Our Committee

Pauline Parkhouse - Contact

What this role does:

• To act as the public face/figurehead of the choir and the main point of contact for people and organisations from outside the choir.
• To lead and run committee meetings and to exercise a casting vote when necessary
• To lead and run the choir AGM
• To communicate with and manage the Musical Director
• To be the voice and PR contact for the choir
• To communicate committee news, rehearsal, concert and general information to the choir
• To be a co-signatory for the choir bank account
• Organise choir study day events
• Liaise with the music committee in planning the choir concert programme
• To work closely with the Publicity Officer in promoting the choir in the community and for specific events/concerts

Arthur Kendrick - Contact

What this role does:

• Manage financial health of Society
• Prepare Accounts & present to Society at AGM
• Charities commission responsibilities including submitting accounts for audit at appropriate times
• Pay all bills as agreed by committee
• Manage subscriptions
• Gift Aid – Maintain records & claim
• Budget Preparation
• Attend Music Committee for Budgeting purposes

Alison Stanley - Contact

What this role does:

• Prepare AGM /Agenda  details and circulate to choir membership three weeks prior to AGM along with Secretary’s Report
• Keep membership details
• Prepare  registers of attendance at rehearsals/study days every Term
• Prepare Information Sheets
• Deal with all official correspondence
• Deal with enquiries via web site
• Deal with pastoral care
• Liaise with Queen Elizabeth Academy
• Offer support to other committee members

Pauline Parkhouse - Contact

What this role does:

• Work with MD / music committee to plan music for concerts.
• Contact venues - view/book venue.
• Work with relevant people from other choirs for joint concerts.
• Liaise with MD to ascertain number of musicians/ soloists and concert running order.
• Source/contact musicians/soloists.
• Liaise with producers of posters/flyers/programmes - source photos/biographies of musicians/soloists.
• Work with person responsible for the venue (e.g. caretaker) to organise staging, seating, timing etc.
• Ensure soloists & musicians have all the information they need and ascertain/organise their requirements.
• Organise volunteers to help on concert day e.g. - programmes sales.
• Allocate seating to voice sections and liaise with voice stewards.
• Organise concert day - rehearsal timing etc. Make sure all participants have all the information they need.
• Apply for any Events Licences which are needed.
• Liaise with Social Secretary - refreshments & gifts.
• Liaise with Treasurer so cheques are available when needed.

Stephen Hewlett-Davies

What this role does:

• Following Music Committee meeting, order music for next concert from Nottingham Library.  If they don’t hold what we want the next port of call is Kirklees Council; then Making Music.
• Telephone Windblowers in Nottingham for prices of music to buy.
• Put out lists at Practice as soon as possible for people to ‘hire’, ‘have got’ or ‘buy’.
• Order music to buy from Windblowers.  They will telephone once it is in and then it can be collected.
• When Nottingham Library let us know that they have obtained the music they will forward it to a designated Library branch, and you will pick it up from there – the reverse happens after the Concert.
• Prepare Section lists of all members.
• On first night of term arrive early with music, lists of members and music which has been ordered.  This can be paid for up front or on the night.
• This procedure should continue for a couple of weeks or so, by which time most of the music will have been given out.
• On Concert night
  • Take enough crates for the return of the music from members (usually 95% is returned on the night).
  • Sort the music out for return to the Library as soon as possible so you know whose is missing.
  • Missing music – get on the telephone to members as soon as possible, as you will only have a few days to get all the music back to the Library.

Lesley Davis

Karen Seymour

Simon Hurrell

What this role does:

• Be responsible for ‘Special Projects’, as required by Committee
• Assist the Librarian, when requested and/or at busy times
• Assist the Concert Secretary, when requested and/or at busy times
• [Gentlemen] Assist with staging/chairs on concert days as required

Kim Allan

What this role does:

• Take all actions at all meetings and circulate to committee members
• Arrange agendas and circulate in advance of committee meetings with pre-reading materials

Nick Shelley

What the Publicity Officer does:

• Promote the choir and be the public facing contact for publicity
• Manage and organise concert publicity, including; media, posters/flyers
• Design copy for publicity materials
• Design publicity campaigns. Utilise and organise choir members to assist
• Manage local authority messages
• Be the focus and approver of website content

Ralph Chapman

What this role does: