Why do people become Members of the Richmondshire Concerts?

Membership numbers are at a record level, so we asked new Members why they joined - and we think you'll be interested in the results from the questionnaire.

"Was there one concert in particular in this season’s programme that tempted you to buy a subscription?"

• A lot of people answered "None in particular", but - not surprisingly - about half said it was Royal Northern Sinfonia which caught their attention. It was indeed a superb concert, and we'll try to feature top-quality chamber orchestras more often.

"Which chamber music format do you prefer?"

• There was a very clear preference for string quartets (and trios, quintets, etc.), followed by piano recitals. That's fine - we'll have string quartets next season, as well as a very fine pianist (touch wood) on a very fine concert grand. 

"Where did you hear about us?" 

• This question got a wide range of answers, but the most frequent was "A friend told me". So, thank you to all our Members for putting the word about and bringing in a new generation of concert-goers to keep this Society thriving. Please keep doing that.

And finally, we asked "What's your opinion on the pricing of our season tickets?" 

• Spoiler alert: we know that our price per concert is lower than almost every other concert society in the area, though we don't see that as our primary aim or even as a major selling point. So we were relieved that most of our respondents selected "A bargain", while the remainder selected "About right". But don't worry, we're not about to bump the prices up.