RPO resound 20th Anniversary Newsletter
As a globally revered cultural institution, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) performs
approximately 180 concerts a year to a worldwide audience of more than half a million people. Its
musicians however, are equally at home participating in its ground-breaking and
award-winning Community & Education programme – RPO resound, which last year celebrated
its 20th anniversary.
Since its inception in 1993, RPO resound has been at the forefront of delivering orchestral
outreach projects, successfully underpinning the RPO’s extensive programme of UK regional
performances and ultimately enhancing lives through the power of music.
Fulfilling more than 60 projects a year involving approximately 7500 participants, RPO resound
delivers high-quality music-making experiences in an array of community settings, from
rehabilitative programmes in prisons to projects with homeless people. The overarching objective
is to leave a lasting legacy by harnessing the transformative power of music to improve
participants’ aspirations, abilities and life chances.
The momentous achievements of the first twenty years of RPO resound were celebrated at a Gala
Dinner hosted by the Orchestra’s Patron, HRH The Duke of York, in Windsor Castle on
5 November 2013. During the evening an inspirational short film, narrated by Stephen Fry, was
premiered; it demonstrates the breadth and diversity of RPO resound’s projects and the profound
effect it has on people’s lives. The film can be viewed on RPO resound’s website:
www.rpo.co.uk/rpo_in_action.php
This special edition of our newsletter explores RPO resound from the perspective of those
whose lives have been influenced by the programme, including a participant, the Orchestra’s
musicians, a long-term project partner and a special tribute from HRH The Duke of York.
We hope you enjoy it!
Contents
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HRH The Duke of York
Ian Maclay, Managing Director, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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Juliette Lee, Children’s Hospice Project Participant
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Members of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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Tim Steiner, Workshop Leader
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Chris Lampard, Day Centre Project Worker,
The Connection at St Martin-in-the-Fields
Northern Trust,
Corporate Partners of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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