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The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the period ended 30 March 2023
Principal activities of the company
Directors
The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from
1 April 2022 to 30 March 2023
The above report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions in part 15 of the Companies Act 2006
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In this financial year, with high inflation and higher living costs, MIRO (Manchester International Roots Orchestra) continued to offer opportunities to rehearse regularly, create new music, filmed new videos with diaspora musicians, performed in live concerts and provided much needed support to musicians across Greater Manchester and the North, during a challenging and difficult period. Across the year:- During the financial year, because of successfully completing our Arts Council of England project, we started working on a new successful bid, developing an exciting program, involving regular rehearsals, new collaborations, more national concerts and the prospect of achieving national recognition.- As part of a new National Lottery Heritage Fund project, we researched three musical instruments from Manchester diaspora musicians, in a collaboration with Central Library Manchester and Royal Northern College of Music.We rehearsed the original music and with support from MIRO musicians and RNCM recording department, we produced three videos.In these videos, the diaspora musicians had a chance to perform old songs from their birth places and talk about their cultural heritage.The performance and talk was filmed at RNCM musical instruments collection museum and archived by Central Library Manchester.We continued to rehearse regularly and created new music. This enabled us to have again many live performances at festivals and concert venues, collaborate with guest musicians, and offer payed opportunities for everyone involved.- MIRO performed at: Manchester Festival, Royal Northern College of Music, Prescot Festival, Manchester Central Library, Leigh Library Arts Festival, Manchester International Festival, St. Helens Library, Co-operative Academy New Islington Primary – a collaboration with The Hale Orchestra, eight concerts at Limelight Health and Well-being Hub for people living with dementia, ten concerts in care homes in Old Trafford – a collaboration with Trafford Housing Trust and Limelight, etc.We finished our Arts Council of England funded project - MIRO Connect, developing 4 musicians from a diverse cultural background. As a result of this project, the musicians had the opportunity to perform with MIRO in some of the concerts mentioned above and be part of new projects including collaborations and performances with The Hale Orchestra and RNCM.- We also developed and delivered a new and important collaborative project for the Trafford Housing Trust. We worked with Dementia Toghether organization and delivered weekly wellbeing performances for a group of people living with dementia. The project covered a period of eight weeks and we worked with 30/40 people every week.- After gaining a lot of experience about how to work with community organizations, based in Old Trafford area, we provided vital musical opportunities for our musicians, and in this financial year MIRO had the possibility to create and offer to our musicians and collaborators, training and many paid live performances.
The company’s stakeholders include MIRO’s musicians, our board of trustees, Greater Manchester based emerging musicians, particularly those from refugee/migrant backgrounds and participants in community projects. - We informally consult with MIRO musicians.- Our trustees meet quarterly.- We consult with local musicians when we are planning community projects.- We gather feedback from participants at the end of projects. After our successful Trafford Housing Trust project, we felt the need to involve and work more closely with the Trafford local residents. After consultation with our stakeholders we decided that in order to achieve a greater involvement with the local community, we will need to collaborate with the local community organisations. As a result of this process we developed new collaborations with Dementia Together and Limelight and delivered two community projects. We delivered eight interactive performances for people living with dementia and ten concerts in care homes.We gathered feedback from our audiences and all the organizations involved.Our work was very well received and good results were evident.
The Directors receive no remuneration in return for the services as officers of the Company. Michael Cretu, one of the Directors, received remuneration for his involvement in arts project work. In the period under review he received £12,375 (2022: £2,100). Another director (Hannah McCabe) received £1,050 (2022: £340) for arts project work.
No transfer of assets other than for full consideration
This report was approved by the board of directors on
13 March 2024
And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Michael Cretu
Status: Director