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THE NOTTINGHAM HARMONIC SOCIETY

Registered Charity No. 231548

168th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

TO BE HELD ON MONDAY 7 OCTOBER 2024 - 8.15PM AT THE NOTTINGHAM EMMANUEL SCHOOL

AGENDA

1. Minutes of the meetings held on:

2. 9 October 2023 - 167th Annual General Meeting

3. 15 April 2024 - Special General Meeting

4. Matters arising from the above minutes

5. Consideration of the report from the Chair of the General Committee

6. Consideration of the Annual Report of the General Committee

7. To receive the Statement of Accounts

8. To note the subscription rates for the 169th Season (20242025 ) as approved at the Special General Meeting held on 15 April 2024.

Proposed by the General Commitee:	FULL RATE 2024-2025/2023- 2024/2022-2023	CONCESSION RATE 2024-2025/2023- 2024/2022-2023	STUDENT RATE 2024-2025/2023- 2024/2022-2023
Existng members pay FULL SEASON	£175/£165/£155	£140/£132/£124/	FREE/FREE/FREE
New members joining from 1 Jan 2025	£105/£99/£93	£84/£79.50/£74.50	FREE/FREE/FREE
New members joining from 1 April 2025	£61.25/£57.50/£54.25	£49/£46.50/£43.50	FREE/FREE/FREE
Friends joining at anytme	£20/£20/£20	£20/£20/£20

Note that existing members, who need to take a sabbatical for work, family or health reasons can pay a Retainer subscription of £25.

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7. Election of Independent Examiner

Baldwin Cox Ltd. Accountants - Proposer: John Filsak, Seconder: Guy Turner

8. Election of Honorary Treasurer

John Filsak - Proposer: Dave Pitt, Seconder: Guy Turner

9. Election of General Committee - There are four vacancies.

• Nominations are:

• Muriel Kettlewell - Proposer: Lusia Coulson, Seconder: Julie King

There are also two co-options allowed under the Rules. These are for specific reasons and can be allocated at any time during the season after the AGM.

10. Any Other Business

11. Long Service Certificates will be presented to:

25 yrs: Mrs Joanne Browne

35 yrs: Mr Gary Ackrill

Dr Margaret Benson

Mrs Glynis Prosser

40 yrs: Mrs Gail Brown

Mrs Alison Simkins

45 yrs: Mrs Jane Rouse

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THE NOTTINGHAM HARMONIC SOCIETY Registered Charity No. 231548

Minutes of the 167th Annual General Meeting Held at The Nottingham Emmanuel School on Monday 9 October 2023 at 8.15pm

Present: President – Dr Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason

Chair of the General Committee – Mrs Joanne Browne

Hon. Treasurer – Mr John Filsak

Hon. General Secretary (acting) – Mrs Joanne Browne Vice Chair (acting) - Mrs Dorothy Martin

• 103 members of the Society attended.

Welcome

Mrs Browne welcomed everyone to the meeting. She also gave a warm welcome to our President, Dr Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason, and explained that she would be presenting our Long Service certificates later this evening. Mrs Browne reminded attendees that they must be a member of the Society to vote, which would be by show of hands. Our Tellers, Dave Pitt and Paul Morris, would be counting attendees and votes.

1. Minutes of the 166th Annual General Meeting held on 10 October 2022

• were unanimously accepted as a true and correct record with no objections

• or abstentions.

Minutes of the Special General Meeting held on 24 April 2023 were

unanimously accepted as a true and correct record with no abstentions or objections. The minutes of all meetings would be signed by the Chair of the General Committee.

2. Matters arising from the minutes of the 166th AGM and the

Special General Meeting.

There were no matters arising from the minutes of the 166th AGM. Regarding the SGM, under item 2 - Choir Vacancies, Mrs Browne asked members to note that she had recently taken on the role of Programme Compiler, Jenny Weir had taken on the role of Membership Secretary and Cathy Milne that of New Member and Auditions Secretary.

3. Consideration of the report from the Chair of the General Committee

Mrs Browne commented that her three-year term will conclude at the General Committee meeting later in the week. In addition to her published report, she added her reflections on the most unusual term of office which was divided into three parts. Firstly, there was the virtual year, as the Choir stoically tuned into ‘Harmonic TV’, aka Zoom. Then we moved into the ‘at a distance’ period and finally normality arrived with the past year. Mrs Browne reiterated her sincere thanks to everyone who had supported her and the Choir throughout and latterly extended special thanks to Dorothy Martin for the past few weeks whilst she had been unable to attend rehearsals.

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4. Consideration of the Report from the General Committee

The report was accepted and with no matters arising.

5. To Receive the Statement of Accounts

Our Hon. Treasurer, Mr John Filsak, presented the accounts as included on pages 20 to 31 of the Annual Report.

Mr Filsak thanked our former Treasurer, Jane Rouse, for her support since he had taken over the role during the spring. He then emphasised that although the Society is well-financed, it cannot continue to make losses indefinitely. All were encouraged to sell more tickets and that we should at least try to break even with some of our concerts.

Members raised questions:

• It was asked whether performing Messiah every year is viable as it now makes a loss when it used not to. The Chair explained that the Committees had discussed this at length and even looked at alternative venues, but it had been agreed that we should remain at our current venue and endeavour to build our audience levels. This will continue to be reviewed. It was stated that the enjoyment of both singers and our audience is a consideration as well as making a profit.

• A further query was raised as to why we now only perform one Family Carol Concert, rather than two as in the past. The Chair explained that costs had increased immensely for the event in terms of venue hire and it is considered better to have a fuller audience at one event. Also, members had often been unable to take part in both performances.

• Also mentioned was that clashes with other events might reduce our audience. It is regrettable that there is a Messiah performance at Southwell Minster at a similar time. In response, it was explained that the Nottingham clash diary is viewed. We must book our concert dates a long way in advance for several reasons and often other events crop up at the Arena or Theatre Royal after our programme is agreed.

The motion to accept the Statement of Accounts was proposed by Dr John Whit tle and seconded by Mr David Tranter. This motion was accepted and carried unanimously.

• 6 . To note the subscription rates for the 168th Season (2023-2024) These rates were approved at the Special General Meeting held on

• 24 April 2023. No questions were raised.

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Proposed by General Commitee:	FULL RATE 2023-2024/2022- 2023/2021-2022	CONCESSION RATE 2023-2024/2022- 2023/2021-2022	STUDENT RATE 2023-2024/2022- 2023/2021-2022
Existng members pay FULL SEASON	£165/£155/£150	£132/£124/£120	FREE/FREE/FREE
New members joining from 1 Jan 2024	£99/£93/£90	£79.50/£74.50/£72	FREE/FREE/FREE
New Members joining from 1 April 2024	£57.50/£54.25/£52.50	£46.50/£43.50/£42	FREE/FREE/FREE
Friends joining anytme	£20/£20/£20	£20/£20/£20

7. Election of Independent Examiner

Mrs Browne reported that Baldwin Cox Limited had agreed to continue as Independent Examiner. A formal proposal was made by Mr John Filsak and seconded by Mrs Joanne Browne. The members approved this, with no objections.

8. Election of Honorary Treasurer

Mrs Browne explained that John Filsak was appointed by the General Committee as Hon. Treasurer in January 2023 but that the role is usually an annual appointment at the AGM. Mr Dave Pitt proposed that Mr John Filsak should be elected as Hon. Treasurer, and this was seconded by Mrs Jane Rouse. The members approved this nomination, with no objections.

9. Election of General Committee Members

There were nine vacancies. The following people had been nominated prior to the meeting:

1. Guy Turner - Proposer: Julie King, Seconder: John Parry

2. Joanne Browne - Proposer: Claire Russ, Seconder: Dave Pitt

3. Dorothy Martin - Proposer: Heather Norbury, Seconder: Clare Bayley

4. Lusia Coulson - Proposer: Christine Taylor, Seconder: Muriel Kettlewell

5. Julie King - Proposer: Rachel Cropley, Seconder: Gail Brown

6. Cathy Milne - Proposer: Margaret Farrington, Seconder: Alison Fretwell

7. Jane Rouse— Proposer: Lusia Coulson, Seconder: Joanne Browne

Mrs Browne explained that under our rotation system there were four committee members who had completed their term of office – Dorothy Martin, Lusia Coulson, Julie King and herself. All four agreed to stand for re-election and had been nominated. Jane Rouse had been a co-opted member since January. She wished to stand for election so that she could continue to support our new team of officers. The other two nominees were Cathy Milne (our new Auditions and New Members Secretary) and Guy Turner. There were no further nominations. Following a unanimous vote, all members nominated were elected.

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10. Any Other Business

The Chair explained that no further business items had been submitted prior to the meeting.

At this point, Mrs Julie King stood to announce that the General Committee had decided to present a Professor John Morehen Award for Outstanding Service. She then explained the background and criteria of the Award. The recipient was to be Mrs Joanne Browne, in recognition of her efforts over and above what is usually expected, specifically due to the pandemic. She had also taken on the role of Hon. General Secretary as the position was vacant. This was loudly applauded, and Mrs King invited our President, Dr Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason, to present the Award to Mrs Browne. Joanne responded to say that she was both delighted and honoured to receive the award.

11. Presentation of Long Service Certificates

Ahead of presenting the Long Service certificates, Dr Kadiatu KannehMason said she was delighted to be present at our AGM and had been extremely happy when invited to become President of the Choir. She said that she much admired the dedication of members attending rehearsals week after week and recognised that it was because music matters.

She said that this was music at its best and it cannot exist with out the communication with each other and shared love of what you achieve together. She acknowledged that despite the pandemic and general economic gloom, the Choir’s dedication was undiminished. Kadiatu closed by saying that in addition to congratulating some very deserving individuals this evening, she wanted to congratulate all the members as they stand for two very important things which we need to hold onto and fight for: community and music.

Mrs Browne thanked Kadiatu and then said, in usual tradition, that in memory of the late Prof. John Morehen, the total number of years’ service being acknowledged this evening was two hundred.

Dr Kanneh-Mason then stepped forward to present certificates to those present. Three people were unable to attend the meeting and their certificates will be presented another time.

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• 25 yrs: Mr Mike Childerhouse (not present) Mrs Jan Johnson (not present)

• Mr Dave Pitt

• 30 yrs: Mrs Joanna Hando

Mrs Joanne Needham (not present)

• Mr Barry Shaw

35 yrs: Dr David Evans

Mrs Browne congratulated all recipients and asked members to show their appreciation. She concluded by thanking members for attending and gave special thanks to Dr Kanneh-Mason for her kind words and making the presentations.

There being no further business the Chair of the General Committee closed the meeting at 8.37pm

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THE NOTTINGHAM HARMONIC SOCIETY Registered Charity No. 231548

Minutes of the Special General Meeting

held on Monday 15 April 2024 at 8.40pm at The Nottingham Emmanuel School

Item 1. Proposal for Subscriptions

The subscription rates for the 2024/2025 Season proposed by the General Committee were emailed to all members prior to the meeting.

Attention was drawn to:

Full: £175 and Concession: £140

The proposed rates include the hire of all music for the Season

Two items were raised:

• a. What is the qualifying age for concessions? In response, the subscription form states that this is ‘pensionable age’ - i.e. in receipt of the state pension.

• Note: Subsequent to the meeting, the General Committee agreed, after discussion, to set the age for concessionary subscriptions at 65 on 1 September of the season in question. This avoids pensionable age being different for different people, which was a matter of concern for some members.

• b. It was suggested that students might pay a small subscription rather than receive free membership. This query will be referred to the General Committee for consideration before the 2025 SGM.

96 members of the Society attended the meeting

All members present voted in favour of the subscription proposal with no abstentions.

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THE NOTTINGHAM HARMONIC SOCIETY Registered Charity No. 231548

Annual Report of the 168th Season 2023-2024 October 2024

PRESIDENT

The President for the 168th season was Dr Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason.

REPORT FROM THE CHAIR OF THE GENERAL COMMITTEE

As I reach the end of my first year ‘in the Chair’ I am delighted to report that the Choir’s 168th season has again seen great success, both musically and in terms of audience numbers. It is very encouraging to know that the huge enthusiasm we singers feel for what we do is so clearly shared by our audiences. We now look forward to another full concert programme for our 2024-25 season, commencing with one of my personal favourites, Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius.

At last October ’ s AGM it was a pleasure to present our Long Service Awards plus our very special additional award, The Professor John Morehen Award for Outstanding Service, to Mrs Joanne Browne. I would like to express my personal gratitude to Joanne for the comprehensive handover and continued support she has given me as I have taken up the reins as Chair.

During November we performed our Autumn Rhapsody concert at Nottingham’s Albert Hall, featuring Brahms’ sublime Alto Rhapsody with soloist Rhonda Browne, as well as works by Grieg and Sibelius. Mozart’s Laudate Dominum was followed by Mendelssohn’s rousing Hymn of Praise from Symphony No 2. For this concert we were also pleased to welcome three excellent young soloists from the Royal Northern College of Music.

Given the ever-increasing costs of performing at the Royal Concert Hall it was gratifying that our annual Messiah and Family Carol concerts were enjoyed by audience numbers exceeding our budgets. The Family Carol Concert, unusually on a Sunday this year, attracted a massive audience of over 1900 people, representing 84% of capacity. We were happy to announce from the stage that it was our thirtieth appearance with the Thoresby Colliery Band, a fact which was greeted with rousing applause.

Just before Christmas some members of the Choir travelled to Birmingham’s huge Utilita Arena to augment a core professional choir for a screening of Home Alone, accompanied by full orchestra. As well as earning a useful fee for Harmonic funds it was a great experience to work under exacting conditions on minimal rehearsal and perform music very different from our usual repertoire.

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Our Music Director Richard Laing, now with us for fifteen years, came up with an unusual piece for our Come and Sing day in February 2024 - a choral arrangement by Christopher Phelps of Elgar’s song cycle Sea Pictures. Ably supported by our resident accompanist Jonathan Allsopp, the day was enjoyed by 112 singers of whom nearly half were non-members of the Harmonic.

For our March performance we were delighted to have been invited to sing Fauré’s Requiem in a Sinfonia Viva concert at the Royal Concert Hall as part of the Nottingham Classics season. Under the baton of Natalie Murray Beale, the programme also included Overture No. 2 by Louise Farrenc and the Schumann piano concerto. We have received many compliments on our performance, and we look forward to future such collaborations.

Our visit to Southwell Minster in May was something very special indeed, as we were privileged to perform Swiss composer Carl Rütti’s Requiem in the presence of the composer himself. Coupled with the Vivaldi Gloria , the concert attracted a large audience who were very appreciative of the extraordinary emotional impact of Rütti’s music. We were pleased to welcome guests from our sponsors Hopewells and A. W. Lymn who joined our President Dr Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason and Carl and Marie-Louise Rütti in the audience.

To bring our season to a close approximately 70 members took part in the annual Drivetime event at the Royal Concert Hall with the Hallé Orchestra. An Olympic theme this year, with a rousing rendition of the Olympic Hymn by Samara contrasting with Fauré’s Cantique de Jean Racine . Always a fun evening, the Drivetime concert has become an established part of Nottingham’s music calendar and the Harmonic has been the ‘core choir’ from the very beginning.

I cannot finish without a huge ‘thank you’ to my fellow officers and committee members, together with all the volunteers who do so many jobs to help keep the Choir running smoothly. We really couldn’t function without them. Taking on the job of Chair has been, and continues to be, a steep learning curve, but the knowledge that there is such a solid team in place is incredibly reassuring.

Dave Pitt

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FINANCIAL REPORT

This has been quite a good year from a financial point of view. The accounts show an operating loss of just under £1,800 – we almost managed to break even. This was primarily due to attendance at our concerts being better than expected, especially the Family Carol Concert. In addition, the value of our investments has jumped astonishingly. It will be interesting to see how that holds up in the coming year.

This has been my first full year as treasurer, and I have been able to track every payment as it came in or went out. So, for the first time, I have been able to appreciate the contribution made by the Friends of our society, whose subscriptions have added some £1,500 to our income. I know that many of them also serve the society in other ways.

As many of you know, we have received a legacy of £20,000 from Iris Best, a former member of the choir. This was received at the end of June. It hasn’t made any difference to our bottom line because it was immediately transferred to the balance sheet as income carried forward (where it keeps company with the members’ hardship fund). In the accounts before you the legacy is still in the current account. We have since moved it to an interest-bearing account at the United Trust Bank. The General Committee will make sure that it isn’t used up in day-to-day running expenses. Instead, we’ll look for something special, exciting or different (or all three).

In the coming season we’re going to be performing some wonderful music, but the concerts will be expensive. Please encourage people to come along.

John Filsak

TICKET OFFICERS REPORT

Tickets for our November and Spring Concerts are now sold via Ticketsource, so there is increasingly less involvement from this team. We still sell paper tickets for our Southwell concert , along with the alternative options of using PayPal direct from our own website.

Jo Parry and Anna Charly

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MARKETING AND PUBLICITY

Printed literature: The Committee has continued to work a little further ahead during this past Season in producing publicity for each of the concerts and is now almost back on track with scheduling. New designs were required for Autumn Rhapsody, the Family Carol Concert and the May concert. Thanks to all who had input with helping develop these ideas. We continue to produce our programmes in-house and strive to refresh the content where possible and maintain our high standards for content. Thanks to Joy Lee for continuing to produce the artwork for our Family Carol Concert.

The postal marketing database and hand-delivery distribution list for flyers are working well with new locations and volunteers being added regularly. We have two new members of the M&P team but still need at least one further volunteer to come forward. We will continue to use multiple resources to promote our events and concerts.

Promotional emails: Thank you to Inge Alferink who has taken on the promotion of our concerts using our email database. We currently have 428 subscribers. The ‘open rate’ has maintained its level of around 50% over the last season, which means we are reaching just over 200 people with each mailout. This remains an area of our publicity we could develop further. Perhaps you have some experience in digital marketing and would like to help us make more of our contacts? Choir members are welcome to join this mailing list - you can then forward the emails to family and friends who may be interested (or even better, ask them to sign up themselves). Just visit the website and use the box that will pop up after a short delay. Or just go straight to the envelope icon at the base of our homepage to subscribe there.

Social media: Social media continues to be an important tool for marketing Harmonic. We use posts to promote the concerts and engage people in the following ways:

Facebook (search: Nottingham Harmonic Choir), X (search: @Notts_Harmonic) Instagram (search:@notts_harmonic).

We currently have 892 followers on X, 700 followers on Facebook and 257 on Instagram. We continue to slowly increase our reach each year. Huge thanks to Julie King and to Rachel Cropley for continuing to keep our social media updated throughout the season.

Joanne Browne

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NOTTINGHAM HARMONIC CHOIR WEBSITE

The website primary functions are:

• To promote Nottingham Harmonic Choir concerts and other related events to the public with the aim of encouraging and maximising attendance.

• To provide information and help for choir members regarding

• rehearsals, concerts and choir administration.

• To promote the choir to potential new members, providing a contact point and joining information.

Key requirements of the website are that it should be clear and easy to navigate and that the information presented should be fresh and up to date. We hope that it meets those key requirements but recognise that there is always room for improvement.

The membership administration system, built into the website, but accessible only to a small number of administrators and the Membership Secretary, has continued to evolve and play an important role in managing auditions and mass mailings to the membership.

The day to day updates to the website are currently being shared between Joanne Browne and myself. Thanks very much to Julian Toler for continuing with managing the web hosting and maintenance of the site.

Dave Pitt

MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY

Membership of the Society has maintained a consistent level this season. The Season closed with 185 members. Of these, eleven chose to take a year out and we look forward to their return. Fifteen members resigned or failed to renew their membership and sadly one member passed away during the season.

We welcomed fifteen new members to the Choir and one returning member. All new members are, of course, very welcome but it is very pleasing that four of these joined the tenor section. The membership breakdown at the end of the season, including those taking a year out, was:

64 Soprano 65 Alto 21 Tenor 36 Bass

Jennifer Weir

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FRIENDS OF NOTTINGHAM HARMONIC CHOIR

During the past season, we were sorry to have lost two members, but we welcomed some new members. Please encourage your family and friends to consider joining the Friends. There is a minimum annual donation of £20 per person but no limit! Friends receive discounts on tickets and free programmes for our Nottingham Albert Hall and Southwell Minster concerts.

Newsletters with the now customary bad jokes (think Christmas crackers), puzzles, quizzes are sent out regularly. Friends are invited to observe rehearsals and other choir social events including an annual summer garden party.

We have proactive members who help with stewarding at concerts. This is totally voluntary. Some members are no longer local to Nottingham having moved away; others live many miles away but support the choir in other ways, attending concerts or financially. All help is gratefully received and thank you to all members.

It would be great if we could increase our membership numbers, so please encourage family and friends to consider joining and even consider joining yourselves - membership is open to anyone.

Lusia Coulson

LIBRARY REPORT

It has been easier to source hired music this year than last, because only one or two choir pieces were required for each concert and most music was readily available from libraries or other choirs. The exception was the Rütti Requiem, where most of the copies had to be hired (at great expense) from the publisher. We are very grateful to the Sinfonia Chorale, based in Nottingham, for the loan of their copies of this piece at a reduced price.

Thank you to Sarolta Toth, who has volunteered to take over the role of librarian next season, and to the members of the Library Team, who have been a constant support during my time as librarian.

Heather Norbury

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Professional Staff

The General Committee wishes to record, as ever, its grateful thanks and appreciation to our Music Director, Richard Laing, and to our Accompanist and Organist, Jonathan Allsopp, for their immense contribution to all our endeavours. We should also like to thank Guy Turner and Michael Dutton.

Venues

The facilities afforded to the Society over the last year by the following are gratefully acknowledged.

The Nottingham Emmanuel School - rehearsal and audition venue

Beeston Parish Church - rehearsal venue

Nottingham High School - audition venue

The Becket School - Come and Sing venue

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Concerts in the 168th Season

Autumn Rhapsody

Saturday 4 November 2023 7.30PM Albert Hall, Nottingham

Grieg At the Cloister Gate Sibelius The Swan of Tuonela Brahms Alto Rhapsody Mozart Laudate Dominum Mendelssohn ‘Hymn of Praise’ (Symphony No2)

Rhonda Browne Contralto

and soloists from the Royal Northern College of Music

Richard Laing Conductor Simon Hogan Organist Orchestra da Camera

Handel Messiah

Saturday 2 December 2023 7PM Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham

Katie Trethewey Soprano Ciara Hendrick Mezzo-soprano Martin Bell Tenor Edward Grint Baritone Richard Laing Conductor Michael Overbury Continuo Orchestra da Camera

Family Carol Concert

Sunday 17 December 2023 5PM Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham

Richard Laing Conductor Michael Dutton Organist Thoresby Colliery Band David Purkiss Band Conductor

Come and Sing

Saturday 17 February 2024 9.30AM-5PM The Becket School, West Bridgford Elgar Sea Pictures (arr. Christopher Phelps)

Richard Laing Conductor Jonathan Allsopp Accompanist

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Nottingham Classics

Saturday 23 March 2024 7.30PM Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham Louise Farrenc Overture No. 2 Schumann Piano Concerto Fauré Requiem

Natalie Murray Beale Conductor Jean-Selim Abdelmoula Piano April Fredrick Soprano Simon Wallfisch Baritone Sinfonia Viva

Rutti Requiem & Vivaldi Gloria

Saturday 25 May 2024 7.30PM Southwell Minster

April Fredrick Soprano Angus McPhee Baritone

Anne Bishop, Rachel Cropley, Julie King Soprano Sarah May Morris Contralto Richard Laing Conductor Simon Hogan Organ Southern Sinfonia

The Drivetime Concert with The Hallé

Friday 14 June 2024 6PM Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham

John Williams Olympic Fanfare and Theme

Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle La Marseillaise Johann Strauss II Thunder and Lightning Polka Aram Khachaturian Sabre Dance (from Gayane) Gabriel Fauré Cantique de Jean Racine Gioacchino Rossini* Overture: William Tell

Tim Jackson The Sun Comes Out

Spiro Samara Olympic Hymn*

Sergei Prokofiev Cinderella – Waltz and Midnight Augusta Holmès La nuit et l'amour from Ludus pro patria Michael Giacchino Theme from The Incredibles

Euan Shields Conductor Ruth Rosales Presenter Georgie Malcom Soprano

*Drivetime Choir (core choir - Nottingham Harmonic Choir)

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THE NOTTINGHAM HARMONIC SOCIETY Registered Charity No. 231548

The Nottingham Harmonic Society – 168[th] Season (2023–2024)

President: Dr Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason General Committee:

Elected members -

Chair of the Committee Vice-Chair Hon. General Secretary Hon. Treasurer

Friends’ Secretary Making Music Representative

Mr Dave Pitt Ms Rachael Elliot Wood Mr Guy Turner Mr John Filsak Mrs Joanne Browne Mrs Lusia Coulson Mrs Susan Graves Mrs Muriel Kettlewell Mrs Julie King Mrs Dorothy Martin Dr Cathy Milne Mr Paul Morris Mrs Jane Rouse

Other appointments:

Website Administrators Website Manager Programme Compiler 200 Club Manager Librarian Gift Aid & Membership Secretary Artistes’ Booking Secretary Concert Manager (Albert Hall & RCH) Concert Managers (Southwell Minster) Archivist Members’ Ticket officers Concert Assistant

Mrs Joanne Browne/Mr Dave Pitt Mr Julian Toler Mrs Joanne Browne Mrs Sarah Morris Dr Heather Norbury Mrs Jennifer Weir Dr Philip Smart Mrs Julie King

Mrs Gill Wright/Mrs Jill Blackwell/ Mr David Wright Dr John Whittle assisted by Mr Tim Oaten Mrs Jo Parry/Mrs Anna Charly Mr David Martin

Choir Stewards:

First Soprano Second Soprano First Alto Second Alto Tenor Bass

Mrs Julie King Mrs Dorothy Martin Mrs Claire Russ Mrs Margaret Farrington Mr Gordon Stoner Dr Roger Knaggs

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Independent Examiner

Mr Andrew Crossley FCA (Baldwin Cox Ltd, Beeston)

Professional appointments:

Music Director & Chorus Master

Accompanist & Organist

Mr Richard Laing MA BA PGDip PGCertEd CertAPS FISM FRAS FRSA Mr Jonathan Allsopp BA (Hons) FRCO

Sub-Committees:

Programming Committee

Chair of sub-committee

Hon. Treasurer

Music Director & Chorus Master Librarian Chair of the General Committee Artistes’ Booking Secretary Hon. General Secretary

Marketing and Publicity Chair of sub-committee

Chair of the General Committee

Social Events Group Convenor

Sponsorship Group Convenor

Mrs Dorothy Martin Mrs Joanne Browne Mr Garard Cawthorne (Co-opted) Mr John Filsak Mr Andy Kettlewell (Co-opted) Mr Richard Laing (Co-opted) Dr Heather Norbury (Co-opted) Mr Dave Pitt Dr Philip Smart (Co-opted) Mr Guy Turner Dr John Whittle (Co-opted)

Mrs Joanne Browne Mrs Elizabeth Barrett (Co-opted) Mr Michael Gillie (Co-opted) Mr Jonathan Hall (Co-opted) Mrs Julie King Mr Dave Pitt Mrs Sue Spencer (Co-opted)

Mr Jonathan Hall

Mr John Parry

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