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Join the Guildhall Circle
Darcie Quote
About the Guildhall Circle
Guildhall School of Music & Drama is a vibrant international community of over 1,000 musicians, actors and production artists. As a world-leading conservatoire, we are training our students to light up screens, stages and concert halls across the globe and empowering them to become artistic citizens who have a positive impact on the world; helping people to live well, in a world worth living in. With hundreds of performances each year, there are plenty of opportunities to watch our students in action, ranging from intimate solo recitals to full-scale symphony orchestra concerts, plays and opera productions.
The Guildhall Circle is vital to our work, providing funding for our specialist teaching and world-class training facilities.
Join the Circle with a donation of £75+ per year or £105+ for a joint membership.
By becoming a Circle member, you will support students from all backgrounds to excel and help Guildhall to maintain its position on the world stage. In return for your generosity, you will receive a range of exciting membership benefits including:
- Priority booking for all ticketed concerts, plays and operas
- Event invitations
- Guildhall School's annual magazine, PLAY
- Monthly Event Highlights emails
- Termly Supporters' E-Newsletter
- Event booking support from the Development team
- Acknowledgement on our website
Become a Circle Member
There are a number of different ways to send your Guildhall Circle donation to us. The options are listed below and if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at development@gsmd.ac.uk.
Setting up an annual Direct Debit is an easy way to manage your membership renewal. Set up your Direct Debit online or contact us at development@gsmd.ac.uk to request a postal form.
You can make a donation by credit or debit card by using our online payment form or by calling us on 020 4526 9002.
If you would like to make your donation by bank transfer, please use the reference ‘Circle’ and send your donation to:
The Guildhall School Trust
Account number: 10176265
Sort code: 20-77-75
Please make all cheques and charity vouchers payable to The Guildhall School Trust and post them to:
FREEPOST RSBK-TTRJ-XGUB
Development & Alumni Relations Office
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Barbican
London
EC2Y 8DT
If you are a UK taxpayer and would like to ‘Gift Aid’ your donation, the Guildhall School Trust will be able to reclaim the tax on your donation and receive another 25p from every £1 you donate. If you are eligible, please tick the Gift Aid box when making your payment or complete an online Gift Aid declaration.
For donors based in North America, we can accept donations through the British Schools and Universities Foundation (BSUF), CAF America and CAF Canada.
Thank You to our Members
We are very grateful to our Circle members for their support, including those who wish to remain anonymous.
Richard Agutter
Brian Albert
James Alexander FGS
Dr David Alpers
Olive Baldwin
Dr Duncan Barker
Dr Biddy Baxter MBE
Maurice Beales
Peter Bedford
Jane Bickerton
Professor Bryan Birch
John Bird
Lady Candy Blackham
The Reverend Christopher Breeds
John Britton
Adam Broke
David Browne
Andrew Buckingham
Sir Andrew Burns KCMG
The Rt Hon Sir Stanley Burnton
Maureen Byllam-Barnes
Jacqueline Ceglowski
Lord Tom Cochrane of Cults
Kenneth Cohen
Christine Cohen OBE
Judith Coke
Trevor Coldrey
Anthony Constance HonFGS
Paul Cosh FGS
Elizabeth Crowther
Sylvia Daintrey
Ian Dawson
Desmond Day
Teresa de Souza
George Derbyshire FGS
Catherine Dobson
Dr Hilary Dodd
Ann Dyer
Michael Earrey
Margaret Edwards
John Ellard
Travers Ellison
David Elyan Hon ARAM Hon RWS
The Reverend David Evans
Bronwen Fair
Marianne Falk
John Fisher
Anthony Floyd
Patricia Frankland
Laura Fraser
William Fraser OBE
Francis Giacon
Michael Godbee
Richard Gold
Carolyn Graham
Felicity Guinness
Sally Hadley
Irene and Ray Hall
Peter Halliday FCA and Pauline Halliday OBE
Julian Halsby
Nina Hamilton
Chris Hamnett
Gina Hartnett
Edward Hartill OBE
The Reverend Richard Hayes and Joleen Hayes
Carolyn Hayman OBE
George Henshilwood
Malcolm Higgins FGS
Marilyn Hill Smith
Dr Alan Hoaksey
Peter Hobbs
Gwen Holt
Professor Sir Barry Ife CBE
John James
Frank Jeffs
Dr David Jessop
Robert John
Brian Jones
Malcolm Judelson
Sarah Kelsey
Caroline Kinninmonth
Ulla Kite
Torsten Kuchenbecker
Ronald Levin
Dr Boyi Li
Pamela Lidiard FGS
Alexandra Loewe
Donald Love
Penelope MacKay
Neil Mackie CBE
Peter le Marchand and Irene Taul
Christine McCartney
Bruce McGregor
Wendy Mead OBE CC
Colin Menzies
Tim Moorey
Richard Morris
David Morris
Remony Moser
David Moss
Cathy Newcombe
Joanna Newell
Donald Newell
The Reverend Patrick O'Ferrall OBE
Jane Ollerton
Ken Ollerton
Anita Osler
Antony Osler
Dr Nicholas Pile and Jane Mary Pile
Christine Pountney
Davina Prince FGS
Anthony Purkiss
Derek Rodgers FGS
Alan Sainer
James Serjent
Naveed Shah
Jane Smith
Teresa de Souza
Duncan Sparkes
John Spencer
John Spicer
Gillian Steggles
Christopher Stephens
Marilyn Stock
Naomi Stone
Robert Stripe
Roy Sully
Ross Tanton
Julie Thomas
Susan Thornton FGS
Helen Thorpe
William Tilden
John Tomlinson
Elizabeth Towers
Andrew Tucker
Beatrice Unsworth
Jason Van Praagh
David Walker
Susan Webb
Gillian White
Sheila Whitehead
Ivan Whitting
David Winter
John Wise
Irene Yamato
Victoria Younghusband