The Amber Trust
To celebrate the musical milestone of Amber’s 30th Anniversary, we have some special announcements planned throughout the year. Stay tuned for exciting news about our new Youth Board and the launch of our music teacher directory – coming soon!
Anniversary related news
Music Practitioner and Teacher Spotlight – James Marchese
To help celebrate 30 years of Amber, we are shining a light on our dedicated music practitioners and teachers that make such an impact on the children and young people we support. James Marchese has been nominated by Mia’s family for our Music Practitioner and Teacher Spotlight! Mia’s mum Lisa tells us ‘James is brilliant…
Celebrating Amber’s 30th Anniversary at St James’s Palace
On 10 February, Amber young musicians, families, trustees and guests were honoured to attend a reception hosted by Her Majesty The Queen, to celebrate our 30th Anniversary. Her Majesty has been President of The Amber Trust since 2012. In the magnificent Throne Room at St James’s Palace, The Queen watched a recital by talented young Amber beneficiaries…
Music Practitioner and Teacher Spotlight – Ashleigh Lowes
To help celebrate 30 years of Amber, we are shining a light on our dedicated music practitioners and teachers that make such an impact on the children and young people we support. Ashleigh Lowes has been nominated by Amos’s family for our Music Practitioner and Teacher Spotlight! ‘It has been amazing for us as a…
Could you help us find new corporate partners?
As part of our 30th anniversary celebrations, we have launched six different ways to ‘Partner with Amber’. This is a great chance for organisations or teams to align with our inclusive values and at the same time, help us to support our talented young musicians. Whatever the size of your organisation or the nature of…
Fundraising heroes: DFest raise £4,200 in aid of Amber
We are incredibly grateful to the organisers, performers, friends and family of DFest who have raised £4,200 in aid of Amber – phenomenal! DFest is a one-day music festival which has become an annual event. Dean and Jo host it in their garden and choose a different charity to fundraise for each year. We were…
Watch: Our 30th Anniversary Concert
We are delighted to share the full recording of our 30th Anniversary Concert, which took place in May at the Wathen Hall, St Paul’s School in Barnes. Hosted by Amber’s Chair, Professor Adam Ockelford, and Amber Patron Derek Paravicini, the concert features some of the talented musicians supported by the charity, including Eleanor, Evan, Chapman,…
30 concerts to celebrate 30 years of Amber
Derek Paravicini – Musical Genius
Derek Paravicini plays a concert in aid of The Amber Trust at Upton Grey Village Hall. The bar will be open with raffle prizes to be won.
James Lisney (piano) – Petits Concerts XXI
Amber Patron, James Lisney is performing at the 1901 Arts Club in aid of Amber. James Lisney’s musical offerings centre upon Beethoven’s three final sonatas, one of music’s great spiritual journeys, written when the composer was turning fifty years old and occupied with the Missa Solemnis. This transcendent, dramatic, lyrical, and ultimately communicative music is prefaced…
Derek Paravicini & Friends – A Concert in Support of The Amber Trust
About An Evening of Music and Inspiration – In Support of The Amber Trust Following the heartwarming success of last year’s concert, we’re delighted to welcome you back to the Riverhouse Barn Arts Centre this October for another special evening celebrating the incredible talents of blind and visually impaired musicians. Expect moving performances, uplifting stories, and plenty of…
Accademia dell’Opera Italiana & Amber Trust: A Celebration of American Music
Doors open: 6:30pm Conway Hall presents a night where music transcends boundaries, with Accademia dell’Opera and Amber Trust. Opera, jazz, and Broadway come together in a powerful celebration of music without limits. This charity fundraising concert draws a compelling connection between the impossible loves of Porgy and Bess and West Side Story with the timeless heartbreak of Italian opera—from I Capuleti e…
Charity Piano Concert in aid of The Amber Trust
Join Derek Paravicini and Chapman Shum at the Putney Library on the 20th June 2025 for an afternoon of music in aid of The Amber Trust. Derek Paravicini is a world-renowned blind autistic savant pianist known for his extraordinary musical abilities and improvisation skills. He is also a patron of The Amber Trust. Chapman Shum…
Woody Mann Tribute Concert
Stevington Guitar Concerts present a tribute concert to Woody Mann on 22 March 2025. The concert recognises the influence and impact Woody Mann had on musicians all over the world, and particularly in the UK. The concert features Peter Price, Steve Hicks & Lynn Goulbourn and The Bonas Brothers Woody Mann was an internationally renowned…
