Let’s make unforgettable, spine-tingling, mood-boosting music happen – together.
From £40 a year, you can support our work as a charity, or our wonderful orchestra specifically. And you’ll get some great perks as a thank you.
PS: And if you sign up to direct debit, you’ll get a tote bag as a thank you.
Friend of The Glasshouse
£40 per year
Have we got a Friend in you? Our building was built for the North East, our work is made possible by its supporters. So come on, let’s stick together, and for only £40 per year, you’ll get these benefits.
- Get in there first: priority booking for loads of gigs including for our sell-out Christmas season
- Because you’re special: ticket offers just for our Friends
- Come join us: access to exclusive member events (paid) including a welcome tour
- The backstage intel: receive a specially-curated newsletter every quarter via email
- Signed, sealed, delivered: we’ll post our Gig Guides to you
Champion of The Glasshouse
From £120 per year
Do you want to go the extra mile for us? Now that’s champion! As a Champion, you can split your contribution across the year, by opting to pay by monthly Direct Debit. This also helps us out in the Admin team, so if you sign up to Direct Debit, you’ll get a tote bag as a thank you.
Bronze
£120 per year or £10 per month
- All of the Friends perks PLUS
- Get money off: 10% discount at our bars and café, and in our fab shop with your new shiny membership card*
Silver
£300 per year or £25 per month
- All of the above PLUS
- More freebies: free member events including a welcome tour and one sound check per year for an artist specially selected by our team
Gold
£600 per year or £50 per month
- All of the above PLUS
- For when you’ve left it too late: last minute booking (up to one week before a concert)
- Two extra sound checks: yes, you read that right, three sound checks in total
- And if that wasn’t enough: an invite to an annual get-together with our team
“It makes me feel I belong to a group of like-minded people. Every time I come, I end up talking to such lovely and interesting people.”
Friend of Royal Northern Sinfonia
£40 per year
Play your part in the ongoing success of Royal Northern Sinfonia, your local chamber orchestra with a world-wide reputation.
- Get in there first: priority booking including our sell-out Christmas season
- Because you’re special: ticket offers just for our Friends and 10% discount* when you book for two or more concerts from the classical package
- Starting and finishing in style: join our Royal Northern Sinfonia Season Opener and Finale and come celebrate with the team and the musicians
- Come join us: welcome tour and member events (paid)
- The backstage intel: receive a specially-curated newsletter every quarter via email
- Signed, sealed, delivered: we’ll post our Classical Season brochures to you
Champion of Royal Northern Sinfonia
From £120 per year
Can you take it to the next level? As a Champion, you’ll make sure the orchestra is here for you, here for everybody in the region, and here for the long term.
Bronze
£120 per year or £10 per month
- All of the Friends of Royal Northern Sinfonia perks PLUS
- Get money off: 10% discount at our bars and café, and in our fab shop with your new shiny membership card*
Silver
£300 per year or £25 per month
- All of the above PLUS
- Come join us: free welcome tour and member events
Gold
£600 per year or £50 per month
- All of the above PLUS
- More exclusive events: join a Royal Northern Sinfonia Rehearsal
- For when you’ve left it too late: last minute booking (up to one week)
- And if that wasn’t enough: an invite to an annual get-together with our team
Principal Partners of Royal Northern Sinfonia
If you want unrivalled, behind-the-scenes access to Royal Northern Sinfonia, then the Principal Partner family is for you.
Sub & Principals
£1,500 per year or £125 per month
- All the Friends and Champions of Royal Northern Sinfonia perks PLUS
- Getting pally with the orchestra and your sponsored player: invites to at least three rehearsals each year, a sneak preview of the new season, and a chance to catch up with your player here and at events throughout the year
- Personal service: a dedicated team member will help you with your ticket bookings
- A special shout out: you’ll be credited on our website, in brochures and programme
Section Leaders
£2,000 per year or £167 per month
- All the Sub & Principals perks PLUS
- More rehearsals: invites to at least five rehearsals each year, meaning more chances to catch up with your player and the team
And now, the dry but important bits – it’s time for the terms and conditions
- 10% ticket discount for Friends, Champions and Principal Partners of Royal Northern Sinfonia applicable on two or more classical package concerts, bought in one transaction.
- 10% discount applies at our bars, café and on drinks only at the Restaurant, and sadly not on Champagne.
- In our shop, 10% discount applies on all items apart from a few lines – Ringtons and Hepple.
- Member discounts cannot be used together with other discounts or promotions.
- We’ll do our very best to arrange our Gold Champions’ cheeky last minute requests, but this is subject to availability.
And to reduce our impact on the environment, membership cards won’t be posted out. Instead, we’ll leave them at Box Office for you to collect – meaning you can have a nice chat with one of our friendly team while you’re at it.