Please find below links to the minutes of the last AGM held in September 2016 – as either a WORD document or a PDF file.

BCS AGM held 7.9.2016

BCS AGM held 7.9.2016 PDF

The Agenda for this year’s AGM, to be held on Wednesday 6th September 2017 at 7.30 p.m. in Sunderland Minster, is also included at the start of the minutes. As you will see from the Agenda, it has been agreed that verbal reports will only be heard at the meeting from the Chairman, the Treasurer, and the Musical Director. Links to the other usual reports will be published here as soon as they are available so that members can check their contents and raise questions at the AGM if applicable.

PATRONS’ OFFICER’S REPORT 2016 – 2017

Concert Manager report 2017

BW Conductor’s report for the 2016 – 17 season

Chairman’s Report 2017

It is also intended that this will be the first session of the new season and the distribution of scores for a next work will take place on that evening, followed by a short rehearsal session. Money for score hire should be correct, as no change will be available, and in an envelope marked with your name.

Preparation for our Summer charity concert at the Sage will begin with our first rehearsal after Easter on Wednesday 26th April 2017 in Sunderland Minster, starting at 7.30 p.m. Please try to be there early enough to have received your new score in time to start promptly. Also money for score hire should be correct as no change is available and in an envelope marked with your name.

We look forward to seeing you then.

If you need more copies of the poster or postcard for our Mozart concert on the 8th April please use the links below:-

Poster April 8th Mozart

Postcard April 8th Mozart

As our rehearsal on Wednesday 1st March 2017 falls on Ash Wednesday, the rehearsal will take place at Ewesley Road Methodist Church, Chester Road, Sunderland. We look forward to seeing you there, even if you are delayed by other commitments.

As part of the publicity for our latest concert, some photographs of the choir rehearsing were kindly taken for us by Mick Lynch.

Below are a selection taken from that session. Apologies that not everyone is included in a photo.

Please find below a link to the minutes of the last AGM held in September 2015 as either a WORD document or a PDF file.

BCS AGM held 2.9.2015

BCS AGM held 2.9.2015 PDF

The Agenda for this year’s AGM, to be held on Wednesday 7th September 2016 at 7.30 p.m. in Sunderland Minster, is also included at the start of the minutes. As you will see from the Agenda, it has been agreed that verbal reports will only be heard at the meeting from the Chairman, the Treasurer and the Musical Director. Links to the other usual reports will be published here as soon as they are available so that members can check their contents and raise questions at the AGM if applicable.

librarian’s report 2016

Vice Chairman’s report 2016

PATRONS’ OFFICER’S REPORT 2015 – 16

BYS report 2015-16

It is also intended that the distribution of scores for the new works will take place on that evening and possibly a short rehearsal session as well.

Do you need a poster for the March 19th 2016 concert ? use the link below

Poster March 2016

Below is a link to a pdf file with all of the necessary information about arrangements for the Wood Requiem choral workshop at the Sage on Saturday 6th February.

Wood Requiem Workshop Information for Singers

As it is Ash Wednesday, the rehearsal on Wednesday, February 10^th 2016 will be held at Ewesley Road Methodist Church at our usual time.

The rehearsal preparations for our next concert (March 19th 2016 – Hummel’s Mass in B flat and a range of other pieces)  will start on Wednesday 6th January 2016 at 7.30 p.m. in Sunderland Minster. Please be a little early, if possible, to facilitate the giving out of scores and bring with you some change for score hire.

We look forward to seeing you there.