ARCAVAEST. 1995
Dr. Olga Thomas at the recording console

Our Work

Art mobilised.
Talent given.

Impact delivered — with every pound going to the cause it was raised for.

Direct Artistic Services

The gift of a performance


From its earliest days, Arcava has understood that the most direct form of charitable giving is the gift of a performance — music brought to those who need it most, in the places where they find themselves. Bedside concerts at cancer wards. Musical evenings for patients and their families. Performances given not on grand stages but in hospital rooms, by artists of the highest calibre who chose to be there.

This form of charitable work cannot easily be measured in pounds and pence. Its value is felt in the moment — in a patient who hears music and, for a while, is somewhere else entirely.

Dr. Olga Thomas in the recording hall
Musicians gathered around the grand piano

Cultural Fundraising Events

Thirty years of distinctive evenings


Arcava brings together distinguished artists, supporters, medical professionals and public figures in service of charitable causes. These events have taken place at the House of Lords, the Royal Academy of Music, the Groucho Club, Goodenough College and the West End — venues that reflect both the calibre of Arcava's network and the seriousness of its purpose.

No event management fees. No catering markups. No administrative overhead. The ticket price is the donation.

Charitable Music Releases

Chart-topping recordings, given away


Through its label Arcava Music, the charity releases original compositions by founder Dr. Olga Thomas — including a catalogue of Royal commemorative works that have reached Number One on the UK Official Classical iTunes Chart on multiple occasions. One hundred percent of the proceeds are donated directly to Arcava's partner charities.

This model — a chart-topping classical recording artist donating every penny of her Royal music to bereavement support and military welfare — is, to our knowledge, unique in British music.

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At the recording console

Awareness & Advocacy

Amplifying every cause we serve


The profile of Arcava's founder, its patron and its supporters means that its charitable activities receive coverage that a small charity might not otherwise command — amplifying the reach and impact of every event it organises, from cancer research to bereavement care to military welfare.

Behind the scenes

Recording Royal music for charity


Charities & Causes We Have Supported

Eleven causes across three decades


  • Cruse Bereavement Support — the UK's leading bereavement charity. Her late Majesty The Queen was Royal Patron for over thirty-eight years.
  • Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity (RNRMC) — supporting sailors, marines and their families. Patron: HRH The Princess Royal.
  • Guy's, King's & St Thomas' Cancer Institute — Arcava's founding partner, recipient of the Good Guys Appeal funds.
  • Head & Neck Research and Amenity Fund, UCLH — supported through the 2010 Groucho Club evening.
  • Zisize AIDS Orphan Project — supported through the 2004 Goodenough College concert.
  • The Old Vic Theatre — supported through Summer Overture at the House of Lords, 2006.
  • Trinity Hospice — supported through Arcava's West End charity event, 1997.
  • SATFA — Supporting and Advising Those Facing Abnormality — Hampstead Theatre, 1998.
  • The Prince's Trust (now The King's Trust) — supported through "A Night To Remember", 2018.
  • SSAFA — the Armed Forces charity — supported through the 2018 Gala Dinner.
  • Wheeling Around the World — supported through the 2018 Gala Dinner.

Every performance, freely given

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