Heartfelt congratulations to Amber Music Award recipient Chapman Shum on being named Young Person of the Year in the 2023 Sense Awards! Chapman, 13, is a phenomenal musician, and we are incredibly proud of his fantastic achievement. Chapman’s acceptance speech…
The next application deadline for our Amber Music Services is the 30th of November. Our Music Services are open to all blind and partially sighted children and young people in the UK up to the age of 18, who may…
It’s National Braille Week! We are celebrating braille music and its importance to blind and partially sighted musicians. What is braille music? Louis Braille created braille music based on a system of raised dots arranged in ‘cells.’ Each cell consists…
Shachar and Lonnie raised a phenomenal £1,638 in aid of Amber by sharing their music in London. ‘Both of us love music, so for our upcoming bar mitzvas we decided to busk on the streets of Finchley to raise money for…
It’s Remember A Charity Week and we’re celebrating the incredible act of leaving a gift to charity in your will, otherwise known as ‘Willanthropy.’ In case you would like to become The Amber Trust’s next Willanthropist, we have an exciting…
The Amber Trust would like to congratulate Amber trustee Simon Vincent, who has been awarded a CBE for services to the tourism sector. Overseeing more than 1,000 hotels in 69 countries, Simon has been the executive vice-president of Hilton since…
The next application deadline for our Amber Music Services is the 30th of June. Our Music Services are open to all blind and partially sighted children and young people in the UK up to the age of 18, who may…
On the 28th May, we welcomed an enthusiastic audience back to The Wathen Hall at St Paul’s School for Amber’s Annual Concert 2023. The concert, featuring musical savant Derek Paravicini, showcased the talents of some of Amber’s young musicians. We…
The Amber Trust is very sorry to note the passing of Gavin Tait. Gavin was the first Chair of the Trustees, a post he held for a number of years. Gavin followed in his father’s footsteps, the Scottish architect Gordon…
The Amber Trust extends heartfelt congratulations to His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort on their Coronation. Their Majesties have made immense contributions to the charity sector, supporting a wide variety of causes including the arts and…