Trustees Annual Report Blackdowns Early Music Projects Year: 2021 (1[st] Jan to 31[st] Dec) Charity No: 1156177
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Following the inevitable cessation of activities throughout 2020, Blackdowns Early Music used the time to devise a series of professional recitals in a local church in order to help restore the income of some of the professional players who have played with us regularly. Seven monthly events were arranged, the first two events in the late Spring being performed under strict social distancing, but in later months attracting larger audiences.
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There was a very strong feeling among the regular singing participants in BEMP projects that if a choral weekend could be organised, it would be supported, even at very short notice. Indeed this was what happened, a three or four week window appeared in September 2021 when we were able to recruit participants, gather them together and perform a programme of very interesting music from Bologna, focussing on the music of the great Italian composer Maurizio Cazzati composed between 1650 and 1700. We again fulfilled our aims to offer little known music for the education of the public with performances of more of the greatest music composed before the Classical age.
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Despite the overall restrictions imposed on public performance by the pandemic, the BEMP bank balance improved overall in 2021, carrying forward an additional £1,900 into 2022, while at the same time making a modest contribution to the local church for the benefit and wellbeing of future generations.
Agreed remotely by the Trustees of Blackdowns Early Music Projects
Geoffrey Bass
Roger Williams
Malcolm Plastow
Alison Bally 2022 October 18 th
BIAa(DOWN EARLY MUSIC PROJECT Profit and loss and Balance Sheet- 31 December 2021 2020 Turnover Cost of Sales Gross loss I profil Administrative expenses Operatlng loss/ profft ProflVLoss lorthe perfod 13,977 (40841 L893 20 {8621 11661 (1,008) 743 1743 Accrued Income and Debtors Cash at bank and in hand 767 8,155 Creditors". amounts falling due within one year 1375) 1501 Net Current assets 8,105 Capital and reserves Profit and105s account 9,113 11,0081 1,743 Shareholders lund5 8,105 25/f/aa Jane Alagappa ACA