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Become a member or Patron
Empower our students to light up stages and concert halls around the world.
Darcie Jago
At Guildhall School, our membership programmes offer you the chance to be part of something extraordinary.
The Patrons Programme offers an unparalleled opportunity to engage directly with the next generation of artists. With three tiers of patronage, you gain access to exclusive events and insights into the students’ training, at the same time as directly supporting their world-class training.
Patron Levels of Support
Patrons enjoy:
- Annual invitation to a performance and drinks reception with our Principal for you and a guest
- Invitation to the Supporters’ Christmas Party for you and a guest
- Invitation to the annual Celebration of Thanks for you and a guest
- Priority booking for special events and film screenings
- Priority booking for all ticketed Guildhall School events
- Our annual PLAY Magazine
- Our annual With Our Thanks publication
Enjoy the same opportunities as Patrons, as well as:
- Invitation to our exclusive backstage events and Q&As with Guildhall alumni for you and a guest
- Invitation to our annual Production Arts Showcase for you and a guest.
Enjoy the same opportunities as Patrons and Patrons Plus, as well as:
- Invitations to unique behind the scenes tours and model box showings for you and a group of up to ten guests
- Invitation to the Gold Medal final for you and a guest
Join Today
There are different options for sending your Guildhall Patrons donation to us. Please see below, and do get in touch if you have any questions.
Set up a monthly or annual Direct Debit online. Set the frequency of your gift to monthly or yearly, select 'Custom' and input your chosen amount.
Call us on 020 4582 2415 if you have any questions or to request a postal form.
If you would like to make your donation by credit or debit card, you can do so here, or you can call us on 020 4582 2415.
If you would like to make your donation by bank transfer, please use the reference ‘Patrons’ and send your donation to:
The Guildhall School Trust
Account number: 10176265
Sort code: 20-77-75
Please make all cheques and charity vouchers payable to The Guildhall School Trust and post them to:
FREEPOST RSBK-TTRJ-XGUB
Development & Alumni Relations Office
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
3rd Floor, North Wing Guildhall PO Box 270 EC2P 2EJP
If you are a UK taxpayer and would like to ‘Gift Aid’ your donation, the Guildhall School Trust will be able to reclaim the tax on your donation and receive another 25p from every £1 you donate. Please indicate if you wish to Gift Aid your Patrons donation and we will send you a confirmation letter. You can also complete an online Gift Aid declaration form or download a postal form from the box below.
For donors based in North America, we can accept donations through the British Schools and Universities Foundation (BSUF), CAF America and CAF Canada.
Principal Patron
Mr Michael McCoy
Patrons Plus
Mr Raymond Barker
Mr William Christopherson
Mr John da Luz Camacho for the Renate Branton Trust
Dr Madeleine Gantley
Mr Michael and Mrs Rosamund Herington
Mrs Miriam and HH Stephen Kramer, KC
Mrs Maggie and Mr Peter Murray-Smith
Mr Andrew and Mrs Cindy Peck
Ms Claire Tremeer and Dr Bob Reichert
Patrons
Mr Abdul Bhanji, OBE
Mr Michael Bibb
Mr Ken and Mrs Diana Dent
Dr Robert Fowler
Alderman Alison Gowman, CBE
Mrs Diana Gray
Mrs Gina Hartnett
Ms Winny Li
Ms Deborah Lincoln
Mr Richard Link
Ms Vivienne Littlechild, MBE JP
Mr David Lyons
Mr Brian Mace
Mrs Miranda McArthur
Mr Graham Packham CC
Mr Jeremy Simons, OBE
Mr Colin Smith
Ms Helena Twist
Mr Christopher Warren
Sir David Wootton, HonFGS and Lady Liz Wootton
Circle Levels of Support
By becoming a Circle member, you can make a difference to our students and enjoy range of benefits including:
- Priority booking for all ticketed concerts, plays and operas
- Event invitations
- Guildhall School's annual magazine, PLAY
- Monthly Event Highlights emails
- Termly Supporters' E-Newsletter
- Event booking support from the Development team
- Acknowledgement on our website
Join Today
There are different options for sending your Circle membership donation to us. Please see below, and do get in touch if you have any questions.
Set up a monthly or annual Direct Debit online. Set the frequency of your gift to monthly or yearly, select 'Custom' and input your chosen amount.
Call us on 020 4582 2415 if you have any questions or to request a postal form.
If you would like to make your donation by credit or debit card, you can do so here, or you can call us on 020 4582 2415.
If you would like to make your donation by bank transfer, please use the reference ‘Patrons’ and send your donation to:
The Guildhall School Trust
Account number: 10176265
Sort code: 20-77-75
If you are a UK taxpayer and would like to ‘Gift Aid’ your donation, the Guildhall School Trust will be able to reclaim the tax on your donation and receive another 25p from every £1 you donate. Please indicate if you wish to Gift Aid your Patrons donation and we will send you a confirmation letter. You can also complete an online Gift Aid declaration form or download a postal form from the box below.
Mr Richard Agutter
Mr Brian Albert
Mr James Alexander, FGS
Dr David Alpers and Mrs Melanie Alpers
Ms Olive Baldwin
Mr Peter Bedford and Mrs Valerie Bedford
Ms Jane Bickerton
Professor Bryan Birch
Mr John Bird and Mrs Anne Bird
Sir Jeremy and Lady Candy Blackham
The Reverend Christopher Breeds
Mr John Britton
Mr Adam Broke
Mr David Browne
Mr Andrew Buckingham
Sir Andrew Burns, KCMG
The Rt Hon Sir Stanley Burnton
Mrs Maureen Byllam-Barnes
Mrs Jacqueline Ceglowski
Lord Tom Cochrane of Cults
Ms Liz Codd
Mr Kenneth Cohen
Miss Judith Coke
Mr Trevor Coldrey
Mr S Constance, HonFGS
Mr Paul Cosh, FGS and Sandy Cosh
Ms Elizabeth Crowther, OBE
Mr Geoffrey Davidson
Mr Ian Dawson
Mr Desmond Day
Ms Teresa de Souza
Mr George Derbyshire, FGS
Mrs Catherine Dobson
Dr Hilary Dodd
Mrs Ann Dyer
Mr Michael Earrey
Mrs Margaret Edwards
Mr John Ellard
Mr Travers Ellison
Mr David Elyan, Hon ARAM, Hon RWS
The Reverend David Evans
Ms Bronwen Fair
Ms Marianne Falk
Mr Anthony Floyd
Mr William Fraser, OBE
Mrs Laura Fraser
Mr Francis Giacon
Mr Michael Godbee
Mr Richard Gold
Lady Carolyn Graham and Sir Alexander Graham, GBE
Mrs Felicity Guinness
Mrs Sally Hadley
Mrs Irene Hall
Mr Peter Halliday, FCA and Mrs Pauline Halliday, OBE
Mr Julian Halsby
Ms Nina Hamilton
Professor Chris Hamnett and Mrs Barbara Hamnett
Mr Edward Hartill, OBE
Mr Malcolm Higgins, FGS
Miss Marilyn Hill Smith
Mr Terence Hitchcock
Dr Alan Hoaksey
Mr Peter Hobbs
Mr Philip Hooker
Professor Sir Barry Ife CBE FKC and Dr Trudi Darby
Mr Frank Jeffs
Dr David Jessop
Mr Robert John
Mr Malcolm Judelson
Ms Caroline Kinninmonth
Mrs Ulla Kite
Ms Gillian Laidlaw, HonFGS
Mrs Diana le Clercq
Dr Boyi Li
Mr Donald Love
Miss Penelope MacKay
Professor Neil Mackie, CBE
Mrs Christine McCartney
Mr Bruce McGregor
Ms Wendy Mead, OBE, CC
Mr Colin Menzies
Mr Tim Moorey
Mr David Morris
Mr Richard Morris
Mr David Moss
Ms Cathy Newcombe
Miss Joanna Newell
Mr Donald Newell
The Reverend Patrick O'Ferrall, OBE
Mrs Jane Ollerton and Mr Ken Ollerton
Ms Gillian Perrin
Dr Nicholas Pile and Ms Jane Mary Pile
Ms Christine Pountney
Mrs Davina Prince, FGS
Mr Anthony Purkiss
Mr Derek Rodgers, FGS
Mr Alan Sainer
Mr Barry Serjent
Mr James Sewell, OBE
Mr Naveed Shah
Mr Duncan Sparkes
Mr John Spicer and Mrs Patricia Spicer
Mrs Gillian Steggles
Mr Christopher Stephens
Miss Marilyn Stock
Ms Naomi Stone
Mr Robert Stripe
Mr Roy Sully
Mr Ross Tanton
Miss Julie Thomas
Miss Susan Thornton, FGS
Mrs Helen Thorpe
Mr William Tilden
Mr John Tomlinson and Ms Paula Tomlinson
Mrs Elizabeth Towers
Mr Andrew Tucker
Ms Beatrice Unsworth
Mr David Walker
Mrs Lavinia Webb
Mrs Susan Webb
Mrs Gillian White
Mr Ian Williams
Ms Ann Wilson
Mr John Wise
Mr Richard Wooderson
Ms Victoria Younghusband