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BECOME A FRIEND OF ST MARY’S MUSIC SCHOOL

Support our young musicians with a regular donation

Our Friends share our passion for music and are the very heart of the School’s vibrant community of supporters.

The Friends of the School help us to fund everything from Masterclasses with international musicians to extensive performance opportunities, from tuning our fleet of pianos to ensuring we attract the very best teachers across all subject areas. It is thanks to our Friends and donors, that we can support our exceptional young musicians to become the soloists, orchestral performers, conductors, composers and music teachers of tomorrow.


Become a Friend and help our young musicians to thrive

A young Chorister at St Mary's Music SchoolThe Friends of St Mary's Music School make an annual donation of £120 (or a monthly donation of £10) to the School and enjoy a range of benefits, including:

  • An invitation to an exclusive Annual Friends Event
  • Invitations to School concerts and events throughout the year
  • An annual update on the impact of your support
  • Copies of the School's Lines and Spaces magazine and Annual Review, as well as regular e-news updates
  • Acknowledgement of your support on the School's website (unless you prefer to remain anonymous)

Make an annual donation of £120

Make a monthly donation of £10

Annual Friends Event

This year’s Annual Friends Event took place in the Usher Hall in March, before the School’s RSNO Showcase Concert. We were delighted to welcome the Friends to hear from School Artistic Director, Robert Baxter, on the remarkable range of performance opportunities we make available to our talented young pupils.  Robert also talked about his work building up the School’s network of music and education contacts and how we nurture our relationships with Scotland’s national performing arts organisations.  Thank you to everyone who attended the event – we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did! 

Robert Baxter Artistic DirectorSTAFF

Dates for your diaries

We also look forward to welcoming the School’s Friends to our Annual Directors’ Recital Prize Final 2026 on Tuesday 9 June at 7pm in St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral in Edinburgh.  Friends will receive an invitation to this event via email in early May. 

To find out more about the above events or how to become a Friend, please get in touch with Caroline Libberton, Development Manager on 0131 538 7766 or at clibberton@smms.uk  

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