Belfast Music Society is run by a voluntary board of management with a part-time
Concerts’ Manager. It is lottery funded through the Arts Council of
Northern Ireland and generously sponsored each year by the Friends of BMS.
President
John Bryson
Patrons
Leonard Pugh OBE Sean Rafferty
Elizabeth Bicker MBE
Board of Management
Chair
Sheila Sloan
Vice-Chair
Richard Yarr
Secretary
Jill Deacon
Head of Marketing
Peter Bailie
Honorary Treasurer
Steve Mungavin
Marketing Officer
Lauren Kerr
Concerts Manager
Dr Pamela Smith
QUB representative
Piers Hellawell
Frances Gibson
Nuala Shaw
The Board is delighted to welcome two new members to their ranks, Peter Bailie and Frances Gibson.
Peter has joined Belfast Music Society as part of the Arts & Business Young Professionals on Arts Boards Programme, which matches young professionals with arts organisations that require the skills, knowledge and expertise on offer. Currently a Product Manager with the Bank of Ireland in Belfast, Peter is a qualified marketer with a wide range of experience in a number of different industries.
Frances has been a member of the committee of the friends of the City of Belfast Youth Orchestra. She has chaired the Friends of the Ulster Orchestra as well as serving as a Trustee of a National Charity. She is an amateur double bass player and has been a member of the BMS for many years and is committed to its musical future.
The 2010 International Festival of Chamber Music is supported by: