REHEARSALS

Rehearsals began Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008, for the Spring 2008 concert cycle. The CCS rehearses from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Thursdays at the First Presbyterian Church at 296 Main St. in Oneonta. Performances are scheduled for Friday, April 25, and Saturday, April 26, at the First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St. in Oneonta.

For updates, sign up for the listserv (below).

CONCERT ATTIRE

Men: tuxedo or black suit, white shirt, black bow tie, black socks and black shoes. 
Women: full length black skirt, black hose, black long-sleeved blouse with appropriate neckline (no low-cut or turtleneck tops).
All chorus members should refrain from wearing scent.

If you are not wearing appropriate concert attire, it is possible that you will not be allowed to perform.

DUES

All chorus members are required to pay dues for each semester in which they sing. Dues are $43 per semester, and must be paid in full by the third rehearsal of the semester to your section leader. 

A limited number of scholarships are available for singers who might otherwise be unable to participate. Scholarship applications are available upon request.

ATTENDANCE POLICY

To be eligible to sing in any concert, members may
not miss more than two rehearsals. If three or four rehearsals are missed, a member must record a tape of his or her vocal part a capella prior to a concert to demonstrate his/her preparation. 

If more than four rehearsals for a concert cycle are missed, a member may not sing in those concerts. Dress rehearsals are mandatory.

LISTSERV

Catskill Choral Society has set up a listserv, which is an e-mail service that allows a message sent to one e-mail address to be sent out to all the members of the list.

To sign up, open a new e-mail message in your e-mail program. Type the following in the "To:" field of the message, or click the link below:

listserv@listserv.hartwick.edu

In the body of the message, type the following:

sub ccs (first name) (last name)

where (first name) is your first name, and (last name) is your last name. For example, John Smith's message to the listserv would read:

sub ccs John Smith

You will get a confirmation message from the server. Once you are signed up, any message you send to the e-mail address ccs@listserv.hartwick.edu will go to everyone else who has signed up. If you have any questions, contact John Willis, who is maintaining the listserv.

SHEET MUSIC

Chorus members are reminded to treat their sheet music with care. Those who wish to purchase the sheet music may do so; contact John Willis for more information.

Those who are borrowing their music are asked to use only #2 pencil to make any markings. All markings must be erased before music is returned at the end of the semester. A post-concert critique and discussion session is usually held the Thursday after the concert; music can be returned at that time.

MESSAGE BOARD

As an alternative to the listserv, a Catskill Choral Society messageboard offers a place for members to discuss "non-essential" matters. This is a great place to post information about upcoming events or to have other discussions that aren't directly related to CCS business.

To visit the CCS message board, click here. You will be asked to create a user name and password in order to post a comment.

For more information about the message board, e-mail me at catskillcs@gmail.com.