ABOUT US
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
Contact Address: The Administrator, The Bliss Trust, P O Box 137, Shaftesbury, SP7 OWX
Trustees: Richard Andrewes, Andrew Burn, Lewis Foreman, Robert Milnes, Anna Pensaert, Elizabeth Pooley, Kate Romano, Helen Rowe, Caroline Secombe, Elizabeth Travis
Administrator: Elizabeth Pooley
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