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STAGING FOR SALE
FOR SALE: Collapsible, portable staging. To be sold
as one lot: Five (5) Wenger Tourmaster©, 4ft (approx. 1.2 metre),
3-step staging units, complete with back safety rail (but not side
rail as in manufacturer's illustration); grey. Height of steps approx.
8" (20cm), 16" (40cm), 24" (60cm). Rarely used; very
good condition. Will hold 40 -60 singers (8 - 12 per unit). Buyer
collects from Tavistock, Devon. Price: £1500 ono. For further
information, please contact South West Chamber Choir: information.swcc@yahoo.co.uk
or J.C. Green (01752 775028).

EXETER PHILHARMONIC SPECIAL EVENT
Exeter Philharmonic Choir faces
an exciting challenge at the end of January when they join forces
with Exeter Cathedral Choir to record the Lazarus Requiem by Patrick
Hawes in Exeter Cathedral. The completed album will be launched
at the performance of the Lazarus Requiem in Exeter Cathedral on
17th March 2012 - St Patrick's Day. Further details are on this
press release
MUSIC NATION: SOUND OF THE SOUTH WEST
From sunrise to sunset on Sunday 4 March 2012, the
BBC Concert Orchestra invites everyone in Devon and Cornwall to
celebrate the Olympic and Paralympic Games and take part in an extraordinary
day of music-making. Our challenge is to create a day-long, region-wide
concert, a musical snapshot of Devon and Cornwall where everyone
has the chance to showcase what's happening in their area
Here are links to the
poster, the registration
form and a terms and conditions
document.
VOLUNTEER SUPPORT OFFICER ROLE
We are looking for expressions of interest for the
new Volunteer Support Officer (VSO) role for seven localities within
the South West MM region. Here is an
example role description with further details.
VSO's will become the primary contact to local volunteers
and provide support to a) ensure all our volunteers rewarding experience
and b) greatly widen the impact of Making Music's work.
Anyone interested should contact Kate Allen, our
Regional Manager.
NEW MEMBERS
One new society in our area joined Making Music
in December and has been added to our Find
A Group page:
- Music on the Quantocks (Somerset)
- Beaumont Singers (Somerset)
LOW COST PROFESSIONAL CD RECORDING
Does your group need some publicity, or maybe money
to improve its facilities or for new instruments? A professionally
recorded CD could provide a solution and, except for some weekend
time, it could cost very little.
Having a musical background, Mike Hall is a semi-retired
recording and electronics engineer who has done much on-location
classical work for the BBC and several major record labels. He says
that recording is just a hobby to him these days, and now with more
time on his hands he wishes to pursue it for the benefit of amateur
music groups or budding young musicians.
Whether you want just a few CDs for private distribution,
or several hundred or more for sale at your concerts, Mike asks
that you e-mail or call him to arrange a meeting to discuss the
possibilities:
mikehall2@btinternet.com
Phone evenings and weekends: 01458-241584.
ANTI-CLASH DIARY
David Edge, a member of the MMSW Committee, has
developed an anti-clash diary which has been rolled out in the Bournemouth
Area. We have a target to roll-it out in three other areas of the
region this year. This
is an example (not current) of what the version for Bournemouth
area looks like. If you are interested in introducing it in your
area please contact David. (dwedge049@googlemail.com
or 01202 517391)
SITUATIONS VACANT
Clevedon Choral Society,
North Somerset, is seeking a Musical Director from September 2012.
Our Society, now 26 years old, is a non-audition, mixed-ability
SATB choir of about 40 and our members are friendly and welcoming
and enjoy their music. We want to continue to improve, work hard
and support our Musical Director in achieving our shared aspirations,
while having fun and enjoying our hobby. We have lost singers over
the last few years and are keen to grow again and attract new members.
Accordingly, we are seeking an experienced, gifted, enthusiastic
and creative musical director who will help us accomplish this,
with the help of our talented accompanist. The remuneration for
this post will be negotiable for the right applicant.
We rehearse on a Monday evening at
Clevedon Methodist Church, from 7.30 pm to 9.30 pm, from the beginning
of September until around the end of April. We perform two concerts
a year, and have sung a mixture of traditional choral works, but
are open to a wider variety of music.
Further details about the choir, and
this post, including the job description and recruitment process,
are available on our website:
www.clevedonchoralsociety.org.uk
Deadline for receipt of applications:
Monday 20 February 2012
Axminster & District
Choral Society is seeking a new Music Director
to take up the post in January 2012. The applicant must be an exceptional
musician with the ability to lead and inspire the choir of 70 singers
all of whom join the choir without audition. The repertoire of the
choir is biased towards religious works which are performed in The
Minster Church, Axminster twice a year, in April and December. There
is also a summer school of 6 weeks duration from May until middle
of June, occasionally with a small concert at the end. It has become
the practise for the Choir to perform each year excerpts from Handels
Messiah in a different church in the locality on a Sunday in early
December, usually to help raise funds for a particular project that
the church in question has. Singers are invited from other choirs
to come and join in a come and sing workshop in the
afternoon followed by the concert in the evening
The choir rehearses in The Minster, on a Tuesday
evening from 7.30 9.30 p.m. All rehearsals are taken by the
Music Director. An accompanist is at the discretion of the Music
Director.
Anyone interested in applying for the post please
send details and CV to Mrs. M Hannam, Chairman of the Selection
Sub-committee, mhannam@onetel.com,
and to Mr. Alan Bulmer, Chairman of The Axminster & District
Choral Society, alan.m.bulmer@btinternet.com.The
closing date for applications will be 5.p.m. on 1st October 2011.
Shortlisted candidates will be informed by 15th October and invited
to attend for an audition with the choir and a formal interview
at The Minster Church, Axminster on Tuesday 25th October. Subject
to satisfactory references, the successful applicant will be notified
by 11th November and will take up the post on 1st January 2012.
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