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New National Centre For Music Edinburgh News
7 Oct 2021
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New National Centre For Music Edinburgh Design
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Location: Calton Hill, central Edinburgh, Scotland
RHSPT Welcomes Approval Of New National Centre For Music
7th of October 2021 – The Royal High School Preservation Trust (RHSPT) has welcomed today?s decision by the City of Edinburgh Council?s Finance and Resources Committee to approve the restoration of the iconic Thomas Hamilton building on Calton Hill as a world-class centre for music education and public performance for the benefit of the whole of Scotland.
The RSHPT?s updated proposal, submitted to the council last month, brings together a network of partner organisations, alongside St Mary?s Music School, including the Benedetti Foundation and IMPACT (International Music and Performing Arts Charitable Trust) Scotland with a shared vision of creating a National Centre for Music as a new platform for musical collaborations, both within the building, online and out in the wider community.
The bid is backed by an expanded gift from philanthropist Carol Colburn Grigor and Dunard Fund totalling £55 million to cover the capital costs and support the future maintenance of the Thomas Hamilton building.
William Gray Muir, Chairman of the Royal High School Preservation Trust, said:
“We are thrilled t...