Committee Changes
9 March 2020
Before tonight’s rehearsal the choir held a Special
General Meeting to elect a new Chairman. The Chairman of over five
years, David Tristram, was thanked for his service in the role, and
all wished him well as he started his year shadowing the Concerts
Manager, Mark Gibson, in advance of (subject to the usual
procedures!) taking over the rôle at the Annual General Meeting in
October this year.
Retiring Chairman thanks Retiring
Librarian for her service
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New Chairman Jonny Alms thanks the
Choir for electing him!
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Before David stepped down, he led a grateful chorus of thanks to
Celia Chapman, our Librarian of over nineteen years. The task of
organising music for 130 singers for four, five, and sometimes more
concerts a year, especially in recent years when we have
additionally had visits to Cathedrals to sing Choral Evensong, and
European Tours, cannot be underestimated. Celia’s undiminishing
ability to keep smiling when members change their minds about
whether to hire or purchase, hand music back late, or forget to
erase their markings, is quite remarkable, and it would be remiss to
praise Celia without praising her husband Ian, who has shared the
load over all these years.
As noted, David’s tenure as Chairman should have ceased at five
years, but he agreed to stay on for a few extra months so that the
candidate to be the next Chairman (Jonny Alms) could be elected after
his extended work tour to New Zealand (he is an International Trade
Advisor at the Department for International Trade). After his
unanimous election Jonny gave a short speech outlining his vision for
the coming months and years, and offering rightful praise to David
for his service in the role. |
