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CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF EXTRAORDINARY MUSIC MAKING Annual Review 2022/23 www.stmarysmusicschool.co.uk

CONTENTS

1. CONNECTING WITH A COMMON PURPOSE | Dr Kenneth Taylor, Headteacher

2. THIS MAGICAL PLACE | John Cameron, Director of Music

4. SHARING OUR MUSICIANSHIP | Robert Baxter, Artistic Director

5. MAKING A DIFFERENCE | Amy Donaldson, Former Pupil

6. AT A GLANCE | Highlights of 2022/23

8. FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE | Income, expenditure and fee funding for 2022/23

9. OUR GROWING COMMUNITY OF SUPPORTERS | Caroline Libberton, Development Manager

A NOTE FROM OUR PUPIL HEAD OF SCHOOL

“I joined St Mary’s Music School in 2017 and grew in confidence and in skills over the years, with the School largely shaping who I am today. Pupils join and leave, but one thing remains constant – the supportive, caring environment and tight-knit community of pupils and teachers that makes this School so unique.

I’m very grateful to have been Head of School as it gave me insight into the inner workings of the School and made me appreciate, even more, the incredible work the staff do every day. As I continue my studies, now at the University of St Andrews, music remains a large part of my life. It has also proved to be a great way of making connections and meeting new people! I have every confidence that St Mary’s Music School will shape the next generation of young musicians just as well as it has shaped me.”

John Hall, Pupil Head of School 2022/23

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CONNECTING WITH A COMMON PURPOSE

Dr Kenneth Taylor, Headteacher

Throughout the 2022/23 session, we celebrated 50 years of instrumental teaching at St Mary’s Music School with a wonderful array of concerts and events. Our 50th Anniversary Concert at The Queen’s Hall on 26 June was the triumphant finale, as more than forty former pupils joined our current cohort in a breathtaking celebration of music making, conducted by William Conway.

Our large audience enjoyed a rich and varied programme which included The Flute in the Garden, a new commission for orchestra and choir from our Vice President, Sir James MacMillan. This performance marked the end of our Seven Hills Project and was sung by the whole school choir, accompanied by former pupils. Our celebratory concert also included a very special performance of the Beethoven Triple Concerto by former pupils Colin Scobie (violin), Philip Higham (cello) and Steven Osborne OBE (piano); a short jubilant work, 50 Happy Bars, which was a commission from Dame Judith Weir for full orchestra; and inspiring performances of the music of Maxwell Davies and Aaron Copland by former pupils Brìghde Chaimbeul (bagpipes), Aaron Akugbo (trumpet) and Katherine Bryer (cor anglais). The whole evening demonstrated what can be achieved when talented musicians come together with a common purpose.

Concluding the Seven Hills Project

The last two years have seen seven composers (all with strong associations to the School) create seven new chamber works based on Sir Alexander McCall Smith’s poems about the Seven Hills of Edinburgh. All have been performed at end of term concerts by our own pupils, often in association with professional players, and recorded thanks to the remarkable coordination of the whole project by our Head of Strings, Dr Valerie Pearson. I can’t think of a more fitting way to celebrate 50 years of extraordinary instrumental music making at the School.

A vibrant musical programme

During the year, we continued to welcome young musicians from other schools to workshops and masterclasses led by world-class performers and teachers including François Leleux (oboe), Louise Lansdown (viola), Aaron Akugbo (trumpet) and Arlene MacFarlane (trombone); our own pupils also enjoyed conversations with Julian Joseph (jazz piano), Kate Molleson (broadcaster) and Brett Dean (violist and composer) through our Celebrity 6 Series. Our vibrant music programme was enhanced by a visit from Kabantu, who worked with our pupils on improvisation.

Spring Term was particularly busy with a Showcase

Concert at the Usher Hall in association with the RSNO, and an end of term concert which saw our own orchestra augmented by around thirty musicians, young and old, to provide the symphonic accompaniment to the Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini performed by Alexander Kwon (S5) (piano), 2023 winner of the Lord Clyde Concerto Competition. Throughout the year, we continued to work closely with St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral to deliver our unique Chorister education. As well as playing a leading role in our own School concerts, and singing in prestigious concerts, broadcasts and services, the Choristers took part in a new Cathedral Choir recording of John Stainer’s Crucifixion, in association with Delphian Records.

“The education at St Mary’s Music School is available to all young people with the musical talent and potential to thrive in our rich, specialist environment. This is thanks to the Scottish Government Aided Places Scheme, Cathedral Bursaries, and our own School Bursary Fund which we actively fundraise for – together ensuring that families make only an affordable contribution to school fees. The outcomes for our pupils, in terms of examination results and leavers’ destinations at leading conservatoires, music colleges and universities, continue to speak volumes for the unique education we offer here.”

Expansion and dedication

Following Paul Stubbings’ departure in August 2022, we expanded the role of Director of Music to include more work with young musicians beyond the School and appointed John Cameron as Director of Music in June 2023, with Robert Baxter joining as Artistic Director in August 2023. In congratulating them on their new roles, I’d also like to pay tribute to the dedication of three long-serving teachers who retired from the School at the end of term – Tom Wilson (34 years as a composition teacher), Anne Giles (32 years as a strings teacher and practice supervisor) and Margaret Wakeford (31 years as a piano teacher). We wish them all well.

Looking to the future

In closing, I’d like to reflect on the announcement made in August 2023 that St Mary’s Music School will no longer be moving to the site of the former Royal High School at Calton Hill. This decision means we are now able to focus on developing our much-loved campus here at Coates Hall. Further details will be available early in 2024, but we will certainly require new buildings for music rehearsal, recording and performance, and significant investment to bring our facilities up to the standard befitting Scotland’s national music school. We have recently revitalised our Friends Scheme, in order to develop the School’s community of supporters, and are continually grateful for the generous philanthropy of our donors as well as the crucial support from Scottish Government and St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral. I am absolutely confident that we can look forward to our unique brand of specialist music education thriving in Edinburgh for many years to come.

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THIS MAGICAL PLACE

John Cameron, Director of Music

It is over 35 years since I was an S6 pupil at St Mary’s Music School, and over 20 years since I started teaching here. Although so much has changed, still I recognise this magical place as home. Growing up in Aberdeen during the 1980s, I knew very early on that I would be either a bus driver or a musician. Not really knowing much about what it took to ‘be’ a musician, I was enthralled by the notion of a school that existed specifically for people like me. True, St Mary’s Music School didn’t support my commercial transport ambitions the way it might have but, in every other way, it shone a torch on a hitherto unlit pathway to a career in music.

I went on to study viola at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester and, after a period in Scandinavia, undertook post-graduate studies as a pianist at the Guildhall School of Music in London. Following this I had a varied career and specialised in song accompaniment under the guidance of Graham Johnson, Paul Hamburger, Robin Bowman and Iain Burnside. I never did drive a bus professionally, but I did have a stint as a truck driver for the Dutch haulage firm, Vos Logistics, when I returned to Scotland… before applying for a position as a part-time member of the Keyboard Department at St Mary’s Music School in 2003.

Richard Beauchamp, then Head of Keyboard and Chamber Music Coordinator, was hugely influential and encouraging as I grew into my role as a teacher and accompanist. Both he and Nigel Murray, former Director of Music, were so passionate and committed to supporting creative young musicians, and so dedicated to fostering curiosity and invention (often with a sense of mischief) that it was difficult to imagine a more satisfying career. Taking over from Richard as Head of Keyboard in 2014 was a significant step up. With it, I was able to start developing programmes and adding key staff members as the school roll continued to grow. Paul Stubbings (former Director of Music) and Kenneth Taylor (Headteacher) gave me the opportunity to create specific external events – including Piano Day 2016 and Piano Portfolio Day 2019 – that saw pupils from all over Scotland join us in Edinburgh to observe and, more importantly, to participate in concerts, masterclasses and presentations from leading professionals from around Europe. These high-profile occasions helped to shape some of the approaches we are now making in terms of resource sharing and recruitment.

Fast forward to June 2022 and, on Paul Stubbings’ departure, it was an easy decision to move up from Assistant Director of Music to Acting Director of Music. Despite a nagging suspicion all too familiar to those who suffer from ‘imposter syndrome’, I saw this as a golden opportunity to create a programme of events and concerts that would celebrate our 50th anniversary; and also to spend a year putting things in place to gently nudge the School into a more prominent place within instrumental teaching in schools throughout Scotland. Crucially, it allowed me the opportunity to appoint a Music Department Manager in Kate Aitken, who has proved to be a powerhouse in terms of organisation and support. Kate is taking a more creative lead in our local outreach programmes and is looking at the possibility of developing our vocal teaching, including a ‘changing voices’ programme.

The highlight of that interim year was, of course, the 50th Anniversary Concert at The Queen’s Hall, which was everything I hoped it would be. The pupils excelled themselves. To programme some of my favourite music; to invite some of my favourite people into the School; and to work closely with friends and pupils past and present as well as with an extraordinary body of staff, was a gift. I was also aware that it marked the end of a very big year and that I could breathe a huge sigh of relief that I hadn’t run the School into the ground during my short tenure. Clearly the School was happy too and I was delighted to accept the post of Director of Music in June 2023.

Kate Aitken and I have been meeting with key individuals to offer teachers and pupils in local authority schools access to our masterclass season and, through our forthcoming Lower Brass Days, engagement with our events throughout Scotland. In August 2023, we launched our new Instrument Library, introducing high-quality instruments for beginners into the local community, free of charge. My hope is that this scheme will help to ensure the uptake of ‘endangered instruments’ in the woodwind and lower brass sections, enabling both a more varied musical experience for young players as well as a steady stream of those rarer instruments into St Mary’s Music School over time.

Recent meetings with Heads of Department at music colleges and conservatoires have opened dialogue on the transition from school through to higher education, while discussions with the Young Classical Artists Trust (YCAT) have centred around the period immediately following that – post-graduate and beyond – and how we can work together to best prepare our pupils. These bodies look to us to present pupils at audition who have reached a higher level of instrumental proficiency but also that have the curiosity, the resilience and the creative flexibility to break new ground within a huge variety of musical careers.

Looking ahead, the Royal High School Preservation Society’s announcement that the School would no longer be moving to Calton Hill gives us the opportunity to build on fifty extraordinary years with our own programmes and aims. Much of the work of the past eight years has been conducted with an eye to the move and the rigour of this process has allowed us to reflect on who and what ‘we’ are as a school. We have made new friends, recruited new supporters and fostered new partnerships and we look forward to the brightest of musical futures, here on an expanded and improved Coates Hall campus.

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“As a school, we have always punched above our weight and we continue to work to the highest purpose for, and with, our pupils. Our new management structures allow for a more cohesive and strategic approach to outreach and engagement to emerge, bringing us closer to the region’s Instrumental Music Services and opening our doors to more and more children.”

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SHARING OUR MUSICIANSHIP

Robert Baxter, Artistic Director

Since graduating as a trumpet player from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Robert has performed, toured and recorded extensively with all the orchestras in Scotland as well as with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Manchester Camerata, Singapore Symphony, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Tenerife Symphony and New London Consort. He has led on hundreds of youth and community music projects, and is currently the creative lead for RSNO’s ‘All Together Now’; he was previously course director for the NYOS Spring Academy and conducted the Gadfly Project with Dance House. In 2021 he was awarded Best Instrumental Music Director from Making Music in recognition of his pioneering online work during the pandemic. Robert was appointed Artistic Director of St Mary’s Music School in August 2023.

Robert, congratulations on your appointment as Artistic Director. What attracted you to the role and what are your ambitions for developing the pupil experience at the School?

“I was attracted to the role for many reasons but especially the strong reputation St Mary’s Music School has for developing such a high standard of young musicians. This will, in fact, be my second time at St Mary’s Music School as I gave just a handful of trumpet lessons to a pupil here many years ago! I believe it is also a very exciting time for the School, as we look to redefine ourselves in the musical map of Scotland, the UK and internationally. I will continue to communicate and meet representatives from other musical organisations in order to build and develop pathways for our pupils, and I am keen to support their involvement with nationwide groups and to ensure they experience as much musical activity as possible beyond the perimeter of the School – the positive experiences outside in turn influence things within!”

You’ve said that reaching new audiences is a key motivator for you. What are your ambitions and what impact do you hope to have?

“My aim is to share what St Mary’s Music School does, and does so well, with a wider audience, and this can be met in various ways, including through regular and positive national and social media, to raise awareness of the School. But we need to be physically present too, to demonstrate the high level of attainment by our pupils and to inspire those who listen to their performances. So, I guess there are two ways to reach people – we go to where they are or we bring them to us. Either way, we spread the importance of the School in Scotland’s musical ecosystem and the fact that having such a successful specialist music school is something we should all be proud of. Impact wise, I think there is so much to be gained for the pupils here by sharing their musicianship; it also raises their awareness of how music and musicians can have a positive effect on people’s lives in so many different parts of the wider community.”

What are your plans for extending the School’s community engagement and involvement?

“I am heartened that every single musical organisation I have spoken to over the past months has been so receptive to building partnerships and potential collaborations with St Mary’s Music School. For me that demonstrates the reputation that the School has developed already, but we do need to find pathways to demonstrate that as much as possible. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if the School gave a series of performances at primary schools across different areas of Scotland, inspiring pupils who perhaps have not had the opportunity to play an instrument to see first-hand just how incredible live performance can be? Performances in hospitals and care homes too would reach new audiences and bring such positivity for everyone involved. Reaching audiences in rural areas or in areas of deprivation can be challenging, so forging strong links with music clubs and local councils will be hugely important as they can provide direct access. I also believe that supporting and acting as a facilitator where possible for community groups is an important way to engage with the immediate local area.”

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STILL MAKING A DIFFERENCE

Amy Donaldson was a pupil at St Mary’s Music School from 2006 until 2013; her first study instrument was cello and her second was piano. Ten years on, we caught up with her to ask where her journey after St Mary’s Music School had taken her. We were delighted to hear that just as Amy’s music making made a difference to people’s lives, so now does her new career.

And finally, what do you feel is the intrinsic value of instrumental learning and of the experience of playing and performing together for young people?

“Music education is, I believe, a vital part of any young person’s educational and social development. It has been spoken about many times and the value of learning a musical instrument has been evidenced repeatedly. Playing music together has so many positive impacts on a young person’s life – the first experience of a rehearsal with NYOS (National Youth Orchestras of Scotland), NYCOS (National Youth Choir of Scotland) or NYBBS (National Youth Brass Brands of Scotland), for example, sitting next to older and more advanced musicians from across the country and realising they belong there and their hours of dedicated practice are being recognised and rewarded.

Experiences don’t have to be on a national level, however, and sometimes it’s simply joining a local concert band and being welcomed and supported, with confidence subsequently blossoming – so many times I’ve seen that sense of unity, responsibility and great work ethic being instilled through rehearsing together. And, of course, the benefit of playing music together in a community setting is the wonderfully wide age range, which I believe few other activities can offer. Taking high-level music performance to a wider world ultimately gives pleasure to those who listen but, if you couple that performance with sharing how the musicians have reached that stage, you begin to share the positive values that the musicians have developed in their individual journeys before coming together to perform as an ensemble.”

“The specialist music education we offer at St Mary’s Music School is not always an easy subject to reflect upon, as it represents a relatively small number of individuals, but it really is a vital provision to maintain and develop. It provides an important opportunity for young people to excel at a subject that requires years of dedication, focus and careful tutelage.”

Amy, let’s start with what you remember most about your time at St Mary’s Music School…

“I have lots of great memories. There are countless concerts I performed in which have stuck in my mind over the years –Bach’s St John’s Passion with John Butt and Dunedin Consort, and the MacMillan Seven Last Words from the Cross to name just a couple. I also caught the opera bug when I was at St Mary’s Music School, thanks to a trip to see Scottish Opera’s Tosca, and that followed me to London where I performed in and helped to run my university’s Opera Society. I spent a lot of my spare time taking advantage of student tickets for Royal Opera House too!”

How did your journey beyond St Mary’s Music School unfold?

“After I left the School, I went to King’s College, London to study Music, which included having cello lessons at the Royal Academy of Music. It was a great option for me as it meant I was able to continue with as much playing as I wanted to, while still doing an academic degree. The mix of music and academic study at St Mary’s Music School meant I was well equipped to continue with both confidently when I left. And, having boarded at the School for seven years, the move to London definitely felt less daunting than it could have been and I quickly found my feet.”

And what are you doing now and what does the future hold for you?

“After I graduated, I spent a few years working in arts admin roles, primarily with The Sixteen, one of the world’s most renowned choral ensembles, as their Concerts and Tours Coordinator. Although I wasn’t performing, it was great to still be a part of that world, travelling across the UK and Europe. However, the Covid-19 pandemic meant a total change in direction for me (as it did for so many) and I am now a Civil Servant! I’m currently working for HM Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS) as a project manager. On paper this may look like a hundred miles away from anything I was doing before (and I definitely thought it was when I joined) but, over the last three years, I’ve realised it’s not so different after all. The motivation behind both my music and my job today is all about making a positive difference to people’s lives –whether that’s the impact music can make to individuals or the difference we are striving to make every day for the people in our care in HMPPS. As to what the future holds, however, I have no idea! Four years ago, I would never have thought I’d be where I am today, so I’ve stopped trying to predict what might happen next.”

What role does music play in your life today?

“Music still plays such an important part in my life, whether it’s having music on in the background as I work, as a way to switch off after a stressful day, supporting friends in their performances or a night out at one of London’s many theatres. My opera bug has lately turned more towards musical theatre!”

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AT A GLANCE

Highlights of 2022/23

SCHOOL ROLL 2022/23

64 pupils (40 day pupils and 24 boarders)

• Senior instrumentalists 39

• Junior instrumentalists 6

• Senior choristers 7

• Junior choristers 12

PUPIL ORIGINS 2022/23

Scotland (56)

Edinburgh 33 | East Lothian 5

Fife 2 | Midlothian 3

Dumfries & Galloway 1 | Dundee 2

Glasgow 1 | Highlands & Islands 2

Orkney 1 | Perth & Kinross 2

Scottish Borders 1 | Stirlingshire 2

West Lothian 1

England (3) Overseas (5)

SUBJECT TEACHING

Art & Design | Biology | Chemistry | English | French

Geography | German | History | Italian | Latin | Mathematics

Modern Studies | Music | Photography | Physics | Spanish

SCHOOL CLUBS

Ceilidh Celebrations | Chess Club | Debating Group

Eco-Schools | Gardening Club | Running Club

Poetry Club | Scottish Mathematical Challenge

EXAM RESULTS 2022/23

99% pass rate across all exams with 88% graded A or A*

SQA National 5 100% pass rate with 100% at A

SQA Higher

100% pass rate with 90% at A

SQA Advanced Higher 96% pass rate with 72% at A

AQA A-Level Music 100% pass rate with 36% at A or A*

SCHOOL EVENTS

Directors’ Recital Prize for Senior Students

Junior and Intermediate Recital Prizes

Lord Clyde Concerto Competition

Sheila Tough Singing Competition

House Singing Competition

Junior and Senior Ceilidhs

Christmas House Quiz

Sports Day

Literacy Quiz

Scavenger Hunt

Burns Supper

Boarding Halloween Activities

INSTRUMENTAL & MUSIC TEACHING

Accordion | Alexander Technique | Cello

Clarinet | Composition | Double Bass | French Horn

Guitar | Harpsichord | Improvisation | Oboe | Organ

Pedal Harp/Clarsach | Percussion | Piano (Classical, Jazz) | Recorder | Saxophone (Classical, Jazz)

Trombone | Trumpet | Viola | Violin | Voice

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LEAVERS’ DESTINATIONS 2022/23

SCOTLAND

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

University of Edinburgh

University of Glasgow

University of St Andrews

ENGLAND

Royal Academy of Music

Royal Northern College of Music

INTERNATIONAL

Schola Cantorum Paris/Conservatoire at Maur des Fossés

PERFORMING, LISTENING & LEARNING IN 2022/23

During our special 50th Anniversary year, we supported workshop leaders at sessions of SCO Reconnect

we delivered 3 Celebrity 6 events with Brett Dean, Julian Joseph and Kate Molleson…

we enjoyed 12 masterclasses, 5 workshops and a visit from Steven Osborne OBE…

we hosted 5 Open Days (virtual) and 4 Taster Days (both instrumentalist and chorister)…

our students performed in over 50 concerts and competitions (both internal and external)…

we ran 16 Jazz Days throughout the year…

we welcomed over 120 children to our Saturday Music Classes

we attended 13 concerts…

we celebrated the culmination of the Seven Hills Project with the final three pieces, commissioned from Ailie Roberston (Craiglockhart), Simon Smith (Corstorphine) and David Horn (Castle Rock)…

and we performed Sir James MacMillan’s The Flute in the Garden at our 50th Anniversary Concert at The Queen’s Hall.

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OUR FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

Summary financial report for 2022/23

Figures in tables are expressed in £000

The Scottish Government’s Aided Places Scheme enables musically gifted Instrumentalists and Choristers to study at St Mary’s Music School, regardless of their financial circumstances. The Scheme is means tested on family income and can provide up to 100% of tuition and boarding fees. Bursaries are also available, thanks to St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral and the generosity of the School’s supporters, making St Mary’s Music School accessible to children from across Scotland, the UK and further afield.

INCOME SUMMARY 2022/23

Scottish Government Aided Places Scheme support of around £1.46 million was received.

Donations of £677,000 were received from over 100 donors, trusts and foundations, including support from over 30 members of the school community for the Seven Hills Project.

EXPENDITURE SUMMARY 2022/23

SCHOOL FEE FUNDING 2022/23

100% of pupils received financial support, including fee subsidies, of between 4% and 100% of fees.

16% of pupils received full fee support, with 12% of pupils receiving assistance with travel, uniform and meal costs.

7 donors and trusts made donations to the Bursary Fund, helping to support scholarships and bursaries.

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• School fees and other charitable activities £ 2,003 73% • Donations and legacies £ 677 24% • Trading activities £ 51 2% • Interest from investments £ 16 1% Total £ 2,747
• Teaching costs £ 1,530 54% • Operational costs £ 957 34% • Boarding costs £ 329 11% • Professional costs £ 16 1% Total £ 2,832
Reduction in income was balanced by tight control of operational costs
• Scottish Government Aided Places Scheme £ 1,460 73% • Affordable contribution from families £ 362 18% • Financial assistance and subsidies from school funds £ 96 5% • St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral Choral Scholarship Foundation £ 72 4% Total £ 1,830

OUR GROWING COMMUNITY OF SUPPORTERS

In a remarkable year celebrating the 50th anniversary of instrumental teaching at the School, we also celebrated the wonderful community of supporters whose generous philanthropy ensures that we, as Scotland’s national music school, can continue to offer a world-class standard of music education.

During 2022/23, we relaunched our Friends of St Mary’s Music School scheme, which invites supporters to give a regular donation to the School. Our Friends sit at the very heart of our school community, helping to fund everything from masterclasses with international musicians to the tuning of our fleet of over thirty pianos. We invite Friends to school performances throughout the year and also to a special Annual Friends Event, where we offer the chance to hear our pupils perform as well as providing a special insight into the life of the School. We are delighted that our community of Friends continues to grow and we look forward to welcoming many more Friends to school performances and events in the years to come.

Over the last academic year, we began to explore corporate partnerships with businesses that share our passion for excellence, creativity and inclusivity. We were delighted to give businesses the opportunity to advertise in our regular concert programmes for the first time and we began work on a portfolio of corporate sponsorship opportunities for our concerts and music community projects.

We were most grateful to those who chose to remember St Mary’s Music School with a gift in their Will last year. Hearing our young musicians perform, and seeing their musical development as they move through the School, continues to inspire supporters to leave a legacy to the School. This generosity and investment will help to establish and secure the future of St Mary’s Music School for many years to come.

Finally, we would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who helped to make 2022/23 another remarkable year of music-making at St Mary’s Music School.

To find out how you can play your part in the future of the School, or to discuss ways in which you might be able to support us, please contact

Caroline Libberton, Development Manager.

Tel: 0131 538 7766 | Email: clibberton@smms.uk

Visit: www.stmarysmusicschool.co.uk/support-us/

“We really enjoyed our evening at the Friends event and look forward to many more. It feels good to be able to renew our connection with the School in this way. St Mary’s Music School provided a wonderful education, in a particularly caring environment, for our son and daughter. It’s gratifying to see that the School is continuing to develop and prosper.”

A Friend of the School

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OUR 2022/23 BOARD

Kat Heathcote (Chair), Fiona Akers, Joanne Buckley (resigned December 2022), John Conway, Ken Fairbrother (appointed May 2023), Alistair Hector (resigned January 2023), Alistair Mackie (appointed November 2022), Neil McLennan (appointed October 2022), Jamie Munn and Janine Watson (appointed August 2022).

St Mary’s Music School Trust Limited is a charity, number SC014611. Registered in Scotland, number 54504. Registered office: Coates Hall, 25 Grosvenor Crescent, Edinburgh EH12 5EL.

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