amber as their first ever annual charity partner. The Royal Albert Hall launched the new initiative in 2019, which will enable the Hall to support a nominated charity…
An exciting opportunity to hear German-Japanese Pianist Caterina Grewe playing a wonderful programme of Schumann, Schubert-Liszt and Liszt in her last European performance before giving a recital in the Toppan Hall in Tokyo on 25 October 2019. Full event details…
The unique Derek Paravicini will once more be joined by some of the talented young musicians that The Amber Trust supports from across the UK and beyond. This family concert will include contributions from Jimmy Anderson, Lily Barrett, Frances Cole,…