Members' Page
(Please note that in order to access the password-protected members'-only page, please use the slightly different URL (www.invernesschoral.org.uk/login.asp) and use the password given to all members by Mary Thomson.)
Important notice for all members:
Inverness Choral Society is now listed on Easy Fundraising which is a portal that you should go through to order anything online.
Typically about 3% of your purchase price is donated to the Society, plus of course Gift Aid which fairly mounts up over time. For example if you pay your car or home insurance by this method, the contribution to the Society can amount to £30 - £40 which with a large group such as ours could be quite significant.
To enter Easy Fundraising enter Google and type in Easy Fundraising. Up comes the portal and you type in Inverness Choral Society where it says "Search for a cause". Then on the left where it says "Browse Retailers" click this and from there you can navigate your way to your retailer of choice.
Please don't forget to use this. You will see that you also have the option to set Easy Fundraising as a default. We could generate quite a sizeable income through this site.
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CHOIR ETIQUETTE
Rehearsals begin punctually at 7.30 pm so please be in your seat in good time. The conductor appreciates it if you listen to his explanations and instructions and refrain from chatting whilst he is rehearsing other sections of the choir. You should bring a pencil and eraser to each rehearsal, in order to mark your scores with the conductor's directions.
Each term we will be given suggested web sites to help us do "homework" between rehearsals.
DRESS CODE 
For formal occasions, concert dress is black for everyone: long black skirt or dress trousers and long-sleeved black blouses or tops for ladies, and black trousers and black open-necked shirts for gentlemen. Black shoes for all.
The informal dress for public events such as the annual Carolthon is the choir's uniform in royal blue with its logo on the left breast. A variety of sweatshirts, polo shirts, t-shirts and fleeces is available and can be ordered at the rehearsal break.
MUSIC SCORES
Music for each concert will available for purchase or hire at the first rehearsals in August and January.
MEMBERSHIP FEES
For 2023/2024 the subscription is £110, £25 for under 25s and full time students. This is for the full session until the spring concert and is payable within three weeks of restarting rehearsals in August. It is possible to pay 2 installments of £55.
If you are a former member rejoining in January, the full fee is payable. However, if you are rejoining after an absence of more than two complete sessions you will be treated as a new member and will be entitled to pay the new member's "half-year"sub.
If you can't make the first rehearsal, you can usually join within the following two weeks. But if you have to miss three or more rehearsals overall you won't be able to sing in the concert.
Choral Repertoire and the Society's Music Committee
Anyone is welcome to make suggestions for future repertoire which are then considered by the Music Committee. In addition, members are from time to time consulted on their ideas for suitable works (via a clipboard periodically circulated during rehearsals) and these suggestions are then considered by the Music Committee. This comprises our Conductor and Accompanist, Chair, Treasurer, Librarian and 1 or 2 Choral members.