Members’ Info

Subscription

The annual membership subscription for the 2020-21 season is £105. This covers costs of rehearsals and music hire, we ask members to Gift Aid, if possible. The subscription cost is reviewed annually. The ACS season is from September to July, members joining in the January or April terms will pay a pro rata membership fee. NB: The Committee has agreed that no subscription will be due from members for the term September to December 2020.

Concessionary rate

For a member in full time education or under the age of 21 the subscription is £10 per term.

Concert tickets

In addition, each member (except concessionary) is allocated and required to buy a maximum of 2 tickets for each of the autumn, spring and summer concerts. The number allocated and the ticket price is reviewed annually. The allocated ticket cost for the 2020-21 season is to be confirmed. No tickets are allocated for the Christmas concert, they are available to buy from the Tickets Secretary. NB: The November 2020 concert has been postponed and the Christmas 2020 concert has been cancelled. 

Music

Scores are provided on loan, free of charge to members for all concerts except the Christmas concert. You will need to buy your own copy of ‘100 Carols for Choirs’ (published by Oxford University Press). You will also need to buy an ACS folder for use at concerts (£5, available from the Membership Secretary).

Payment options

Members have two ways to pay the combined annual subscription and cost of allocated tickets:-

• One payment in September, payable by cheque to the Membership Secretary or by online bank transfer;
• Three cheques submitted in September dated 30 September, 31 January and 30 April. The Membership Secretary will keep the cheques and pay them in at the end of the relevant months.

We encourage members to make the single payment as this will reduce administration time. Monthly Standing Orders will only be accepted in exceptional circumstances after discussion with the Membership Secretary.