The Gloucestershire Piano Trust

Clare set up the Gloucestershire Piano Trust in January 2024 to support her work bringing live music to under-served communities.

Each year, through the GPT, Clare gives on average 30-36 concerts at primary schools in collaboration with Gloucestershire Music and 10 concerts at prisons across the South-West. This work reaches over 4,000 children and 300 prisoners annually, many of whom have not previously witnessed live music. She also runs a project with composer Michael Betteridge to co-create music for solo piano with prisoners in Staffordshire.

By introducing classical music to schoolchildren and prisoners, many of whom have never witnessed live music before, the GPT aims to inspire, broaden horizons, and enhance listeners’ appreciation of the value of live music. In prisons in particular, these concerts foster a sense of community and are of significant benefit to listeners’ mental health. The GPT also supports mentoring and masterclasses for talented young pianists in Gloucestershire, the commissioning of new music, and the recording of music by little-known composers.

Read more on the Gloucestershire Piano Trust's website here.