GUILDFORD
PHILHARMONIC CHOIR
(President: Sir David Willcocks)
presents
CHOIR BOY & CHOIR GIRL
OF THE YEAR
COMPETITION
Prizes of £100 for the two winners
£50 for the runners up
plus other prizes
The winners have an opportunity to sing at the Civic Hall in
concert with the Guildford Philharmonic Choir
on Saturday 8th November 1997
SEE YOUR TEACHER/CHOIR DIRECTOR FOR DETAILS
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GUILDFORD PHILHARMONIC CHOIR
SOUTHERN COUNTIES YOUNG SINGER OF THE YEAR
DECEMBER 1997 - CIVIC HALL, GUILDFORD
INITIAL THOUGTS
Concert
First half to be performance of Britten’s St Nicolas, featuring the Winner and two runners-up of Boys
Award and three Girls’ Winners.
Second half to be the Family Carol Concert style as of previous years, also featuring the Winners only
of the Boy’s and Girl’s Award (solo carols etc.)
Presentation of Prizes to each singer
Forces required:
Britten: Strings (6.6.4.3.2) - Piano Duet - Percussion - Organ - Tenor Soloist Chorus (SATB/boys/girls)
Carols: Brass Octet - Percussion - Organ
No Father Christmas/Rotary/Speeches, etc.!
Civic Hall
Book Saturday afternoon for final round of competition
Book Sunday afternoon for Prize-winners/Carol Concert
Fix ticket structure to allow for discount if both events are attended
Electronic Organ will be needed - better than instrument used for Christmas 1996
Southern Counties Radio (SCR):
Involve SCR in advertising competition on radio and elsewhere around the south of England
Obtain sponsorship from SCR either to underwrite or fully fund competition
Have SCR record for future broadcast or live broadcast Prize-winners concert
Celebrity Presenter (possibly from SCR, but NOT same as Christmas 1996)
Put forward sum of money for prizes
Organisation of Competition
Applications out by Easter (March 30)
Entries in to GPC by May 30
Auditions at various schools throughout latter part of June/early July
Panel of judges chosen from among (non-exclusive) Jeremy Backhouse, Jeremy Filsell,
Andrew Millington, Peter White, Ruth Holton
Inform entrants of first shortlist (number dependent on initial entry) by end of July
Possible second round of auditions mid-October (again, dependent on initial entry)
Final six of each (boy and girl) to be heard publicly on Saturday afternoon in Civic Hall
Prize money ??? Winners £250 each; 2"*: £150 each; 3": £100 each (total: £1000)
Age range 8 - 713
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David Willcocks)
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CHOIR BOY & CHOIR GIRL
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TIMETABLE OF EVENTS
“Welcome to the Choirboy & Choirgirl of the Year competition
organised and sponsored by the Guildford Philharmonic Choir
and supported by BBC Southern Counties Radio.
9.45
Finalists meet Jeremy Backhouse and other judges.
10.00
Welcome and introduction
Prizes:
£100 each to the winning boy and winning girl.
450 each to the runners up.
by Peter Gautrey,
committee member Guildford Philharmonic Society.
In addition the two winners will each perform a piece with
the Guildford Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra in
the first
Introduction of judges and accompanist.
half of this evening’s concert and also take prominent roles
in the performance of Britten’s St Nicolas in the second.
10.15
The girl finalists perform for the judges.
11.00
Refreshments for finalists and supporters.
11.15
The
12.30
The results will
All other finalists will also be taking part in the concert.
Judges:
Jeremy Backhouse.
Chorus Director Guildford Philharmonic Choir.
Keith Willis.
Head.
Jeremy Filsell.
Accompanist
Surrey Youth Music and Performing Arts.
boy finalists perform for
the judges.
Guildford Philharmonic Choir.
Music kindly supplied by Britten’s Music Ltd of West Byfleet.
be announced.
The winners and runners up will
at
the beginning of
We
look forward
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the evening concert
to seeing you
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in
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GUILDFORD PHILHARMONIC CHOIR
CHARITY No. 1026337
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The Secretary/Treasurer
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30 Frederick Sanger Road
TEL. +44 (0)1483 428400
Guildford GU2 5YD
FAX +44 (0)1483 419905
18 September 1998
This is just a brief note to thank the Fund for its very generous cheque of £250 towards the cost of the
Choir’s next Young Singers Competition. This will be most useful and will be duly acknowledged at
the time.
Christopher Robinson
Hon. Treasurer.
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TELEPHONE (01483) 444666
FAX (01483) 444732
Dr John Trigg
Chairman, Guildford Philharmonic Choir
13 Vicarage Gate
Onslow Village
Guildford GU2 5QJ
1 June 1998
Dear Dr Trigg,
Thank you for your proposal for funding towards the Philharmonic Choir's Singing
Competition. The South East Music Trust Committee agreed that the proposal was very well
presented.
The Committee felt that the judging body should include a singer and one other "outside" person, as well as Jeremy Backhouse. This would expand the profile of the competition and
give the whole project wider appeal.
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The Committee was also of the opinion that the name of the competition should be Young
Singer of the Year - the word "Chorister" was felt to be slightly misleading to those not in
traditional church choirs. The Committee does need to know what other sources of funding
are being considered for the project and how much money is being asked for. The Guildford
Philharmonic Orchestra must of course be involved in any concert, and the commitment from
SEMT if the project were to go ahead would be for one year only. We review grants annually.
We hope the above is helpful to you, and iook forward to hearing from you in due course.
With best wishes,
Yours sincerely,
Pamela Pile
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To: The News Editor
From: Susan Ranft - Publicity Officer, Guildford Philharmonic Choir
(Tele.01306 888870 Fax 01306 742460)
Date: 18th August 1997
Message: Please publish week beginning August 25th 1997, if possible.
“CHOIR BOY AND CHOIR GIRL OF THE YEAR COMPETITION
Guildford Philharmonic Choir (President: Sir David Willcocks), with the help of BBC
Southern Counties Radio, is planning a new and challenging venture for this autumn.
In order to encourage young singers a competition has been organized to find the
Choir Boy and Choir Girl of the Year.
The two winners will not only receive a cheque for £100 but the exciting opportunity
to sing at the Civic Hall in Guildford on Saturday 8 November with the Guildford
Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra in a performance of Britten’s “St. Nicholas”. There
will also be £50 for the runners-up and other prizes too.
Entrants should be in school years 4-10 inclusive but boys must be trebles. They must
be a member of a Church or School Choir or sing with any other music group and will
need to submit a tape of their singing to the judges by 26 September. Details have
already been posted to all schools in the area but any further information may be
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YOUNG SINGER OF THE YEAR 1997
FINAL
SATURDAY 8 NOVEMBER 1997
CIVIC HALL, GUILDFORD
Below is laid out the repertoire that each singer will be required to learnfor the final (and
perform in the concert if chosen) of the Guildford Philharmonic Choir’s Young Singer of the
Year competition 1997.
CHOIRBOY
a)
SS. Wesley: Blessed be the God and Father (pub. Novello)
Treble solos beginning from “But as He which hath calied you is holy ...”, ending
“’.. with a pure heart fervently”, before the entry of the tenors and basses on “Being born again ...”
Accompanied by organ.
b)
Britten: Saint Nicolas (pub. Boosey & Hawkes)
Il. The Birth of Nicolas. Treble solos (“The boy Nicolas”) on pages 10, 11, 12, 13 (twice)
& 14.
VU. Nicolas and the Pickled Boys. Three Small Boys, !ast two lines of page 63.
Accompanied by orchestra.
In the concert, the winning Choirboy will perform the Wesley and (in the Britten) The Boy
Nicolas and as one of the Three Pickled Boys. The two runners-up will perform as two of the
Three Pickled Boys in the Britten.
CHOIRGIRL
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Mendelssohn: Hear my Prayer (pub. Noveilo)
Complete soprano solo from beginning “Hear my prayer ...” to the end of the piece.
Accompanied by organ.
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Britten: Saint Nicolas (pub. Boosey & Hawkes)
VII. Nicolas and the Pickled Boys. Gallery semi-chorus on pages 57, 59, 60 & 64.
Accompanied by orchestra.
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of the Gallery semi-chorus in the seventh movement. The two runners-up will also perform as
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Chorus Master: Jeremy Backhouse
Accompanist: Jeremy Filsell
Chairman: John Srigg, 13 Vicarage Gate, Onslow Village, Guildford, GUl2 5QY. Tl: 01483 823084
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Quite a mouthful, that. Jeremy has just faxed me his revised leaflet draft, to
which | have the following comments to make.
7. We have nowhere specified the value of prizes to runners-up and finalists: |
Tine an2S Wweler
wrote to Jeremy after his previous edition with a suggestion (second-last para) —Umsray be Spore) .
as to what these might be and | enclose a copy of that letter. | appreciate that
this does not need to be cast in stone just yet, but as | am in the process of
getting sponsors and funding for the Choir's next two seasons, and the prize
money for this competition is a good package "sell", | need an indication if
raising the (for example) £900.00 needed is to fall within my brief. If funds
are already committed, | need to know, so | neither duplicate effort nor make
the Choir look foolish. | understand from Jeremy that the money will NOT come
from Southern Counties Radio.
2. Has any decision been made about the size of the shortlist and how the
finalists will be chosen? (\2
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3. The probity of the competition from the entrants' and the sponsors’ point of
view will be enhanced or otherwise by the names of the judges. Do we have any J
yet?
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5. Accompanists are nowhere mentioned in the Rules etc. For the finals, will
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tapes of unaccompanied voices.
6. Are you proposing to acknowledge receipt of entry forms & tapes? To a degree, Couto clo J
this might protect us from unpleasantness later if a let-out clause for the
Choir is not included in the rules about non-receipt etc. If so, | suggest you
say that competitors should include a self-addressed and stamped postcard or
envelope (DL, or C4 for more information) with their entry forms.
7. | suggested to Jeremy that we should ask for the name of the entrant's
“singing group" as this would be useful in future to the GPC. "Position" on the
Entry Form does not really ask for this.
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8. /f we get sponsors specifically for the competition, we ought to offer them
"hospitality" for both morning Finals and evening Concert. For instance, we
might (should!) offer them tickets to the Concert and maybe use of the Dene
Room (morning and/or evening), which is 5.9 x 5.6m and holds about 20 standing.
Nicola might even include this in the GPO's support package in return for
inclusion in the publicity. In return, | might even get the sponsors to provide
lunch for finalists, parents and "supporting adult" (and John, Jeremy, Nicola
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etc?) as part of their sponsorship. At the very least, they should have an
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something to say about this.
Will l have a free hand to negotiate with the
potential sponsors? If not, we need to draw up guidelines.
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County Council's "Head of Surrey Youth Music and Performing Arts" called me back
this morning. When this competition was first mooted, Nicola Goold suggested we
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contact him for liaison purposes and | got the task.
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constraints andprovisos, he is happy to help. In particular, he will distribute
our leaflet free of charge in their weekly mailing to all 400 schools within the
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note of those schools he is covering to avoid duplication. What is the proposed
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Registered as a Charity No. 1026337
President: Sir David Willcocks, CBE, MC.
Chorus Master: Jeremy Backhouse
Accompanist: Jeremy Filsell
Chairman: John Sigg, 13 Vicarage Gate, Onslow Village, Guildford, GY2 5QY. el: 01483 823084
Secretary: Michael Dawe, 3 Brewhouse Road, Tanners Meadow, Brockham, Wetchworth, Surrey, RH3 NL. Tel. 01737 842727
Theasurer: Christopher Robinson, She Coach House, Station Road, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1EX. Tel. 01483 428400
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Development picer: Stephen Jepson, Clereholt, Folday Glade, Holmbury St Mary, Dorking, Surrey, RAS 6PG. Tel. 01306 730383
January 26" 1998
Dr Malcolm Parry
The Surrey Research Park Office
30 Frederick Sanger Road
GUILDFORD
Surrey
GU2 5YD
Dear
Thank you for your offer to sponsor Guildford Philharmonic Choir’s “Young Singer of the Year”
Competition for 1998 in the sum of £250.00. Your contribution will be greatly appreciated. We anticipate
holding this competition in the latter part of November.
Stephen Jepson, our Development Officer, will contact you later in the year, but in good time to agree
promotional details with you. | understand you will also need an Invoice from us at about that time.
Yours sincerely,
Mary Clayton
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November 1997.
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performance of St Nicholas.
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9.30am
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9.45am.
Jeremy Backhouse to meet finalists and explain what exactly is required, etc.
10.00am.
MC on stage to welcome public, give brief resume of reason behind the competition,
Boy Finalists can move to audience.
introduce plan for the morning; then welcomes judges on stage..
Judges take up positions at front row of balcony. Welcome Jeremy Filsell on stage.
10.15am.
Girl 1
10.25am.
10.35am
Girl 2
Girl 3
10.45am.
Girl 4
10.55am.
Girl 5
11.05am.
Welcome all 5 Girl Finalists onto stage for round of applause.
Girl Finalists can move out into the hall at this point.
11.10am.
Refreshments (15 minutes). GPC/Civic Hall provision?
11.30am.
Boy 1
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Boy 2
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Boy 3
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Boy 4
12.10pm.
Boy 5
12.20pm.
Welcome all 5 Boy finalists onto stage for round of applause. S . Ln auliece
During this period, judges decide on Winner and two Runners-up of Girls’ category
12.30pm.
Round-up by MC of morning’s performances and then jolly organ piece (or extracts
from St Nicolas) of about 5 minutes) played by Jeremy Filsell.
During this period, judges decide on Winner and two Runners-up of Boys’ category.
Announcement of and-Presentatrotto Runners-up and Winners in each category.
12.45pm.
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2 Winners and 4 Runners-up will need to wait behind to speak to Jeremy Backhouse about rehearsal
in the afternoon for the concert. That should free them at about 1.00pm.
Times are rather short for each singer, so will need to move from one to the next very swiftly if we
are not to lose too much time. There might need to be some flexibility in some of the timings.
There will not be time to hear all of the prescribed music sung by each singer. We will want to hear
some at least from both set pieces. This will be made clear to Finalists in the talk prior to the Final.
MC to introduce each singer once on stage, giving a very short background of him/her. MC should
sit on stage during each performance, escorting singers on/off stage.
stage: Hoh hi. A-O©
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Podium on which singers may stand.
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Refreshments for singers (Water/squash/juice/tea/coffee - biscuits?)
Usual backstage facilities (changing area, loos, secure area for valuables, etc.)
Green Room for judges and organist - U¥? S\aus ba< /
Front row of Balcony:
This will need to be arranged in such a way as to accommodate writing desks (or something like) for
the three judges. Extra light may be needed. It may be handy to have 2-way communication (“walkietalkie’) between Judges and Backstage Manager.
Backstage Manager
To be responsible for organising smooth running of on and off stage entrances/exits. To make sure
all is co-ordinated between backstage and stage.
Front of House Manager
To welcome singers, teachers, parents, etc. to Civic Hall and point in right direction. To organise
seating for finalists when they are not backstage. To make sure Finalists are moved backstage at
appropriate time. To liaise with Civic Hall staff re lighting, doors, late-comers, etc. To liaise with
Backstage Manager with regards timings (start of competition, etc.)
Both the above roles may double up with staff from Civic Hall. This will need investigation. Peter
Holt may or may not be expecting to take the former role, as he does on concert nights. This also
} //eeds to be established. I believe he has ‘walkie-talkie’ facilities.
Programmes
Once we know who is in the final, we need to produce simple programmes - maybe simply a doublesided sheet of A4 - showing who is appearing, the people involved in judging, etc.
Paper and pens for judges?
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GUILDFORD
Young
Singer
First
1997
Budget
Savings
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£1400
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1998
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PHILHARMONIC
of
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provisional
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CHOIR
1998.
costing.
£970
money, judges/accompanist/admin.
good
fortune
forseen
this
year
and
make
proper
budget
TOTAL
Prizes.
1st
2nd
3rd
£100
£30
£25
Rest
£
200
(20
Hall
£
£
500
190
(£3004.
(3.5hrs
Other
£250
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Accompanist
£
(Filsell
Admin
Judges
TOTAL
should
expenditure.
200
x
£10)
1°
@
£400
(rounded
up)
£1150
(rounded
up)
£1600
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£54/hr)
-
3rd
etc)
judge)
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The competition is open to both boys and
Entry form
girls in school years 4-10 inclusive but boys
must be trebles
What Happens Now?
(Photocopies of this entry form are acceptable)
What do you have to do?
Entry forms and tapes must be submitted to
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Beamember of a Church or School Choir,
or sing in any other music group
the Guildford Philharmonic Choir by 26
September 1997. Finalists will be chosen by
a panel of judges by 3 October 1997.
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Have the written support of a music teacher
or similar adult
The final will take place in the Civic Hall
Make a tape approximately 5 minutes long
November
Guildford on the morning of Saturday 8
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of you singing any songs (sacred or secular)
which best demonstrate your voice range,
Winners will be announced at a presentation
tone, diction, tuning and ability to
at the beginning of the evening concert
communicate
Winners and runners-up get to take part in
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Complete the entry form and send it with
that evening’s performance of Britten’s St
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Ifyou are chosen for the final, you must
learn certain extracts from Britten’s St
Nicholas and attend the final rehearsal and
concert on 8 November 1997
BIBIC|
SOUTHERN
We acknowledge the support of BBC Southern
Choir Girl and Choir Boy of the Year 1997
Counties Radio
Guildford Philharmonic Choir
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Entry Form (continued)
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1. Entrants should be in school years 4 - 10.
2. Entrants must have their cassette recording
authenticated by a school music teacher, church
I confirm that the above named person singing on
the enclosed tape is a member of a school/church
choir or like group, is in year ...... and I support
organist or similar adult.
Please write details clearly
on the cassette tape itself.
3. Entrants should be a member of a church/cathedral
choir or school choir or a similar singing group.
4 Entrants should submit a cassette recording of their
performances which should show their range, tone
quality, diction, tuning and ability to communicate.
5. Repertoire is entirely at the entrant’s choice. Each
tape should last approximately 5 minutes.
When complete please return entry form and
cassette to:-
Guildford Philharmonic Choir
c/o 2 Priory Close Woodham
Woking Surrey
GU21 5TN
Enclose a SAE ifyou require acknowledgement of
receipt
6. Tapes will be returned at the concert on Saturday 8
November.
7. The Judges’ decision will be made purely on the
performances contained on the tapes and not on the
recording quality.
8. The decision of the Judges is final and without
appeal.
Correspondence will not be entered into.
9. Entry for the competition implies acceptance of the
present rules without possibility of the right of
Closing date for entries is 26 September 1997
recourse.
Guildford Philharmonic Choir are
looking for the Choir Boy and Choir
Girl of the Year
10. In the event of any dispute on any other matter the
Good Luck!
decision of the organising committee shall be final and
The two winners will sing with the
binding
Guildford Philharmonic Choir and
11. Only one entry per contestant.
12. Please note the closing date for receipt of entries is
26 September 1997
Orchestra at a concert
The winners will each receive £100,
runners-up £50 and cash prizes for other
finalists
The competition is supported by BBC
Southern Counties Radio who will
provide coverage of all the competition
right up to the Final
Dear ?
You have been selected to take part in the final of Guildford Philharmonic Choir’s Young
Singer of the Year 1997, which will be held at the Civic Hall, Guildford, on Saturday 8
November 1997.
The music you will have to learn for the final is attached to this letter.
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Please arrive at the Civic Hall at 9.30am, when you will meet Jeremy Backhouse, the Chorus
Director of Guildford Philharmonic Choir, and the other two judges. The 5 girl finalists will
be judged first, starting at 10.15. Cold drinks and biscuits will be provided at 11.10 before
the judging of the 5 boy finalists. The results of the competition will be announced at 12.30.
The winners and runners-up will be required for the afternoon rehearsal at ?? (best to make
it between 3.00-4.00pm or the first part of the afternoon rehearsal, so they can have a longer
rest between the exertions of the morning and the evening performance.), and should be at
the Civic Hall for the performance at 7pm.
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9.30
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9.45
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Director
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Guildford
10.15
The five girl finalists perform for the judges.
11.10
Refreshments. Cold drinks and biscuits provided for the finalists and those
11.30
The five boy finalists perform for the judges
12.30
The results of the competition will be announced.
3.00-4.00
The winners and runners-up to join the Guildford Philharmonic Choir in their
accompanying them.
final rehearsal for the evening concert.
7.00
4, ———_ =
The winners and runners-up arrive at the Civic Hall for the evening
performance of St Nicholas.
The winners and runners-up of the competition will be presT
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TNT.
Evaluation of 1997 Concert
1) ENTRANTS -
The number of entrants was obviously disappointing, but we felt this was
due to the timing of the distribution of application forms etc. to schools.
AND,
Problems of overload in schools.
2) COSTS
- These were far less than in the initial budget - in fact about 65% of predicted
costs. This was mainly because of reduced printing and distribution costs.
Thanks to Fullbrook School (who forgot to bill us for the second printing)
and S.Y.M & P.A. who made no charges for distribution to state funded
schools in Surrey ( nearly 500). M.D did not make any charges
- Thanks Michael!
3) TARGETING/
DISTRIBUTION - Our coverage was quite extensive, and we would welcome suggestions to
enlarge on this - All Surrey Schools - State, Independent and G.MLS.
- Public Libraries
- Church periodicals
- Southern Counties Radio
- Choir schools and other musical
establishments.
- Local press.
- Personal contacts (promises but no actual response)
We could not extend this coverage to Hampshire or Sussex. This was done by S.C.R.
ACTION
- To consider other outlets/contacts/areas at a future date.
4) SPONSORSHIP
- If this is to run another year, then sponsorship is essential
- Mary Clayton has already elicited a promise of £250
from University of Surrey Research Park.
ACTION
- Produce a budgeting exercise BEFORE looking for possible
other sponsors.
- Investigate Southern Counties Radio.
County Sound.
Radio Mercury.
S.E.M.T (Neil Clayton).
Choir contacts.
5) ADVERTISING- It was felt that this actually needed a HIGHER PROFILE and should
be more "enticing" (ie. encouraging young people to enter)
e.g -Glossy / coloured
- AS (as opposed to A4)
J.Alderton
26/01/98
- Contain a greater promotional element (comments on previous comp.
)
- Interviews
- Photograph of this year's winners
- Contain a LOGO which will enhance the choirs profile
- Quotes about the competition
- Stress the KUDOS of being a finalist/entrant etc. etc.
FURTHER SUGGESTIONS WELCOME
6) RADIO TIME_ - Considering that the logo of S.C.R had figured prominently on the
applications/posters, it was felt they did not do very much to warrant
its inclusion. They did advertise from September onwards but not as
extensively as we had hoped.
ACTION
- To develop links with other local radio stations e.g. R.Mercury,
County Sound with a view to enlisting their support etc.
7) AGE RANGE
(school years 4-10) - We felt that the lower range was inappropriate (given the nature of the
chosen music) and that some would-be entrants were excluded by the
upper age limit.
ACTION
- Set a more realistic range, to include perhaps Years 7 - 13, with the
criteria that boys' voices must be unbroken.
OR
- Consider a different format which could be discussed at a later date.
We would like to record our thanks to all those who assisted with the competition in a variety
of ways.
J.Alderton
26/01/98
Report - G.P.C. Choirboy/girl Competition 1997
A.B.C.D. Committee : Alderton. Backhouse. Clayton. Dawe.
We felt that it was a "qualified" success given certain problems:
1) Timing of distribution/marketing
2) Limited funding.
3) Small uptake, perhaps because it was a "first".
The final product was good - Graham Ross was excellent, Catherine Bosher less so, but she
was secure and both were able to sing with us on other occasions. Also, there seemed to be a
"chorus of approval" from many of the choir members.
There was general agreement that we should run the competition again (with committee
approval) for the following reasons:-
1) Continuing links with the borough.
2) Keeping the choir in the public's view.
3) Improving upon a good idea, and hoping "news travels fast".
4) Encouraging youngsters to join choirs.
This led to the following question "WHEN"?
1999 - If we leave it until then, we risk losing the impetus of this year's competition.
1998 - We use the momentum generated this year but realise that this must be funded
externally as the choir cannot, and cannot be expected to, fund it again.
We need
SPONSORSHIP. (see later note.) Discussion did NOT examine other options, NOR did we
consider it in the terms of it being an ANNUAL EVENT at this time.
However, we did discuss which concert would be most appropriate. There seemed to be two
options:The 1998 'November Concert’ which:-
a) would involve other youth groups again.
b) would be BOROUGH funded.
OR
The 1998 Christmas Carol Concert (ROTARY Sponsored).
Any other concert would mean that the repertoire would have to be manipulated to include
the finalists, which would probably be unpopular with the choir. Obviously this needs further
discussion.
J. Alderton
26/01/98