Membership Info

KEY DOCUMENTS***

• ♫ Rehearsal Notes Updated 7/7 
• ♫ Rehearsal Calendar Updated 6/22
• ♫ Contact List
• ♫ Membership Handbook

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Mark Your Calendars

 Thank you for taking the Chorale's Membership Survey!  Come to the August 3 Membership Retreat to get an early peek at the results, and have additional discussion on important topics about the Chorale.  See below for more info!

Dates to Remember:
        Saturday, 7/19 Sale-a-bration
        Sunday, 8/3 Annual membership retreat
        Tuesday, 8/26 First rehearsal of fall season!

Sale-a-bration - Saturday, July 19 
Ridgefield’s annual Sale-a-bration is a street festival with vendor booths, sidewalk sales, etc. from noon – 5 p.m. The Chorale sets up a booth and markets the Chorale to potential new singers and audience members.   If you can sign-up for a timeslot and be at the booth to hand out flyers, chat with passers-by, and have them add their names to our mailing list, please email Denise Sladek at dsladek@ridgefieldchorale.org.  Denise and Stefanie Putkowski are this year's coordinators.

Ridgefield 300th
Please note that the first rehearsal has been changed to Tuesday, July 22nd, 7:00 p.m. at Jesse Lee.
Saturday, September 20th the chorale is the anchor choir of an All-Town Choir performing at a concert celebration of music, song, and dance. Music selections include Wizard of Oz Medley, The Promise of Living, and A Girl's Garden.
The Sept 20th All-Town Choir requires a separate registration form – please see Shifee Losacco or download the form here: ♫ Ridgefield300. Cost for All-Town Choir is $10 registration fee, made payable to Ridgefield 300. Please email Shifee at slosacco@ridgefieldchorale.org with any questions.

Annual Member Retreat
Attend the fourth annual summer Member Retreat on Sunday, August 3rd from 2:30 – 5:00 p.m., hosted by Patti Ross. Bring your ideas and suggestions, and brainstorm with your fellow Chorale members. Please RSVP to Tammy Strom at tstrom@ridgefieldchorale.org by July 15.

Music and Vocal Production Classes
Daniela has generously announced that she will teach a member education program that will begin later in the summer. Music and vocal production classes will be available free of charge to all Chorale members. While all members are encouraged to participate, classes are not required except for Small Ensemble members. For more information: CLICK HERE

Chorale Officers/Member Representatives
At the Chorale’s Annual General Membership Meeting on Tuesday, June 24, the following slate of officers and member representatives were elected for a 2-year term, effective September 1, 2008. Congratulations!

President: Shifee Losacco
Vice Pesident: Denise Sladek
Secretary: Tammy Strom
Treasurer: Barbara Hudson

Member Representatives:
Ana Granados
Lucretia Pannozzo
Concetta Simeone
Meredith Towers
Katherine Whitaker

At the annual meeting, the 2008-2009 budget was passed. 2008-2009 budget  DOWNLOAD BUDGET

Membership dues and music costs

Please pay your music invoice, provided to you by Treasurer, Barbara Hudson. Dues for each season are $60. Please let Barbara know any questions or concerns.

Chorale Fundraising

The Chorale’s ad campaign is successful because of all of your efforts. If you have any suggestions or names of local businesses who may be interested in sponsoring an ad in the Chorale’s Program Book, please email Patti at PRoss@RidgefieldChorale.Org.

Got Questions? We’ve got answers…

Need to know who your section leader is, who is on the Board of Directors, or what to wear for the performance? Our new and updated membership handbook is available for electronic distribution. Hardcopies are available upon request.