Thank you to everyone who donated to us during the Big Give Christmas Challenge! hanks also to our matched funding from The Childhood Trust which helped us raise a total of £21,808. We are so thankful for this generous support and we are excited to continue bridging the gap between disadvantaged children and the magic of classical music.

Many thanks to all who voted for Apollo Music Projects in the AVIVA Community Fund Finals. Unfortunately we didn't make the final list, despite a valiant effort. If you haven't yet voted for us in the Music Teacher Awards, there is still time, as voting closes on 30 November. Thanks so much for supporting Apollo Music Projects!  

We are delighted to announce that Apollo Music Projects has been selected as a finalist for the Best Classical Music Education Initiative Award at the 2017 Music Teacher Awards for Excellence. This is a wonderful acknowledgement of the value of our work. The winner will be decided by a public vote on Classic FM. Voting is now closed. Thanks for supporting us!

If you have £10 to spare, and would like to see it magically turn into £20, or even more with Gift Aid, please donate to Apollo Music Projects here, and localgiving will double your donation with funds from the Office for Civil Society and a philanthropist's generous donation. Grow your Tenner runs from 18 October-28 November, but act soon, as the match funding is limited. PLEASE only donate £10, as only £10 will be matched. You can only make one £10 donation to Apollo Music Projects. If you do want to donate a larger amount, don't worry - we have an even bigger match funding campaign coming up in late November, so please wait until then or get in touch. Thanks so much for supporting us!

We are delighted to announce that Armando Iannucci is joining Sir Simon Rattle as Patron of Apollo Music Projects. Armando is passionate about music and making it accessible. See his speech on the subject here. He recently featured Apollo Music Projects in a BBC Artsnight programme. Watch here. We are thrilled to welcome Armando to our team.

A huge thank you to Russell Cooke solicitors for their generous donation of £300 towards our special BBC Ten Pieces concerts at the Rose Theatre in Kingston...

We had a great delivery this morning - 20 brand new music stands to use at our upcoming children's concerts! A huge thank you to all the team at Stentor Music for this generous donation - be sure to check out their full range of products on their website. We can't wait for next week's concerts!