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Become a member or Patron
Empower our students to light up stages and concert halls around the world.
Darcie Jago
At Guildhall School, our membership programmes offer you the chance to be part of something extraordinary.
The Patrons Programme offers an unparalleled opportunity to engage directly with the next generation of artists. With three tiers of patronage, you gain access to exclusive events and insights into the students’ training, at the same time as directly supporting their world-class training.
Patron Levels of Support
Patrons enjoy:
- Annual invitation to a performance and drinks reception with our Principal for you and a guest
- Invitation to the Supporters’ Christmas Party for you and a guest
- Invitation to the annual Celebration of Thanks for you and a guest
- Priority booking for special events and film screenings
- Priority booking for all ticketed Guildhall School events
- Our annual PLAY Magazine
- Our annual With Our Thanks publication
Enjoy the same opportunities as Patrons, as well as:
- Invitation to our backstage events and Q&As with Guildhall alumni for you and a guest
- Invitation to our annual Production Arts Showcase for you and a guest
Enjoy the same opportunities as Patrons and Patrons Plus, as well as:
- Invitations to unique behind the scenes tours and model box showings for you and a group of up to ten guests
- Invitation to the Gold Medal final for you and a guest
Join Today
There are different options for sending your Guildhall Patrons donation to us. Please see below, and do get in touch if you have any questions.
Set up a monthly or annual Direct Debit online. Set the frequency of your gift to monthly or yearly, select 'Custom' and input your chosen amount.
Call us on 020 4582 2415 if you have any questions or to request a postal form.
If you would like to make your donation by credit or debit card, you can do so here, or you can call us on 020 4582 2415.
If you would like to make your donation by bank transfer, please use the reference ‘Patrons’ 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
3rd Floor, North Wing Guildhall PO Box 270 EC2P 2EJ
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. Please indicate if you wish to Gift Aid your Patrons donation and we will send you a confirmation letter. You can also complete an online Gift Aid declaration form or download a postal form from the box below.
For donors based in North America, we can accept donations through the British Schools and Universities Foundation (BSUF), CAF America and CAF Canada.
Principal Patrons
Michael McCoy
Patrons Plus
Raymond Barker
Sarah Baxter
William Christopherson
John da Luz Camacho for the Renate Branton Trust
Madeleine Gantley
Miriam and HH Stephen Kramer, KC
Maggie and Peter Murray-Smith
Andrew and Cindy Peck
Claire Tremeer and Bob Reichert
Patrons
Abdul Bhanji, OBE
Michael Bibb
Ken and Diana Dent
Robert Fowler
Alderman Alison Gowman, CBE
Diana Gray
Gina Hartnett
Winny Li
Richard Link
Vivienne Littlechild, MBE JP
Brian Mace
Miranda McArthur
Robert Salter
Jeremy Simons, OBE
Colin Smith
Helena Twist
Christopher Warren
Jonathan White
Sir David Wootton, HonFGS and Lady Liz Wootton
Circle Levels of Support
By becoming a Circle member, you can make a difference to our students and enjoy range of 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
Join Today
There are different options for sending your Circle membership donation to us. Please see below, and do get in touch if you have any questions.
Set up a monthly or annual Direct Debit online. Set the frequency of your gift to monthly or yearly, select 'Custom' and input your chosen amount.
Call us on 020 4582 2415 if you have any questions or to request a postal form.
If you would like to make your donation by credit or debit card, you can do so here, or you can call us on 020 4582 2415.
If you would like to make your donation by bank transfer, please use the reference ‘Patrons’ and send your donation to:
The Guildhall School Trust
Account number: 10176265
Sort code: 20-77-75
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. Please indicate if you wish to Gift Aid your Patrons donation and we will send you a confirmation letter. You can also complete an online Gift Aid declaration form or download a postal form from the box below.
Richard Agutter
Brian Albert
James Alexander, FGS
David and Melanie Alpers
Olive Baldwin
Peter Bedford and Valerie Bedford
Jane Bickerton
Bryan Birch
John Bird and Anne Bird
Sir Jeremy and 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
Diana Le Clercq
Lord Tom Cochrane of Cults
Liz Codd
Kenneth Cohen
Judith Coke
Anthony Constance, HonFGS
Paul Cosh, FGS
Elizabeth Crowther, OBE
Geoffrey Davidson
Ian Dawson
Desmond Day
George Derbyshire, FGS
Catherine Dobson
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
Anthony Floyd
Laura Fraser
William Fraser, OBE
Francis Giacon
Michael Godbee
Richard Gold
Lady Carolyn Graham and Sir Alexander Graham, GBE
Felicity Guinness
Sally Hadley
Irene Hall
Peter A Halliday, FGS and Pauline Halliday, OBE
Julian Halsby
Nina Hamilton
Professor Chris Hamnett
Edward Hartill
Richard Hatfield
Malcolm Higgins, FCA
Marilyn Hill Smith
Terence Hitchcock
Alan Hoaksey
Peter Hobbs
Philip Hooker
Professor Sir Barry Ife CBE
Abid Iqbal
Frank Jeffs
Robert John
Malcolm Judelson
Caroline Kinninmonth
Ulla Kite
Gillian Laidlaw, HonFGS
Boyi Li
Donald Love
Penelope MacKay
Professor Neil Mackie, CBE
Christine McCartney
Bruce McGregor
Wendy Mead, OBE, CC
Colin Menzies
Tim Moorey
David Morris
Richard Morris
David Moss
Cathy Newcombe
Donald Newell
Joanna Newell
The Reverend Patrick O'Ferrall, OBE
Jane Ollerton and Ken Ollerton
Gillian Perrin
Dr Nicholas Pile and Ms Jane Mary Pile
Christine Pountney
Davina Prince, FGS
Anthony Purkiss
Derek Rodgers, FGS
Alan Sainer
Barry Serjent
James Sewell
Teresa de Souza
Duncan Sparkes
John Spicer and Patricia Spicer
Gillian Steggles
Christopher Stephens
Marilyn Stock
Caroline Stockmann LGSM HonFCT
Naomi Stone
Robert Stripe
Roy Sully
Ross Tanton
Julie Thomas
Susan Thornton, FGS
Helen Thorpe
William Tilden
John Tomlinson and Paula Tomlinson
Elizabeth Towers
Andrew Tucker
Beatrice Unsworth
David Walker
Lavinia Webb
Susan Webb
Gillian White
Ian Williams
Ann Wilson
John Wise
Richard Wooderson
Sally Wyllie
Victoria Younghusband