Detailed descriptions and estimated time commitments are outlined below (or click link). Contact information can be found on the Employees, Officers, Trustees, Key Volunteers handout.
Contact: Laura Althoff or Jean Player
Time Commitment: varies; on average 1–2 hrs/week, including one or two meetings before a rehearsal per concert cycle and email discussions.
Duties: Generate ideas and implement sales promotions and audience outreach opportunities for each concert. Without concert promotion we would be singing to empty halls!
Contact: Carolyn Kelley or Jean Player
Time Commitment: open
Web developer and CpM soprano Pat Quintin spearheaded the re-design of a new CpM website over the summer. Our next steps are to place the content with the help of volunteers and to determine a maintenance schedule.
Over the course of the season we will need people to keep the website up-to-date and ensure that it best reflects and advertises our activities. This includes some of the following (no one person needs to do it all):
Contact: Jean Player
Time Commitment: 30 minutes before rehearsal and/or during break.
Contact: David Godkin
Time Commitment: varies, depending on event timeline.
Ticket sales cover only a fraction of our operating costs, so fundraising is a very important aspect of chorus operations. In addition to the Annual Fund, the Chorus relies on concert sponsorships and fundraising events. Help the Development Committee with any of the following tasks:
Contact: Jean Player
Time Commitment: open; September–November 2011/ January–May 2012
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 businesses 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: 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 started a spreadsheet last season (thanks to an intern!) and we want to gather more venue information for future planning.
Time Commitment: open.
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: Carolyn Kelley
Time Commitment: about 2 hours/wk
Are you a Facebook aficionado? We need a few Social Networking Site Contributors 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: Laura Althoff or Jean Player
Time Commitment: about 1–2 hour "first brainstorm" meeting; variable times thereafter and depending on planning requirements of social event.
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; 1/2 hour post-concert).
Plus time to review instructions that are sent in advance of the concert date.
Contact: Andrew Wright
Time Commitment: approx. 1 hour before dress rehearsal and/or concert call time, depending on concert and venue.
Contact: Laura Althoff
Time Commitment: June–July 2012, 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 coordinate the production of our 64th season brochure! You will work with the Music Director, Chorus Manager, Graphic Designer, and Promotions Coordinator.
Details:
This brochure will be the introduction to our upcoming season and will whet the appetites of our audience!