Message to Membership – September 12, 2024
*Yard Goats
*Kick-off Social
*HC Tour ‘25
*First Rehearsal October 7th/score information
*Membership renewals
Lots of important information in this Message!
YARD GOATS
Members of the Hartford Chorale sang the national anthem at the September 5th Yard Goats game before 3500+ fans. It was a home run! Thanks to all who participated.
A video of the performance will be made available; follow the Message to Membership for an announcement when it’s released.
KICK-OFF SOCIAL – sign up and come!
!!!!RSVP by September 23rd – click this linkhttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/1jwxIYjAfkDkh6RMkdGGRqd0u0AqN5wxNNFXiNzao0Oo/viewform?edit_requested=true
What: Pizza Party
When: Sunday, September 29 | 4-6 pm
Where: St. James’s Church, in the regular rehearsal space
What to bring: a beverage to share
UK TOUR ‘25
Hartford Chorale, in association with ACFEA, is excited to offer a musical tour to three of the most fascinating cities in the United Kingdom July 11-21, 2025!
Join us for this exciting musical experience! You can read more details about the tour on the Hartford Chorale website (Events>2025 United Kingdom Tour) or by clicking: HC UK tour
Please email Dawn Bauer with questions at dbauer658@gmail.com
FIRST REHEARSAL/SCORES
The first rehearsal of the season will be on Monday, October 7, at 7 pm.
Below is the information for scores – members are responsible to secure and mark their copies before the first rehearsal. The Chorale librarians will not be distributing scores. Edit masters will be on the website no later than September 19th:
Score #1
Beethoven Symphony No. 9 Ode to Joy. Vocal score – Edition Peters. This is the same score we have used in the past.
Score #2
Vaughan Williams Serenade to Music. Vocal score – Oxford University Press. This is the same score we used for the 50th anniversary concert.
MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS
From the Membership Committee:
If you didn’t send in your 2024-25 Membership Commitment form either by email or by mail over the summer, there is still time, but time is running out!
With the departure of Steve Cottle as VP of Membership in June, Diane Link, who volunteered to take over the committee has been hard at work learning the role. The Membership Committee decided to subscribe to “Choir Genius”, an online choir management platform. “Hartford Chorale-Choir Genius” will be rolled out in phases and expected to help us stay connected, be more efficient and sustainable.
Current members who submitted a 2024-25 commitment form have been entered into Choir Genius (CG). We use the 2024-25 commitment form to create each member’s CG account, track attendance and generate seating for every rehearsal and concert. If you already sent your form in, please do not re-send it. After this week, the Membership Committee will contact members who have not returned forms or whose forms could not be located.
Fillable 2024-25 Membership Forms can be found in the Member Section of the chorale website. Password Chorale24.
Please email your form to membership@hartfordchorale.org as soon as possible.
Many thanks,
Diane Link, VP Membership