Truro School Music Appeal

A Gift that Resonates

Truro School has a long and proud tradition of philanthropy, and the Music Project marks the next exciting chapter. For nearly 150 years, our community has generously supported bursaries, facilities, and opportunities that help young people thrive. At the time of this appeal’s launch, many of you will have seen the Truro School Music Project take shape. Our topping out ceremony was held in June, the crane was removed during the October half term, and the project is now entering an exciting phase where most of the work is happening inside.

The project aligns with Truro School’s rich musical tradition, which delivers around 40 annual concerts and gigs, an annual Summer Festival, individual music lessons for over 250 pupils, and regular notable multi-show performances of major musicals. For over a decade, Cornwall Music Service Trust (CMST) and Truro School have worked hand in hand to make music accessible to all. Now, CMST will take its place at the very heart of our new music centre, strengthening a partnership that has already transformed countless lives.

Together, with your support, we will continue to enable students of every generation, background, and community to experience the joy of music-making, nurturing a thriving musical culture that enriches lives today and builds a stronger, healthier community for tomorrow.

All donations to support this project will be handled with sensitivity and care. We will support them to be made directly to the Truro School Foundation. The Foundation was established in 2016. It is a registered charity (no.1070969) dedicated exclusively to supporting the School.

“I am proud to head a School that champions the transformative power of music and musical education, investing courageously in widening cultural opportunities for the young people of Cornwall.”

Mr Andy Johnson, Head

“Cornwall Music Service Trust (CMST) is a charity providing music teaching, support, and therapy for close to 10,000 children across over 240 schools or settings in Cornwall and we see this facility as incredibly important for music education in Cornwall. We are now in our 10th year of operation and are very excited about the tangible opportunities the Music Project will present, providing an efficient and effective environment to facilitate our work as a charity.”

Gareth Churcher, Head of Service, CMST

The Giving Scale of Support - Eight Ways to Give

The Giving Scale of Support is an invitation for you to be part of the giving of this gift of music. Your support now will enable us to equip and finish the facility to the highest standards. A small number of individuals, including alumni and former parents of Truro School, are already helping in this way, alongside the Cornwall Music Service Trust. At this important time, you have the opportunity to make a gift that will resonate powerfully for the future, a gift that will associate your generosity directly with the joy and opportunity that this project will enable for the future.

“The new music centre is such an incredible achievement. The idea of having a recording studio for pupil use astounds me and is inspiring me to take GCSE music!”
– Sam, Year 9

Should you wish to support this project in a way that is outside our Giving Scale, please find further information in the Appeal booklet linked below.

Truro School Music Appeal (pdf) 8.41 MB

Scale	Description	Donation	Recognition
Do	Thank you for being an active part of this transformative project.	£100 – 400	You will be invited to the launch concert for the music centre and your name will be on the donor wall, and celebrated in our school publications.
Re	You will have personalised recognition in the building.	£500	As above, and your name will be engraved on a plaque to be placed on one of the 200 raked seats in our refurbished hall.
Me	All donors giving this amount or more will be invited to join a newly formed 1880 Club.	£1,880	You will be given access to future bespoke 1880 Club events, starting with a private pre-opening reception for the Music Centre.
Fa	Your help can provide those using the facility with state-of-the-art equipment.	Bespoke	Instruments, technology, or wider equipment will be identified as having been a result of your generosity to those who benefit from them.
So	If you are a professional musician or music leader, give the gift of expertise and inspiration.	Bespoke	Pledge an experience, masterclass, or seminar that this place can host and which can be a time of inspiration for the musicians of the future.
La	Have one of our rooms named after you. The building includes practice rooms, three classrooms, a music tech room, a foyer, and two differently sized rehearsal spaces.	£5,000+	Friends of this project – individual, philanthropic, or commercial – who are interested in giving at this level or beyond are invited to reach out to the Head, who will be keen to understand how we can best reflect your wishes and the way that you would like to give. You will be invited to come and see the building and its exciting progress, and to meet those involved in its creation and excited about its impact, hosted by the Head. Your generosity from this partnership will be transformative.
Ti	Sponsor an award for a talented musician otherwise unable to join the school, to be educated here and have routine access to this facility to realise their talent and pursue their passion for music.	£5,000+
Do Major	There is also the opportunity to own the naming rights to our refurbished and modernised multiuse hall. This space can seat up to 900 and hosts major events, assemblies, performances and examinations.	£100,000+

Ways to Make Your Gift

If you are keen to support this project up to and including at 1880 Club Level you can securely donate online or please reach out to:

CLERK TO THE FOUNDATION

Mr Sam Willsher
E-mail [email protected]
Telephone 01872 246094

Donate Online

If you are considering generosity beyond the 1880 level (including corporate donations), please reach out directly to the Head to discuss your individual impact and donation wishes:

HEAD

Mr Andy Johnson
E-mail [email protected]
Telephone 01872 246008

Other Ways To Give

Make Your Mark, Your Way

Gifts of a more creative nature outside of the Giving Scale outlined are also welcome. Generosity has already made possible the creation and resourcing of the building’s dedicated and sound proofed rock and amplified music rehearsal room, and the addition of a balcony with views over the city. If you would like to discuss a contribution (financial or otherwise) that is more bespoke than the Giving Scale, please do reach out. Generosity that can inspire and enable the use and benefit of this facility will be welcome.

Please reach out directly to the Head to discuss your individual impact and donation wishes:

Mr Andy Johnson
E-mail [email protected]
Telephone 01872 246008

Corporate Donations

Align your business alongside Cornwall’s next musical and cultural landmark. By supporting Truro School’s Music Centre, your business will be associated with excellence, creativity, and community impact.

We offer recognition opportunities that showcase your business as a champion of musical education and the arts. Partner with us and Cornwall Music Service Trust and together we can create a space where music thrives for generations to come.

Please reach out directly to the Head to discuss your individual impact and donation wishes:

Mr Andy Johnson
E-mail [email protected]
Telephone 01872 246008

The 1880 Club

All donors giving £1,880 or more will become the inaugural members of our new 1880 Club with the bespoke access to future events and news related to School philanthropy that entails. All future donors offering that level of generosity will similarly become members of this Club, that will formally be launched after this facility opens in Autumn 2026, with further details of its membership opportunities.

Looking Beyond

The School and Foundation are planning to use this project beyond the creation of the Music Centre as a pathway to widen bursary access to the school and as a platform for a campaign finale at the time of the School’s 150th Anniversary in 2030. That campaign will be designed to effect step change in access to a Truro School education. In a world where the costs of both delivering and also accessing such an education continue to rise, support to protect our School’s community identity and to actively widen it, are commitments in harmony with our Methodist foundation and this project. The School and the Foundation proudly launch this campaign to enhance musical opportunity and as a launchpad for our future work to widen educational access more broadly too.

The 1880 Club, we hope to be instrumental in that journey that will be life-changing for generations of children to come. If you would like to know more about the work of the Foundation, or to support it beyond the scope of the Giving Scale, please do reach out to us.

CLERK TO THE FOUNDATION
Mr Sam Willsher
E-mail [email protected]
Telephone 01872246094

“Imagine a place where every note inspires, every voice is heard, and every young musician can dream without limits. That’s the future we aspire to build. Your gift, large or small, will help turn that vision into reality. Together, let’s make music the heartbeat of our community.”

Nigel Ashcroft MBE, Chair of Truro School Foundation

“Music to me is not only a way to relax and enjoy myself but also a way to express my feelings. It is something that helps me process my thoughts and share a part of myself without having to say much.”

Isaac, Sixth Form

How to Make Your Gift That Resonates

If you are keen to support this project up to and including at 1880 Club Level you can securely donate online, or please reach out to:

CLERK TO THE FOUNDATION

Mr Sam Willsher
E-mail [email protected]
Telephone 01872 246094

Donate Online

If you are considering generosity beyond that level (including corporate donations), please reach out directly to the Head to discuss your individual impact and donation wishes: