Support us!

A message from the Festival treasurer (& chairman of our English charity)

The world is in a dire state. So, asking for money for our beloved music festival may seem like a low priority. But we know that we need to get our fundraising into gear now if we are to be able to offer the exciting events that our new generation organisers & creative team have in mind  for 2025. These  culminate with the THE CREATION in August with our choir and orchestra and some of our familiar but outstanding soloists – and a full repertopire to be announced in the New Yeara to launch the festival, complete with a separate cast of brilliant (including younger) talented soloists whom we need to identify and  book now. We must also book accommodation and travel for all our musicians NOW (in the autumn of the previous year) to make the festival affordable. Organising the festival is a big year-round task!

We have written to our known supporters and recent ticket-buyers about Musique-Cordiale’s urgent need to get ahead in preparation for an anxiety-free festival next year:
(see HERE).

NOW, in the autumn and winter before the festival, is the time that we need help from our supporters so that we can have everything ready, stress-free and enjoyable for next summer.

**** 2024 Annual General Meeting. This took place on 12 January 2025 on zoom (we have a far-flung and international membership). We will invite existing members. PLEASE JOIN or update your membership now to participate and help to plan the future of the festival and the association! If you are or become a member, please contact us for the link so that you join us at the VIRTUAL AGM at 6:30 UK Time or 19h:30 French time on 12 January 2025: in**@**************le.com
Here is the INVITATION TO THE ZOOM MEETING

Thank you!
Jonathan Barker

Please, if you can, support us now: 

Please consider becoming a member, Friend of the Festival (see below) or sponsoring an event or musician – or making a donation to our English charity or our French non-profit 1901 association, which, together, make the festival and academy and our other concerts happens. We welcome donations of any amount at any time

• Click to go to our PAY Musique-Cordiale page to view some donation or payments options. The simplest thing to do if you are feeling GENEROUS & SUPPORTIVE is to us this button to find out how to send your donation or make a pledge – in Euros or GB pounds – direct (online banking, CHAPS or by cheque) saving card and transaction fees (you can also use it to pay for invoices for tickets or membership):

THANK YOU! If you are a French tax-payer, please ask for a certificat du don. to offset part of your donation against tax. If you are a UK tax-payer, please also complete a GiftAid declaration. allowing British taxpayers to add Gift Aid (25%) to their contributions as Donors or Friends (in GB pounds), meaning that we receive the donation and also reclaim the tax paid on the income that paid for it. Please contact us or go to www.musique-cordiale.org for information and to support The Musique-Cordiale Trust. If you are a tax-payer in other European countries, please contact us for details of possible tax deductibilities.

• Cliquez sur le bouton bleu pour faire un don en EUROS à l’association non lucratif, Loi de 1901
  en France, (tout montant, carte & PayPal)
  L’association Musique Cordiale in France:

We were SO glad to to be back in 2023 & 2024. The return of Musique Cordiale to France these past 2 summers was a great success, pleasing audiences old and new with exciting repertoire and 18 brilliant performances. And we held our ticket and participation prices (since 2018). BUT…

we received almost NO DONATIONS or SUBSCRIPTIONS from supporters and FRIENDS during the pandemic years (but incurred costs) AND we were granted considerably less public subsidy than in recent years – and received it only just before the festival began. YET in 2023 & 2024 everything cost us so much more (especially travel, accommodation and food for our musicians – and even music hire!). We, the enthusiastic organisers, personally, had to pay the launch & advance booking costs in the previous winter & Spring… as well as cover an unavoidable shortfall afterwards. We cannot personally afford to subsidise the festival like this! As we plan (as early as possible now for our 2ist year in 2025, PLEASE SUPPORT US AGAIN NOW – through our English charity or our French non-profit association. If you love our great musical contribution, please, if you can, HELP US now! Thank you!

Jonathan Barker (jo******@**************le.com) Pippa Pawlik (pi***@**************le.com)

Members, Friends & Donors

Become a Sponsor

Volunteer

We rely on the generosity of our members, Friends and donors to ensure the ongoing success of the Festival and Academy and the music that you love. Members benefit from a number of advantages including ticket discounts whilst Friends have priority booking and are invited to special events throughout the year in France and in the UK, making the joy and entente cordiale of Musique Cordiale last far beyond the 15 days of the festival! You will find all the details about joining above Any questions: please get in touch.

If you are available and would like to join us at our popular annual pre-festival Fund-raiser (Collecte de Fonds) and Soirée Musicale – with wine, dinner and music in the Pays de Fayence – 2024 dates to be announced– please follow THIS LINK to book your tickets when available (there is a discount for Friends of the Festival!)

Finally, here’s another idea if you would like to support us FOR FREE: