Cambridge noSHOW Classical Prom - join the fun

[robb777]

Announcing a different and charmingly amusing way to raise money, save a charity, and have a bit of fun to boot.

In this instance it's to keep the Cambridge Summer Music Festival alive and ensure that thousands of children (and adults) can discover, explore and come to appreciate the enduring pleasure of classical music.

Ever been keen to support an event but don't want the hassle of actually going?

Cambridge Summer Music Festival has found the perfect answer with the new, novel, and fun way to support the arts in Cambridge – but online and in your own time.

The Cambridge noSHOW Prom is a virtual concert for which you buy tickets to NOT attend, or alternatively, join the world’s largest orchestra NOT to perform your favourite work.

Here's what you save:
- No queuing on the phone to buy tickets
- No travelling into Cambridge and finding parking
- Avoid sitting somewhere with bad sightlines or poor acoustics
- No childminding, hairdressing, drycleaning or limousine hire costs

When you buy a ticket, you get to choose who not to take with you - be they famous, fabled, or close to your heart, you can show your imagination on a handsome printable ticket.

Visit the site on www.cambridgenoshowprom.co.uk and take a punt!

[char1ie]

Thanks for recommendation.

Just want to say that I have visited the site. Very intriguing. Unlike other fundraising websites that just ask for a donation - this gives you something to show for it in return!

It is absolutely genuine - I checked out their charity registration - and I hope the no-show concept catches on as this Festival deserves to raise funds - even if only for their innovative ideas.

By the way - if you're not sure whether to buy tickets or join the orchestra - join the orchestra - you'll love your poster!

I used my donation to join it and have downloaded my wonderful, personalised poster to prove it. There can’t be many soloists capable of performing the Symphonie Fantastique on the cowbell. And I’m not one of them. My only worry is that I might forget not to attend!