Gift aid

GIFT AID

 

Streatham Choral benefits from the recovery of Gift Aid on members’ subscriptions, receiving last year over £3.5k.   Carol Harrison, our Treasurer, invites you, if you have not already done so, to complete a Gift Aid Form so we can raise even more.  You do need to be a tax payer and have paid sufficient tax to cover the amount that we as a charity can recover. 

 

Here is a link to the Gift Aid Form: Streatham Choral Gift Aid Form

If you could please print it off, complete it and then either return a scanned copy to streathamchoral@gmail.com or bring it on a Monday, she’d be very grateful.  You may leave the donation amount blank.

 

If you have any queries on this, then please contact our Treasurer.

Time to tell us whether you're singing in the Verdi concert on 9 November!

Please ensure MemberMojo reflects your plans whether or not you will be singing with us in the Verdi concert on 9 November, including the sound check rehearsal on the day. If you are still not sure, please indicate Yes on MemberMojo so that you are included in the programme - although we understand that plans can change and you may need to email us later to tell us you're dropping out.

This can be done through MemberMojo at https://membermojo.co.uk/streathamchoral as follows:

  • click on Your Membership, then View or Edit, then Edit, then change the dropdown for Performing in Concert as appropriate.

  • If you have a family membership please similarly edit the records of any linked members

  • If you have any trouble doing this, please email us at streathamchoral@gmail.com

Screenshot of the option of Membermojo where concert attendance is indicated


As a reminder, the minimum rehearsal attendance requirement to sing in the concert this term is 7 Monday evenings and attending the sound check rehearsal on the afternoon of concert day - please contact your voice rep or email streathamchoral@gmail.com if you would like to request special dispensation.

Confirming your intention to sing in the concert

We now need to establish capacity for the concert on 29th June - so please can you confirm as soon as possible if you are planning to sing in the concert or not. You can confirm your attendance electronically via MemberMojo.

As a quick guide, please see the steps below:

  • Log in to Membermojo.

  • Click on "Your Membership" in the top left-hand corner.

  • Click "View or Edit" on the first option which appears ("My details - View or edit your membership details").

  • A summary of your membership will then appear. 

  • You will see that one of the fields is "Performing in Concert".

  • If the answer to this needs updating, please click "Edit" (at the bottom), update the field accordingly and press "save" (at the bottom).

If you have any problems confirming your intention to sing in the concert via MemberMojo, then do let us know via the Streatham Choral inbox and someone will be in touch to help you. 

2024 Summer Term - please register!

We are back at St Leonard’s next Monday, 15th April, for the start of our summer term.

If you haven’t sung with us before, I am very sorry to say that we are still not accepting any new members, except for tenors, owing to limited rehearsal capacity.

If you have an annual membership, no action is required except to indicate your attendance at the concert on 29th June if you know at this stage.

If you have previously sung with us and pay termly, please renew your membership by clicking the Renew button at https://membermojo.co.uk/streathamchoral, checking your personal details and indicating whether you will be singing in the summer concert on 29th June. 

Please note that to sing with us in the concert it is normally also necessary to attend the sound-check rehearsal that afternoon; please contact us if you need to request special dispensation.

Please also arrange the appropriate payment - this is done by bank transfer (separately to MemberMojo), cash or cheque - see below. 

If you have problems, please see the guidance at https://membermojo.co.uk/streathamchoral/files/public/docs/Streatham%20Choral%20registration%20guidance.pdf or email us at streathamchoral@gmail.com

Summer term subscriptions (applicable when formally joining after the 2 free rehearsals)

The subscription rates for the summer term (15th April - 1st July 2024), which include 2 free tickets for your guests at the concert are:

Standard termly rate: £80; or £60 concessions

Family termly rate (2 family members): £120 per term; or £90 concessions 

“Family” memberships are for 2 people living at the same address. Standard concession reasons are under 35, retired, students and the unwaged. For those who may not be able to afford the subscription at this time, please do contact our Treasurer, Carol Harrison, in strictest confidence. We don't want to leave people out who are experiencing financial difficulties. 

How to pay

We would ask you to pay via online bank transfer to our account at CAF Bank.  Our bank details are as follows:

  • Account Name: Streatham Choral Society

  • Sort Code: 40-52-40 

  • Account Number: 00033798

  • Reference: Surname followed by as much of your first name as there is room for eg SMITH ALICE - or if paying for more than one member, just surname(s) eg JONES or BROWN&MACMILLAN

Should you get any message from your bank indicating they are not able to verify the account details of our bank, CAF Bank, please rest assured that the above bank details are tried and tested. 

Or you can let Carol have cash or a cheque payable to 'Streatham Choral Society’ at rehearsal. 

For those experiencing any difficulties with payments, please contact Carol Harrison, our Treasurer.

2024 term dates

Spring term:

Summer term:

  • Starts on: 15 April 2024

  • Summer performance: 29 June 2024

  • 2023/24 AGM: 1 July 2024

  • Tour rehearsals: 8, 15 July 2024

  • 2024 tour: 19 to 22 July 2024 (Location: TBC)

ATTENDANCE

To sing in a concert you normally need to have attended at least two thirds of the rehearsals and the “sound check” rehearsal on the day.

CONCERT DRESS

Smart and black

Please tell us whether you're singing in the Christmas concerts!

By Friday 1st December - please update MemberMojo - membermojo.co.uk/streathamchoral to confirm whether you're singing in the 2 Christmas concerts on 16th December by setting “Singing in Concert” to Yes.

For musical and logistical reasons, please ensure you attend the sound check rehearsal on the day (c. 1pm-2pm) and sing in either both or neither, not just one. Any problems or to ask for special dispensation, please contact a committee member or email streathamchoral@gmail.com 🎶

There is also guidance available at https://membermojo.co.uk/streathamchoral/files/public/docs/Streatham%20Choral%20registration%20guidance.pdf

2023-24 Season - score versions

As usual we’ll be issuing scores for the works we’ll be performing in the coming year. But if, like me, you hate having to hand them back just after the concert, you may wish to get your own copy.

You’ll get a permanent addition to your library, a memento of the time we spent rehearsing and performing the work, and the freedom to scribble whatever you want on it using any writing implement of your choice.

So here I’m listing out the versions of the scores we’ll be using, plus some links to sources where you can buy them.

Autumn term - Rossini “Petite Messe Solonelle”

For this work we’re using the Ricordi edition. Details as follows:

ISBN9781480304789

ReferenceLD 00043600

This score is available online from here:

Musicroom £14.99

Presto £14.99

Spring term - Mozart “Requiem” K.626

We’re using the Bärenreiter edition.

ISMN9790006450152

ReferenceBA4538A

This score is available online from here:

Musicroom £10.00

Spring term - Haydn “Vanae et Insanae Curae”

We’re using the Novello edition.

ISBN9781849388955

ReferenceNOV291885

This score is available from here:

Forwoods £3.09

Presto £3,25

A couple of notes about the Haydn:

  • Pete Johnson, our Librarian, will be handing out the older Novello edition which is no longer on sale. These listed are a new engraving which is musically the same but may have page number differences.

  • You will need to wait a few days for this score to arrive as neither of these shops has it in stock.

PLEASE REGISTER - Streatham Choral Autumn Term 2023

If you wish to sing with us this term, please register for the term online before 4th September- this is for all singers, new and returning.

Please go to https://membermojo.co.uk/streathamchoral and follow the instructions at https://membermojo.co.uk/streathamchoral/files/public/docs/Streatham%20Choral%20registration%20guidance.pdf to (re-)register for the term, check your personal details and pay the subscription if applicable.

New joiners

New joiners to the choir may register as “Just Trying Out” and come to 2 sessions free of charge before deciding to upgrade to a membership at the applicable termly or annual rate. I will introduce you to your voice rep who will be looking out for you and making sure you get settled in. Our Join Us page has all the other useful information you need to know.

Subscriptions

The Committee has decided to keep the subscription rates the same as last year:

Term rate: £80 (full rate) or £60 (concessionary rate)

Term Family rate: £120 (full rate) or £90 (concessionary rate)

Annual rate: £200 (full rate) or £150 (concessionary rate)

Annual Family rate: £300 (full rate); £225 (concessionary rate)

“Family” memberships are for 2 people living at the same address. Standard concession reasons are under 35, retired, students and the unwaged. For those who may not be able to afford the subscription at this time, please do contact our Treasurer, Carol Harrison, in strictest confidence, at carolharrison9@gmail.com. We don't want to leave people out who are experiencing financial difficulties. 

How to pay

We would ask you to pay via online bank transfer to our account at CAF Bank.  Our bank details are as follows:

  • Account Name: Streatham Choral Society

  • Sort Code: 40-52-40 

  • Account Number: 00033798

  • Reference: Surname followed by as much of your first name as there is room for eg SMITH ALICE - or if paying for more than one member, just surname(s) eg JONES or BROWN&MACMILLAN

Should you get any message from your bank indicating they are not able to verify the account details of our bank, CAF Bank, please rest assured that the above bank details are tried and tested. 

Or you can let Carol have cash or a cheque payable to 'Streatham Choral Society’ at rehearsal. 

For those experiencing any difficulties with payments, please contact Carol Harrison, our Treasurer.

If you have queries that are not answered above or in the guidance at https://membermojo.co.uk/streathamchoral/files/public/docs/Streatham%20Choral%20registration%20guidance.pdf then please drop us an email at streathamchoral@gmail.com