Members’ area
TICKETS
Please can everyone in the choir commit to buy at least one ticket for each concert for friend / family to boost our audience on the day and keep the bank manager happy!
You can buy tickets in advance by clicking the button below (booking fee applies), or with cash on the door.
KEEPING IN TOUCH
Francis Goodwin does a tremendous job keeping everyone up to date with news about our own choir – rehearsals, concerts, timings, social events etc.
He also circulates information about other musical events in the area that we hope will interest you.
If you are not receiving regular emails from Francis Goodwin, please email him and ask to be added to the mailing list! His email address is francis.goodwin1@btinternet.com
We take your data privacy seriously and use Mailchimp to manage our database. We hope you won’t want to use it, but if for any reason you want to stop hearing from us, there is an UNSUBSCRIBE button at the bottom of every email.
SUBSCRIPTIONS
Subs are £75 this term – or £65 for new singers. It is easier and cheaper for us if you pay by online banking – don’t forget to use your initial and surname as a reference.
Our bank account details are as follows
- Forest Row Choral Society
- HSBC East Grinstead
- Sort Code: 40 20 09
- Account Number: 51259199
Please pay promptly at the beginning of each term – to save red faces!
If you don’t use online banking, then a cheque made out to Forest Row Choral Society should be given to Anne Brewer at a rehearsal as early in the term as possible.
Please help us by completing a Gift Aid form if you are a tax payer. This brings in important extra income for the choir. If you later become a non-taxpayer, don’t forget to tell us so that we can update HMRC. You can download the form HERE
A NEW ERA FOR FRCS
Autumn term begins on September 12th 2023 with our first rehearsal at Forest Row Primary School. Please note REHEARSALS WILL NOW RUN FROM 8PM TO 10PM.
Rodney has chosen a mix of ‘old and new’ music for our concert at St Swithun’s on November 18th. We will perform Faure Requiem in the first half (please bring scores if you have them) and a new composition, Voices For Reconciliation by Tony and Gaynor Sadler.
Our Christmas concert will take place at Holy Trinity, Forest Row on December 9th. We will sing part of Handel’s Messiah with a mix of carols and Christmas music.
PRIVATE PRACTISE
We suggest you bookmark the following resources in your browser to help you with practise – each site is different, but between them you will find most major choral works that we are likely to sing.
Online music links or sheet music uploads
Links to online music or sheet music will be shared here.
Concert dress code
Dress code for ladies
- Long Black outfits for ladies
- Dark tights if not wearing trousers or long dress
- Scarf supplied by FRCS on the day
Dress code for men
- Black Dinner Jacket
- Dark Trousers
- White Shirt
- Black Bow Tie (unless told otherwise!)
Rehearsal dates
- Our rehearsals usually run within the school terms.
- Sometimes we break during half term, but this is confirmed at weekly rehearsals.
