Support the Festival
The Bermuda Chamber Music Festival places visiting artists within Bermuda’s musical community, working with students in classrooms, rehearsing alongside local musicians, and sharing performances with the public. Rather than a single event, the festival unfolds across the island through school visits, coaching sessions, and concerts that grow out of those encounters.
Your support makes these experiences possible for students and audiences alike, allowing music to be encountered up close, in familiar spaces, and shared across generations.
Isaiah Pennington, festival director, leads a Q&A with students at Victor Scott Primary School following a performance.
Musicians with student audience members after a free afternoon concert, part of the festival’s commitment to offering complimentary student tickets.
Performances in government schools introduce students to live chamber music and share information about opportunities and bursary support.
Festival artists perform at TEDx Bermuda, sharing chamber music with a new audiences.
Music students from across the island and their parents experience chamber music up close through a demonstration and performance led by festival guest artists.
Students and parents hear directly from the performers about rehearsal and collaboration.
Festival musicians present a performance for residents at Westmeath Nursing Home.
Isaiah Pennington leads a coaching on the Mozart Flute Quartet, part of the festival’s effort to provide young ensembles with opportunities to develop and be showcased.
Students work with guest artist Carolyn Farnand, principal violist of the Nova Scotia Symphony, in a chamber music coaching focused on listening and ensemble playing.
Education at the heart of the festival
Festival artists work directly with students through school visits, free private lessons, coaching sessions, and open rehearsals. The festival also presents student concerts in government schools and provides free student tickets, including an accompanying adult, for government school children so families can attend together.
Twenty five percent of ticket sales go directly to bursaries for island music students with financial need, and government school students are given resources explaining how to apply. Ticket prices are kept intentionally low despite the high cost of production in Bermuda so performances remain accessible to the community.
The festival partners with local charities including the Bermuda National Gallery and l’Alliance Française on thematic programming that connects music with the wider cultural life of the island.
Your donation supports both the public performances and the educational work that surrounds them.
What your gift supports
Each contribution supports a specific part of the festival’s work in Bermuda.
$80
Government school student and accompanying parent ticket
$150
Classroom workshop or demonstration
$500
Travel costs for an overseas artist to reach Bermuda
$750
A children’s concert in a government school
$1,500
An artist appearance on a main series concert
$5,000
Half sponsorship of a public concert
$10,000
Full concert sponsorship with programming involvement
Interested in recognition opportunities or corporate sponsorship?
View the sponsorship levels here.
Founding Supporters
We are grateful to the many individuals and families who supported the inaugural season.
Early donors help shape the festival’s presence in Bermuda. Founding supporters are acknowledged in festival materials and online, and they play a meaningful role in establishing these experiences for students and audiences in the years ahead. Gifts may be listed or anonymous.
Choose your giving method
Because donations are processed through different organizations, please follow the instructions for your location and method so your gift is directed to the Bermuda Chamber Music Festival.
Your support places music directly into classrooms and shared spaces across Bermuda.
Giving in Bermuda
Option A: Bank Transfer (no processing fee)
To give by bank transfer, please contact the Bermuda School of Music administration office:
+1 (441) 296-5100 ext. 206
info@musicschool.bm
Please state that the transfer is for: Bermuda Chamber Music Festival. You will be provided with transfer instructions.
Option B: Online giving (Bermuda)
Click the donation link below
Under the Concerts drop-down menu select: Bermuda Chamber Music Festival. Important: If the festival is not selected, the donation will go to general programs.
Complete your donation.
U.S. Tax Deductible Giving
I.R.S. tax deductible donations may be made using the link below.
Click the U.S. donation link
In the “Comments / Special Instructions” box write: Bermuda Chamber Music Festival. Important: Without the festival name written in the comments field, the funds cannot be assigned to the festival.
Complete your donation
Questions or Assistance
If you are unsure which option to use, or wish to discuss sponsorship or a larger gift, please contact the Bermuda School of Music administration office:
+1 (441) 296-5100 ext. 206
info@musicschool.bm
They will ensure your gift is directed to the Bermuda Chamber Music Festival.