Reading Bach Choir

Choir notices 21 May 2013

Barbara Morris — Tue, 21 May 2013 21:37:25 +0000

* Thanks to Beatrice for all her work as Friends secretary. And thanks to Eleanor who is taking over from her.
* There is a funeral which needs a choir on Friday 31st May at 12.15 at Reading Crem. If you can make it, please let Judy know.
* Magda has details about a community choir event in Caversham, which is seeking more singers. Judy will circulate the information about it.
* Please take fliers and brochures, and tick off your name on Daphne’s list so that she knows which areas have been covered.
* Helen’s play is on at Progress this week – please support it.
* There has been a change of programme – instead of the Tallis mass we are doing the Western Wynd mass by Taverner (the Tudor Taverner) and a smaller piece by Tallis. So there is more music to come.

Choir notices 14 May 2013

Barbara Morris — Tue, 14 May 2013 21:30:50 +0000

* The barbecue will be on Tuesday 9 July at Lesley’s starting around 7pm. Tickets price £10 will be available from Kate as usual. For those new to the choir, the ticket covers drink and meat, and we each bring either a salad or a pudding and a raffle prize.
* There will be a day rehearsal on Saturday 8 June at Wesley.
* Daphne would like us to put our 2013-4 brochures out at the Reading Summer Proms concerts (which include ours and) which start tomorrow. Please let her know which concert(s) you might be going to, and collect brochures.
*The sale last week raised £100 pounds to buy percussion instruments for our Singing for the Brain project.

Choir notices 30 April 2-13

Barbara Morris — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:33:38 +0000

* Rehearsal on Saturday: Rehearsal is 2-5; please be at the church by 1.30, so we can be in our places, warmed up and ready to sing at 2.
* There is not enough time to go home between rehearsal and concert: the concert starts at 6.30.
* If you want to come for a meal afterwards, let Kate know and tell her what your menu choices are.
* Gillian’s email of 24 April has all the organisational details.
* The rehearsal on Friday is at the Minster. Please be there by 7.15. Bring your own refreshments.
* Daphne needs a volunteer from outside the choir to help with the audience survey, and people to hand out fliers outside the Minster. Please bring any unused fliers on Friday
* We also needs helpers for refreshments.
* Guy needs 6 volunteers to help with staging.
* Next week’s rehearsal is at Wesley.
* There will be a sale to raise money for percussion instruments for the Singing for the Brain.
* May 11th there is a concert by Earley Cantors at St Peter’s Earley to raise money for Alzheimers.

Choir notices 23/4/2013

Barbara Morris — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:29:43 +0000