A Guide to Getting Started with Aylesbury Choral Society
Who's Who
These are the people you should familiarise yourself with as soon as possible, once you've joined Aylesbury Choral Society...Committee | |
 | Librarian: Lucy Jenkins The Librarian ensures that the choir has copies of the music required by purchasing or hiring sufficient copies. |
| Concert Manager: Sue Oswell Concert Manager |
 | Chairman: Chris Dalladay Chris is the Chairman of the Society and, as such, is one of the key members to get to know. |
 | Membership Secretary: Moira Dlugosz Moira is your membership secretary and, as such, is the first 'port of call' for all membership-related matters. |
| Treasurer: Pat Starr The choir's treasurer - dealing with all matters financial. |
| Honorary Secretary: Jenny Ion This is the administrative secretary of the choir, not to be confused with the Membership Secretary. |
Choir Administration | |
| Honorary Secretary: Jenny Ion This is the administrative secretary of the choir, not to be confused with the Membership Secretary. |
View the full list of Aylesbury Choral Society Office Holders
The first rehearsal of our 2024-2025 season is Tuesday 3rd September at the Church on Fairford Leys, Aylesbury, at 7:30pm (music can be provided). Then the first of the Spring Term is Tuesday 7th January; and the first of the Summer Term is Tuesday 29th April.
There is an 'open rehearsal', particularly suitable for all who think that they might be interested in 'testing us out' on the 2nd Tuesday of each term: 10th September, 14th January and 6th May. However, you would be welcome on any Tuesday rehearsal.
Do come along!
Want more information?
Use the menu buttons at the top of this page to quickly access a range of information.
For general contact, please use the contact form from the 'Contact' menu above.
For membership enquiries only, please contact our membership secretary, Moira Dlugosz, at moira.membership@gmail.com
Or, please use our contact form here.
Best of all, just pop into a rehearsal on a Tuesday evening at The Church on Fairford Leys (we start at 7:30pm).... you will always be made welcome!
Click here for a copy of our recruitment leaflet.
You might also like to look at the rest of this website to gain further information about the Society.
Please also check out the Frequently Asked Questions Page.
Here is our Equality, Diversity and inclusion Policy to download.
What do we sing?
We sing choral music, sacred and secular from across the ages, from Renaissance to the jazz age of the Musicals. In general, the Autumn and Spring terms usually consist of the large-scale choral works (usually sacred), such as Haydn's Creation, Bach's Christmas Oratorio and Verdi's Requiem. In the Summer, we tend to sing smaller and lighter works, including some by more recent and contemporary composers.
Most of our concerts take place at St Mary's Church, in the centre of Aylesbury, except in the summer when we often sing at other churches, schools and community centres around the town and local area. See the FAQs page of this website.
Safeguarding for children, young people and other vulnerable people....
The Society welcomes members from age 16 but may also work with children younger than 16 on occasion (e.g. choral activities involving school choral groups).
We have a Safeguarding Policy for children (under 16) and young people (16-18) as well as other vulnerable people. This policy may be accessed here, including a consent form for parents and carers of children and young people who may be involved in ACS's activities.
Our subscriptions for the 2024-2025 season
Autumn & Spring terms separately: £90 per term
Autumn & Spring terms together: £165
Summer term only: £60
All three terms together (our preferred option): £225
Under 25 £45 per term
In full-time education: £22.50 per term
Subs can be paid by cash, cheque, by Debit/Credi card or by Bank Transfer (we will provide bank details if needed).
