At our recent RAB Trustees meeting we were presented with a jewel of a viola. It has an interesting history. It was one of the last violas made by the namesake of our Trust, Rowan Armour-Brown. It ...
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RAB Special Awards 2018
As the RAB Trust has developed over its more than twenty years, we have become more ambitious in the range and scope of our awards. From those who apply each year, we invite some of the best ...
RAB Awards 2018
The RAB Trustees held their annual meeting in May 2018. This was a momentous meeting; the last to be directed and hosted by our longstanding Chair, Rachel Douglas. With a light but firm touch, Rachel ...
Tool Sale 2018
A valuable aspect of the RAB Trust work is passing tools and materials on to students that are no longer wanted by their owners. The most efficient way to do this has evolved into the tool sales held ...
Hanna Stumpfl – RAB Special Award 2017
Hanna was the lucky recipient of the RAB Special Award for 2017, a cheque for £1000. The RAB Trust makes this award each year to an outstanding student from a number who were invited to submit a ...
2018 RNCM Baroque violin project
Newark student Marion Pollart took part in a team violin making project at RNCM, Manchester in March 2018. This is her account of her experience: Thanks to the Thomas Jellis Trust, the Royal Northern ...
Blankets
One of our trustees has developed a new line of products to raise some more money for the students. This beautiful violin, viola and cello blankets are handmade in Manchester and are sold on Etsy for ...
BVMA Conference
SPECIAL STUDENT TICKET OFFER The RAB Trust is offering a discounted price to all violin making students and on top of that expenses to the first ten who apply for this funding. This offer is ...
A Unique Experience – By Hanna Stumpfl
A few months ago I was asked by the team of Helen Michetschläger, Kai-Thomas Roth, William Castle and Marc Soubeyran if I wanted to support them in their viola making project at the RNCM in Manchester ...
New Ways To Support Students
The RAB Trust continues to find new ways of helping violin making students to develop their skills and find their way in the professional world. We have recently awarded a placement on the 2017 BVMA ...