A Tenner for a Tenor

From a Picasso or a Matisse hanging in a gallery, to a perfectly-formed sculpture by Michelangelo or Rodin: great art has the capacity to astonish, enthral and captivate us.

Now close your eyes and open your ears. Great art still surrounds us. Music has the power to inspire, to invigorate, to illuminate. And now, you have the chance to do something really special: to help create it.

Britten Sinfonia is commissioning a new piece of music from Jonathan Dove, to be premièred in April 2012 and broadcast on BBC Radio 3. Written for our virtuosic players and the tenor Mark Padmore, you can help make this commission a reality with just £10. A tenner for a tenor.

That’s the same price as 4lb of sausages.

Your support will be acknowledged in perpetuity in the score of the new work. You’ll also get behind-the-scenes access with special email and video updates as the new work is written. You can also keep up to date with the commissioning process on Twitter using #10forTenor and by joining the Tenner for a Tenor fan page on Facebook.

What will you choose? 4lb of sausages or a new piece of music? Both cost the same but only one of them will last a lifetime. Join the Tenner for Tenor campaign now.

Britten Sinfonia’s Principal Cellist Caroline Dearnley and tenor Mark Padmore talk about what it is like to learn a newly commissioned piece of music;

Tenner for a tenor WIP 3 from washmedia on Vimeo.

In the second of our short films about the commissioning process Jonathan Dove and his publisher talk about how new music gets published;

In the following short film Jonathan Dove talks about writing the new work and talks to Mark Padmore;

Listen to the Tenner for a Tenor podcast here.

How to make your donation;

Making a one off payment

Text BRITTEN to 70700
Texts cost £10 + standard network charge, billed as two £5 messages. Britten Sinfonia receives at least £8.90. Obtain bill payer’s permission. Customer care: 0844 847 9800

Let great art surround you. A tenner for a tenor.

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February 2012