Dear All,
Welcome back! We hope you had a great summer holiday.
As ever, we return with much work to do in order to be ready for our forthcoming concert in St. Andrew's Cathedral on 15th September. There are a few other important dates for the diary also, so please read carefully and let us know if you have any availability problems. Also please check the attached rehearsal schedule carefully, as there have been a few changes made with regard to singing lessons etc.
Dates for the Diary
Arts for Autumn
Wednesday 14th September, 6.45p.m. - 9p.m.
Rehearsal at St. Andrew's Metropolitan Cathedral, Clyde St. Glasgow. All must attend!
Thursday 15th September 6.30p.m. - 9.30p.m.
Performance at St. Andrew's Cathedral. Concert Dress: Black Shirt & Trousers for Men Black Skirt & Top/Dress, Black Tights & Shoes for Girls.
Talk
Saturday 17th September 11a.m. - 1p.m.
Two short Presentations held at Renfield St. Stephens (Garnethill Room). The first Presentation will concern our recent trip to Romania and the second will be given by ex-chorister, Neil Longwe, who will tell us about his trip to Malawi with the Raven's Trust. This event is open to all choristers, their families and anyone with a particular interest in our humanitarian work. The talks will be followed by nibbles & refreshments.
If you would like to attend this event then please fill in your name on our 'sign up' sheet which will be on display during rehearsals. Please note that there will be NO Youth Choir rehearsal on this date.
Ceilidh
Provisional date Saturday 26th November (details to follow). This will be a fundraiser for some of our running costs.
Carol Concert
Saturday 10th December 7p.m. (details to follow).
Our annual Christmas Concert will be held at Auchlochan Retirement Village. This will be followed by a wee Christmas party at Una's house!
Lentfest 2012
Provisional date of Sunday 11th March at Bute Hall, Glasgow University. This will be a special performance of Elgar's 'Dream of Gerontius' involving 140 singers and 100 orchestral players! It will be a benefit concert celebrating the enormous contribution that Archbishop Mario Conti has made to the artistic life of Christians living in the Archdiocese of Glasgow.
Membership Fees
Due to the expansion of our operations which now involve two rehearsals a week for the Youth Choir and individual lessons as well as an increase in rehearsal time for the Junior Choir, we are, unfortunately, obliged to increase membership fees! However, we always endeavour to keep costs down to a minimum so that no-one is prohibited from joining our ranks.
The fee for members of the Youth Choir will now be £30 per term, payable on the last Wednesday of September, January & May. The fee for members of the Junior Choir will be £15 per term, payable on the last Saturday of September, January & May.
We have a very exciting few months ahead of us with plenty of fun as well as hard work. Everything we do requires tremendous dedication and we feel confident that as we move forward the fruits of our efforts will make a real impact on the cultural life of Scotland and help many disadvantaged people throughout the world.
God Bless
Joan & Una
