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In light of current information on the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccination programmes we have with great reluctance concluded that we have to extend suspension of residential courses at Benslow Music until Thursday 29 April 2021 at the earliest. We hope we will be able to resume residential activity safely at that point and of course will keep the situation under constant review, following advice from UK Government and Public Health England closely.

We are very sorry to be the bearers of such news. Planned residential courses during this period will be rescheduled or offered online where possible. We will be in email contact with tutors and all those booked on courses just as soon as we can with limited staff availability (working in date order). Thank you for your continued patience since it will take time to contact everyone individually.

As hitherto we will be providing as many stimulating courses and wonderful concerts as we can digitally for you during these difficult weeks and are most grateful to tutors and performers for all they do for us and you. For our latest listings of online courses to inspire you, see www.benslowmusic.org/courses. Virtual tickets to livestreamed performances by your favourite Benslow Music tutors and others can be booked at www.benslowmusic.org/concerts. Please help us by sharing this information widely and do keep checking our website regularly since new courses and events are added frequently.   

We are pleased to confirm that Non-Member/Online bookings for our May to June 2021 residential courses will open at 9am on Monday 8 February 2021 as planned.

Much uncertainty about our future remains, including the outcome of our recent application to the second round of the Culture Recovery Fund, and during these challenging times our Keep Music Alive at Benslow fundraising appeal remains open. Thank you all for your fantastic support so far: with your great help we have raised over £300,000 which enables us to both to maintain operation, to pay musicians to deliver courses and concerts, even when the Benslow Music campus itself is almost empty, to plan for the future and to ensure we are ready to resume ‘normal’ operation as soon as we can. We hope that our online music courses and streamed performances have and will continue to bring pleasure and comfort, especially to those of you feeling isolated. It is clear that music has a really important role to play in these uncertain and difficult times. With your help we will continue to keep music alive at Benslow Music in through 2021 and well beyond. Thank you.

Peter Hewitt
Chief Executive

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