Benefits of Apollo Club Membership
We are deeply appreciative of all our Apollo Club members, who are coming together to build a sound future for St George’s Bristol. For every Apollo Club member, we offer: - Acknowledgement on a beautifully-designed plaque positioned alongside the Apollo sculpture; - Invitations to an annual Apollo Club reception; - Opportunities to meet the artist Luke Jerram; - Your own miniature hand-blown glass roundel; - One year Patron status of St George’s Bristol (worth £1,000); - Venue hire discounts and benefits for corporations and organisations. Membership of the Apollo Club, including sponsorship of one sculpture roundel, is £5,000. Payments can be made in instalments up to October 2017. “As a trustee, I know how important it is that we secure our appeal target in full. By joining the Apollo Club I am helping to give St George’s Bristol the sound future it needs, for future generations to appreciate” Ben Heald The production costs of Apollo have already been met, meaning that in sponsoring a roundel your full donation will be contributing directly to our Building a Sound Future appeal.
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St George’s Bristol
The artist and his inspiration
Oxford Philomusica
St George’s Audience
Luke Jerram
Philip Glass
Living in Bristol, but working internationally for more than 18 years, Luke Jerram has created a number of extraordinary art projects which have excited and inspired people around the globe. His celebrated street pianos installation ‘Play Me, I’m Yours’ has been presented in over 50 cities so far and been enjoyed by more than 10 million people around the world. Most recently his giant installation Park and Slide caught the world’s imagination. Jerram’s artworks are in permanent collections around the world including The Metropolitan Museum of Art (NYC), Shanghai Museum of Glass, Wellcome Collection (London) and Corning Museum of Glass (USA).
One of the most influential music-makers of the late 20th century, Glass is celebrated for his operas, symphonies and compositions. He has had a major impact on the intellectual and musical life of our times, and collaborations include David Bowie and Woody Allen. Philip Glass gave sell-out concerts at St George’s Bristol in 2013 and 2014 and is due to return to St George’s.
“Working with St George’s allows me to combine my passion for glass and acoustics, to work in a new exciting and invigorating creative partnership. This is the first time I have created an artwork to support a fundraising campaign. I cannot wait to get started” www.lukejerram.com
Ron Sexsmith
Building a Sound Future
“I am delighted to provide the musical source for the sound wave. It is especially fitting that the chosen piece is my 2nd Étude which I played on my first visit to St George’s. I am happy to be able to play a part in St George’s exciting plans and look forward to seeing the finished piece” www.philipglass.com
/01
Help secure our future by joining our exclusive Apollo Club St George’s is a special place for musicians and audiences alike. The building has stood high on Brandon Hill, looking out across Bristol for nearly 200 years. For the past 40 years we’ve been filling it with the glorious sounds of some of the finest music making to be heard anywhere on the planet, securing its reputation as a hall of exceptional pedigree and as an essential part of the city’s cultural landscape. Our Building a Sound Future capital project is all about opening up St George’s to new audiences, providing the space and modern facilities it so desperately needs and securing it for generations to come. We have developed plans for an elegant, two storey extension to St George’s and when, in October 2017, this is revealed, it will be crowned with a stunning glass sculpture, Apollo, that celebrates music. Artist Luke Jerram has taken a line of music by Philip Glass, spun this beautiful sound on its axis and suspended it in space forever more. What a fitting tribute it will be. There is now an opportunity for you to be part of this ambitious project, and to express your own passionate belief in the value of what we do at St George’s, by joining our Apollo Club. The costs of production for the Apollo sculpture itself have already been met so all donations made by those joining the Apollo Club will go directly towards the funding needed to complete our Building a Sound Future project. The name of each Apollo Club member will be recorded for posterity inside the new extension, showing how you secured a bright new future for this wonderful hall and the people whose lives will continue to be changed here.
Suzanne Rolt Chief Executive
Building a Sound Future
Apollo Club
“I have great affection for St George’s – its intimacy, acoustics and the special relationship it allows performers to have with their audience leave abiding memories for me” Philip Glass
St George’s Bristol
Building a Sound Future
/03
Our ambitious ‘Building a Sound Future’ capital project will create a bold garden pavilion extension designed by the award-winning architectural practice Patel Taylor. We have been granted full planning permission by Bristol City Council, ensuring our project goes ahead on schedule. It will be fully accessible, with new spaces for artists, students, daytime visitors and evening audiences, and for the first time we will be able to tell the full story of St George’s heritage. The stunning glass extension will also help us increase our revenue with a café and enhanced venue hire. As of November 2015, with the generous support of Arts Council England, Heritage Lottery Fund, local and national Trusts and Foundations as well as many generous individuals, we have raised two thirds of our £5.5 million appeal target. We have launched the Apollo Club to help with the concluding phase of our appeal and raise a vital £600,000 towards the final target.
Apollo Club
“I have great affection for St George’s – its intimacy, acoustics and the special relationship it allows performers to have with their audience leave abiding memories for me” Philip Glass
St George’s Bristol
Building a Sound Future
/03
Our ambitious ‘Building a Sound Future’ capital project will create a bold garden pavilion extension designed by the award-winning architectural practice Patel Taylor. We have been granted full planning permission by Bristol City Council, ensuring our project goes ahead on schedule. It will be fully accessible, with new spaces for artists, students, daytime visitors and evening audiences, and for the first time we will be able to tell the full story of St George’s heritage. The stunning glass extension will also help us increase our revenue with a café and enhanced venue hire. As of November 2015, with the generous support of Arts Council England, Heritage Lottery Fund, local and national Trusts and Foundations as well as many generous individuals, we have raised two thirds of our £5.5 million appeal target. We have launched the Apollo Club to help with the concluding phase of our appeal and raise a vital £600,000 towards the final target.
“A building which we think of as a twin sister” Neil MacGregor, The British Museum
St George’s Bristol Apollo Club
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/05
“A building which we think of as a twin sister” Neil MacGregor, The British Museum
St George’s Bristol Apollo Club
Building a Sound sound future Future
/05
“St George’s is the most wonderful place to perform, the acoustics unrivalled, the audiences hugely enthusiastic, the architecture exquisite” Michael Morpurgo OBE
St George’s Bristol Apollo Club
Building a Sound Future
/07 “The best acoustic for chamber music in Europe” Sir Simon Rattle
“St George’s is the most wonderful place to perform, the acoustics unrivalled, the audiences hugely enthusiastic, the architecture exquisite” Michael Morpurgo OBE
St George’s Bristol Apollo Club
Building a Sound Future
/07 “The best acoustic for chamber music in Europe” Sir Simon Rattle
Apollo: A Sound Wave Sculpture St George’s Bristol has commissioned an exquisite sound wave sculpture, made of 100 hand blown glass roundels, which will hang as the centrepiece of our new building. Each roundel will be secured with a £5,000 donation towards the appeal, with donors’ names permanently and prominently recorded adjacent to the sculpture. Named Apollo, after the Greek god of music, it is inspired by a piece of music composed and played at St George’s by Philip Glass, one of the most influential music-makers of the late 20th century. Apollo has been designed by Bristol-based internationally-acclaimed artist Luke Jerram. The hand-blown sculpture is based on a 3-D musical wave, rotated about its axis, and taken from the composer’s 2nd Étude which he performed here in 2013. We welcome all individuals, corporates and organisations to give their support. By sponsoring a roundel, you will enjoy a range of exclusive benefits as a member of our Apollo Club, with all funds contributing directly to securing St George’s long-term future, and permanent recognition as a major donor to our appeal.
Apollo [əˈpɒləʊ]
– Definition Greek mythology A god, son of Zeus and Leto and brother of Artemis. Associated with music, poetic inspiration, and the sun.
St George’s Bristol
The artist and his inspiration
Oxford Philomusica
St George’s Audience
Luke Jerram
Philip Glass
Living in Bristol, but working internationally for more than 18 years, Luke Jerram has created a number of extraordinary art projects which have excited and inspired people around the globe. His celebrated street pianos installation ‘Play Me, I’m Yours’ has been presented in over 50 cities so far and been enjoyed by more than 10 million people around the world. Most recently his giant installation Park and Slide caught the world’s imagination. Jerram’s artworks are in permanent collections around the world including The Metropolitan Museum of Art (NYC), Shanghai Museum of Glass, Wellcome Collection (London) and Corning Museum of Glass (USA).
One of the most influential music-makers of the late 20th century, Glass is celebrated for his operas, symphonies and compositions. He has had a major impact on the intellectual and musical life of our times, and collaborations include David Bowie and Woody Allen. Philip Glass gave sell-out concerts at St George’s Bristol in 2013 and 2014 and is due to return to St George’s.
“Working with St George’s allows me to combine my passion for glass and acoustics, to work in a new exciting and invigorating creative partnership. This is the first time I have created an artwork to support a fundraising campaign. I cannot wait to get started” www.lukejerram.com
Ron Sexsmith
Building a Sound Future
“I am delighted to provide the musical source for the sound wave. It is especially fitting that the chosen piece is my 2nd Étude which I played on my first visit to St George’s. I am happy to be able to play a part in St George’s exciting plans and look forward to seeing the finished piece” www.philipglass.com
Benefits of Apollo Club Membership
We are deeply appreciative of all our Apollo Club members, who are coming together to build a sound future for St George’s Bristol. For every Apollo Club member, we offer: - Acknowledgement on a beautifully-designed plaque positioned alongside the Apollo sculpture; - Invitations to an annual Apollo Club reception; - Opportunities to meet the artist Luke Jerram; - Your own miniature hand-blown glass roundel; - One year Patron status of St George’s Bristol (worth £1,000); - Venue hire discounts and benefits for corporations and organisations. Membership of the Apollo Club, including sponsorship of one sculpture roundel, is £5,000. Payments can be made in instalments up to October 2017. “As a trustee, I know how important it is that we secure our appeal target in full. By joining the Apollo Club I am helping to give St George’s Bristol the sound future it needs, for future generations to appreciate” Ben Heald The production costs of Apollo have already been met, meaning that in sponsoring a roundel your full donation will be contributing directly to our Building a Sound Future appeal.
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“A gem of a building” Dame Evelyn Glennie
St George’s in the Community
Our Cosmos Children’s Community Choir
Our Minibeats at St George’s
Contact Us
We welcome queries and requests for more information, including details of staged payments, group sponsorship and other ways to help.
Please do not hesitate to contact us: Claire Ladkin Volunteer Appeal Committee Member for the Apollo Club T. 0117 973 1060 claire.ladkin@stgeorgesbristol.co.uk Simon Farley Head of Fundraising and Development T. 0117 929 4929 ext 205 simon.farley@stgeorgesbristol.co.uk We are grateful to Luke Jerram, Philip Glass, James Devereux Studios who will create the Apollo sculpture roundels, Icon Films, and The English Group for the design of this brochure.
Please see our enchanting film, kindly produced by Icon Films in support of our appeal, by going to www.buildingasoundfuture.co.uk. Thank you to all who have so generously given their support to date. St George’s Bristol Great George Street (off Park Street) Bristol BS1 5RR www.buildingasoundfuture.co.uk Registered charity number 295178 Facebook St George’s Bristol Twitter @stgeorgesbris #buildingasoundfuture #roundeloftheday
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