|
Membership
Expectations
RCS members are
talented amateur singers ages 20 to 80 who love choral music.
RCS rehearses in a professional atmosphere
Tuesday evenings from 7:30PM to 9:30PM from September through
mid-April. Rehearsals are held at Christ Church, at the corner of
5th and Court Streets in Reading.
RCS performs three
concerts a year, usually in November, January or December, and in
April. The Society performs a wide variety of music, including
choral masterworks with full or chamber orchestra and popular music
such as folk music, spirituals and musical theater. RCS regularly
collaborates with young singers from the Berks Classical Children’s
Chorus, local high schools and area colleges. RCS enjoys a formal
alliance with the Children’s Chorus in which the groups work
together artistically and administratively. Membership dues are currently $75 per
year, plus a $25 music fee. Members may keep the music
purchased with that fee or donate it to the RCS library.
Concert attire consists of black tuxedos
for gentlemen and uniform black dresses for the ladies.
The ladies’ dresses and uniform costume jewelry are purchased
from a choral dress company for a cost of $71.
Members are
expected to attend all rehearsals. If a singer must miss more than
two rehearsals before a concert, the member must get permission from
the Music Director to sing in the concert. If a member misses two
consecutive concerts in a row, the member must re-audition with the
Music Director to rejoin the Society.
|