My story

 “Andante” 


John O’Groats to Land’s End  –  “at a walking pace!”


Xenophon Kelsey MBE

October 2011 - November 2012

 

So what?  Lots of people walk from John O’Groats to Land’s End – and most of them do it to raise funds for a worthy cause. Well, I’m doing it to raise funds for my own two particular musical charities:-

 

Vacation Chamber Orchestras  (www.vaco.net)

VaCO is responsible for providing an extremely high level of professional chamber music coaching to aspiring young musicians, who are attending music conservatoires, universities and schools throughout the country.


Ripon St Cecilia Orchestra  (www.st-cecilia.org.uk)

StCO works to produce classical concerts of a very high standard in the Ripon area, as well as playing an active role in music-making throughout North Yorkshire by liaising with a variety of other local and regional arts’ organisations.

 

Your donations will be put to good use to ensure the longevity of both organisations, as well as helping us with the following exciting projects:

 

Resident String Quartet

Student Conductor-in-Residence

Student Composer-in-Residence

Residential Centre for Chamber Music

 

If you want any more information about Andante, VaCO or StCO, please do not hesitate to drop me an email! (E: mail@vaco.net)

 

Thank you in advance for your kind donation, which will be put to very good use, to ensure the training of our precious young musicians for a while to come! 

 

With best wishes,

 

 

Xen J


PS: Please do Gift Aid your donation if you can!

 

My charity

VaCO

VaCO

Charity Registration No. 1052313

VaCO is a UK Registered Charity that provides professional training & performance opportunities through its residential chamber music courses for aspiring young music performers, attending music conservatoires, universities and schools throughout the United Kingdom and Europe.

Donations 46

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Donation by Dewi G Jones and family on 07/01/13

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Donation by Chris Elsworth on 13/12/12

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

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Congratulations Xen! Love to you, Jane and the family Peter

Donation by Peter Elsworth on 26/11/12

$32.06

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Donation by Andrea Scott on 30/10/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Nice one Xen!! xxx

Donation by Kat Browning on 20/10/12

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

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The home straight! Go Xen!

Donation by Helen Warry on 19/10/12

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Donation by Anonymous on 18/10/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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It was lovely to see you in Bristol. Keep marching on towards Lands End! Love, Archibald R. Solebroken

Donation by Alice Robson on 27/09/12

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

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We much enjoyed meeting you at the Llanfyllin Music Festival with the Allegri String Quartet in July and good luck for the last leg of your walk.

Donation by Simon and Maggie Baynes on 21/09/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Donation by ANN DANGERFIELD on 04/09/12

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

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Donation by Anonymous on 01/09/12

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

Donation by Derek Jeary on 20/08/12

£250.00

+ £62.50 Gift Aid

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Fantastic work - keep it up!

Donation by Anon on 18/08/12

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Great to have met you on the Big Walk.

Donation by Steven and Yvonne Foster on 16/08/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Donation by Howard Pelling on 05/08/12

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

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Good luck with the final stages of the walk!

Donation by Thomas Verity on 04/08/12

£25.00

+ £6.25 Gift Aid

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Full of admiration for all you do!

Donation by Angie Harrison on 31/07/12

£30.00

+ £7.50 Gift Aid

Donation by Derrick & June Fielden on 30/07/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Keep up the good work, Xen

Donation by Jean Watkins on 26/07/12

£10.00

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Hi Xen. I enjoyed the walk with you on Saturday 14th in spite of the weather conditions. I may try and join you again at some point. David.

Donation by David Manford on 20/07/12

£25.00

+ £6.25 Gift Aid

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We all hope the sun comes out soon.

Donation by Sue behrens on 10/07/12

£30.00

+ £7.50 Gift Aid

Donation by Andrew Powell on 07/06/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Well done Xen and only another 400 miles to go. Mick and Gill

Donation by Mick Stanley on 05/06/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Donation by anne norton on 05/06/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Keep going old boy! XXX

Donation by Jane Lomax on 02/06/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Donation summary

  • * Online donations£1,550.00
  • Offline donations£0.00
  • Text donations£0.00
  • Total raised£1,550.00
  • Gift Aid£331.25

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