NORTHERN TRUST Volunteers from Northern Trust's (Nasdaq: NTRS) London office, in collaboration with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO), have helped children with special educational needs at Paddock Secondary School explore their ambitions, goals and dreams through music.
The initiative, in collaboration with RPO Resound, the RPO's community and education programme, also forms part of a celebration of Northern Trust's 125th anniversary which sees each employee worldwide challenged to dedicate an additional 12.5 hours of volunteer service to local communities.
"We launched the Northern Trust: Young Person's Music and Mentoring Programme earlier this year in line with our commitment to building a culture of social awareness and teamwork which engages our employees and enables them to support the communities in which we live and work," said Naomi Venn, head of Corporate Marketing and Communications for Europe, Middle East and Africa at Northern Trust. "We're delighted to see our employees support a diverse range of young people, and give up their time as part of our 125 year anniversary outreach."
Paddock Secondary School is a state school for 72 students ages 11-19 with severe complex learning difficulties and autistic spectrum disorder. Approximately 40 pupils from the school have been working this month with RPO musicians, Northern Trust volunteers and workshop leader Paul Griffiths to devise and present a creative composition exploring the themes of personal identity and aspirations, which culminated in a concert at the school on Friday.
"Friday's concert was the day the children pulled all their mentoring and creative workshops together to showcase the final piece of music they had created with the Orchestra's musicians," said Huw Davies, Development Director, RPO. "Each class wrote songs based on the outcomes of their mentoring sessions and the songs were joined together by music featuring chord sequences spelling out 1-2-5 in honour of Northern Trust's 125th anniversary."
Northern Trust's community partnership programme, Northern Trust Community Partners, offers all permanent employees the opportunity to spend two paid days out of the office each year to support charity and community initiatives. To celebrate Northern Trust's 125th anniversary, employees are dedicating additional hours of volunteer service from the beginning of September to the end of 2014. Northern Trust employees dedicated more than 120,000 volunteer hours in 2013 and hope to significantly exceed that figure through this effort.
About Northern Trust
Northern Trust Corporation (Nasdaq: NTRS) is a leading provider of asset servicing, fund administration, asset management, fiduciary, and banking solutions for corporations, institutions, families, and individuals worldwide. Chicago-based Northern Trust has offices in 19 states, Washington, D.C., and 20 international locations in Canada, Europe, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region. As of September 30, 2014, Northern Trust had assets under custody of US$5.9 trillion, and assets under investment management of US$923.3 billion. For 125 years, Northern Trust has earned distinction as an industry leader in combining exceptional service and expertise with innovative products and technology. For more information, visit www.northerntrust.com and follow us on Twitter @NorthernTrust.
Northern Trust Corporation, Head Office: 50 South La Salle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603 U.S.A., incorporated with limited liability in the U.S. Global legal and regulatory information can be found at http://www.northerntrust.com/disclosures
About the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Formed in 1946 by flamboyant maestro Sir Thomas Beecham, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) has enjoyed more than sixty-five years of success, giving first-class performances of a wide range of musical repertoire all over the world with artists of the highest calibre. Under the inspired leadership of Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Charles Dutoit, the Orchestra continues to flourish, maintaining and building on a demanding schedule of performances, tours, community and education work, and recordings.
The Orchestra prides itself on a comprehensive regional touring programme, giving regular performances at venues across the UK. Internationally the Orchestra is in high demand, undertaking several major tours each season. Recent engagements have included a month-long tour to the USA and Canada, comprising twenty-one concerts, as well as performances in China, Russia, Azerbaijan, Spain, Italy, Germany and Japan.
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