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The Idlewild Trust is a grant making trust that supports registered charities concerned with the advancement of education, the encouragement of the performing and fine arts and the preservation for the benefit of the public of lands, buildings and other objects of beauty or historic interest in the United Kingdom.

Aims & Objectives: The provision of such amenities and facilities for the benefit of the public as are not provided from public funds; the protection and safeguarding of the countryside and wildlife and the control and reduction of pollution; such charitable purposes as the Trustees in their discretion think fit

The BSO Endowment Trust is a separate charity from Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and is administered by Trustees who meet on a regular basis. Its sole purpose is to raise money to support the activities of the Orchestra and to this end it arranges a number of fundraising events both musical and non-musical.

Artsreach is Dorset’s rural touring arts organisation, giving rural communities all over Dorset the opportunity to see and participate in high quality arts events in their own villages. They are a charitable organisation and aim to make ticket prices accessible to everyone. To enable us to do this we receive regular funding from Arts Council more »

SoundStorm is the award-winning music development agency centering on the Bournemouth/Poole conurbation on the South Coast of England, the largest non-industrial conurbation in Europe. Founded in 2002, SoundStorm develops innovative, exciting and diverse musical opportunities for young people and the wider community. On particular strategic initiatives we roll out much wider, into Dorset, the South more »

Voice Works is a project to regenerate singing and performance activities in Dorset, Bournemouth and Poole. Voice Works produces a cross curricular music resource and programme of work for children of all ages. Past events include massed choirs of 450 voices for three concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, and children’s concerts at the Lighthouse more »

Arts Council England works to get great art to everyone by championing, developing and investing in artistic experiences that enrich people’s lives. As the national development agency for the arts, we support a range of artistic activities from theatre to music, literature to dance, photography to digital art, carnival to crafts. Great art inspires us, more »

Dance South West is the regional strategic agency for dance, bringing together a network of partners to enable people in the South West to make, watch and take part in dance. Dance South West supports individual partner agencies, joins up the agencies for projects across the region and delivers its own dance programme.

The Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy is the country’s premier sailing venue and the host venue for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic sailing events. Whether you are organizing a sailing event or improving your skills you could not find better facilities. With direct access to the sailing of Portland Harbour and Weymouth Bay more »

Stephen McNeff, a former Composer in Residence with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, had work premiered by the then principal conductor, Marin Alsop, which included three new symphonic works, Heiligenstadt, Secret Destinations and the Sinfonia. Other works for the BSO included Weathers for chorus and orchestra, and Echoes and Reflections, premiered by Yan Pascal Tortelier. He more »

PanoScope Limited is a specialist photographic company providing top quality interactive virtual tours using 360° panoramic photography. Our team is passionate about taking great photographs and we have many years of expertise in the production of 360° virtual tours.

Dorset Music Service is the main provider of musical tuition within Dorset, Poole and Bournemouth Schools and also runs county groups, ensembles and music centres. Dorset Music Service (DMS) is committed to providing all kinds of instrument playing and musical opportunities at the highest practicable level, to as many young people in the county as more »

Kokoro is the contemporary music ensemble of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Mark Forkgen is the ensemble’s principal conductor and artistic adviser. Kokoro is unique as it is the only professional contemporary music ensemble that performs widely throughout the south and south-west of England. The ensemble commissions new works and gives numerous premières and in recent more »

The BSO is dedicated to providing orchestral music across the South and West of England and each year gives upwards of 130 concerts from its home base at Lighthouse, Poole to Bournemouth, Portsmouth, Southampton, Weymouth, Exeter, Bristol, Basingstoke and Winchester. The BSO’s award-winning Education and Community team organizes countless activities for everyone, including participatory workshops, more »

The Bournemouth Symphony Chorus has a membership of around 160 singers, and gives the majority of its concerts with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. The chorus has also been engaged to sing with other orchestras, including the National Youth Orchestra, the BBC Concert Orchestra, the London Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, the National Orchestra of Wales and the more »