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

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.

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.

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)
  

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.

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)

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 Handel’s 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.