# Promenaders’ Musical Charities: final days of the 2021 BBC Proms season

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2021/09/08/promenaders-musical-charities-end-2021-proms-season/
- Published: 2021-09-08T08:56:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**As the 2021 BBC Proms season entered its final days, Promenaders’ Musical Charities
reported fundraising progress for its two charities: Help Musicians and Young Lives
vs Cancer.**

A highlight of the closing stages of the season was the appearance of the Proms 
Festival Orchestra. On 8 September the Proms featured the first ever appearance 
of the ‘Proms Festival Orchestra’, performing Mahler’s 5th Symphony under Mark Wigglesworth.
The BBC put this orchestra together to provide work for some London’s freelance 
musicians, and to highlight their plight over the last 18 months. There’s an interview
with their harpist, Tamara Young, which describes the issues.

The charity’s online JustGiving collection pages were still open, enabling supporters
to donate in these final days.

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Donations supported Help Musicians’ work helping freelance musicians facing financial
hardship due to the pandemic, and Young Lives vs Cancer’s support for children with
cancer and their families.

See the earlier [2021 season update](https://fundraising.co.uk/2021/09/08/promenaders-musical-charities-end-2021-proms-season/?p=339492)
from August.