Become a Friend or Patron

Friends of The Swan is a dedicated group of supporters that make a vital contribution to funding our artistic programming, our work with students at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, in schools and in care homes.  Friends also help as volunteers at concerts, in the office and with the Orchestra’s community work.

Becoming a Friend and paying a modest annual subscription is an affordable way to get involved across the whole range of everything we do.

As a Patron, you will be a major donor at one of 5 levels (from £132 to £5,500) with the ability to ‘Adopt a section player’, ‘Adopt a Principal Player’, support Artistic Director Dave Le Page or support a guest conductor.

And don’t forget to tick the Gift Aid box. If you are a UK taxpayer, your annual subscription will benefit from Gift Aid, increasing the value of your support by 25%.

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Levels of Annual Participation

Hover over the boxes below to view levels of annual participation, 
If you require further information or assistance please call Lisa Houghton Reade on 01926 350028

FRIENDS

£39 (or £66 Joint)

FRIENDS

£39 (or £66 Joint)

Priority booking and ticket discounts
Access to Rehearsals
Exclusive Friends’ events
High Notes newsletter
Attend & meet the Players at rehearsals
Free interval drinks at Warwick Hall
The satisfaction of supporting one of the
UK’s leading orchestras
PAY BY CARD
or below to pay by direct debit
BECOME A FRIEND

PATRON

£132 (or £11/Month)

PATRON

£132 (or £11/Month)

All Friend’s benefits plus:
Your name listed as a Patron in The Swan's programmes website and in our annual report*
Exclusive access to recording sessions
Invitation to the Patrons’ Annual Summer Garden Party and to interval drinks at Stratford Playhouse
PAY BY CARD
or below to pay by direct debit
BECOME A FRIEND

SILVER PATRON

£330 (or £28/Month)

SILVER PATRON

£330 (or £28/Month)

‘Adopt-a-Player’
All the benefits of a patron plus:
Your name listed as a Silver Patron in The Swan's programmes, website and in our annual report*
A personal introduction to your ‘adopted’ player A framed and signed photograph of your ‘adopted’ player
PAY BY CARD
or below to pay by direct debit
BECOME A FRIEND

GOLD PATRON

£550 (or £47/Month)

GOLD PATRON

£550 (or £47/Month)

‘Adopt-a-Principal’
All the benefits of a silver Patron plus:
Your name listed as a Gold Patron in The Swan's programmes website and in our annual report*
Regular meetings (when possible) with your ‘adopted’ principal player
A framed and signed photograph of your ‘adopted’ principal player
PAY BY CARD
or below to pay by direct debit
BECOME A FRIEND

PLATINUM PATRON

£1,100 (or £94/Month)

PLATINUM PATRON

£1,100 (or £94/Month)

‘Support David Le Page’
All the benefits of a Gold Patron plus: Your name listed as a Platinum Patron in The Swan's programmes website and in our annual report*
Regular meetings with David Le Page A framed and signed photograph of David Le Page
PAY BY CARD
or below to pay by direct debit
BECOME A FRIEND

MAESTRO PATRON

£5,500 (or £459/Month)

MAESTRO PATRON

£5,500 (or £459/Month)

‘In support of a Guest Conductor’
All the benefits of a Platinum Patron plus: Your name listed as a Maestro Patron in The Swan's programmes website and in our annual report*
PAY BY CARD
or below to pay by direct debit
BECOME A FRIEND

*Unless anonymity is requested

The names shown in brackets are players ‘adopted’

Platinum Patrons
Sir Michael and Lady Perry
Deborah and Roy Williams (David Le Page)
David Berry and Jane Hiatt
Penny Malec

Gold 
Bill Bruce and Peter Buckroyd (Nick Stringfellow)
Brian Carpenter (Diane Clark)
Stan and Jean Mills (Sally Harrop)
Michael Terry (Chris Allan)
Cat Williams and David Hope (Claire Whitson)

Silver 
Anne Blair (Naomi Rump)
Paul and Fay Bates
Chris and Chris Boylan (Craig Macdonald)
Alan and Jan Cumming (Mark Chivers)
Richard Farr
Clive and Mary Fieth (Caroline Mansell)
Nick and Carolyn Hodges (Liz Hodson)
Pam and John Ilott (Anna Joubert)
Ann Nevelos
Jane Quinn
Doris and Denis Waters (Catherine Leech)

Patrons
John and Kay Bellinger
Ron and Margaret Booker
Roger and Felicity Chapman
Tim and Penny Cox
Ileen Fisher
Adrian and Claire Hopkinson
David and Sonia Guest
Imogen and Bill Joss
Nick and Sally Keegan
Ailsa Logan
Nick and Barbara Lister
Stan and Barbara Martin
Simon and Lucy Miesegaes
Rosel Musgrave
Gillian and Ian Nussey
Angela Richards
Tim and Louise Sandford
Martin E Stanley
Ron and Gill Thomas (Tim Farmer)
Bridget Winstanley

Honorary Patrons
Tim Cox, Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire
David Kelham, High Sheriff of Warwickshire
Cllr. Kate Rolfe, The Mayor of Stratford-upon-Avon

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