Klarinet Archive - Posting 000113.txt from 2007/06

From: John Dablin <jdablin@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Community groups - membership fee?
Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 18:04:07 -0400

I can add to that our situation in the UK (Aylesbury Community=20
Concert Band). Our members have to pay =A3144 a year (about US$280 at=20
current exchange rates). One reason for this is that we rehearse in=20
a school, who charge us =A366.00 a week (US$130.00), which is going=20
up to =A379.31 a week in August (about US$157.00)

We do get some support from the local council, in that they pay us=20
for one or two public engagements each year, but as far as the=20
government and the rest of the civic establishment are concerned,=20
they at best couldn't care less, and at worst wish we would go=20
away.

John Dablin
Aylesbury Community Concert Band
<http://www.accb.fsnet.co.uk/>

On Monday 18 June 2007 22:35, Roger Hewitt wrote:
> Here inb the UK, many of the community bands and orchestras I've
> been involved in over the years have a subscription rate. It is
> used for purchasing new music, paying for rehearsal rooms, paying
> the conductor, subsidising concerts. Very few get donations and
> even fewer avoid making big losses in concerts! Annual rates
> vary from 50gbp to well over 100gbp (that's approx. 100usd and
> 200usd respectively). There are some community groups that
> manage without subs, but they are rare.
>
> The situation for "school" groups is apalling as the government's
> support for music in education is virtually non-existent (that's
> a big subject I could go on about for ages ...) so parents pay
> for it either directly or through heavy involvement in
> fund-raising events ... or both!
>
> Roger H
>
> --- Glenn Kantor <klarinet@-----.net> wrote:
> > Your help please -
> >
> > Does the community band or orchestra you play in have a
> > membership fee for
> > joining and/or a yearly dues fee?
> >
> > If so - how much?
> >
> > One of our local groups is thinking of instituting a nominal
> > yearly fee for
> > playing and would like to know what other similar groups are
> > doing.
> >
> > Many thanks...
> >
> > Glenn B Kantor (GBK)
> >
> >
> >
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