# **THE NOTTINGHAM HARMONIC SOCIETY** **Registered Charity No. 231548** # **169th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING** # **TO BE HELD ON MONDAY 6 OCTOBER 2025 - 8.15PM AT THE NOTTINGHAM EMMANUEL SCHOOL** ## **AGENDA** 1. **Minutes of the meetings held on:** - 7 October 2024 - 168th Annual General Meeting - 5 May 2025 - Special General Meeting 2. **Matters arising from the above minutes** 3. **Consideration of the report from the Chair of the General Committee** 4. **Consideration of the Annual Report of the General Committee** 5. **To receive the Statement of Accounts** 6. **To note the subscription rates for the 170th Season (2025-** **2026** ) as approved at the Special General Meeting held on 5 May 2025. |**Proposed by the**
**General**
**Commitee:**|**FULL RATE**
**2025-2026/**2024-
2025**/**2023-2024|**CONCESSION RATE**
**2025-2026/**2024-
2025**/**2023-2024|**STUDENT RATE**
**2025-2026/**2024-
2025**/**2023-2024| |---|---|---|---| |**Existng members**
**pay FULL SEASON**|**£180**/£175/£165|**£144**/£140/£132|**FREE**/FREE/FREE| |**New members**
**joining from** **1 Jan 2026**|**£108**/£105/£99|**£86.40**/£84/£79.50|**FREE**/FREE/FREE| |**New members**
**joining from** **1 April 2026**|**£63**/£61.25/£57.50|**£50.40**/£49/£46.50|**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 may pay a Retainer subscription of £20. Annual Report 2024-2025 - 169th Season of The Nottingham Harmonic Society - October 2025 page 1 of 32 ## 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: 1. Susan Graves - Proposer: Cathy Milne, Seconder: Jill Blackwell 2. Paul Morris - Proposer: Colin Maddock, Seconder: David Thomson 3. Dave Pitt - Proposer: Joanne Browne, Seconder: John Filsak 4. Adam Shuttleworth - Proposer: Paul Morris, Seconder: Dave Pitt 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: Mr Geoff Harbach** **Mrs Sarah May Morris** **Mr John Parry** ## **Prof. Valerie Pinfield** ## **30 yrs: Mrs Christine Baxter** **Mrs Alison Fretwell** **Dr Roger Knaggs** **Mr Colin Maddock** ## **35 yrs: Dr Heather Norbury** Annual Report 2024-2025 - 169th Season of The Nottingham Harmonic Society - October 2025 page 2 of 32 **45 yrs: Mr Andrew Davys** **Dr Colin Jones Mrs Elizabeth Pickles** **50 yrs: Mrs Catherine Beall** **Mr John Hart** **60 yrs: Mrs Margaret Cooper** Annual Report 2024-2025 - 169th Season of The Nottingham Harmonic Society - October 2025 page 3 of 32 ## **THE NOTTINGHAM HARMONIC SOCIETY** ## **Registered Charity No. 231548** ## **Minutes of the 168th Annual General Meeting** Held at The Nottingham Emmanuel School on Monday 7 October 2024 at 8.15pm **Present:** Chair of the General Committee: Mr Dave Pitt Hon. General Secretary: Mr Guy Turner - 93 members of the Society attended. ## 1. **Minutes** - a) The 167th Annual General Meeting held on 9 October 2023 - b) Special General Meeting held on 15 April 2024 2. **Matters Arising** - Both sets of minutes were unanimously agreed. There were no matters arising. ## 3. **Consideration of the report from the Chair of the General Committee** This was unanimously accepted. The Chair added: - (a) his thanks to Guy Turner for his year as Hon. General Secretary. Guy will remain as minutes secretary of the Programme Committee. - (b) his thanks to Susan Graves for leading the very useful Recruitment and Diversity Working Group during the past year. ## 4. **Consideration of the Annual report of the General Committee** This was unanimously accepted. Annual Report 2024-2025 - 169th Season of The Nottingham Harmonic Society - October 2025 page 4 of 32 ## 5. **Statement of Accounts** The Hon. Treasurer presented the accounts which can be found on pages 20 to 31. He also noted that the choir has received a £20,000 legacy from Iris Best – this is included under ‘Creditors’ on p.26 of the Annual Report, and will be spent in the future. It is now in a high interest account. There were no questions. The Chair thanked John Filsak for his meticulous work. The Accounts were unanimously accepted by the meeting (Proposed: Jane Rouse, Seconded: Gary Cawthorne). ## 6. **To note the subscription rates for the 169th season** These rates (shown on the following table) were 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 heath reasons may pay a retainer subscription of £20. ## 7. **Election of the Independent Examiner** Baldwin Cox Ltd Accountants were unanimously elected (Proposed: John Filsak, Seconded: Guy Turner). Annual Report 2024-2025 - 169th Season of The Nottingham Harmonic Society - October 2025 page 5 of 32 ## 8. **Election of Honorary Treasurer** John Filsak was unanimously elected (Proposed: Dave Pitt, Seconded: Guy Turner). ## 9. **Election of General Committee** There were four candidates for four vacancies – all were elected unanimously: Muriel Kettlewell - Proposer: Lusia Coulson, Seconder: Julie King Nicki Ryrie - Proposer: Lusia Coulson, Seconder: Liz Pickles Graham Tonkin - Proposer: Sarah May Morris, Seconder: Gary Cawthorne Ann Greenwood - Proposer: Susan Graves, Seconder: Laurel Clayton There are also two co-options allowed under the Rules. These are for specific reasons and can be allocated any time during the season after the AGM. ## 10. **Any Other Business** There were no items of other business other than an announcement that the General Committee wished to present a **Professor John Morehen Award.** The Chair announced that the award is to be presented to Ralph Chapman, in particular for his work running a minibus to our concerts over the years. 1,311 audience members have attended our concerts through this scheme which represents roughly £21,000 worth of tickets at today’s prices. The announcement of the award was very well received by the meeting. Ralph was too unwell to receive the award in person, and it was received on his behalf by Dr Philip Smart. Annual Report 2024-2025 - 169th Season of The Nottingham Harmonic Society - October 2025 page 6 of 32 11. **Long Service Awards were presented to:** - **25 years: Mrs Joanne Browne** **35 years: Mr Gary Ackrill Dr Margaret Benson (not present this evening) Mrs Glynis Prosser** **40 years: Mrs Gail Brown (not present this evening) Mrs Alison Simkins** - **45 years: Mrs Jane Rouse** The Chair remarked that together these members have contributed a grand total of 255 years’ service! **The Meeting closed at 8.36pm, with warm thanks to members from the Chair.** Annual Report 2024-2025 - 169th Season of The Nottingham Harmonic Society - October 2025 page 7 of 32 **THE NOTTINGHAM HARMONIC SOCIETY Registered Charity No. 231548** ## **Minutes of the Special General Meeting** held on Monday 5 May 2025 at 8.40pm at Beeston Parish Church, Beeston. ## **Item 1. Proposal for Subscriptions** The subscription rates for the 2025/2026 Season proposed by the General Committee were emailed to all members prior to the meeting. Attention was drawn to: Full: £180 and Concession: £144 The proposed rates include the hire of all music for the Season. All members present voted in favour of the subscription proposal with no abstentions. ## **Item 2. Proposal re Retainer Membership** At our General Committee meeting on 12 March 2025 the policy for retainer membership had been discussed and the following proposal agreed: Rule 20 (3) states: ‘A member who wishes to take a year out from singing may pay a Retaining Subscription at the Friends’ subscription rate and thereby preserve their joining date and future entitlement to a long service award through continuous membership.’ During the pandemic and subsequent years, the Society has temporarily allowed members to extend this period of absence. In order to clarify and formalise this, it is proposed to extend the Rule, as follows: ‘Retainer membership may run for a maximum of two years. If a member’s reaudition is due at the end of the first year, this must be taken before a second year of retainer membership could be claimed.’ All members present voted in favour of the proposal with no abstentions. 86 members of the Society attended the meeting which closed at 8.54pm. Annual Report 2024-2025 - 169th Season of The Nottingham Harmonic Society - October 2025 page 8 of 32 # **THE NOTTINGHAM HARMONIC SOCIETY Registered Charity No. 231548** # **Annual Report of the 169th Season 2024-2025 October 2025** ## **PRESIDENT** The President for the 169th season was Dr Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason. ## **REPORT FROM THE CHAIR OF THE GENERAL COMMITTEE** Well, the Choir’s 169th season has flown by and I can hardly believe that I’m almost two-thirds of the way through my 3-year term as Chair of the General Committee. Being busy certainly makes the time rush by! And what a great season it’s been. We now look forward to another full concert programme for our 170th season, commencing in November 2025 with one of the greatest oratorios in the repertoire, Mendelssohn’s Elijah. At last October’s AGM it was a pleasure to present our Long Service Awards to seven members whose combined total service came to 255 years! Our very special additional award, The Professor John Morehen Award for Outstanding Service, was presented to long-standing member Ralph Chapman in recognition of his work running a minibus service to our concerts from Ravenshead over many years, thereby making a significant contribution to our ticket sales. Sadly Ralph is now no longer with us, having died on 22 December following a long illness. He is greatly missed by the Choir. November saw a highly successful performance of Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius at Nottingham’s Albert Hall, with the Orchestra da Camera and excellent soloists Joshua Ellicott, Emily Hodkinson and Dingle Yandell. Special thanks to Choir member Chris Taylor for her generous sponsorship of Emily, our mezzo soprano soloist. As with all our Albert Hall concerts, we are indebted to the wonderful Friends of the Harmonic volunteers who look after things front-of-house. Ticket sales for our annual Messiah at the Royal Concert Hall were disappointingly slightly down on the previous year, reflecting perhaps the ever-increasing competition from other music events in the busy pre-Christmas period. However the Family Carol concert, back now in its usual Saturday slot, attracted a massive audience of 1961 people, representing 86% of capacity. The Thoresby Colliery Band, this year conducted by Luke Pallister, was on great form as ever. Annual Report 2024-2025 - 169th Season of The Nottingham Harmonic Society - October 2025 page 9 of 32 Sometimes when choosing repertoire a theme can emerge almost from nowhere, leading to a satisfying programme. This was certainly the case with our Come and Sing day in February, when the word ‘Serenade’ became the link for the three works performed: Vaughan Williams Serenade to Music, Elgar’s Spanish Serenade op.23 and Serenade op.73. Ably supported by Michael Dutton at the piano, our Music Director Richard Laing made sure it was a very enjoyable day for our members and guests alike. Thanks to Dorothy Martin and her team of volunteers for organising the day. The Harmonic has never shied away from ‘difficult’ but musically rewarding works, and this was confirmed again with our performance in March of Herbert Howells’ Hymnus Paradisi at Nottingham’s Albert Hall with the Orchestra da Camera and soloists April Fredrick and Christopher Turner. Along with a brilliant rendition of the Elgar Cello Concerto by soloist Lydia Shelley, the evening was a great success, enjoyed by an appreciative audience. We are most grateful to the Herbert Howells Trust for their generous grant in support of the concert. Our visit to Southwell Minster in May took us down a rather different road, musically speaking, as we collaborated for the first time with the renowned English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble in a programme of Italian Renaissance music from Venice. The sound of our voices so skilfully accompanied on the period instruments made for a special experience in the Minster acoustic. We were pleased to welcome guests from our sponsors Hopewells and A. W. Lymn who joined our President Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason in the audience. To bring our season to a close approximately 50 members took part in the annual Drivetime event at the Royal Concert Hall with the Hallé Orchestra. Although numbers in the Drivetime Choir were lower than in previous years, a rousing performance of Parry’s Blest Pair of Sirens perfectly complemented a programme of ten short orchestral pieces on a theme entitled ‘Out of this World’. This was the last Drivetime concert to be organised by the departing Royal Concert Hall Classical Music Programmer Neil Bennison, who has been a good friend of the Choir for many years. We wish him well for the future. Throughout the year our three committees – General, Programming, and Marketing & Publicity, have been meeting regularly to plan our activities. A notable project now underway is a commission for a new choral work by Swiss composer Carl Rütti, to be performed in the autumn of 2026. An initial payment has been made and we are excited to be working with Carl on what promises to be a very special work. We are using part of a generous legacy from former member Iris Best to finance this commission. Annual Report 2024-2025 - 169th Season of The Nottingham Harmonic Society - October 2025 page 10 of 32 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. As someone who isn’t always completely at home with ‘Admin’, I am hugely reassured that we have such a solid team of experienced people in place to keep the wheels turning! Dave Pitt ## **FINANCIAL REPORT** We knew this year was going to be expensive, with two of our concerts requiring large orchestras. But it has turned out to be less expensive than we thought. The March concert was helped by a grant from the Howells Trust, and our investments weathered the Trump effect to give us a good year-on-year increase. We were also helped by another bumper audience at the Family Carol Concert, and the Southwell Minster concert attracted a bigger crowd than we had budgeted for. We’ve also had quite a few people joining the choir this year, which has helped increase the income from membership fees. On the down side, the hire of Emmanuel for our rehearsal space has become more expensive. And you’ll note a big increase in the cost of hiring our performance spaces. We have also received less in Gift Aid this year. You’ll probably be able to read elsewhere about our new Carl Rütti commission. I simply want to report that we have paid him the first half of his fee, which should be showing in the accounts. We are apparently getting good value for the amount of music per pound. The coming year should be less expensive, but with rising costs all round it will be difficult to break even. 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 Annual Report 2024-2025 - 169th Season of The Nottingham Harmonic Society - October 2025 page 11 of 32 ## **MARKETING AND PUBLICITY** The Marketing and Publicity Sub-Committee (M&P) works diligently behind the scenes to ensure that as many people as possible get to hear about upcoming concerts and all other relevant choir news. ## _Printed materials and press releases_ You will all have seen the excellent posters, flyers and programmes that the committee has produced and many of you will have seen plasma screens in venues such as The Royal Concert Hall and Nottingham Tourist Information Office. We have targeted local publications such as Southwell’s Bramley newspaper and online sites such as The Notts Edit. We have also advertised to special interest groups where appropriate, such as the Elgar Society and the Howells Appreciation Society for this season’s events. The choir’s printed leaflets, advertisements and programmes don’t just appear spontaneously, and it is important to give special mention, thanks and appreciation to Joanne Browne, who directs the artwork and content of these printed materials. I would also like to thank everybody who has volunteered their time to proofread our programmes and publicity materials before they are finalised. I am sure you will agree that our programmes and promotional materials are really very special. The M&P sub-committee is very grateful to Elizabeth Barrett for her fine liaison with the press over the last season. Liz, our resident PR expert, has ensured that our concerts have been promoted in Nottingham publications such as The Notts Edit and coordinated Richard Laing’s wonderful interview on BBC Radio Nottingham prior to our Gerontius concert. ## _Social media_ It is impossible to overstate the importance of social media in promoting the activities of the choir to the widest possible audience. Julie King is our social media lead, and she has been phenomenally busy ensuring that the choir’s social media accounts are constantly populated with engaging material. Julie reports that we currently have 829 followers on X, 782 on Facebook and 299 on Instagram, but we would obviously like more! For Facebook search: Nottingham Harmonic Choir, click the Share logo, and ‘Share now’. For X (Twitter) search: @Notts_Harmonic, then click the Repost’ button. For both you can write a Comment (or Quote on X) if you wish, but don’t have to. On Instagram search: Notts_Harmonic, click the arrow shape under the graphic, then either ‘Add to Story’, Share to…, Copy link, or message to friends. Annual Report 2024-2025 - 169th Season of The Nottingham Harmonic Society - October 2025 page 12 of 32 I am terribly sad to be leaving the choir at the end of the 169th season and this leaves this sub-committee without a Chair. Our choir cannot exist without the efforts of the people who volunteer their time to coordinate and carry out all the activities that go into successful public performances. The more people who volunteer, the lighter the workload for everyone. Please consider joining one of the choir’s committees if you have skills we could make use of. Even a small amount of volunteered time would make an enormous difference. Ellie Wood ## **NOTTINGHAM HARMONIC CHOIR WEBSITE** The current website and membership administration system is reaching the end of its useful life. Future upgrades of WordPress may not support existing custom built plug-ins. The General Committee have agreed to implement a platform provided by Making Music. This will provide a membership administration database, a members area where people can update their own data, the ability to email members and a new public facing website. Making Music Platform is used by over 300 choirs and music groups in the UK. It is based on a website and related software called HarmonySite, which is owned by an Australian company. I am leading the project to implement the new platform with support from a team of volunteers. The membership administration component system is in use from the start of the 2025-26 season. The members area and the public facing website are being configured and are expected to go live in January 2026. Thanks very much to Julian Toler for continuing to manage the web hosting and maintenance of the existing site and for his help with preparations for the changeover. Susan Graves Annual Report 2024-2025 - 169th Season of The Nottingham Harmonic Society - October 2025 page 13 of 32 ## **MEMBERSHIP REPORT** Membership of the Society has maintained a consistent level this season. The Season closed with 190 members. Of these, 5 chose to take a year out and we look forward to their return. 19 members resigned during or at the end of the season or failed to renew their membership and sadly 2 valued members of the choir passed away during the season. - 7 Sopranos - 5 Altos - 3 Tenors - 6 Basses We welcomed 25 new members to the choir including 1 returning member. New members: - 11 Sopranos - 5 Altos - 6 Tenors - 3 Basses The membership breakdown at the end of the season, including those taking a year out, was: Jennifer Weir (membership) Cathy Milne (new members and auditions secretary) ## **FRIENDS OF NOTTINGHAM HARMONIC CHOIR** The ‘Friends of Harmonic’ membership scheme exists to support and enhance all aspects of choral and social activity undertaken by the choir. Friends receive an in-house ticket ordering scheme for the Albert Hall and Southwell Minster concerts at a concessionary rate on four full price tickets and a free programme. Unfortunately, tickets for the Royal Concert Hall must be purchased direct, due to their RCH’s booking system. Friends are invited to attend rehearsals as an observer and welcomed into every aspect of our rich and fulfilling musical and social life. Regular Newsletters, the custom now includes amusing facts or puzzles and even some terrible jokes (not sure if the jokes are a good selling point!!). An invite to the annual summer garden party to enjoy a glass of Pimm’s, wine, cup of tea, bite to eat and enjoy good company with fellow Friends. Annual Report 2024-2025 - 169th Season of The Nottingham Harmonic Society - October 2025 page 14 of 32 The choir is very grateful and appreciate not only the financial support but the practical help at concerts with stewarding and selling programmes etc., which is totally voluntary. We have several members living in different parts of the UK and although not always able to attend concerts, they like to stay in touch with the Harmonic Choir. Please encourage family, friends, neighbours, work colleagues etc to join our merry band of gentlemen and ladies. Pick up a Friends membership form at rehearsals or see the choir's website and download an application form. There is a minimum yearly donation of £20 per person but there is no maximum, the sky is the limit! Lusia Coulson ## **SOCIAL EVENTS** Two social events were held for choir members in 2024/25. The first one was a visit to the Bell Foundry Museum in Loughborough, where we were given a guided tour of the Bell Foundry of John Taylor & Sons, which is still in operation! I had originally planned to visit the Carillon in the Bell Tower in central Loughborough, and be given a demonstration of the Carillon in action by the Borough Carillonneur herself, but this was not possible as the Bell Tower is undergoing restoration works at the moment. Such was the popularity of this event that I have been requested to repeat it for 2025/26, when hopefully the restoration works on the Bell Tower would be complete. The second social event was a meal and get together at the Victoria Hotel in Beeston. I am always looking for new ideas for social events, so please get in touch with your ideas! Jonathan Hall ## **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 Annual Report 2024-2025 - 169th Season of The Nottingham Harmonic Society - October 2025 page 15 of 32 ## **Concerts in the 169th Season** **Elgar** _**The Dream of Gerontius**_ Saturday 23 November 2024 7.30PM Albert Hall, Nottingham **Joshua Ellicott** Tenor **Emily Hodkinson** Mezzo Soprano **Dingle Yandell** Bass Baritone **Richard Laing** Conductor **Jonathan Allsopp** Organist **Orchestra da Camera** ## **Handel** _**Messiah**_ Saturday 7 December 2024 7PM Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham **Rebecca Bottone** Soprano **Cathy Bell** Mezzo-soprano **Satriya Krisna** Tenor **Jon Stainsby** Baritone **Richard Laing** Conductor **Michael Overbury** Continuo **Orchestra da Camera** ## **Family Carol Concert** Saturday 21 December 2024 5PM Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham **Richard Laing** Conductor **Jonathan Allsopp** Organist **Thoresby Colliery Band Luke Pallister** Band Conductor ## **Come and Sing** Saturday 1 March 2025 9.30AM-5PM The Becket School, West Bridgford **Vaughan Williams** Serenade to Music **Elgar** Spanish Serenade Op.23 **Elgar** Serenade Op.73 **Richard Laing** Conductor **Jonathan Allsopp** Accompanist Annual Report 2024-2025 - 169th Season of The Nottingham Harmonic Society - October 2025 page 16 of 32 ## **Howells** _**Hymnus Paradisi**_ **Elgar** _**Cello Concerto**_ Saturday 22 March 2025 7.30PM Albert Hall, Nottingham **Howells** Hymnus Paradisi **Elgar** Cello Concerto **Richard Laing** Conductor **Lydia Shelley** Cello **April Fredrick** Soprano **Christopher Turner** Tenor **Orchestra da Camera** ## **Glories of Venice** Saturday 17 May 2025 7.30PM Southwell Minster **Giovanni Gabrieli** In ecclesiis **Antonio Lotti** Crucifixus **Andrea Gabrieli** Alla battaglia Also featuring pieces from: Schutz, Donato & Palestrina **Richard Laing** Conductor **English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble** ## **The Drivetime Concert with The Hallé** Friday 13 June 2025 6PM Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham **R Strauss** Sunrise from Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001: A Space Odyssey) **Holst** Mars, the Bringer of War from The Planets **Respighi** The Villa Medici Fountain at Sunset from the Fountains of Rome **Beethoven** 5th Symphony, 1[st] Movement **Parry** Blest Pair of Sirens* **Copland** Fanfare For The Common Man **Delia Derbyshire** Doctor Who Theme, orch. Murray Gold **Holst** Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity from The Planets **Debussy** Clair de Lune **Britten** Storm from Four Sea Interludes **John Williams** Star Wars – Main titles **Euan Shields** Conductor **Ruth Rosales** Presenter ***Drivetime Choir** (core choir - Nottingham Harmonic Choir) Annual Report 2024-2025 - 169th Season of The Nottingham Harmonic Society - October 2025 page 17 of 32 ## **THE NOTTINGHAM HARMONIC SOCIETY Registered Charity No. 231548** ## **The Nottingham Harmonic Society – 169[th] Season (2024–2025)** **President:** Dr Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason ## **General Committee:** ## _Elected members -_ Chair of the Committee Mr Dave Pitt Vice-Chair Vacant Hon. General Secretary (Acting) Mr Dave Pitt Hon. Treasurer Mr John Filsak Mrs Joanne Browne Friends’ Secretary Mrs Lusia Coulson Making Music Representative Mrs Susan Graves Mrs Ann Greenwood Mrs Muriel Kettlewell Mrs Julie King Mrs Dorothy Martin Dr Cathy Milne Mr Paul Morris Mrs Jane Rouse Ms Nicola Ryrie Mr Graham Tonkin Ms Rachael Elliot Wood (res. 10.8.25) ## **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 Ms Sarolta Toth Mrs Jennifer Weir Dr Philip Smart Mrs Julie King Mrs Gill Wright/Mrs Jill Blackwell/ Mr David Wright Dr John Whittle Mrs Jo Parry/Mrs Anna Charly Mr David Martin ## **Choir Stewards:** First Soprano Second Soprano Mrs Julie King Mrs Dorothy Martin Annual Report 2024-2025 - 169th Season of The Nottingham Harmonic Society - October 2025 page 18 of 32 First alto Mrs Ann Greenwood Second alto Mrs Margaret Farrington Tenor Mr Gordon Stoner Bass Dr Roger Knaggs Independent Examiner Mr Andrew Crossley FCA (Baldwin Cox Ltd, Beeston) ## **Professional appointments:** Music Director & Chorus Master Mr Richard Laing MA BA PGDip PGCertEd CertAPS FISM FRAS FRSA Accompanist & Organist Mr Jonathan Allsopp BA (Hons) FRCO Accompanist & Organist ## **Sub-Committees:** ## **Programming Committee** Chair of sub-committee Hon. Treasurer Music Director & Chorus Master Librarian Chair of the General Committee Artistes’ Booking Secretary Mrs Dorothy Martin Mrs Joanne Browne Mr Garard Cawthorne (Co-opted) Mr John Filsak Mr Andy Kettlewell (Co-opted) Mr Richard Laing (Co-opted) Ms Sarolta Toth (Co-opted) Mr Dave Pitt Dr Philip Smart (Co-opted) Mr Guy Turner Dr John Whittle (Co-opted) ## **Marketing and Publicity** Chair of sub-committee Chair of the General Committee Ms Rachael Elliot Wood (res. 10.8.25) Mrs Elizabeth Barrett (Co-opted) Mrs Joanne Browne Mx Laurel Clayton (Co-opted) Mr Michael Gillie (Co-opted) Mr Jonathan Hall (Co-opted) Mrs Julie King Mr Dave Pitt ## **Recruitment and Diversity Group** Convenor Mrs Susan Graves ## **Social Events Group** Convenor Mr Jonathan Hall ## **Sponsorship Group** Convenor Mr John Parry Annual Report 2024-2025 - 169th Season of The Nottingham Harmonic Society - October 2025 page 19 of 32 Charity Number 23IS48 APPENDIX NOTfiNGHAM HARMONIC SOCIETY Unaudited Financial Statements Forthe yearended 30June 2025 Annual RepDrt20242025. 169th SÈasonofThe NOIti￿rnI￿1rrnrdCSoc￿. 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ObiEcbv¢4ndAciMtyes The obien I￿Of thp 2011Act.' and to prepare￿coUnt$￿h￿hèÈtot￿￿1￿t￿￿CCU￿TinBr￿[￿rdSJnd COM￿yWrth theaccountinB requKements¢f X)IIP ha¥e r￿1 been mEt.' or to Wh￿￿. in my own￿Tr. allentrL￿ dra￿ inorder fvenJWe a pffjper understar￿ing of thpxcountstobe tEached. Andrew Pcrosthy FCA Baldwin Cox Umited Chartere¢OActyJrtaTrts 15 FosterAvetyuE Beesto Nottingharn NG91AE 29AwJSt20Z5 Annual RepDrt20242025. 169th SÈasonofThe NOIti￿rnI￿1rrnrdCSoc￿. OLtober202S page 24of 32 F4OTf114GHAM ItARMONIC50CIErY 5TATEMENTOF FIIW4OALAcfivmES FOR THE YEAR ENDEO 30JUNE 2025 ZOZ5 20 Inc4mif* Resourcesfrom 8enerated fvndk- Subscriptions Investment income Activities lorgen2ratsr¥fu￿5 27279 2S.040 5.43E 2.946 61.511 7.108 1.769 72.198 12.408 OtherinEomin¥re5llurce5 11S.769 Rosourcos Eynd Costsol8èneratin8fund5 Charitable att￿rt*S GoveinaDcecost5 12.937 99.976 8.033 21.549 77.978 2.405 13D.Y6 IOL.932 OtherReco8nised Sain5- Galnon le¥èl￿at￿OI irKwesiments 9.985 14.283 1s.wi iU94 Totalfund5 brou8htfotward 308.360 295.866 Total (arrwlornavd 30s,In I runds dreUn￿tr￿Ied fthid5 Annual Rèport202ty2025. 169th ￿50n0fTh￿ NOtlhith4mHarTh?Mknety.Ortober￿25 page 25 Df32 NOThINGHAM HARMONIC 500ETY BAL4NCE SHEEr ASAT 30 5UNE ZOZ5 2025 20 F5xedAss¢ts Music and Folde¥s io 5.786 175.S95 4.861 165.6Q6 181.381 170,467 Oebtors Ca5hat baok in har 8.737 129.998 6.891 153,975 138.735 150.866 116.9441 tlercurr•nt*ssets 121.791 137,893 NetAss•ts 303.172 308.3 Aewesented by. Unrestrirted fu 30a,L72 308.360 The financialsts￿rnents Dll pales Ito9wewpapmed tyItretn￿ee50n 29Augu5t 202SèDdsignEdon their behJKby'. D. G. Pittlchairof theGenertl Comrnilteel J. FilsaklHon.Treasurerl Annual RepDrt20242025. 169th SÈasonofThe NOIti￿rnI￿1rrnrdCSoc￿. OLtober202S page 26of 32 NornNGHAM trtARMONICSiXETr NOTESTOThE ACCoUP￿s FOR THÉ YEAR EP4DED30JUNE 2025 preparin8 the aCro￿ty ￿nCom￿ledWith". The ac(Ount5 haYE bpEn prepared on the ￿$tOrIc Cost corryenth)n wth Ihe exCept￿Tr that investments are valued al mbtket value. Thp aLcaunts are In aicutdants with applicable accounti￿ standard% t￿Cha￿leSsORp2￿￿ lknniLng and ieponing byCharitie51 and compty with thE Charilies lknowts Rtwrtsl Re8ulations 2W5 Issued ¥nd2r the (harit*s*£t 2011. GIftA￿le¢Ll1ThWQn th)niiK1n510th@c￿1fi￿￿InC1￿dE￿*7￿inthEaMtsUtst rtcei¥aWe Other ￿pe￿Il￿re15 wknded ￿ E￿at[0￿￿¥h￿n tÈ(*Nable orpayaèle Quoted i0￿$t￿en1$ho¥ebeeft¥3w4I mar*wvalueatth2 baL7n￿sheet date. Unrealiseé and realsed uNe5trnefftt Bain5 and k>55e5 are 5￿w￿ nèt in the statement of ffi￿an￿al a(tWit￿5. Mu*C lo￿er53￿e ￿￿￿Olv?￿JatyQnOrC0sE tythe truste25 andafe bÈifVddepreuJred at IO%perannL¥nan arEd￿VrO balantrb3*S. Thè thamy reBtstErtdthatityand acwrdith ￿ exerno Irorn rIv￿￿on itsiniomÈ and gaill5 wherethey are3ppl￿d f¢1thJriiab￿ wrpDse5. Annual Rèport202ty2025. 169th ￿50n0fTh￿ NOtlhith4mHarTh?Mknety.Ortober￿25 page 27 Df32 NQTnNGHAM HARMONIC SOOEIY NOTESTOTHE ACCOUNTS FOR TIIE YEAR EP4DeL130JUNE 2025 2025 2024 Lfyted In¥estments Interest re￿￿￿e0 117 3.321 967 i.iis 3.438 4 ArtNli*sforitrtratwrffur 1025 2024 Come ar￿ 2,769 2.Y6 202S ZOZ4 Ticket sa￿S Advertl5ing 4ThJ spon5wthpirKorne PerfOr￿n(e lee rEceNed ProEiamme incth¥ 68.145 1.5 S6.876 2.8 1.575 928 785 72.198 61.511 2024 Charities8ift aHI OtherincOmE Legacy Income re(ewed 5.268 1.940 12.408 7.208 Annual RepDrt20242025. 169th SÈasonofThe NOIti￿rnI￿1rrnrdCSoc￿. OLtober202S page 28of 32 NOThIIIGHAM HARMOPIICSOCIETY NOTESTOTHE ACCOLINTS FOR TMEYEAR ENDED 30JVNE ZOZ5 2024 Rehearsèlfep5 st￿￿depre￿at Come and ￿rg(¢sts Advertising andproo￿tH)￿ Musk hire 18.035 643 1.788 1.901 570 16,168 540 1.717 1,264 1,860 21.937 21,549 8 Iharjtsbk activlt ZO24 Orthesira Performer5 Condudtsr MUSIC hire Printing and publKity Pro8tarnrne5 36.239 21.9 5.728 6.384 482 1,576 1.307 34.456 2.076 1,519 2.327 217 6,915 1.257 1.380 40.107 2.359 1.214 1.532 103 PR5 Bo*oflice ndry .976 77.978 9 Go¥ev￿￿e ¢osts 1014 Printing. pllst3geaThY Mat Subsciipknns 645 411 529 442 411 Websitec05ts 350 518 91 507 CommiswnofnÈwwOrk untiwfee5 430 415 8.033 2.405 Annual Rèport202ty2025. 169th ￿50n0fTh￿ NOtlhith4mHarTh?Mknety.Ortober￿25 page 29 Df32 No￿111GHAm HARMONKSOCIE OTESTOTHE ACCOUNTS R THE YEAR ENDED 31)JUNE 2025 10 MU￿C￿n0Fahkn 1024 Valuatthlcost At l July 20241 I luty 20Z3 Additions DI5POSa15 19,962 1,568 IE,754 1.208 A130June 2025130JunE 2024 11.530 19.962 At IJU￿1024 1 LJutrrf2023 Chèt¥E fDrye•r On d￿￿OSalS 15.101 613 14.561 At 30June2025130June 2024 15.744 15.101 Net book￿￿• 30Junp 1015 laOJune2024 5.786 4.861 11 Investments 2015 20Z4 Carryinevalue al lju￿ 2024111th 2023 Gainllk>551 on revaluètN)n 165.606 5.989 151.323 14.283 Af30June2D2SI 30Jurt 2024 175.595 165.606 11 Ca5hatbank and In hand 201$ 2024 CuTrentAccount Number Twojlccoum Uniged TrLL41 Bank Man5r￿ld Pettyca5h 9,639 ioi 9S.2( 25AX) 38.712 19 75.2 129.998 153,975 13 Tnirttt NanE olttr*TruStee5werepahl anv￿￿11nerèt￿1bvihe (haritydurw the yeJr12024.ENill. 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