Detailed descriptions and estimated time commitments are outlined below (or click link). Contact information can be found on the Employees, Board, Key Volunteers handout.
Contact: Peter Pulsifer
Does stale website information drive you nuts? Do you crave clear communication and ease of use? Do confusing sites get deleted off of your "Favorites" list? We need help redesigning our website this year and keep it inviting and updated throughout the season.
Time Commitment: open.
We need several kinds of people:
Site needs
This job requires occasional updates that are coordinated with Chorus Manager/Jean Player, Concert Promotions Director/Peter Pulsifer, and sometimes our Graphics Designer/Axie Breen. The main cycle revolves around the week before and after each concert, as well as some quick ad hoc requests.
This website is our presentation to the outside world so we need to put our best foot forward. The world is seeking great music, so let's invite them to our house!
Contact: Jean Player
Time Commitment: October 2009 through June 2010, heaviest periods are roughly two weeks leading up to each performance and then the performance itself.
We need a highly organized person to take over the management of the box office and ticket sales.
Contact: Peggy Stevens or Jean Player
Time Commitment: varies, depending on event timeline.
Do you like to throw parties? Would you like to meet people who share your musical interests? Do you want to make sure that CpM can contimue to perform with the best musicians, in the best concert halls, in Boston? We can't do it without Development!
Fundraising is essential to what we do. Our fundraising goal from special events is $15,000 (in addition to Annual Fund and concert sponsorships). In the past, we have had gala parties, benefit performances featuring celebrity soloists, formal receptions, and a Fenway Day to raise money. We would also like to organize events where supporters and potential supporters can meet Betsy and learn more about the chorus.
Development is more than just fundraising—it is making and keeping friends for the chorus. By helping with chorus development you are helping to build a community of people who share our belief in the beauty and transformative power of choral music.
Fundraising event tasks:
Some other aspects of Development:
Contact: Peter Pulsifer or Jean Player
Time Commitment: open; September–November/January–May.
Do you know of businesses looking for extra publicity? Help us identify and contact local businesses to ask if they would like to advertise in our programs. It's a great low-competition promotional path for these business and a great fund-raiser for us as well!
What restaurants do the chorus and our audience eat at? What music supply stores would they visit for CDs, sheet music, instruments, recording equipment? What about music schools? It's a good way to get involved with the community—and each concert has its own opportunities (for example, Rachmaninoff for the Russian community—restaurants, bookstores, newspapers, cultural venues, etc.) If you call or visit a half-dozen businesses, you could be done!
Contact: Portia Walker or Jean Player
Do you love acoustics? Are you fascinated by architecture? Do you like to perform in different neighborhoods? We are looking for some new gems for all types of concerts. Help us find new performance spaces! We want to build a database of venues that we can use for future seasons.
Time Commitment: open.
Completion of project date: February 1, 2010. (Note: Jean has some information to pass along about future prospects).
The database specifics we would like to gather are:
Ideal number of venues: minimum of 15 for concerts from baroque to modern.
Arriving early for rehearsals? Help us with set up!
Time Commitment: about 15 minutes before rehearsal.
Contact: Lisa Ferrante-Walsh
Time Commitment: minimal! Include in your weekly shopping, and about 15 minutes/ rehearsal.
Refreshments are provided and set up by 2 volunteers at every OSC rehearsal. We will pass around a sign-up sheet every few months.
Contact: Jean Player
Time Commitment: an hour before rehearsal, or during the break (Schedule TBA).
The Chorus sends out its annual appeal in the fall, with a follow-up in the spring.
We'll need help stuffing and labeling envelopes before rehearsals and during breaks. The more people who can help, the sooner the mailing gets done! Check upcoming announcements for when we will start working on the mailing.
Contact: Jean Player
Time Commitment: February–May, average: 1 hr per week.
Contact: Jean Player
Walk for Music is an annual fundraiser open to all music groups: see www.walkformusic.org.
Time Commitment: February–May (if organizers plan to hold it in May); 1–2 hrs per wk.
Contact: Portia Walker
Time Commitment: April–June, 2–4 hours in a given week, depending on busy-ness.
Do you like bringing people together? Does collaborating and organizing ideas make your day? We need you to produce our season brochure next spring! You will work with the Executive Committee and Graphic Arts to introduce our new season.
Details:
This brochure will be the introduction to our upcoming season and will whet the appetites of our audience!
Contact: Carolyn Kelley
Time Commitment: about 2 hours/wk
Are you a Facebook aficionado? Interested in becoming one? We need a few Social Networking Coordinators to
Please note that you must already have (or be willing to create) your own Facebook account in order to become a page administrator.
Contact: Carolyn Kelley or Jean Player
Organize at least two social events for chorus members. People who enjoy hosting parties, including outside their home. The social events could be simple get-togethers or more elaborate programs. Trips to sporting events, or to Tanglewood over the summer. We'd like a committee to brainstorm ideas and locations, and we need someone to be the "point person."
Contact: Jean Player
Time Commitment: Produce chorus roster for distribution in October/ early November and a supplement in February.
Contact: Jean Player
Have friends or family members who would like to help as ushers or box office assistants?
Not able to sing a concert due to missed rehearsals but would still like to help out?
We may also need help stuffing programs before a concert starts.
Time Commitment: Box Office volunteers (2 hours before concert starts); Ushers (1 hour before concert; during intermission as needed; ½ hour post-concert).
Contact: Jean Player
Time Commitment: approx. 1 hour before dress rehearsal and/or concert call time, depending on concert and venue.