2025
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Funding provided to print the book 'From Wales to Patagonia: A traditional Welsh Songbook' compiled by Sebastián Pérez Parry for distribution amongst schools and youth groups across Chubut.
Grant made to buy replacement guitar amplifiers for a school in Cordillera.
Grant made to a school in Puerta Piramides for Guitars, Ukeleles and Melodicas, to enable lessons to commence with a new instrumental tutor.
Our first ever Bass Clarinet bought for a childrens orchestra in Esquel.
Donations sent to Chubut to include 3 flutes and a Piccolo, new syllabus ABRSM Harp music, plus many spare strings and reeds.
Funding provided at the end of the year to buy two Cellos for children's orchestra in Trelew and ongoing string instrument repairs in Esquel.
2026
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This year we are celebrating 10 years of our charity supporting groups in Chubut Patagonia!! We continue working with our groups across the province, providing two new 1/4 size cellos for INTA in Trelew, while another recent donation was made to enable the group to buy a full size 4/4 Cello for a more advanced student. Donations have also recently gone to Gaiman music school to buy new keyboards for piano lessons, as well as a collection of replacement Harp strings to keep their instrument in full working order. Finally, in the first half of the year we have sent a suitcase full of spare strings, reeds, shoulder rests, chin rests, etc etc, as well as an Oboe to the music ensembles in El Bolson, Rio Negro, who often perform in Chubut and collaborate with groups there to create larger ensembles and sharing opportunities.
The second half of the year has so far seen further donations to purchase 10 violins to start a new string group in Los Cipreses, a new Yamaha Trumpet to replace a broken instrument in Trelew, a collection of percussion and keyboard instruments for the bilingual school in Trevelin, and a new collaboration with a school in Esquel with a driven music specialist looking to expand the opportunities for his students. His new collection of instruments is about to be delivered. Still more is planned before the year is out.
