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President’s Message On behalf of the 2010-2011
Board of Directors, I would like to welcome all prospective and returning
singers. As the new president of the Chorale, I look forward to working
for you and with you this concert season. The Board has been meeting
through the summer and has been working diligently to get everything ready
for the coming year. We have great music for the Holiday Concert, and an
orchestra for the Brahms in the Spring: in my opinion, a season to remember.
Remember the Chorale runs with volunteers so, if you can, please
help us out. We have current openings for the Hospitality and Logistics
committees so please consider helping the Chorale by volunteering your time
and energy. I am looking forward to seeing all of you in September and
hoping that we see some new faces too. Thanks. Gary Thanks To Kai and Jay We send a big thank-you to Kai and Jay Marchant for hosting our
annual year-end party at their beautiful home on the Wye River. Those of us who attended will agree that it
was a terrific party that we all enjoyed. Board Members
– 2010-2011 We are pleased to announce the newest members to our Chorale
Board. They are: Susan Puddester, Pam Fisher, and Helen
Schultz. The Board for the coming year
is as follows: President Gary Ringold,
V.P. Susan Puddester, Recording Secretary Anne Foss, Treasurer Hubert
Hoehn. Board Members-At-Large are Pam
Fisher, Heidi Hammock, Kathryn Marchi, Jackie Oren, Tristam Readmond, and
Helen Schultz. Ex-Officio members are
Bob Huntington and Kai Marchant. The
Board sincerely thanks the outgoing Board members: Peter Edison, Loretta
Pique, and Tom Scull for their dedicated service to the Chorale. Attendance
Policy Because the Chorale is an ensemble, there is an
expectation of 100% attendance at regular Monday night rehearsals. A singer may miss no more than 3 rehearsals
in each of the two semesters. It will
then be at the discretion of the Artistic Director to determine an
individual’s readiness to participate in any given concert. And please make every attempt to be on time
and ready to rehearse at 7pm. And Congratulations Go To… Eight
singers had perfect attendance for the past Spring semester: Marty Clayton, Donna Eadie, Margie
Mechalske, Sandy Palumbo, Bill Morgan, Harl Hockeborn, John Parham, and John
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Season Calendar 9/13 Weekly
rehearsals begin. Open House for new members. 6:30pm registration for guests, 7-8:30pm rehearsal, 8:30pm
reception. Centreville UMC. 11/29 Dress
rehearsal with instrumentalists, 7-9pm, TPAC (mandatory) ?? Accents fundraiser (to be announced) 12/4 Mini-concert
at Benedictine School, 11am. Report at
10:15am (mandatory) 12/5 Holiday
Pops Concert, TPAC, 4pm. Report at 3pm 1/3 Weekly
rehearsals begin. Open House for new members.
6:30pm registration for guests, 7-8:30pm rehearsal, 8:30pm reception. Centreville UMC. 4/4 Dress
rehearsal with orchestra at South River HS, 7-9:30pm
(mandatory) 4/8 Dress
rehearsal with orchestra at TPAC, 7-9:30pm (mandatory) 4/9 Spring
Concert, TPAC, 7:30pm. Report at 6:30pm 4/10 Spring
Concert, South River HS, 3pm. Report
at 2pm Stay Informed Find out important information by going to our website
(www.qachorale.org). To find out
information for members only, click on “Members”, scroll to bottom, click on
“Members Only”, enter password: engage). This is a great resource. You can find info on concert dress, dates
and times, section leaders, current edition of Chorale Cues, and much more! “Good Grief” Concert CDs A recording of
the Spring Concert, “Good Grief”, has been made and a CD will be available
for members in September. A donation
of $5 is suggested. Chorale
Funding As Tom Scull leaves his post as Treasurer, the
Chorale finds itself on solid footing,
financially, thanks in part to his good stewardship, and in part for the
incredible effort that you, our members, have made in these difficult
economic times. It has not always been
easy, and we find ourselves needing to look to the future cautiously. There are things that we have done, such as
raising the dues last year, and things that will have to be done in the
future, in order to continue to be able to bring beautiful choral music to
the community. One thing to keep in
mind is that many companies offer a matching gift benefit. What this means is that they will match
dollar for dollar any amount that is given by you. We have benefitted from this in the past,
and it is an easy source of additional revenue for the Chorale. Check with your employer or former employer
(for retirees) to see if such a program exists for you.
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