Membership renewal is open for summer 2025!

1) Renewing your membership

For those of you paying termly, registration for the summer term is now open at https://membermojo.co.uk/streathamchoral.

If you have any questions about MemberMojo, please see the guidance here or email us at streathamchoral@gmail.com.

Alternatively, please let us know at streathamchoral@gmail.com if sadly this is your last term in the choir.

2) Paying subscriptions

After the concert on 5th April, we will be inviting payment for the summer term. This will be £90 full rate, £70 concession, £135 family, or £105 family concessions. This will include the option to claim 2 free tickets for the summer concert for you to give away/sell on.

As ever, if you have any issues paying your subscription at this time you can speak to our Treasurer, Carol, in the strictest confidence at carolharrison9@gmail.com. We never want to leave people out who may be experiencing financial difficulties.

You can pay in cash, with a cheque made payable to 'Streatham Choral Society', or do a bank transfer, for which the SCS details are: 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

Please note: 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.

3) Family rate abolition
Summer 2025 will be the last term in which it is possible to get a family rate membership. We remain committed to concession rate memberships and other case-by-case/occasional discounts as we do not want to exclude anyone for financial reasons. Anyone currently with a family membership will be asked to transfer to 2 standard or concessionary memberships as appropriate in September 2025, or to discuss with Carol if this is an issue.

4) Waiting list

For capacity reasons, Robin is currently managing a first-come-first served waiting list for the choir. Please let him know at streathamchoral@gmail.com if you leave the choir, so that your place can be offered to someone else. If we haven’t heard from you or seen you for 2 consecutive terms, we will reach out to you to find out whether we can offer your place to someone else.

5) Changing Voice Parts
To help us with managing capacity, please check with your voice rep and update MemberMojo before changing voice parts.

Membership Updates January 2025

1) Renewing your membership

For those of you paying termly, registration for the spring term is now open at https://membermojo.co.uk/streathamchoral.

When you register, please check your personal details and indicate whether or not you plan to sing at our concert in Southwark Cathedral on 5th April.

Please note you should aim to attend at least 9 Monday rehearsals and the dress rehearsal on the day at the very minimum if you want to sing in the concert.

If you have any questions, please see the guidance here or email us at streathamchoral@gmail.com.

2) Paying subscriptions

Please also arrange the appropriate payment for the spring term (£60 full, £40 concession, £90 family, £60 family concessions). Please note for this term this doesn't include your tickets. Details of how to buy your Southwark Cathedral concert tickets will follow.

As ever, if you have any issues paying your subscription at this time you can speak to our Treasurer, Carol, in the strictest confidence at carolharrison9@gmail.com. We never want to leave people out who may be experiencing financial difficulties.

You can pay in cash, with a cheque made payable to 'Streatham Choral Society', or do a bank transfer, for which the SCS details are: 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

Please note: 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.

3) Before Monday's rehearsal
Please arrive at St Leonard's a little earlier than usual in time to sign in, receive your music, and start warming up at 7.30pm.

If you'd like to listen to the St. John Passion in advance, this version is the closest to ours: https://open.spotify.com/album/1ald2OWvZmc8VaIyEY1yW6?si=5zsk-9YzTuOsbswoMvamvg
Just for your information, we will be signing the Barenreiter version of the St. John Passion.

4) Music Theory classes
We will be resuming the Music Theory classes which were so popular last term. Please see below a message from Sam with more details on what these classes will cover...
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It is that time of year when we start thinking about New Year Resolutions and so you may be relieved to know that I will be running theory classes again from Jan 2025.

There will be 10 sessions, broadly covering the ABRSM Grade 2 theory (and some of the Grade 3) syllabus with some focus on how this theoretical knowledge can be used in practice; i.e. examples of concepts will come from the St. John Passion we are studying next term. The sessions will work on the basis that attendees are of a Grade 1 standard but are open to all - you do not need to have attended this term's theory sessions. If you are not sure of your standard, you can find a sample grade 1 theory paper here and the answers to it here (ignore the front cover, it won't take 1.5hrs!). A mark of 60 or more would demonstrate a good understanding of Grade 1 concepts.

Wider Notices

1) Family subscription rate

At its last meeting, the Committee voted to abolish the Family rate subscription from September 2025 onwards. We remain committed to concession rate memberships and other case-by-case/occasional discounts as we do not want to exclude anyone for financial reasons. Anyone currently with a family membership will be asked to transfer to 2 standard or concessionary memberships as appropriate in September 2025, or to discuss with Carol if this is an issue.

2) Waiting list

For capacity reasons, Robin is currently managing a first-come-first served waiting list for the choir. Please let him know at streathamchoral@gmail.com if you leave the choir, so that your place can be offered to someone else. If we haven’t heard from you or seen you for 2 consecutive terms, we will reach out to you to find out whether we can offer your place to someone else.

3) Changing Voice Parts
To help us with managing capacity, please check with your voice rep and update MemberMojo before changing voice parts. Look out for signup sheets for more voice part check sessions this term to make sure that you are in the right section.

4) Workshop Day - Saturday 25th January We will be holding our annual Workshop Day at St Leonard's Church and Church Hall, and will have the same structure as our previous Come & Sing Days. We will be working on excerpts of the St. John Passion, and we would love to see you there! More details on this will follow soon.

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

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.

2024 autumn term - please register!

Details of subs can be found at https://www.streathamchoral.com/202425-subs

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:

• Starts on: 8 January 2024

• Come & sing day: 27 January 2024 - tickets available from https://www.wegottickets.com/event/597293/ or on the door subject to availability

• Alternative Easter rehearsal: 3 April 2024 (in place of 1 April 2024)

• Spring performance in Cadogan Hall: 6 April 2024

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

Raffle and refreshments - volunteers needed

We will need volunteers to help with the raffle and refreshments from 11th September onwards, so if you are able to lend a hand then do sign up on the sign-up sheets on Monday evening!

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.

Registering with the choir social WhatsApp group

For those of you interested in social gatherings, we have a dedicated WhatsApp social group.  The choir social WhatsApp group keeps our members up to date on social events and has an active and engaged readership. Please see the members section of the website for the link to join

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