Friends Scheme

Our Friends are a vital part of the Stile Antico family. In joining the Friends, you help to safeguard the future of the group, and gain unique insight into our activities.

Members of the Friends scheme make an annual donation to the Stile Antico Foundation, which is able to reclaim tax on Gift Aided contributions worth 25p in the pound, ensuring that your money is made to work as efficiently as possible. Higher or additional rate taxpayer Friends also benefit from tax relief on Gift Aided donations.

There are four levels of subscription:

Friend (£30+ per year)

You will receive

• A quarterly newsletter with a preview of video content from tours, rehearsals and recordings;
• The opportunity to attend an open rehearsal;
• An invitation for you and your guest to meet the group at an annual reception.

Benefactor (£75+ per year)

All the benefits of a Friend, plus

• The opportunity to attend a rehearsal in small groups of three or four where you will be able to sit amongst the group;
• Invitations for an additional two guests to attend the annual reception.

Patron (£200+ per year)

All the benefits of a Benefactor, plus

• The opportunity to observe a Stile Antico recording session;
• A signed copy of all newly released Stile Antico recordings;
• Prominent acknowledgement on the Stile Antico website.

Singers’ Circle (£500+ per year)

All the benefits of a Patron, plus

• An invitation to an exclusive Singers’ Circle recital, and a private annual drinks reception with the group.

To enable us to deliver the benefits associated with the Friends of Stile Antico, your contact information may be shared between Stile Antico and the Stile Antico Foundation. Please be assured that it will never be passed to any other party. To view the Foundation’s policy on data protection, please click here. For questions about any aspect of the Friends of Stile Antico, email friends@stileantico.co.uk.

Stile Antico Foundation

Launched in 2014, the Stile Antico Foundation is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) dedicated to the advancement and nurturing of choral music. The Foundation, which is financially and structurally independent of Stile Antico, seeks to increase knowledge and appreciation of choral music in several ways:

• by supporting performances and the development of new programmes, principally, though not exclusively, by Stile Antico;
• by supporting workshops and educational projects designed to promote appreciation of choral music at little or no cost to participants;
• by making possible the publication of musical editions and scholarly articles.

The Foundation administers the Friends of Stile Antico, enabling it to make grants to Stile Antico and others in line with these aims. Its immediate projects include a series of Stile Antico workshops on Renaissance repertoire in an inner-London comprehensive school . Longer-term goals include supporting new programmes, the publishing of Stile Antico editions, bursaries for young singers and the commissioning of new works.

The Foundation is grateful for generous support provided by the Brian Mitchell Charitable Settlement.

The Foundation takes its safeguarding responsibilities very seriously. Please click here to view its policy.

Chairman: Christophe Kasolowsky
Trustees: Becky Chilton, Natalie Docherty, Christophe Kasolowsky, Lindsay Kemp, Elisabeth Munns, Stefan Paetke, Jessica Robson-Hill
Youth Trustee: Annie Garry
Charity Number: 1156615

View the Foundation’s listing on the Charity Commission Website

Sponsorship

Stile Antico is always interested to hear from individuals or companies considering sponsoring any aspect of the group’s activities, either directly or through gifts in kind (for example, discounted travel or accommodation). To discuss these opportunities, and what we are able to offer in return, please contact sponsorship@stileantico.co.uk.

Legacies

By choosing to leave a gift to the Stile Antico Foundation after providing for your family and loved ones, you will help to keep Renaissance music alive for the next generation and beyond. Just 1% of an estate can make a huge difference to an organisation like ours, and leaving 10% or more of your estate to charity typically reduces your Inheritance Tax rate. A legacy gift can make a tangible and enduring difference without costing a penny during your lifetime. Unrestricted legacies are especially valuable, as they allow the Foundation to allocate your gift to the area of greatest need at the time.

If you would like to discuss leaving a gift in your Will, and for more information on how we acknowledge such impactful pledges, please contact legacies@stileantico.co.uk.