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Anthem Board Announcement

Arnout van der Veer, the Chair of Anthem, Cronfa Gerdd Cymru. Music Fund Wales has announced the names of the seven new members who have joined Anthem’s Board in February 2019.

Anthem is a  new music endowment fund for Wales aimed at  opening up musical opportunities for children and young people from as young as three years old up to twenty-five to develop their skills and talent, and access to achieve their potential.

Arnout van der Veer, said:

“I am delighted to announce the successful recruitment of seven experienced individuals who feel passionate about our mission and who will join Anthem’s Board at this crucial early stage in its development. This brings to Board up to its full complement of 11 members and I look forward now to working with these colleagues to develop the strategy for Anthem including how we begin the process of raising the capital for the endowment”

The Board is well balanced in terms of skills, experience, professional background and diversity. All are exceptional leaders in their specific areas of expertise, and bring significant experience in working with Charities, music, (international) business, fundraising and young people engagement.

Joining the Board are:

Beate Degan, Dan O’Gorman, Eric Martin, Mark Hill, Michael Pugh, Sue Griffin, and Toks Dada.

They join the existing members of the Board, David Alston, Gareth Williams and Phil Sheeran.

The Welsh Government has supported the setting up of the Fund and over the past year the Arts Council of Wales has been working on the initial-stage feasibility and establishment of Anthem as a charitable company. The focus of the new board will be on building strong relationships with key stakeholders and capitalising the fund so that it can have longer term impact and create a lasting legacy.

In closing, Arnout van der Veer said:

“It is a great encouragement that the Welsh Government has made a £1m Investment. Our ambitions for this fund and its ability to boost the musical talents of Wales’ Young people means that we want to make it a much larger fund, and make it a truly ground-breaking and transformative initiative while also seeking synergy with existing initiatives and creating partnership with other Welsh organisations”

END 20 February 2019

Notes to editors:

• Anthem. Cronfa Gerdd Cymru. Music Fund Wales was established and formally launched in February 2018 following an announcement by the Cabinet Secretary for Education, Kirsty Williams AM, during a National Assembly Plenary Session.
  
  

The objectives of the fund are:

1. supporting young people in Wales aged from 3 to 25 to reach their potential through musical opportunities and activities;

2. making accessible musical opportunity across Wales to all young people aged from 3 to 25;

3. developing musical opportunity in all genres and in all communities;

4. identifying and nurturing talent and ability;

5. and supporting career pathways in music and the music industry.
   

All board membership roles are unremunerated.

For further information please contact musicendowment@arts.wales

Anthem Chair Announced

Arnout van der Veer will be the inaugural Chair of Anthem, Cronfa Gerdd Cymru. Music Fund Wales.

This new music endowment fund for Wales will help open up opportunities for children and young people and will help musical learners from as young as three years old up to twenty-five develop their skills and talent, and access to musical opportunities. The endowment will not be fully distributing funds until 2021 and so the focus at the moment is on building the fund so that it has long term impact and a lasting legacy.

Welsh Government has supported the inauguration of the Fund and over the past year the Arts Council has been working on the feasibility and set up of Anthem as a charitable company acting to make a difference to young people’s musical opportunities in Wales in the mid to long term.

Commenting today, Education Secretary, Kirsty Williams AM, said:

“Congratulations to Arnout on his appointment as the first chair for Anthem – his skillset and extensive experience within the arts sector will make him a fantastic chair for the Anthem fund.

“Music is at the heart of our nation’s rich heritage, and I want all our young people to have access to music education and the opportunity to develop their talents and skills, regardless of background or ability.

“Anthem truly is a ground-breaking initiative that not only increases access to musical experiences, but also enhances our existing music services by providing our learners with new and exciting opportunities outside of school.”

The Minister for Culture, Tourism and Sport, Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas AM, warmly welcomed the appointment saying:

“The Welsh Government and Arts Council of Wales have worked together in order to make Anthem a reality.  I’d like to congratulate Arnout on his appointment and I’m sure that his experience will enable him to meet the challenge of building the fund and taking this ground-breaking project forward, working in partnership with the music industry across the UK – ensuring that many more young people  can discover and share in the joy of music.”

Arts Council of Wales Arts Director, David Alston, also said:

“We are very pleased that Arnout van der Veer has agreed to take up the crucial role of inaugural Chair of Anthem. He brings with him vast experience of both business and the arts having held senior posts in a number of International businesses, and as CEO of a Foundation. We look forward to working with Arnout to continue Anthem’s development for the benefit of young musicians the length and breadth of Wales. There are some important milestones ahead but in Arnout we are convinced we have the right person to take this on and build the organisation and its sphere of action.”

Anthem is inaugurating a small testbed project with GŵylGrai RAWFfest and  in their next Festival, they plan to explore the benefits of some bespoke music mentors as part of the Festival’s programme with young people.

Arnout van der Veer, linked up with members of RawFfest, at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff recently, and said:

“I am delighted to have been invited to take up this exciting opportunity at this crucial early stage in Anthem’s development, having had a long personal association with Wales. I look forward now to working with colleagues to appoint Anthem’s full Board, and to building the funds in this musical endowment fund. Partnering will be key for Anthem.

“It is a great encouragement that the Welsh Government has made a £1m Investment. However, our ambitions for this fund and its ability to boost the musical talents of Wales’ Young people means that we want to make it a much larger fund, and make it a truly ground-breaking initiative.”

END 3 December 2018

Notes to editors:

• Anthem. Gronfa Gerdd Cymru. Music Fund Wales was established and formally launched in February 2018 following an announcement by the Cabinet Secretary for Education, Kirsty Williams AM, during the National Assembly Plenary Session in February 2018.

• The objectives of the fund are: a) to make musical opportunities more accessible to all young people aged 3-25; b) to develop musical opportunity in all genres and in all communities; c) to identify and nurture talent and ability; and d) to support career pathways in music and the music industry.

• Arnout van der Veer holds a number of non-executive roles at charitable organisations. He is also an independent consultant providing business transformation advice to a number of young companies. He is passionate about music and supports Young musical talent in his role as CEO of the Henri Moerel foundation.

• He has more than 30 years experience of International business and consultancy. Previous roles have included Chief Risk Officer at Reed Elsevier in London, partner at KPMG in New York and Amsterdam and Chief Financial Officer of a private equity firm in London.

• He has had a long personal association with Wales. This role will be unremunerated.

• RawFfest supports and promotes creativity of young people aged 14 - 25 years. It is a youth-led festival: young people plan it, programme it, perform at it. The next festival will come to Cardiff for the first time, with young people taking over Wales Millennium Centre 25th - 28th April 2019.

For further information please contact David Alston, Arts Director, Arts Council of Wales, musicendowment@arts.wales

NEWYDDION

Cyhoeddi Bwrdd Anthem

Mae Arnout van der Veer, Cadeirydd Anthem, Cronfa Gerdd Cymru wedi cyhoeddi enwau saith aelod newydd o Fwrdd Anthem (Chwefror 2019).

Anthem yw’r gronfa newydd i ddarparu gwaddol cerddorol i Gymru. Ei nod yw rhoi cyfleoedd cerddorol i blant a phobl ifanc (3-25 oed) i ddatblygu eu sgiliau a'u doniau i gyflawni eu potensial.

Meddai Arnout van der Veer:

"Dwi’n falch o nodi ein llwyddiant cynnar o recriwtio 7 unigolyn profiadol sy'n teimlo'n angerddol am ein cenhadaeth. Nawr mae’r bwrdd yn llawn gydag 11 aelod. Dwi’n edrych ymlaen at gydweithio â’r bwrdd i ddatblygu strategaeth Anthem a chodi arian ar gyfer y gwaddol."

Mae gan y bwrdd ystod o sgiliau, profiad, cefndir proffesiynol ac amrywiaeth. Mae pob aelod yn arweinydd yn ei faes ac mae ganddyn nhw brofiad o weithio ym maes yr elusennau, cerddoriaeth, busnes (rhyngwladol), cynnwys pobl ifanc a chodi arian.

Yr aelodau newydd yw Beate Degan, Dan O'Gorman, Eric Martin, Mark Hill, Michael Pugh, Sue Griffin a Toks Dada

Byddan nhw’n yn ymuno â’r aelodau presennol: David Alston; Gareth Williams; Phil Sheeran.

Mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi cefnogi sefydlu’r gronfa. Dros y flwyddyn ddiwethaf mae Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru wedi bod yn gweithio ar ddichonoldeb Anthem a’i sefydlu’n gwmni elusennol. Ffocws y bwrdd newydd fydd adeiladu perthynas gref gyda’i phrif randdeiliaid a chyfalafu’r gronfa i gael effaith hir dymor a chreu gwaddol parhaol.

Ychwanegodd Arnout:

"Mae buddsoddiad Llywodraeth Cymru o £1 miliwn yn wych. Mae gyda ni uchelgais mawr am y gronfa a’i gallu i hybu talentau cerddorol pobl ifanc Cymru. Mae hyn yn golygu bod eisiau cronfa fwy i’w gwneud yn fenter drawsnewidiol ac arloesol. Rydym ni hefyd am iddi blethu â’r mentrau eraill a chreu partneriaeth gyda sefydliadau eraill yng Nghymru."

Diwedd 20 Chwefror 2019

Nodiadau i’r golygydd:

•   Cafodd Anthem ei sefydlu a’i lansio'n ffurfiol yn Chwefror 2018 yn sgil cyhoeddiad gan Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Addysg, Kirsty Williams AC, yn ystod cyfarfod llawn o'r Cynulliad Cenedlaethol.

Dyma ei hamcanion:

1. cefnogi pobl ifanc Cymru (3-25 oed) i gyrraedd eu potensial drwy gyfleoedd a gweithgareddau cerddorol

2. darparu cyfleoedd cerddorol hygyrch ledled Cymru i bawb yn yr oed 3-25

3. datblygu cyfleoedd ym mhob math ar gerddoriaeth ac ym mhob cymuned

4. cydnabod a meithrin talent a gallu

5. cefnogi llwybrau gyrfa ym maes cerddoriaeth ac yn y diwydiant cerdd

Nid yw’r un aelod o’r bwrdd yn cael ei dalu am ei waith.

Am ragor o wybodaeth, e-bostiwch â gwaddolcerddoriaeth@celf.cymru

Cyhoeddi Cadeirydd Anthem

Arnout van der Veer fydd Cadeirydd cyntaf Anthem, Cronfa Gerdd Cymru. Music Fund Wales.

Bydd y gronfa waddol gerddorol newydd yma i Gymru yn gymorth wrth agor cyfleoedd i blant a phobl ifanc. Bydd yn helpu dysgwyr ym maes cerdd, mor ifanc â thair blwydd oed hyd at bump ar hugain, i ddatblygu eu sgiliau a'u doniau, a chael mynediad at gyfleoedd cerddorol. Ni fydd y gwaddol yn dosbarthu arian yn llawn tan 2021. Felly mae’n canolbwyntio ar hyn o bryd ar adeiladu’r gronfa i gael effaith tymor hir a gwaddol parhaol.

Mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi cefnogi dechrau’r gronfa. Dros y flwyddyn ddiwethaf mae Cyngor y Celfyddydau wedi bod yn gweithio ar ba mor bosibl roedd Anthem ac i sefydlu’r cwmni’n un elusennol i wneud gwahaniaeth i bobl ifanc, gyrfaoedd a doniau cerddorol yng Nghymru yn y tymor canolig a hir.

Heddiw meddai’r Ysgrifennydd Addysg, Kirsty Williams AC:

"Llongyfarchiadau i Arnout ar gael ei benodi’n Gadeirydd cyntaf Anthem – bydd ei sgiliau a’i hir brofiad yn sector y celfyddydau yn ei wneud yn Gadeirydd gwych.

"Mae cerddoriaeth wrth wraidd treftadaeth ein cenedl, a dwi am i'n holl bobl ifanc gael mynediad i addysg gerddorol a'r cyfle i ddatblygu eu doniau a'u sgiliau, ni waeth beth fo'u cefndir neu eu gallu.

"Menter arloesol iawn yw Anthem sy’n cynyddu mynediad i brofiadau cerddorol ac yn gwella ein gwasanaethau cerddorol presennol drwy roi i’n disgyblion gyfleoedd newydd a chyffrous y tu allan i'r ysgol."

Croesawodd y Gweinidog dros Ddiwylliant, Twristiaeth a Chwaraeon, yr Arglwydd Dafydd Elis-Thomas AC, y penodiad gan ddweud:

"Mae Llywodraeth Cymru a Chyngor Celfyddydau Cymru wedi bod yn cydweithio i wireddu Anthem. Hoffwn longyfarch Arnout ar ei benodiad. Dwi’n siŵr y bydd ei brofiad yn gymorth i adeiladu’r gronfa a datblygu'r prosiect, gan gydweithio â diwydiant cerddorol ledled Prydain. Bydd yn fodd i lawer rhagor o bobl ifanc gymryd rhan mewn cerddoriaeth a’i mwynhau."

Dywedodd Cyfarwyddwr y Celfyddydau, Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru, David Alston:

"Rydym ni’n falch iawn bod Arnout wedi cytuno bod yn Gadeirydd cyntaf Anthem – swydd allweddol. Mae ganddo brofiad helaeth ym myd busnes a'r celfyddydau. Roedd ganddo swyddi pwysig mewn nifer o fusnesau rhyngwladol, ac roedd yn Brif Weithredwr Sefydliad elusennol. Rydym ni’n edrych ymlaen at weithio gyda fe i ddatblygu Anthem er budd cerddorion ifanc ledled Cymru. Mae cerrig milltir pwysig o’n blaen ond rydym ni’n sicr mai Arnout yw’r dyn cywir i adeiladu Anthem a’i weithgarwch."

Mae Anthem yn dechrau prosiect bach ar brawf gyda Gŵyl Grai/RawFfest. Yn eu gŵyl nesaf, byddan nhw'n archwilio'r manteision o gael mentoriaid cerddoriaeth yn rhan o’u gwaith gyda phobl ifanc.

Meddai Arnout van der Veer, pan oedd yn cwrdd ag aelodau Gŵyl Grai yn ddiweddar yng Ngholeg Cerdd a Drama yng Nghaerdydd:

"Mae'n bleser gennyf ymgymryd â’r cyfle cyffrous yma mor gynnar yn natblygiad Anthem. Mae gennyf gysylltiad personol hir â Chymru. Dwi’n edrych ymlaen nawr at weithio gydag eraill i benodi bwrdd llawn Anthem ac adeiladu’r arian fydd yn y gronfa. Bydd gweithio mewn partneriaeth yn allweddol i Anthem.

"Mae'n galondid mawr bod Llywodraeth Cymru wedi buddsoddi £1 miliwn. Ond i wireddu ein huchelgais ar gyfer y gronfa, rhaid iddi fod llawer yn fwy i gael yr effaith rydym ni eisiau ei gweld."

DIWEDD 3 Rhagfyr 2018

Nodiadau i olygyddion:

- Anthem. Sefydlwyd Cronfa Gerdd Cymru a’i lansio'n ffurfiol yn Chwefror 2018 yn sgîl cyhoeddiad gan Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Addysg, Kirsty Williams AC, yn ystod cyfarfod llawn y Cynulliad Cenedlaethol yn Chwefror 2018

• Amcanion y Gronfa yw:

• gwneud cyfleoedd cerddorol yn fwy hygyrch i holl bobl ifanc yn yr oed 3-25

• datblygu cyfle cerddorol ym mhob math o gerddoriaeth ac ym mhob cymuned

• adnabod a meithrin talent a gallu

• cefnogi llwybrau gyrfa ym myd a diwydiant cerdd

- Mae gan Arnout van der Veer nifer o rolau anweithredol mewn sefydliadau elusennol at ddibenion cymdeithasol. Mae hefyd yn ymgynghorydd annibynnol sy'n rhoi cyngor sut i drawsnewid busnes i nifer o gwmnïau ifanc. Mae'n angerddol am gerddoriaeth ac yn cefnogi talent gerddorol ifanc yn ei rôl yn Brif Weithredwr Sefydliad Henri Moerel

- Mae ganddo ragor na 30 mlynedd o brofiad busnes rhyngwladol ac ymgynghori. Mae ei swyddi blaenorol yn cynnwys:

• Prif Swyddog Risg yn Reed Elsevier, Llundain

• partner yn KPMG yn Efrog Newydd ac Amsterdam

• Prif Swyddog Ariannol cwmni ecwiti preifat yn Llundain

- Mae ganddo gysylltiad personol hir â Chymru, ac mae’n gwneud y gwaith hwn heb dderbyn cyflog.

- Mae Gŵyl Grai yn cefnogi ac yn hybu creadigrwydd pobl ifanc rhwng 14 a 25 oed. Mae'n ŵyl dan arweiniad ieuenctid. Mae pobl ifanc yn ei chynllunio, ei rhaglennu a pherfformio ynddi. Bydd yr ŵyl nesaf yn dod i Gaerdydd am y tro cyntaf, gyda phobl ifanc yn meddiannu Canolfan Mileniwm Cymru yn y cyfnod 25-28 Ebrill 2019.

Am ragor o wybodaeth, cysylltwch â David Alston, Cyfarwyddwr y Celfyddydau, Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru, musicendowment@arts.wales

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