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AGM

AGM is at 7pm on Tuesday 12 October,

Rehearsal venue

We rehearse at Elmgreen School
Elmcourt Road SE27 9BZ

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Tuesdays from 7.30pm to 9.30pm

The man with local knowledge, Mr Russell Ashley-Smith (cello) points out that while there is minimal parking in the grounds of the school - reserved for those with big instruments, e.g. double basses and bassoons, and there are often few spaces in Elmcourt Road itself, there are usually plenty of spaces on the streets between the school and Tulse Hill station.

rehearsal schedule

Autumn 2010

rehearsals

Term begins on Tuesday 14 September.

Concert Saturday 27 November

Audition evenings for conductors Tuesday 30 November and
Tuesday 7 December.

Future concert dates :

2010 27 November
2011 19 March: 9 July: 26 November
all at All Saints

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postings

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Crump know.

subscriptions

The 2010-11 season consists of three concerts. Fees are £50 per term
(concessionary rate £25).

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HM Revenue and Customs or speak to Ian.

If you would like to make an arrangement to pay your subs by electronic transfer, please ask Ian for our bank details

Leaving and rejoining the orchestra

Sometimes members are unable to take part in the orchestra for a period of time
but would like to return in the future. If you find yourself in this situation you should inform your Section Leader, or the Chair, as soon as possible so that alternative arrangements can be made.

Please don’t ask a friend to come along in your place without talking to the section leader first, as we usually invite the next person on the waiting list for your
instrument. We will make it clear to that person that the position is only temporary pending your return.

There are no hard and fast rules about how long your place would be kept open, but
the Committee will always review the situation and discuss it with you before any decision is made. If your place has been given to somebody else your name can always be added to the section waiting list.

If you are unclear about any aspect of this then please speak to a member of
the Committee.

What makes an amateur orchestra?

Chris Martin, social anthropologist and a Visiting Fellow of University of London Institute of Education, has completed a study called 'What makes an amateur orchestra' about based on interviews and observation with the DSO. Download here (4Mb).

parts: a message from the librarians

• To ensure that parts are readily available each week for players and also to minimise the risk of parts being lost, the librarians have developed the following procedures
  
  
• The librarians prepare the music folders before the start of term so that each desk has a full set of parts. If any parts are not present then an explanatory note is included in the folder.
  
  
• Each music folder is labeled as to which desk it is for and the parts in the folder are similarly identified. The folder and the music are the responsibility of the player(s) assigned to that specific desk.
  
  
• Spare music, when there is any, is usually only extra string parts; occasionally double wind parts are provided.

Any spare music is not generally available at the rehearsal venue but can be made available by prior arrangement or collected after a rehearsal – contact Peter (cellist) in person or email

bowed string parts

to follow

committee business