Friends of Harmoniemusik
Would you like to help Boxwood & Brass share the joy of Harmoniemusik with more people?
Founded in 2013, Boxwood & Brass is dedicated to communicating the sheer joy of Harmoniemusik to wider audiences. We've come a long way since our first concert in 2013, and no matter how big the venue, we’re always delighted to see the familiar faces of the friends we’ve gathered along the way. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought fresh challenges, but we’re committed to finding ways to share our wonderful repertoire and the work of our brilliant players with listeners around the world.
Give the gift of your enthusiasm…
The most important way you can help us is by keeping in touch and spreading the word! Your continued engagement gives us the energy to keep going, and you are the best advertisement for our music. Joining our mailing list means we can contact you directly and be sure you’ve seen our news. It’s much better than social media follows: for instance, our Facebook posts sometimes only reach around 10% of our followers. Plus you’ll get exclusive offers related to our concerts, recordings and more.
Give the gift of your expertise…
As a small organisation with big ambitions, we welcome supporters offering professional services or consultancy relevant to our activities and development plans, and would be happy to discuss an appropriate form of acknowledgement. Practical support, such as accommodation offers and rehearsal spaces, is also very valuable to us. Contact us here.
Join Friends of Harmoniemusik…
If you think you might be able spare a little to support us financially, please keep reading…
Chamber music has never been an economically viable activity. Every concert we do relies on days of rehearsal, with attendant venue hire and travel costs, as well as hours of unpaid administration and sheet music preparation. Even this website costs us over £200/year! Ticket sales can never cover these expenses, which is why we are so grateful to our loyal supporters who donate towards our overheads.
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, things are even harder for musicians – every cancelled concert means lost fees, and lost opportunities to sell our CDs (which we have to buy outright from our record label). The small music clubs and promoters we used to rely on are in hibernation or closing down. Venues running at limited capacity can’t afford to pay our usual concert fees.
We are committed to adapting to the ‘new normal’ by developing online material and promoting our own, small-scale concerts where we can. But the revenues from this are very hard to predict.
You can support us by making regular donations through our Friends of Harmoniemusik scheme. Small donations help cover our basic overheads such as web hosting, advertising and accountancy. Larger contributions can help us underwrite the financial risks of self-promoted concerts, and pay our players to create new online content. Times may be tough, but with your help we can keep the wind music flowing!
Our heartfelt thanks to current and past Friends of Harmoniemusik:
N. Cloutman Freundin
M. Dart Freund
P. Sharrock Kenner
J. Lawrence Kenner
Supporters-in-Kind:
C. and L. Brown
J. Flowerdew
Our thanks also to all of our supporters at St Peter’s, Streatham during our residency 2014-16
Join Friends of Harmoniemusik
Our Friends scheme has several options, named after the terms used for music-lovers and musicians in the 18th century.
Freund und Freundin
from £60 per year or £5 a month
Twice-yearly newsletter. Acknowledgement on our website and priority booking for self-promoted concerts.
Kenner und Kennerin
from £180 per year or £15 a month
As Freund und Freundin, plus an invitation to an open rehearsal or online event each year where you can hear what we’re working on and meet other supporters.
Liebhaber und Liebhaberin
from £360 per year or £30 a month
As Kenner und Kennerin, plus 2 tickets to one of our self-promoted concerts.
Hapsburg Patrons
Would you like to be more closely involved in our activities? For donations of £500 or more, you can assign your support to a specific event or commission, or sponsor a member of the ensemble. You will also receive the benefits of a Liebhaber(in) supporter.
As well as personal updates about your sponsored project or player and prominent acknowledgements, Hapsburg Patrons will receive a tailored ‘thank you’ package based on our discussions with you. This might include a 60-minute instrument lesson with a member of the ensemble, personalised scores of the repertoire you supported, an archive recording of the concert, or other gifts, depending on the nature of your interest.
How To Give
If you'd like to join Friends of Harmoniemusik, you can use the PayPal buttons below to pay by card. Use 'Donate' for one-off and annual subscriptions, and 'Subscribe' for monthly payments.
Even better, you can make an online payment or monthly standing order direct to our bank account - which means we don't have to pay transaction fees! Click here for our bank details.
If you prefer, you can also download this form and send it to us by post with a cheque.