Dear All,

Some of you know my friend Carla Rees, who is a wonderful flutist based in 
London. Carla has been a staunch advocate of contemporary and electroacoustic 
music, having commissioned and premiered many pieces with her ensemble 
rarescale over the years. (http://www.rarescale.org.uk/) Unfortunately her flat 
in Croydon was one of those that burned to the ground in the riots over the 
past few days, and she lost everything, including her (extremely valuable) 
instruments. Some of these (in fact the ones which she played most often) were 
specialist hand-made quarter-tone instruments which will take a long time to 
have replaced. This means that not only has she lost her home, but also her 
livelihood.

http://images.mirror.co.uk/upl/m4/aug2011/0/4/image-1-for-riots-in-croydon-monday-8th-august-gallery-302865710.jpg

Her friends are trying to organise some ways to help her get back on her feet, 
and Jonathan Myall of Just Flutes in London has set up a page to accept 
donations for her.

I know that some of you don't know Carla, but I'm sure everyone reading this is 
appalled at what has happened here over the last few days, and that you can all 
appreciate (especially those of you who also make your living from music) what 
a blow this has been to her. This is a chance to do something positive in the 
face of this awfulness, and show that we the music/UK/World/decent human beings 
community also have the power to change things. 

Any donation would be a help, even if it's just a few dollars or pounds. Please 
forward this message to anyone you think might be interested as well.

Donate at: http://www.justflutes.com/fund-for-carla-rees-page66.html

Best,

Scott
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