DONATE AN INSTRUMENT

Do you have a neglected musical instrument at the back of a cupboard or under the stairs? We will gratefully take any orchestral instrument as well as guitars and saxophones.

Our Modulo Programme helps state school music departments start their own orchestra. However, the biggest barrier to this is simply the availability of instruments.

Many school music teachers would love to run thriving and inclusive music ensembles, but are limited because their budget does not allow them to purchase instruments for children who can't afford them.

That's where you might be able to help.

Perhaps you were once a keen trumpeter or clarinettist. Maybe you’ve upgraded to a higher quality violin but your first one still sits on a shelf. Or perhaps, for years, you've had a guitar that never gets played cluttering up your living room.

Donate your neglected instrument to Orchestras for All and breathe new life into it. We have schools that would be delighted to take these instruments off your hands, and ensure they are regularly and lovingly played by young people excited by the opportunity to learn an instrument and take part in ensemble music-making.

Musical instruments must be:

• In working order, although we can make minor repairs such as new strings.

• Delivered to our office at Cecil Sharp House in Camden. Sadly, we don’t have the resources to arrange for delivery or collection of instruments.

• If possible, we would prefer instruments that are 3/4 or full-sized if they are strings as we mostly work with secondary school children.

Along with guitars and saxophones, we accept the following instruments:

PLEASE NOTE: We are not currently accepting instrument donations but will resume this later in the year.

For more information, please contact the Orchestras for All team on 0207 267 4141 or at info@orchestrasforall.org

Thank you for your support.

Become a donor

You might also be interested in supporting our work with young musicians by becoming a regular donor. Our Friends are vital to Orchestras for All: through their continued support, we can plan for the future and make the biggest leaps forward, helping young people more than ever before.

As a Musician, Section or Orchestra Friend, over 12 months your donations could cover the cost of:

And finally, a kind-hearted gesture…

We would like to extend our thanks to Nigel at Dorset Pianos, who has kindly set up optional donations to Orchestras for All for his customers when they purchase pianos from his shop.

Nigel said: “To make a cooperative society rather than a competitive society, I believe we should all use our own personal skill-sets to give something free to our communities. Music has been shown to help improve people’s mental quality of life as well as academically.

“Children are just starting out on their life journey and enabling early access to a piano will enrich their lives. We are in a position to source, make good and store pianos for those who otherwise wouldn’t get a chance.”