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HAY MUSIC TRUST
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1168901
TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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Rereference and administrative details
Registration
Hay Music Trust (“HMT”) was registered as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation with the Charity Commission in England and Wales, registered charity number 1168901, on 24 August 2016. Its principal address (and address for correspondence) is Cedars, Nantyglasdwr Lane, Cusop, Hay on Wye, Herefordshire, HR3 5QY
Trustees
Overall management of HMT is by a committee of charity trustees. Details of the managing committee of trustees who served during the year ended 31 December 2025 and serving as at that date are set out below:
| Mick Peake | Chairman | First Appointed 3 April 2018 |
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| Appointed Chairman 22 October 2018 | ||
| Appointed Temporary Secretary 12 October 2021 | ||
| Reappointed Chairman 21 March 2022 | ||
| Reappointed Chairman 11 th November 2024 |
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| Charles Law | Treasurer | Appointed 22 October 2018 |
| Reappointed 21 March 2022 | ||
| Stood down 8thJuly 2025 | ||
| Jane Neville | First Appointed 23 June 2015 | |
| Reappointed 22 October 2018 | ||
| Reappointed 21 March 2022* | ||
| Sue Norrington | First Appointed 23 June 2015 | |
| Reappointed 22 October 2018 | ||
| Reappointed 21 March 2022 | ||
| Stood down 11thNovember 2025 | ||
| Nick Gethin | Appointed 22 October 2018 | |
| Reappointed 21 March 2022* | ||
| Paul Keene | Appointed 1 December 2020* | |
| Steve Jones | Appointed 12 October 2021 | |
| Reappointed 11thNovember 2024 | ||
| Allan Fraser-Rush | Appointed 6 March 2023* | |
| Andrea Quinn | Appointed 22ndNovember 2025 |
*Indicates members due for consideration of re-appointment in 2026
Statement of Financial Affairs for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
The Statement of Financial Affairs is presented separately at the end of this report. Total Income for the year was £55,217, so the Accounts have been independently verified.
Bankers
Our current bankers are: The Co-operative Bank plc; 1 Balloon Street, Manchester, M4 4BE The account with them was opened on 21[st] February 2024
Our previous bankers (from the date of our foundation) were: Barclays Bank plc Leicester LE87 2BB
However, following a Board decision in March 2024, that account was formally closed on 13[th] March 2025.
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Trustees’ annual report
The trustees of HMT present their Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2025. The Financial Statement is presented as a separate document at the end of this report as appendix 1. The reference and administrative details disclosed on pages 2 and 3 form part of this Annual Report.
Also attached are: Appendix 2 – our concert programme for 2025 Appendix 3 – the 2025 Hay Music Festival programme.
Structure, Governance and Management
HMT is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation governed by a constitution adopted on 23 June 2015. HMT was registered with the Charities Commission on 24 August 2016 (prior to which HMT did not claim charitable status).
A committee of trustees manages HMT. All are unpaid volunteers and receive no private benefits from HMT. Trustees are selected on the basis of their skills, knowledge, commitment and the experience needed for the effective administration of HMT. Each trustee is appointed for a term of three years by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of its trustees. On completion of that period, reappointment is possible for further three-year periods.
Two trustees resigned during 2025, namely our Treasurer, Charles Law and Sue Norrington. Steve Jones was appointed Treasurer in November 2024. One new member, Andrea Quinn, a professional conductor, was appointed on 22[nd] November 2025. All trustees are Board members. The Board had three routine meetings during 2025 and one extraordinary meeting which was called specifically to discuss the future of the Hay Music Festival. On each of the routine meetings, the Board received programming updates from the Chair, updated cash-flows from the Treasurer and reviewed HMT’s policies, operations and activities.
Objectives
HMT’s objectives are (i) to further the enjoyment, appreciation and knowledge of music, through the organisation, promotion and support of high-quality performances, talks, and other associated educational events for the people of Hay on Wye, its surrounding area and visitors; (ii) to offer musicians, early in their careers, an opportunity to perform to a live, discriminating, audience; (iii) to offer under 25s and certain severely disadvantaged music lovers (to whom we issue a concessionary card) free or half-price tickets; and (iv) to undertake outreach activities based on bringing music and the experience of music to schools and to vulnerable adults in the Herefordshire / Powys border area.
Activities
1) Professional concerts
HMT presented twenty-two concerts in 2025, two of which formed part of the Hay Festival in May 2025, one in the Hay Festival Winter Weekend and six of which were presented as part of our own Hay Music Festival in September 2025. This represents a similarly high level of concert activity compared to 2024 but remained higher than in previous years. This level of activity poses a significant burden on our small team of volunteers, so it has been agreed that we need to continue to take this into account in the planning of future activities. The 2025 concert programme is attached as an appendix to this report. Two concerts were presented by under age 30 early career professional musicians.
It is now firmly part of the mission of Hay Music to present more contemporary and new music in the large majority of our concerts. We presented three world premieres in 2024: pieces by Michael Finnissy, Jeremy Arden and Howard Skempton. There were another 10 pieces written either in the 21[st] or late 20[th] centuries.
2) The 2025 Hay Music Festival
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As reported in our 2024 report, this increase in activity is, in part, a result of us having taken back running of The Hay Music Festival and in September 2025 we presented the 10[th] Hay Music Festival. The theme of this Festival was ‘Exiles and Emigres’ and was run in partnership with the Fitzwilliam String Quartet. We presented six concerts, two films and two discussions. The Festival also presented an installation entitled ‘Ungrievable Lives’ by the artist Caroline Burraway in Hay Castle. The whole Festival was well attended and the feedback we received was universally positive. Outreach formed a significant part of the Festival and is reported below. The Festival had, since its inception, been run by a Festival Manager (Miranda Cooke) who was paid a nominal fee for her work. After the 2025 Festival she announced her decision to retire from that position and The Trust has agreed to pay a freelance intern to work with the Trust as the Festival Manager for our 2026 Festival.
The Trust is very grateful to the following trusts and foundations who provided financial support for the 2025 Festival, without which it would not have been possible:
The Mid Wales Music Trust The Elmley Foundation The Colwinston Charitable Trust The Ashley Family Foundation The Countess of Munster Trust Sinfonia Cyrmu The Mary Homfray Charitable Trust The D’Oyle Carte Charitable Foundation The Eveson Trust The Hereford Community Foundation
3) Venues and audiences
The venues we use include: St. Mary’s Church, Hay on Wye, the Great Hall of Hay Castle and The Globe at Hay. The Castle, with its outstanding arts and cultural space, lends itself particularly well to small choral and chamber music events and is a popular attraction for visitors to Hay. The Globe at Hay is a less formal, club-like venue and its use allowed us to present three of our concerts in its relaxed atmosphere which were successful in attracting a number of new and younger people to the events. St Mary’s Church has a wonderful acoustic and houses a grand piano and an excellent organ. However, the seating capacity of all three venues is limited, ranging from around 100 to 170 which, unless we were to set very high ticket prices, limits the ensemble fees we can afford.
4) Outreach activities
Hay Music’s programme of outreach activities continues to grow and is a regular component of our activities. HMT offers these at no cost to schools and in 2025 the costs were covered by grants from a number of Trusts and Foundations (see our Financial Statement for 2025 and individual donations). The 2025 programme consisted of the following events:
Workshops at local primary schools in 2025:
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January – Marsyas Trio workshop Hay Primary School
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April – Harpist Alys Huws plus Sinfonia Cymru workshop at Clifford Primary School
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June – Ferio Saxophone Quartet workshop at Clyro Primary Scholl
Outreach events as part of The Hay Music Festival, September 2025:
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Fairfield Secondary School - the Fitzwilliam String Quartet with GCE pupils.
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Michaelchurch Ecsley Primary School, the Fitzwilliam String Quartet with years 5 and 6 pupils
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Clyro primary school - the Fitzwilliam String Quartet with children ages 4 to 11years.
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HayDay Café – the Fitzwilliam String Quartet with adults with a range of disabilities and dementia.
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Family Place Workshop - for children suffering from trauma and stress and their families. A creative
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workshop given by musicians Robert Peate (pianist and composer), Roz Gladstone (cellist) and Joy Rickwood (music therapist) used the score of a new piece by Philip Cashian called ‘Four Winter Moods’ that was commissioned by Hay Music and received its world premiere during a concert at the Festival.
We have commissioned a limited research programme to talk in depth to local schools and other providing outreach musical services to help us ensure that we are providing the maximum added benefit that we are able to do given our limited resources. We are expecting the report of that research to be presented to the Board early in 2026 and that it will influence the nature of our outreach programme for the future.
Public Benefit
The trustees continue to consider the Charity Commissioner’s guidance on public benefit and again this year have strived to provide a varied programme of music and related talks to the widest possible audience, including to those with disabilities and to children in local schools. Ticket prices are subsidised, largely through donations, patrons, friends, and sponsors.
In 2025 we slightly increased our ticket prices, with the large majority being £20 for adults, occasionally increasing to £22.50. The average size of our audience remains stable with an average door nearing 90, but we are constantly reviewing our marketing to try and increase this. We continue to try and attract younger concert-goers and to make it possible for more financially disadvantaged music-lovers to attend. Many free tickets are available to people under 25 and, once those have been taken up, under 25s are offered halfprice tickets. We also offer half-price tickets to those adults known to our Board and Friends and Patrons who would welcome the opportunity to attend concerts but do not have the means to do so.
The feedback we receive from our audience and the schools and other organisations to whom we provide outreach activities has been universally positive.
Volunteers
The members of the Board of trustees are all unpaid volunteers. Some further unpaid volunteers of a variable number contribute to the organisation and running of HMT and its programme of events. Such support includes assisting with stewarding at concerts, accommodating and transporting visiting musicians and providing them with meals. Trustees are most grateful to all our volunteers whose support is invaluable to the work of HMT, without which it would not be possible for the HMT to meet its objectives.
Financial Support (HMT’s Financial Statement for the year ending 31[st ] December 2025 is presented at the end of this report)
A significant proportion of funding is raised through subscriptions from Patrons and Friends of HMT. In 2025 this totalled £4120, a little less than the £4380 received in 2024. In 2025 we secured grants and donations of £23,095, less than the £28,100 we received in 2024. Of the income from grants and donations, £16,125 was given in form of restricted donations for the support of either specific concerts, our outreach programme or the 2025 Hay Music Festival.
The trustees are immensely grateful to all our Friends and Patrons and individual donors for their commitment to HMT. In addition, trustees are grateful to the Layton Bright Trust and to the Mid Wales Music Trust for their ongoing support. They are also extremely grateful to all the Trusts and Foundations who have so generously supported our work in 2025. These are listed on page 5 of our Financial Statement for the year ending 31.12.25.
Without our supporters it would not have been possible for HMT to have offered the number, variety and quality of events this year, let alone give us the stability from which we can confidently commit to an increasing level of outreach activities. We are most grateful to each and every one of them for their support.
Ticketing
Our online ticketing service is provided by Ticket Tailor with the payment link to our bank account via Stripe.
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Reserves
HMT has no employees, nor any fixed commitments, such as the rental or upkeep of premises. Its entire operation is based on an annual series of concerts, the Hay Music Festival and directly related events, including an outreach programme. The Board is charged with signing off a twelve-month period of musical activities based on a detailed projected budget for that series of events. This sign-off takes into account not only the financial risk of the proposed programme, but the state of our current financial reserve, which is dependent not only on our income from ticket sales, but significantly also on the financial support of our Friends, Patrons, other Trusts and occasional individual donors, and thus our resilience to remain solvent in the case of exceptionally low ticket sales. It has been agreed by the Board that we should maintain a reserve of at least £10,000. Our assets as of 31[st ] December 2025 were £28,151 but, as stated above, £16,125 of this amount is in the form of restricted funds, making it imperative that our Board continues to take a considered approach to the financial risk of expanding our programme of activities.
Website
Details of our current concert programme can be found on our website: www.haymusic.org
Declaration
We declare that the trustees have approved the Trustees’ Report above.
Signed on behalf of Hay Music Trust’s trustees:
[Signed copy retained by Board]
[Signed copy retained by Board]
Michael Peake Steve Jones Chairman Treasurer Date: 06/04/26 Date: 0 6 / 0 4 / 2 6
APPENDIX 1
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Hay Music Trust Registered Charity 1168901
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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Treasurer’s Report to the Trustees of Hay Music Trust
The accounts of the Trust for the year ended 31 December 2025 are set out in this document.
This report was approved by the Trustees on 24[th] February 2026.
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The trustees consider that an audit is not required under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 and that an independent examination is needed. The trustees declare that they have approved these accounts as at the date given below.
[Signed original retained by Hay Music Trust]
Steven H Jones Treasurer, Hay Music Trust
2 Chancery Court Hay-on-Wye Hereford HR3 5BP
26 January 2026
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INCOME AND EXPENDITURE
The following includes both the 2025 concert programme and the Hay Music Festival of 12-14[th] September 2025.
INCOME
| INCOME | |
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| Ticket sales (gross, before commission) | £26,574 |
| Festival grants | £11,180 |
| Other donations | £7,795 |
| Hay Festival artist fee refunds* | £2,838 |
| Patrons’subscriptions | £3,380 |
| Friends’subscriptions | £740 |
| Gift Aid refund 2024 from HMRC | £1,530 |
| Advertising | £450 |
| Festival programme sales | £135 |
| Cash ticket sales and donations | £595 |
| TOTAL INCOME | £55,217 |
- This represents the repayment of artists fees from the Hay Festival having originally been paid by HMT immediately after the concerts.
EXPENDITURE
| EXPENDITURE | |
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| Performers’fees | £36,064 |
| Performers’travel and subsistence | £1,689 |
| Performing Rights Society | £1,792 |
| Venuehire andlighting | £5,398 |
| Instrument hire and tuning | £625 |
| Catering for performers | £227 |
| Gifts | £125 |
| Commission on ticket sales | £1,166 |
| Publicity and website | £3,189 |
| Ticketrefunds | £90 |
| Public liability insurance | £144 |
| Programme printing and stationery | £1,439 |
| Equipment | £120 |
| Outreach | £4,570 |
| Festival Administrator fee | £3,000 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURE | £59,638 |
DEFICIT OF EXPENDITURE OVER INCOME: £4,421
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BALANCE SHEET
ASSETS
| ASSETS | |
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| Debtors (GiftAidRebate2025 duefrom HMRC) | £1,204 |
| Cash float | £40 |
| Co-OperativeBankaccount balance | £26,907 |
| TOTAL | £28,151 |
LIABILITIES
| LIABILITIES | |
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| PerformingRights Society (paid quarterlyinarrears) | £216 |
| TOTAL | £216 |
NET ASSETS: £27,935
BANK ACCOUNT BALANCE
| Bankbalance at1January2025 | £31,328 |
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| Balancemovement2025 | -£4,421 |
| Bank balance at 31 December 2025 | £26,907 |
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GRANTS AND DONATIONS IN 2025
Donations for general programming (Unrestricted)
| Mid WalesMusicTrust | £1,100 |
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| The Layton Bright Trust | £1,000 |
| Black Hill Charitable Trust | £500 |
| Bruce and Joanna Jenkyn-Jones | £250 |
| Friends and Patrons | £4,120 |
| TOTAL | £6,970 |
Restricted donations for particular concerts
| Anonymous | £500 |
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| David Lipsey | £200 |
| TheRadcliffeTrust | £2,500 |
| Anonymous | £1,000 |
| TOTAL | £4,200 |
Outreach donations
| Outreach donations | |
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| Anonymous | £500 |
| Concert Programme donations | £245 |
| TOTAL | £745 |
Grants for Hay Music Festival 12[th] -14[th] September 2025
| D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust | £2,000 |
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| TheAshleyFamilyFoundation | £500 |
| TheMaryHolmesFoundation | £1,000 |
| Mid Wales Music Trust | £1,100 |
| The Elmley Foundation | £1,000 |
| The Colwinston Trust | £2,500 |
| The Eveson Trust | £1,080 |
| Herefordshire CommunityFund | £2,000 |
| TOTAL | £11,180 |
TOTAL GRANTS AND DONATIONS: £23,095
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HAY MUSIC FESTIVAL
Hay Music Festival consisted of 13 events over the weekend of 12[th] -14[th] September 2025. In addition, two Outreach events were organised which were sponsored from Hay Music Outreach funds.
The following tables show the breakdown of Festival income and expenditure. These figures are included in the Trust’s overall income and expenditure figures shown previously. These figures show that the festival made a slight loss of £523.
| Ticket sales (gross, before commission) | £7,932 |
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| Festival grants | £11,180 |
| FESTIVAL INCOME | £19,112 |
| Concert costs (performers, venues, etc.) | £11,265 |
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| Festival costs (advertising, etc.) | £1,478 |
| Administration fee | £3,000 |
| PRS | £360 |
| Ticket commission | £461 |
| Outreach | £3,070 |
| FESTIVAL COSTS | £19,634 |
FESTIVAL LOSS: £523
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Charity Information
Hay Music Trust is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. It was registered with the Charity Commissioners on 24 August 2016 with Charity Registration Number 1168901. Prior to that date it had operated since its foundation in 2011 as a society. Hay Music Trust’s constitution was adopted on 23 June 2015 and was amended on 4 April 2016. Its registered address is: Cedars, Nantyglasdwr Lane, Cusop, Hereford HR3 5QY.
Accounting Convention
The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the charity’s governing document, the Charities Act 2011, and “Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)” (as amended for accounting periods from 1 January 2016).
The accounts are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the charity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest pound.
The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
Going Concern
At the time of approving the accounts, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Therefore, the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the accounts.
Charitable Funds
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of their charitable objectives unless the funds have been designated for other purposes.
Restricted funds are subject to specific conditions by donors as to how or when they may be used. As of 31[st] December 2025, £12,550 of funds were marked as Restricted.
Incoming Resources
Income is recognised when received.
Cash donations are recognised on receipt. Any donations advised to, but not yet received by, the charity are recorded in these Notes to the Accounts. Income tax recoverable in relation to donations received under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant is recognised in the year the tax is recovered.
Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable and represents amounts receivable for goods and services provided in the normal course of business.
Resources Expended are included on an accruals basis and allocated to the relevant item.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
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Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts would be shown within borrowings in current liabilities.
Basic Financial Assets
Basic Financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of operations from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. Trade creditors are recognised at transaction price.
Trustees
None of the trustees (or any persons connected with them) received any remuneration or benefits from the charity during the year.
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Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Hay Music Trust
The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The trustees consider that an audit is not required under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
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examine the accounts under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011
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follow the procedures of section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act 2011
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state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent examiner’s report
The examination was carried out in accordance with the general directions given by the Charity Commission. It included a review of the accounting records and a comparison with the accounts. It included consideration of any unusual items or disclosures and seeking explanations for any of these from the trustees. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence required from an audit and therefore no opinion is given as to whether the accounts provide a true and fair view. The report is limited to those matters set out in the statement.
Independent examiner’s statement
In connection with my examination, no matter came to my attention. Therefore, I believe that
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accounting records have been kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act 2011
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accounts have been prepared in agreement with the accounting records and complying with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011
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there is no matter to which attention should be drawn in the accounts
[Signed original retained by Hay Music Trust]
Charles Law - Examiner
Oaklands Glasbury Hereford HR3 5LH
26 January 2026
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Hay Music – Programme 2025 APPENDIX 2
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| Date/time | Ensemble/Player | Type | Programme | Venue | Ticketprice |
| Sunday 12th January 3.30pm |
Marsyas Trio (Helen Vidovich - flute, Olga Stezhko - piano, Val Welbanks – cello) + Lotte Betts-Dean, mezzo-soprano |
Piano, Flute, Cello and Soprano |
Pre-concert talk /discussion with Michael Finnissy, Judith Weir and ensemble members Concert programme ‘Echoes of a Distant Land’ Judith WeirNuits d'Afrique Michael FinnissyWisdom (World Premiere) Interval Mel BonisScenes de la foret Saint-SaënsUne flûte invisible Ravel La flute enchantée (Shéhérazade) Ravel Chansons madécasses |
St Mary’s Church Plus school workshop on Monday morning – Hay Primary School |
Tickets £20 |
| Saturday 15th February 8pm |
Engegård Quartet | String quartet with Hardanger Fiddles etc |
Norwegian Folk music concert | The Globe | Tickets £15 +meal offer |
| Sunday 16th February 3.30pm |
Engegård Quartet | String quartet | BeethovenQuartet No 11, Op 95, in F minor Johan Kvandal1stString Quartet, Op 11, No. 1 Interval TraditionalNorwegian folk songs BrahmsA minor quartet Op 51, No. 2 |
St Mary’s church |
Tickets £20 |
| Monday 17th February |
Engegård Quartet | String quartet | Workshop | Hay and Clifford schools |
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| Saturday 15thMarch 7pm |
Nigel Clayton and Imma Setiadi (Connect-four) |
Piano duet | Holst- The Planets, Op. 32 (Version for one piano four- hands by the composer, with Nora Day and Vally Lasker, edited by John and Fiona York) I Mars, the Bringer of War II Venus, the Bringer of Peace III Mercury, the Winged Messenger IV Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity V Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age VI Uranus, the Magician VII Neptune, the Mystic Interval Chabrier/MessagerEspaña Philip WilbyDiptych (2021) i. Shir Hama’alot (Sow in Tears, Reap in Joy) ii. Psalmus Rachmaninoff/Anderson Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14 Rachmaninoff Italian Polka RachmaninoffSlava, Op. 11 No 6 |
St Mary’s church |
Ticket price: £20 |
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| DebussyDialogue du vent et de la mer |
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| Friday 4th April 2025 7pm preconcert talk 7.30pm concert |
Alis Huws, (Royal Harpist) with a quartet of Sinfonia Cymru players |
Harp quintet: Harp, flute and string trio |
Programme ‘Musical Gems’ Curated by The Former Royal Harpist, Alis Huws Discovering Music– an illustrated introduction to the pieces by Alis Huws and the Quintet Guy Ropartz– Quintet Charles Rochester Young- Song of the Lark Eloise Gynn- Song for an Ancient Tree Joseph Jongen- Concert a cinq, Op. 71 |
Hay Castle School workshop at Clifford School |
Tickets £15 |
| Saturday 26thApril 2025 7.30pm |
Piers Adams and Lyndy Mayle (from Red Priest) |
Recorder and keyboard duo |
Baroque Alchemy - mixed programme of Baroque and Baroque - inspired pieces |
Hay Castle | £17.50 |
| Sunday 25th May 2025. 2.30pmHay Festival concert |
Maki Sekiya and Ilya Chetverikov |
Two pianos | ShostakovichConcertino DebussyPrelude l’apres midi d’un faune LigetiThree pieces for two pianos: Monument, Self-portrait & Movement Jeremy ArdenPassacaglia (world premiere) RavelLa Valse |
St Mary’s church |
£18 (price tbc with Hay Festival) |
| Saturday 31stMay 2025 2.30pm Hay Festival concert |
James Woodrow | Solo guitar | JS Bach: Violin Sonata No1 Gavin Bryars: Epilogue from Wonderlawn Stravinsky: Elegie (all three arranged by J.W.) Michael Tippett:The Blue Guitar |
St Mary’s church |
£18 (price tbc with Hay Festival) |
| Friday 20th June 2025 7.30pm |
Ferio Saxophone Quartet |
Saxophone Quartet |
Club night– film, musical, stage music. |
The Castle +school workshop; Clyro school |
Tickets £17.50 |
| Saturday 21stJune 2024 7pm |
Ferio Saxophone Quartet |
Saxophone Quartet |
JS Bach, (arr. Iain Farrington) Fugue in G minor, BWV 578 GF Handel, (arr. Farrington) Sarabande from Harpsichord Suite in D minor, HWV 437 Florence Price(arr. Farrington): Arrangement of “3 Little Negro Dances” or “Levee Dance” Kurt Weill, (arr. Harle) Music from The Threepenny Opera Interval Philip Glass: Saxophone Quartet Leonard Bernstein, (arr. Boatman)West Side StorySuite |
St Mary’s Church |
£20 |
| Friday 25th July 2025 7pm |
Lotte Betts-Dean - mezzo-soprano Helen Vidovich - flute/piccolo |
String trio, piano, clarinet and |
Joseph HaydnSymphony No. 104 (‘The London’) arr. Clementi for flute, violin, cello and piano |
St Mary’s | £20 |
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| Val Welbanks – cello Chad Vindin – piano Raymond Brien - clarinet/bass clarinet Patrick Dawkins - violin/viola/piano |
mezzo- soprano |
Claude DebussySonata for cello and piano in D minor Claude Debussy‘Pantomime’, ‘Pierrot ‘and ‘Clair de lune’ (from Quatre Chansons de Jeunesse) Marika HackmanClaude’s Girl Arnold SchoenbergPierrot Lunaire Op21 |
+ school workshop tbc |
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| August Saturday 30th |
Chris Brannick and Jackie Mann |
Percussion duo |
11am; Workshop 1: ‘Shake Rattle and Bash’ for children 8 years and over 2pm; Workshop 2: ‘Samba for grown-ups’ |
The Globe | £7.50 per child £10 |
| September 12-15th 2025 |
Hay Music Festival With the Fitzwilliam Quartet, Sarah Nicholls, Alysia Hanshaw (see below)and others |
10th Hay Music Festival Theme: ‘Exiles and Emigres’ Programme TBC: 6 concerts, plus films and workshops + an outreach programme |
Various venues |
Various | |
| Hay Music Festival September Saturday 13th |
Alysia Hanshaw + pianist (tbc) |
Soprano (+ piano) Countess of Munster Trust Artist |
Erich Korngold: Liebesbriefchen, Schneeglöckchen, Sterbelied Serge Rachmaninov:Lilacs Op 21, No 5, At my window Op 26, No 10 Frederik Chopin: Mazurkas Op 24, Nos 2 & 4Greig:Zur Rosenzeit Op 48, No 5 Peer Gynt Suite No. 2, Op. 55: IV. Solveigs sang Kaija Saariaho: Leino Songs Schoenberg: Op 2, 4 Lieder, Nos 1 & 2 Alberto Ginastera: Danzas Argentinas No.2 Dvorak: Gypsy songs Op 55, Nos 1, 3 and 4 Kurt Weill: Youkali |
St Mary’s Church |
tbc |
| Friday 3rd October 2025 7pm |
Simon Callaghan | Solo piano | BeethovenPathétique Sonata DebussyImages Book 1 Interval Frederic RzewskiThe People United will Never be Defeated Stephen Montague(composer and close friend of the late Frederick Rzewski) will be there and, with Simon, discuss Rzewski and his work as part of the event. Possible film/discussion prior to the concert |
St Mary’s Church Hire of Steinway D piano confirmed |
£20 - ?£17.50 |
| Friday 17th October 1.30pm |
Janet Oates and Despina Homatidou |
Soprano and Harpsichord |
School workshop | Clifford School |
N/A |
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| Saturday November 8th7pm |
Willam Howard | Solo piano | Leos JanacekSonata Robert Schumann 9 pieces from Bunte Blatter Op.99 Maurice RavelSonatine Interval Howard Skemptonnew Work – world premiere (23’-25’) Frederik ChopinMazurka in A minor Op.17 Nop.4 Frederik ChopinBallade No.4 in F minor |
St Mary’s church (Using the Yamaha piano) |
£17.50 |
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| Sunday 30th November Part of Hay Festival Winter weekend Start time tbc |
Michael Poll | Solo Guitar | JS BachSuite for Lute BWV 995 in G Minor JS BachSuite for Lute BWV 996 in E Minor Federico Moreno TorrobaSuite Castellana |
St Mary’s Church |
tbc |
| Friday 19th December 2025 7pm |
Vox Urbane | Mixed choir | Christmas concert Hildegard von Bingen O virga ac diadema William Byrd Lullaby My Sweet Little Baby Tomás Luis de Victoria Quem Vidistis Pastores Vaughan Williams Wither’s Rocking Hymn Peter Warlock Bethlehem Down Elizabeth Poston Jesus Christ the Apple Tree Elizabeth Maconchy I Sing of a Maiden Herbert HowellsSing Lullaby Edward NaylorVox Dicentis Interval Avo PärtMagnificat Arvo PärtAlleluia Tropus Arvo PärtThe Deer's Cry John Tavener The Lamb Errollyn WallenPeace on Earth Owain Park O Magnum Mysterium Joanna Marsh In Winter’s House Sally Beamish In the Stillness Tamsin Jones Noel Verbum Caro Factum Est |
St Mary’s Church |
£25.00 – to include programme |
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The Hay Music Festival 12th – 15th September 2025 APPENDIX 3
OUTLINE PROGRAMME (‘Exiles and emigrés’)
FRIDAY 12TH SEPTEMBER
Concert by Iranian Musician, Zanyar Hesami, on the Saz
Film: “The Kiterunner”
Pre-concert talk by composer Charlotte Bray & artist Caroline Burraway
Concert by the Fitzwilliam String Quartet of works by Purcell, Bray, Schubert & Delius
SATURDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER
Coffee Concert by Sinfonia Cymru of “Seascapes” by Sally Beamish
Discussion "Exiles & Emigres" with Caroline Burraway, Charlotte Bray, Stephen Johnson and Zanyar Hesami, chaired by Peter Florence
Concert by soprano Alysia Henshaw and pianist Jay Carroll to include works by Korngold and Saariaho
Jazz in Hay Castle with the McQuaid Quintet
SUNDAY 14[TH] SEPTEMBER
Talk on the making of Kesulat (Fields of War) with Alan Trow (Director) and Jimi Tehofsi (screenplay write and actor)
Film “Kesulat” (Fields of War)
Concert by the Fitzwilliam String Quartet & pianist Sarah Nicolls of works by Glazunov, Weinberg, Rachmaninov and Shostakovich
There was also an exhibition in Hay Castle of “Ungrievable Lives” by artist Caroline Burraway (on show throughout September)
Outreach events for local schoolchildren, vulnerable adults and children took place throughout the weekend and all day on Monday 15th September