Donate to Support Steel City Choristers!
Our Firm Foundation Campaign is raising regular donations to help secure a sustainable future for our innovative choir. We also welcome one-off gifts, however large or small.
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Alternatively, pledge your support here and we will send you our bank account details to make your fee-free donation.
“I strongly commend Steel City Choristers as worthy of anyone’s financial support.”
Ian Naylor – Head of Music Education at Sheffield Music Hub
How much could you put into the pot at the end of our rainbow?
In recognition of the investment that is needed to develop and sustain musical excellence, many cathedrals have a Musical Foundation – often set up many hundreds of years ago – as an endowment to provide a regular source of income for their music department. As an independent choir, we need to build our own Firm Foundation for the Future.
We know that there are many people who value and benefit from the work we are doing and want Steel City Choristers to thrive for many years to come serving the communities and children of Sheffield. If that’s what you want, you can help make it a reality by taking a stake in our future.
Strong relationships got us started; strong relationships have enabled us to grow and thrive; and only strong relationships can underpin our sustainability. We consider all our donors to be our Friends. They are our Firm Foundation for the Future.
We know there is a pot of gold at the end of our rainbow! Thank you for your generosity.
Reliable regular giving is the key to our sustainability
We could not have got this far as a charity without the generosity of the grant funders listed on our homepage, and we are hugely grateful for their support. But we know that grant funding is not predictable, and could dry up at any time. So to secure a sustainable future, we need to increase reliable, regular giving from people who want us to thrive.
We are looking for individuals willing to commit to regular monthly or annual giving to help us build a sustainable source of income to underpin our work. By giving regularly, you will become part of our Foundation for the Future.
Your giving will make a real difference
Here is an idea of how your donation could help:
Semi-quaver: £5 a month – One new set of sheet music for the choir a year
Quaver: £10 a month – One chorister’s singing lessons
Crotchets: £40 a month – Two services of Choral Evensong a year
Minims: £120 a month – One chorister’s place in the choir
“Steel City Choristers has quickly established itself as a provider of high-quality musical education to children in Sheffield. I’m proud to have them as one of the Hub’s partners. Choral singing has so many benefits, including supporting emotional health and developing skills for life. Being accepted to sing at prestigious places like Winchester, St Paul’s and Berlin Cathedrals is a real testimony to the quality of the choir. I strongly commend Steel City Choristers as worthy of anyone’s financial support.”
Ian Naylor – Head of Music Education at Sheffield Music Hub
“Reasons to Sing! was a joyful celebration; highlighting the power of music to bring people together. What a brilliant example of the positive work that Steel City Choristers do in our city. Thank you!”
Kate Josephs CB, Chief Executive, Sheffield City Council
“Thank you for visiting Ripon and enhancing our worship. It was excellent. I, and so many people in the congregations, were impressed with the quality and tone of your music. It is a phenomenal achievement to produce the standard of music you did, which was on a par with cathedral standards without the resources usually associated with a cathedral music foundation. You are all to be congratulated on the work that has been put in to create a choir that has professional standards and with all choir members seeming to enjoy the experience so much.”
Revd Canon Michael Gisbourne, Canon Precentor, Ripon Cathedral
Alternatively, pledge your support here and we will send you our bank account details to make your fee-free donation.