Balsom is internationally renowned for her unique sound. She has headlined The Last Night of the BBC Proms, and was twice crowned Female Artist of the Year at the Classic BRITs.
She said of the award: ‘I am so proud to be involved with something so vital and life changing for so many people. As a musician, I can't think of a more valuable thing for me to do than to help highlight the constant need for a charity such as Nordoff Robbins.
David Munns, Nordoff Robbins Chairman, added: ‘Alison is an incredible talent and is the perfect choice for our PPL Classical Award at the O2 Silver Clef Awards this year. She represents everything that is good and innovative about classical music today.
‘Since the Silver Clef Awards began 38 years ago, they have raised over £8m for Nordoff Robbins, allowing us to transform the lives of many thousands of disadvantaged and vulnerable people with music therapy. But we still have a long way to go to ensure we can deliver our music services to all those who need them.
‘This year, we hope to raise £500,000 from the Awards to fund 20,000 life transforming music therapy sessions for children and adults across the UK.’
The ceremony will take place on 28 June at the London Hilton on Park Lane.
She said of the award: ‘I am so proud to be involved with something so vital and life changing for so many people. As a musician, I can't think of a more valuable thing for me to do than to help highlight the constant need for a charity such as Nordoff Robbins.
David Munns, Nordoff Robbins Chairman, added: ‘Alison is an incredible talent and is the perfect choice for our PPL Classical Award at the O2 Silver Clef Awards this year. She represents everything that is good and innovative about classical music today.
‘Since the Silver Clef Awards began 38 years ago, they have raised over £8m for Nordoff Robbins, allowing us to transform the lives of many thousands of disadvantaged and vulnerable people with music therapy. But we still have a long way to go to ensure we can deliver our music services to all those who need them.
‘This year, we hope to raise £500,000 from the Awards to fund 20,000 life transforming music therapy sessions for children and adults across the UK.’
The ceremony will take place on 28 June at the London Hilton on Park Lane.
