Welcome to the RTWCS members' section.
This page includes recent notices and other information for the benefit of current choir members.
Page updated 2nd September 2008

Notices

  • The AGM took place on Monday 1st September 2008 in St John's Church. Key issues included:
    Raising of annual subscription from £80 to £90
    Raising of minimum Patron's subscription from £40 to £50.
    Resignation of Helen MacNab and election of Hilary Weston as General Secretary
    Resignation of Alison Kane, Gerald Chew and James Day as committee member
    Election of Ann Greenfield, Magali Nicole and Peter Norgate as committee members
    Resignation of Clive Steward as Librarian, and appointment of Clive Brock in his place.
  • If any member - or prospective member - has not received their "start of season" letter and information pack, please contact Hilary Weston.
  • Note that further progress is being made with our Archive section on this website. The latest additions are transcriptions of Review of some of the choir's first concerts about 100 years ago, inlcuding the review of our first performance of Verdi's Requiem in 1910.
  • Programmes for most concerts over the past 25 years are now also available via the Reviews page. If anyone has copies of either old programmes or reviews which are not on the website we would be grateful if you could please let Gavin Grant know so they can be copied and added to our on-line collection. Note that most of the archive files quite large and are in pdf format. A broadband connection is recommended to view them.

Rehearsals

Normal rehearsals are between 7:30pm and 9:30pm on Mondays in St John's Church Hall. Extra rehearsals will be announced here:

  • Rehearsals for the Verdi Requiem have started and will continue every Monday until the concert on 9th November 2008.
  • Note that East Grinstead Choral Society (ECGS) will be joining us for the performance and will attend rehearsals on 6th, 13th, & 20th October and 3rd November 2008.
  • RTWCS are invited to attend extra rehearsals with EGCS on Thursdays 9th, 16th, and 23rd and 30th October at Imberhorne Lower School, Windmill Lane, East Grinstead.
  • There may be an opportunity for an extra rehearsal on Friday 7th November.
  • The final rehearsal - with both choirs, orchestra and soloists - will be in the Assembly Hall at 10 am on the morning of the concert on 9th November. Attendanace at this rehearsal is essential!.
  • The Christmas Concert rehearsals will start the day after the Verdi concert. Details will be posted shortly.
  • Please be punctual at all rehearsals - arriving no later than 7.25pm in order to be ready to start by 7.30. Rehearsal efficiency is enhanced by having a soft pencil and resisting the temptation to chat! There is usually a raffle and a 10-15 minute break at about 8.30pm.

Newsletter

Newsletters are published in Portable Document Format or "pdf" which requires software such as Adobe Reader in order to view. This may be downloaded free of charge from this site. - watch out for additional toolbars that you may want to install.

The March 2008 newsletter can be downloaded from here.

Old Newsletters can also be read via the following links:
January 2008
May 2007
March 2007
October 2006
May 2004 (Centenary Concert)

Other Items
  • Note that each voice has a "Line Representative"; these are currently
    Sopranos - , Altos - [to be appointed], Tenors - Alan Spencer, Basses - Richard Gosling.
  • The results of the 2005/06 members' survey are now available here.
  • All members are very welcome to come to the Mount Edgcumbe pub after rehearsals on a Monday for an enjoyable drink and chat.
  • Any other notices? If you would like to put up a notice here that you feel concerns the choir then E-mail Gavin Grant . Please also feel free to E-mail with feedback about the site, or to report any errors, omission or broken links etc.