Minutes of Waiheke Choral Society – 11 December 2012


Present : Richard M, Andy Spence, Dee Austring, Maya Spence, Mark James, Susan Triggs, Lyn Kemeys

Absent : Philip Symonds, Kirsten Kesting


President

Andy thanked the committee for their help throughout the year. Andy enjoyed the Mikado and despite not performing our choral work it was a good year.


Finance

Costs for last 5 months – orchestral scores, advertising, theatre and Whittakers

Lynn proposes, Dee seconds.


Date

Cheque

Purpose

Amount

24 July

605

Artworks – three Mikado performances

$450.00

4 Sept

607

Copy Expresso – grant application

$15.20

25 Sept

608

Whittaker’s – venue hire July-Aug

$207.00

28 Oct

609

Christchurch City Choir – Mozart scores

$130.00

30 Oct

610

Artworks – venue hire for rehearsals

$75.00

26 Nov

611

Gulf News – Mozart ads

$197.80

2 Dec

612

Artworks – venue hire for rehearsals

$100.00

8 Dec

613

Whittaker’s – venue hire Sept-Oct-Nov

$299.00

11 Dec

614

Andy Spence – Christmas party expenses including:

$79.90 food

$50.00 hire of Onetangi Hall

$129.90



Scores for Mozart C minor

Susan to write Canterbury re keeping scores for Mozart C minor mass until April 2013 and ask if they have scores for the Credo Mass



Next Year:

Mozart concert : March 16/17th


1 Richard to confirm St Peters, venue and dates March 16 evening 6:45 pm / March 17 matinee 2:00 pm and press dress March 10 2:00 pm


2 Soloists

Iain Tetley – Tenor, is available

Harriet

George

Rachael

Ella

Richard to supply contact details to Dee for this


3 Orchestra

Robert Wiremu

Richard to contact the above


4 Choir 2 rehearsals weekly to start 29th January

Dee to email choirs members re start date next year and new times for next year.


5 Andy to contact Reg and Anne to see if they can be rehearsal pianists


David Rawsthorne, Gillian Baynes, Tilde Sorenson may be available – Andy to contact them.


Richard suggested that there needed a sub committee to help organise the concert.

It would be good to re-establish our relationship with the University orchestra.

Sub Committee

Mark – Budget

Dee – Advertising / Contact people

Richard – Conductor / Financial advisor


AGM date : March 19th


Other productions 2012


Carmina Burana

Committee is still keen to perform Carmina Burana

October set as a date

Dee to contact

1 Cathy from Kaleidoscope and

2 Colin to see if he can create set


Meeting finished 20:00 pm



Susan