The Bliss Trust
Founded in 1986 under the guidance of Lady Bliss
Registered charity number 297956
Objectives
- to promote wider understanding and appreciation of the music
of Arthur Bliss
- to promote the education and further education of students of
composition and young composers
Activities by means of which these objectives are currently
fulfilled
- encouraging the performance and broadcast of the works of
Arthur Bliss through the provision of (modest) grants
- initiating and encouraging recordings of the music,
particularly previously unrecorded music, and assisting with funding as
appropriate
- encouraging music students within British conservatoires to
perform the music and awarding prizes
accordingly
- tracing and collecting the manuscripts, photographs,
letters, other writings, documents and memorabilia relevant to Arthur Bliss
for
the archive, held for the most part at the Cambridge University Library
- providing assistance and guidance to those involved in
research into the life and work of Arthur Bliss, whether for the purpose of
personal study or with a view to publishing their work
- awarding the Arthur Bliss
Prize for composition at Cambridge University
- Cooperating with
the Performing Right Society Foundation in the Bliss Trust and PRSF
Composer Bursaries
for composers seeking funds to assist their professional development in the
field of classical music.
For full details and
information about applications, see the relevant page on the
PRS web site
Contact Address: The Administrator,
The Bliss Trust, P O Box 137, Shaftesbury, SP7 OWX
Trustees: Richard Andrewes,
Christopher Belk, Lady Bliss, Andrew Burn, Giles Easterbrook, Sarah Faulder,
Barbara Gatehouse, Clive Marks, Robert Milnes, Karen Sellick, Elizabeth
Travis, David Wordsworth
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