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
Let music be your gift - with perks that last all year round!
When you buy a gift membership your friend or loved one gets:
- Priority booking for loads of concerts and gigs
- Special ticket offers just for our Friends and Champions
- Exclusive member events including a backstage tour
- Discounts in our bars, café, shop and Brasserie drinks for our Champions
- And much more
Our members support the future of live music in the North East and as a charity we’re focused on making sure seeing and making music is an option for everybody in our region. Because people tell us all the time, music makes them happy and healthy, and makes a difference to their life – and their future.
I would like to buy a year-long gift membership for:
£40 Friend of The Glasshouse
£120 Bronze Champion of The Glasshouse
£300 Silver Champion of The Glasshouse
£600 Gold Champion of The Glasshouse
£40 Friend of Royal Northern Sinfonia
£120 Bronze Champion of Royal Northern Sinfonia
£300 Silver Champion of Royal Northern Sinfonia
£600 Gold Champion of Royal Northern Sinfonia
Gift membership FAQs
Q: How can I buy a gift membership?
It’s super easy and quick to buy a gift membership.
Online: You can buy any gift membership online through your The Glasshouse account.
In person: You can buy your gift membership at our Box Office. Their standard opening hours are from 12noon Wednesday to Sunday. Do please check our website for the latest Box Office opening hours as they can change from week to week.
By Phone: Just call our friendly Box Office team on 0191 443 4661 and pay using a credit/debit card.
Q: What will I receive after buying a gift membership?
You will receive an order confirmation email for yourself as purchaser. You’ll then receive a second email a short time later with the gift membership voucher number and details of how to activate the membership. This is for you to pass on to the lucky gift recipient.
To activate the membership:
- Follow this link
- Choose the membership type to the value that has been gifted
- Log in to your existing account, or create a new one
- On the payment screen enter the gift membership code in the gift certificate ID section and select ‘Apply Gift Voucher’
- Read the Privacy Notice, click agree, then Checkout
Once the membership has been activated, a welcome email (or letter for those without an email) will then be sent to the gift recipient within 3 working days.
Q: Can the gift membership confirmation email be sent directly to the recipient?
Gift membership emails are only sent to the purchaser, who can forward the email to the gift recipient.
Q: How is the gift membership activated?
It’s easy and quick to activate a gift membership:
• Online via our website
• Visit or call the Box Office on 0191 443 4661 (and quote the membership reference number).
Any gift memberships not redeemed within 3 months of the purchase date will be deemed as a donation to our charity (North Music Trust, registered charity number 1087445).
Q: When do gift memberships start?
Gift memberships start when the recipient activates their membership online, with our Box Office on 0191 443 4661 (open from 12noon Wednesday to Sunday) or with Natalie Heath, Development Manager on 0191 443 5038 (office hours Monday to Friday).
Gift memberships must be activated within 3 months of the date of purchase. Any memberships not activated within this time period will be deemed a donation to our charity (North Music Trust, registered charity number 1087445)
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.
Gift Memberships
- Gift membership vouchers can be redeemed and activated in person, over the phone or online
- Gift membership vouchers can be used as a full or part payment for a membership to the value shown on the voucher. No change is given
- Gift memberships cannot be exchanged for concert tickets, other goods, or cash.
- Gift memberships cannot be applied retrospectively
- Once the gift membership voucher has been redeemed, the chosen membership becomes active and you immediately start to get your benefits. The voucher cannot be used again.