Dear All
Penny was really pleased with how we were sounding on Tuesday – well done to everyone for all your very apparent efforts!
Next week (27/5) we will run through the remaining movements (see below) then plan to run through the whole thing on 3rd June.
We’ve had a really positive response to our advert for a new Music Director and have, after much debate, selected 4 candidates to attend auditions on 10th & 17th June – see below. I hope as many of you as possible can attend. It’s great fun (for us anyway!) and it really is a fantastic experience meeting these excellent musicians and seeing how they work.
We will be organising a collection for Penny over the next two weeks as a thank you – don’t worry she isn’t on the distribution list for this post!
Serious plea to pay subs and buy tickets:
As you all know the choir is run by volunteers with subs going to pay costs of venue and our two professionals and ticket sales covering the costs of our concerts. We have always taken a very relaxed approach to people paying subs – life is busy and we know intentions are good. We intend to keep it this way but we really do need people to pay the subs otherwise we won’t be able to keep going! Equally we need members to make sure they sell at least 3 concert tickets to cover those costs.
Huge thank you to those who have already paid, and another one to those who will do so after this prompt.
Choir bank details:
£90/term to be paid into choir bank account:
Account Name: Sheen Gate Choir
Account Number: 47107324
Sort: 60-01-39
Auditions 10th & 17th June:
We will be holding two audition evenings running at approximately the same time as our usual rehearsals. The format will be similar to when we did this last time. The time table for each evening is set out below. More details on each of the candidates will follow later.
Both audition evenings:
19:45 PROMPT arrival so everything can be set up and ready to go by 20:00
20:00 -20:40 first audition
20:40-20:50 break
20:50-21:30 second audition
21:30 discussion and vote
Tuesday 10th June:
Ed Bonner
Kieran Morris
1 vote to pick preferred candidate from this evening
Tuesday 17th June:
Neavan Lobban
Paul Jeanes
2 votes – 1st to pick preferred candidate from this evening, 2nd to pick between the two preferred candidates
The audition will consist of:
1.Warm up
2.Candidate teaches/directs us singing their choice of piece
3.Candidate directs us singing Movement IV from Brahms Requiem
Remaining Rehearsals:
27th May: -Movements V-VII (p75-129)
-Movement III p41-50
-Fauré
3rd June: - Full run through
Ticket Sales:
We ask all members to sell minimum 3 tickets to cover the costs of the concert. Please advise me by email/whatapp when you have purchased tickets and how many. If you can give me receipients’ names all the better! Siobhan.waswood@icloud.com, 07887 648422
As before, if members are buying tickets for their guests please do so by paying directly into choir bank account (same account as for subs) as this avoids the SumUp charge. Put ‘tickets’ and your name as reference.
Calendar:
Summer Term:
22 Apr-10 Jun
- 7th Jun Summer Concert, Brahms Requiem & RB performance (Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue)
- 10th Jun & 17th Jun, audition dates for new MD