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The goals of the Foundation 
 
They can be summarised as follows:
» To commission and financially support recordings of British composers, focusing on those of importance who have been neglected by the record companies and concert promoters. 
   
» To identify and support young conductors and singers, worldwide through grants to enable the appointment of Associate Conductors (known as Richard Hickox Conducting Fellowships) and through grants for concert training for young singers (known as Richard Hickox Singing Fellowships).
   
» To encourage, through grants and other forms of support, performances of British music outside of the UK. Richard Hickox pioneered British music from Sydney to San Diego – this objective will maintain the momentum.  
   
» To communicate information on the life and work of Richard Hickox, mainly through a new website – www.richardhickoxfoundation.com 
   
Partnerships with organisations who worked closely with Richard Hickox will be developed in support of our objectives. 
 
Our goals can also be achieved by raising funds from those organisations and individuals who cared about Richard Hickox and who want to see his legacy enhanced. To keep costs to a minimum, no salary or fees will be payable to anyone associated with the Foundation. Those involved will give of their time freely out of love for Richard, the man and musician. 
 
To help us realise these ambitious objectives and plans, The Richard Hickox Foundation has been set up as a company limited by guarantee (number 6858087) and registered as a charity under UK law (number 1131584).
 
Registered charity - number: 1131584. Registered in England and Wales, company number 6858087. Registered office: 65 Marathon House, 200 Marylebone Road, London NW1 5PL

The charity’s objects (“The Objects”) are:
(a) To advance the education, appreciation and knowledge of the public in the art of classical music by:
    (i) Supporting recordings of previously unrecorded works
    (ii) Promoting concerts and other public performances
    (iii) Promoting the life and works of Richard Hickox
(b) To advance the education and training of young people in the art of classical music, in particular but not exclusively young conductors.