Sevenoaks
Philharmonic
Society
17 Beaconfields.
Sevenoaks
Kent
TN13 2NH
Phone. 07802 335585
President: Lord Sackville
E-mail.. jlamerof7oaks@googlemail.com
". WVhV.sevenoaks-philhamonic.org.uk
13 October 2024
Chairman's Re
rt on Season 2023124
This report covers the Choir Year 2023r24 which ran from 1 July 2023 to 30 June
2024.
Governance
Sevenoaks Philharmonic Soctety FS a Registered Chanty (Charity Number 263930)
and undertakes ath"vities using the name Sevenoaks Philharmonic Choir vthich
deliver rts Charitable Objects'ves which are set out in Éts C￿stittrt10n whith desuibes
also how it manages its affairs.
During ts period covered by this report the Society was govemed by a Management
Committee elected by the Members present at the Society's AGM. comprising .
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Served throu
hout
Chaimian
Yes
vI￿chaIn￿an and
Yes
Membershi
Treasurer
Secrets
Committee Member
Committee Member
Committ* Member
Committee Member
Committee Member
Committee Member
Name
John Larner
Polly Lockvlood
riod?
Kath Won
Bonner
Jane Aebi
Pauline Davies
Patrick Pascall
Brian Shirreff
Sandra Tooke
Caroline Wood
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Ob
ectives of Sevenoaks Philharnionic Socie
as set out in its Constitution
To educate the public in the art and Scien￿ of music and particulaTly to encourage
and advan￿ the study of serious music and of choral singing by the promoting and
presentation of choral and otsr con￿rts and other like activib'es and by providing
persons of vocal or instrumental abilrty with training and musical education
Sevenoaks Philhamionic Society is a reg￿tered charity number 263930

umma
ects
of actlvilies undertaken for the
ublic benefit In relatlon to these
Due to venu8 availabilty the third concert of our 2022r23 Season. Verdi's Requiem
accompanied by Sevenoaks Symphony Orchestra, took place on 1 Juty 2023 lie
within our 2023124 Choir Year). The musical details of this concert were reported as
part of that Season in the Chairnan's Report for 2022123. However, the financial
cOnsequen￿S of that concert are. correclly, accounted within the Choirs Accounts
for its 2023r24 accounting year resulb'ng in a fomial set of 'Statutory Basis. Accounts
which have been subjected to IndeperKlent Financial Revtew in accordan￿ with
Charrty Commission requirements These Ststutory Accounts therefore Gover four
concerts in the accounting year- .one from Season 2022r23 an¢J 3 from Season
2023124.
However, in order to better track outcome of the Societys activib'es on a
"Season-to-season. basis the Treasurer has re<ast the financial infomiation to
enable more informed financial understanding on a year￿n-Year basis of three
Con￿rtS in each year. As well as ￿Ing confimied by the Soaety's Treasurer these
°Management Accounts. have been verified by the Chairman by referen￿ to the
underlying accountsng records.
This only the second t'me in thè 35 year known h5Story of the Society that this has
occurred.
Our Choir Year Athviti'es therefore tethnicalty o)mmenced Y￿th the performance of
Verdi's Requiem on 1 July 2023. Please see last yearfs Chaiman's Report ft)r details
of that activity.
Our 2023124 Season then saw us present three varied and well re￿iVed concerts
along with a well supported Singing Development Day.
Our Autumn cOn￿rt took place on 2 De￿rnber 2023 at St Nicks accompanied solely
by Harp and Piano. As well as Britten's Ceremony of Carols anrfchilcott's On
Christmas Night both audience and choir were thrilled by solo pieces for the Harp
and both the Soprano and Alto soloists ably accompanied by Tra￿Y Renwick.
We ran another successful Singing Day with Jack Apperley as part of our
preparations for our 23 March 2024 performance of Brahms, Gemian Requiem at
Pamoja Hall. As well as being a thoroughly enjoyable event in its own right the
Singing Day helped towards our fundraising efforts and provbded a valuable
contributs.on of some more than 20 si￿erS for the con￿rt.
The Brahms concert attracted a good sized audien￿ at Pamoja this year, though we
lost quite a number of our own members from the COn￿rt fOr￿S - when we do big
works we need everyone to commit to be there as part of the wider team. Feedback
suggests that some people found singing in Geman mre drfficult and the rnusic
itself quite challenging. Wthout the Singing Day reinforcements V￿ would have
found the going much tougher, but. just one slight wobble (which l think we got
away with from the audience perspective) this was a very strong perf0mlan￿ and
greatly enjoyed by the audien￿.

We topped off an enjoyable season with °something COMp￿telY drfferenf- a concert
perfomance of Gilbert and Sullivan's M'skado in which we were joined by a hugely
expenenced company of soloists from Grim's Dyke Opera Company Company
wearing costumes and using props from the D'oyly Cart archive. chorus parts
that were not too tsxing we were able to enjoy close-up the consummate skill and
eXpe￿en￿ of the sokiists who delivered both the dialogue and their own vocal ple￿S
with huge skill and clarity and outstsnding comic timing. We had a really good
audience at Stag for this and the applause was thunderous. Robyn vtss in her
element holding it all t()Jether perfectly and allowing the soloists full rein to entertain
us all. Though the thorus music was notably easier compared with Brahms Requiem
we again had quite a number of members who chose not to sing in this one- such a
pity because it was tTuly a memorable perfo￿an￿.
So all in all another wonderful season of sirwJing that attracted gocmj sized and
appreciative audiences. My personal thanks go to Robyn for leading us so ably
through such varied ￿pertoire and to Tra￿Y for all her support at our rehearsals.
Financially the outcome was good, thanks in no small part to a generous donation to
cover the soloist costs for Mikado and the unsb"nting fundraising efforts of Caroline
Wooj and the support you all give her.
Finally, my thanks also go to your C(*nmittee- without vthose unsbnb.ng efforts none
of this would happen.
John Lam•r
Chaimian. Sevenoaks Phllharnionlc Soclety

Sevenoaks Philharnionic Society
Balance Sheet as at 30th June 2024
202312024
Oebtr(8 ?￿1 Pa
£29)4.08
£44.432.40
£3)).47
In Hand
£35.073.C
£44 WL.87
Total CurrthtAsMts
£37M7.14
f45.289.87
Current Liabililies
Credtors and
£2 4￿2.co
£3.￿1 Y2
Total Liab￿￿tIo5
46105
£3,301.32
£3I116Jlg
Representlng .
A¢¢umuW Fumd .
FuThJ atstsrt of
£11)J3.9J
£6.873.46
umulated Fund at end of year
t￿.1 Fund¥
John Larner, Chalrnmn
Katherine Wongj Trnasurer
Auditorfs Re
ort to the Members
I have indepeThJentty rewe¥￿d the atK+ve Balan￿ Sheet and the Income and Expendrture A¢count on pages 2 ar¥J 3.
For convenience and economy, the Socth uses informal mearts to ackn¢wA&dge arKI 8c£ount for certain Teceii*s
and my verif5calion of these rtems i% Ilmrted accoFdingly Wrth this proyiso, in my opinion the Accounts give a true and
fair view of the state of the Sothetys affaits at 30th June 2024 and of the SUfF4us for the
ear ended on that date.
Colln Martln, Honorary Independent Revlewer

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