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2024- Our latest purchase, for a new orchestra connection for us. The Orquesta Ayun Hueney in El Bolson. This 3-Valve Tuba will be used here, but also in the orchestras we support in El Hoyo and Epuyen. This purchase was made possible through your donations and continued support for our work. In the safe hands of its new player, as the orchestra conductor looks on.

2024 - Delighted faces of the Children as they explore their new instruments.

2024 - A new grant from PIP made from many of your donations, provides a senior school in Gaiman with a sound system for performance use. Hopefully this will stimulate interest in the arts within the school.

2024 - Orquesta de biasi in Esquel, back in rehearsals after the school holidays.

2024 - Orquesta de biasi in Esquel, back in rehearsals after the school holidays.

2024 -A new Cello and Violin arrive in Trevelin with the help of your donations. Instruments like these have a long life ahead of them, and will offer opportunites for many children to enjoy the experience of making music together. Thanks you for your support.

Getting to grips with the new Double Bass in Trevelin

Two hand tuned Timpani painted in the flags of Wales and Welsh Patagonia, forming part of the intial drive to start up PIP, and used as an advertising tool to promote our charity. On stage at St David's Hall, Cardiff.

Getting to grips with the new Double Bass in Trevelin.

2023 - Thank you banner made by Ysgol Y Cwm in Trevelin after some more of our donations arrive with Angeles from Teithiau Patagonia

The Bassoon donated to El Hoyo in 2023, be played by a student during an outdoors concert, with his professor alongside to give support!

2024 - (5 of 5) The last new Double Bass at Arcos Strings, Trevelin. This is one of the five Double basses PIP has made grants to buy from a family bequest in Wales. It was made to provide opportunities for children to learn the Double Bass, especially for those who could not afford an instrument of their own.

2024 - (4 of 5) Puerto Madryn Children's orchestra. The fifth new Double Bass that PIP has made grants to buy right across Chubut, from a family bequest in Wales. It was made to provide opportunities for children to learn the Double Bass, especially for those who could not afford an instrument of their own.

2024 - (3 of 5) The two new Double Basses at El Bolson children's orchestra. One of these, is one of the five Double basses PIP has made grants to buy from a family bequest in Wales. It was made to provide opportunities for children to learn the Double Bass, especially for those who could not afford an instrument of their own.

2024 - (2 of 5) The new Double Bass has a fantastic welcome by the INTA children's orchestra. This is one of five Double basses PIP has made grants to buy. All the funds for these came from a family bequest in Wales, made to provide more opportunities for children to learn the Double Bass, especially for those who could not afford an instrument of their own.

2024 -(1 of 5) The Double Bass section at the El Hoyo children's Orchestra. PIP has bought two of these Double basses by raising funds in the UK and making grants to allow direct purchases in Patagonia. One of these, is one of the five Double basses PIP has made grants to buy from a family bequest in Wales. It was made to provide opportunities for children to learn the Double Bass, especially for those who could not afford an instrument of their own.

A new cased Viola arrives as part of our supporting grants for the orchestra to buy its own instruments.

2023 - Some of the instruments bought from our recent grant to Puerta Del Sol in Trevelin, to help support making music and playing a musical instrument within the school

A new Cello is unpacked in El Bolson

All our donated transverse flutes arrive with the students in Esquel

A new Violin arrives at the El Bolson children's orchestra as part of our supporting grants for the orchestra to buy its own instruments.

Our new Double Bass ready for rehearsals at the El Bolson children's orchestra as part of our supporting grants for the orchestra to buy its own instruments.

A new Cello arrives at the El Bolson children's orchestra

West meets East! The El Hoyo children's orchestra come to play in Puerto Madryn.

A new Cello arrives at the El Bolson children's orchestra

A new Viola arrives at the El Bolson children's orchestra

A new Cello arrives at the El Bolson children's orchestra

A new Double Bass for our newest Orchestra connection. This children's orchestra is based in El Bolson, Rio Negro, just north of Chubut. This orchestra attracts children and tutors from Chubut, and plays many of its concerts in the Chubut province.

A new Double Bass for our newest Orchestra connection. This children's orchestra is based in El Bolson, Rio Negro, just north of Chubut. This orchestra attracts children and tutors from Chubut, and plays many of its concerts in the Chubut province.

West meets East! The El Hoyo children's orchestra come to play in Puerto Madryn.

2023 - The first Bassoon we have donated. This one, was requested by, and bought for, the Children's orchestra in El Hoyo

A clarinet similar to those we have donated to groups in Chubut.

A collection of unwanted brass instruments arrive for repair and resale to raise funds, at our base in Cardiff. This is one way we raise money, to buy what is actually needed in Patagonia by the groups we support.

2023 - We start a BRAND NEW orchestra in Epuyen!! It offers fantastic new opportunities for children in Epuyen. The dreamchild of the conductor of the children's orchestra in El Hoyo, your donations and our grants are funding the start-up of this inspring new group.

Outdoor rehearsals starting up again in Esquel at the end of the pandemic here.

Your donations impact positively on the professors as well as the students. A good instrument, makes the desire to learn greater, and progress faster.

Your donations make it possible for us to provide these grants to the groups we support in Patagonia. New instruments, repairs and consumables are equally important, and you can see the impact the level of support we offer has here.

The eisteddfod hopefuls with the Yamaha digital piano bought by PIP, in Gaiman.

2022 - Trying out a slide Trumpet for our latest connected orchestra, Orquesta jovenes El Hoyo, Chubut. The trombone awaits!

2020 -A new digital keyboard arrives thanks to your continued donations, to enable student numbers to expand at Gaiman music school.

2020 - New string instruments and percussion beaters arrive at the Gaiman Music School

2022 - Two new Yamaha Flutes arrive with the conductor of INTA children's orchestra in Trelew.

Teifi Siff Saff harp built in LLandysul for the the Gaiman Music School. Bought through an appeal that saw donations come in from around the world.

Packs of clarinet reeds like the ones we regularly donate to groups in Chubut. Music consumables are expensive in Argentina so we make grants to purchase these within the country, benefiting the local economy as well as the musicians who need them. This is a great example of where your donations really help.

This photo takes all the way back to 2015 when a volunteer came on stage to have a go at conducting the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. We have just learned that Santiago (here) is now studying conducting at a conservatoire in Buenos Aires!

2022 -Trying out a slide Trumpet for our latest connected orchestra, Orquesta jovenes El Hoyo, Chubut. The trombone awaits!

2022 - We've bought a Double Bass! A 1/2 size instrument for Arcos Strings in Trevelin. Hopefully it will be played and inspire many children in years to come.

Your donations all helped to buy this collection of instruments for a group in Chubut. We rely on your donations to continue our work. It easy to do this through this website, just click on our donate button on the homepage. Thanks you for your support!

2021 - New percussion instruments arrive in Esquel as rehearsals atart again at the end of the pandemic.

2021 - New instruments arrive in Esquel as rehearsals atart again at the end of the pandemic.

2021 - New percussion instruments arrive in Esquel as rehearsals atart again at the end of the pandemic.

2021 - New instruments arrive in Esquel as rehearsals atart again at the end of the pandemic.

My first flute! This one has a curved headjoint to allow smaller students to manage the length and weight of the instrument when they first start learning.

2020 - Grant made to buy these 2 small Cellos, bows and consumables, to start young students off at Arcos Strings in Trevelin. All made possible by your donations.

2019 -Two Yamaha flutes and Cello and Violin strings arrive in Esquel with the help of your donations.

Your donations and then our grant to buy new Violins, has made this performance possible.

A childrens orchestra in Chubut, usng some of our donated instruments.

A donated Tenor Horn arrives in Trelew to join INTA children's orchestra

2019 -Visiting Ysgol y Cwm Trevelin, to hear the children play many of the instruments that arrived in 2018

2019 - Clarinets and strings arrive at Orquesta de la Basia in Esquel, our newly connected children's orchestra

Visiting the team at Arcos Strings in Trevelin, run by Paz and Damien

2019 - Helen playing a Teifi Harp in Gaiman. With your help, we donated three new sets of strings to keep this instrument in great condition for years to come, so many more students can learn on it.

2019 - Delighted children with the schools new digital piano. Gaiman.

PIP buy a digital piano from Ecomusic, for the music school in Gaiman as well as for use in the Eisteddfod each year.

Chris visits the fantastic team and orchestra of INTA in Trelew

My first Cello.... donated by PIP

Double Bass bow is bought to bring this instrument back into service in Puerto Madryn, Chubut.

2019 - New Double Bass and Cello strings arrive at Arcos strings in Trevelin. Consumbales are just as important as new instruments to every group we support.

More donated instruments arrive with us in Cardiff to be repaired.

2018 - School instruments unpacked!

2018 - Cases of school instruments arrive at Ysgol Y Cwm in Trevelin.

Double Bass students at INTA Trelew, Chubut.

Vibraphone - Percussion instrument

2018 - My first Violin

Double Bass students and the professor at INTA Trelew, Chubut.

2018 - The cases arrive in Trevelin for the string group and the bilingual school.

2018 - The cases arrive in Trevelin for the string group and the bilingual school.

2018 - Our first donations arrive in schools across Chubut.

School wooden Xylophone.

2018 - Our first donations arrive in schools across Chubut.

2018 - Our first donations arrive in schools across Chubut. Gaiman.

2018 - Our first donations arrive in schools across Chubut.

2018 - The first ever Timpani to arrive in Chubut. The professor and students in Trelew

2018 - Our first donations arrive in schools across Chubut. This time in Trelew.

2018 - Our shipment arrives in Chubut.

2018 - Our first donations arrive in schools across Chubut.

2018 - hitting the news!

2018 - Our shipment arrives in Chubut.

2018 - Some of the Team at the Puerto Madryn Children's Orchestra

Ecomusic in Puerto Madryn. One of our contacts and supporters in this endeavour of helping more children have the opportunity to play a musical instrument in Chubut.

2018 - Radio Chubut building, with Chris and Eluned, who interviewed Chris about the shipment in transit , and our future plans.

2018 - Radio Chubut building, where Chris and Silvina Garzonio of the Puerto Madryn Welsh Association, were interviewed about the coming shipment, collaboration and future plans.

2018 - L-R Chris Stock (Chairman -PIP) Silvina Garzonio (Head of the Welsh Assocation in Puerto Madryn), Minister for Education in Chubut, Kenia Rodriguez (head of the Chorus and Orchestras part of the ministry), at the official signing of the necessary documents to accept our shipment of 10 flight cases full of instruments.

2018 - Two string instruments taken to the Ministry of Education in Chubut, as a symbolic donation, part of the official signing of the necessary documents to accept our shipment of 10 flight cases full of instruments.

Chris with the shipment waiting to be collected and send by Seafair, now trading as Envió International. None of this would have been possible without the knowledge, help and guidance of Sean at Envió International

2018 - Phil assembling the flight cases full of instruments ready to be collected at the start of their 7,500 mile journey to Chubut, Patagonia.

2018 - Our first donations arrive in schools across Chubut.

2016 - The Red Violin is sent on its way to Trevelin with Sian Lloyd, Television presenter and meteorologist. This instrument was symbolic of our intent to send more instruments to Chubut. It was presented to Arcos Strings during the Annual Historical Ceremonies in Trevelin.

Our donated guitar arrives at a tiny school in Cerro Condor, Chubut.

Rob from PIP works with a young brass player in Chubut during the 2015 BBC NOW tour of Argentina, to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Welsh settlement, Y Wladfa, Chubut.

A marching snare drum with sticks

Grant LLewellyn conducts a concert of a side-by-side orchestra with players from BBC NOW and students from Chubut.

Chris from PIP works with a child with disability in Chubut during the 2015 BBC NOW tour of Argentina.

A child in Chubut, tries a Violin for the very first time!

Magellanic Penguin at El Pedral, Chubut. Patagonia.

Catrin Finch working with a young Harp student during the 2015 education part of the 150th anniversary celebrations of Y Waldfa in Welsh Patagonia, by BBC NOW.

Rachel from PIP works with a child with disability in Chubut during the 2015 BBC NOW tour of Argentina.

The flag of Y Wladfa. The Welsh Settlement or Welsh Colony, in Chubut, Patagonia.

A child in Chubut, tries a Violin for the very first time!

A class workshop in Gaiman bilingual school, with Chris Stock demonstrating some percussion instruments.

A viola from player from BBC NOW works with a child with disability in Chubut.

A child in Chubut, tries a Trumpet (made by pTrumpet) for the very first time.

Grant LLewellyn conducts a rehearsal of a side-by-side orchestra with players from BBC NOW and students from Chubut.

A viola from player from BBC NOW works with a child with disability in Chubut during the 2015 tour to celebrate the founding of Y Wladfa, the Welsh settlement in Chubut in 1865.

Vibraphone with sticks

The notes of a 4.3 Octave Marimba - Percussion Instrument

Patagonian Horses

Grant LLewellyn conducts a rehearsal of a side-by-side orchestra with players from BBC NOW and students from Chubut.

A child in Chubut, tries a Violin for the first time ever!

Magellanic Penguins at El Pedral, Chubut. Patagonia.

Our very first sign, to help advertise PIP in its early days.

School wooden Xylophone.

Part of the 2015 tour to Chubut to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Y Wladfa, was playing live music to older residents in their houses. Here the harp is being played to a Patagonian resident.

Close-up of Piston Valves

A Patagonian cello student in rehearsal

Set of Boomwhackers, tuned percussion tubes.

A Xylophone with hard rubber sticks

Hand drums, typical of the type of early percussion instuments PIP sent to schools in Chubut.

Full original skeleton of Tyrannotitan chubutensis in the MEF Museo Paleontologico Egidio Feruglio. Trelew, Chubut province.

Side-by-side rehearsal with players from Wales and Patagonia

Nature tourists watching Magellanic Penguins at El Pedral, Chubut. Patagonia.

Streetart in PUerto Madryn. Mejor actuar que hablar - Better to act than to talk.

Statue of the early Welsh settlers in Chubut. Trelew.

Side-by-side rehearsal with players from Wales and Patagonia

Southern Right Whale breaching in Golfo Nuevo, Chubut, Patagonia

Side-by-side rehearsal with players from Wales and Patagonia

Chris Stock and Andy Everton with music students from Patagonia, in front of the reproduction dinosaur at the Predio Ferial, Trelew.

Predio Ferial, Trelew. Rehearsal for the first concert on the 2015 tour by BBC National Orchestra of Wales.

Side-by-side rehearsal with players from Wales and Patagonia

Young Cellist from Chubut playing in a side-by-side rehearsal.

2018 - Buying a trombone for the Puerto Madryn children's Orchestra at Ecomusic in P.M. Chubut.

Beginner Guitar similar to those bought for schools in Chubut. Your donations all help to buy instruments like this for groups in Chubut. We rely on your donations to continue our work. It easy to do this through this website, just click on our donate button on the homepage. Thanks you for your support!

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