Give to the Great Music of the World Since The Anvil opened in 1994, the International Concert Series has been a runaway success and brought many superb performers to Basingstoke. In the last eleven years, the Fund has supported twenty-five concerts, including memorable appearances by the Leipzig Gewandhaus, St.Petersburg Philharmonie and Budapest Festival orchestras. "Basingstoke now has a better concert hall than London" The Times The Anvil presents one of the largest orchestral series in the country. However, with less than half the number of seats to seil of other concert halls, we are unable to cover the cost of bringing these great orchestras to Basingstoke from ticket revenue alone. The Great Music of the World fund gives us the security to be able to make the upfront commitment required. "I encourageyou to Support the Great Music ofthe World fund. The Anvil is one of the finest concert halls in the country, andyour help can makeit even greater." Sir Simon Rattle To make a donation to the fund or for further details, please contact the box office on 01256 844244. Thankyou.