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Voices Annual Pecan Fundraiser is underway!
Contact Mary Clyde Bugg or any chorus member to order your pecans and delicious pecan candy today. |
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2011-12 Season
A New World Christmas
From the Caribbean Islands to the Andes Mountains, this concert swings with Latin American melodies and rhythms. Steel drums, guitar, vibraphone and a host of percussion instruments lend a tropical breeze to our Christmas concert.
CONCERT - Friday, Dec. 16, 8 pm, Hill Hall, UNC
CONCERT - Saturday, Dec. 17, 3 pm, Hill Hall, UNC
Vancouver Visions:
Music by Stephen Chatman
Vancouver's most distinguished composer, Stephen Chatman, joins us for the US premiere of his "Magnificat," featuring texts in Latin plus the six official languages of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, and "Earth Songs," a choral-orchestral work inspired by the universal spirit and beauty of our natural world. The musical variety in this Chatman compositional showcase is sure to amaze and delight you!
CONCERT - Saturday, May 19, 8 pm, , Memorial Hall, Chapel Hill |
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2011-12 Season
From Heaven on High
Prepare for the holidays with our concert of carols for the nativity, including the two most popular German chorales - "From Heaven on High" and "Silent Night," sung with impeccable clarity and nuance by Cantari. With selections from medieval to modern music, a compelling performance awaits you!
CONCERT- Saturday, December 10, 7:30 p.m., Chapel of the Cross, Chapel Hill
Songs from the Pacific Northwest
Celebrate the music of three outstanding composers who call the Pacific Northwest home - Stephen Chatman, John Muehleisen, and Joan Szymko. Train rides, summer storms, magical machines, and carrots inspire these composers. Guest composer Stephen Chatman and saxophonist Matt McClure join us for this adventurous and amusing program.
CONCERT- Sunday, May 20, 4 p.m., Front Street United Methodist Church, Burlington
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Greetings Chorus Supporters!
The vibrant reds and yellows of the fall foliage mark the passing of summer and the return of cooler temperatures to our state. Our chorus, singing beautiful music in the Chapel Hill area for over 30 years, is also marking a change this fall. We have chosen a new name! Yes, we've dropped a long name that was often shortened to an acronym (Chapel Hill Community Chorus, also known as CHCC) in favor of a single word -VOICES. We will continue to produce excellent music, both classical and modern, and we will continue to support three distinct singing opportunities.
- Voices- the large chorus performing with orchestra in large concert halls
- Cantari, a Voices ensemble (25 singers) performing a cappella repertoire in more intimate venues
- Summer Voices, an eight-week theme-based singing experience for singers of all abilities.
If you haven't heard us in awhile, now is the time to buy your ticket. Something exciting awaits you at every concert! You won't be disappointed. |
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The Financial Side of Choral Music
by Cathy Burt, Treasurer 2011-12
During the 2010-11 season,Voices (performing as CHCC) produced five separate concerts including two concerts for the larger 120 member chorus, two Cantari Ensemble concerts, and a Summer Chorus concert. Producing high-quality concerts such as these each year is costly; the Voices budget is over $100,000 annually. Our revenue comes from ticket sales, fundraisers, ad sales, and most importantly donations from our patrons.
In an effort to create transparency and encourage continued financial support from our members and friends, the Voices Board of Directors would like to share more detailed information about our chorus finances. Figure 1 below shows our sources of expense by major categories.
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Figure 1 - Voices Expenses |
The concert expense category--which includes the orchestra, soloists, programs, publicity, and use of concert venues--represents over one-third of the total expenditures. Contracts with our director and accompanist represent 27%, and cost of music, black folders, and the production of concert CDs represents another 17% of total expenditures.
Administrative overhead (13%) includes rehearsal space rental, accounting and bookkeeping fees, PayPal fees, insurance, website maintenance, and our social activities, such as our wonderful 30th anniversary reception last May. Only 8% of our budget was spent on fundraising activities--which include the pecan sales, Spring raffle, and the silent auction.
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Figure 2 - Voices Revenue |
Figure 2 above shows the chorus revenue in major categories. Ticket sales and performance fees account for about 25% of the revenue. Membership dues (17%) and fees for the music and concert CDs (10%) together account for about one-quarter of our revenue while sales of advertisement space in our concert program represent 11%. Sales from pecans, raffle tickets, and silent auction generated 11% of revenue.
Chorus members work very hard to coordinate these fundraising activities and to find folks who benefit from the goods and services we offer. We are thankful for the many people who donated time, talent, and/or funds to CHCC last year. Their efforts provided over one-quarter of our needed revenue. Much of it came from individual donations from chorus members and friends, including contributions from the CHCC awareness event held at the Siena Hotel last March.
Over $3,000 of total contributions came from a Strowd Roses Grant for Cantari.
As we move into the 2011-12 season, we look forward to continuing to bringing the community quality choral music. Some of our goals include expanding our pool of individual contributors and adding to area businesses that would like to advertise to our patrons. We hope to see you at our concerts this December. |
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