president: Laszlo Heltay; patrons: Sir Peter Maxwell Davies CBE, Jonathan Dove;
musical director: Peter Owens


Members' Page

These pages contain up-to-date information for members of Collegium Musicum of London. You can click on one of the links at the bottom of this page to take you directly to a section. This page also contains the choir noticeboard:


Choir Noticeboard
We will use this space to post any limited lifespan messages for choir members; please make sure you read it on a regular basis.

Next concert posters
Download a colour poster (English Lanes) here
Download a b/w poster (English Lanes) here
Download a colour poster (Affinity) here
Download a b/w poster (Affinity) here

Subscriptions
See below for new subscription rates.

Choir members: if you would like to post an item on this noticeboard, please e-mail the text to Barry Creasy.


concert and rehearsal venues and rehearsal details
2008 concert and rehearsal timetable (pdf)
scores
pronunciation
concert dress
subscriptions
committee details
artists's links

Concert and rehearsal venues
The Church of Our Most Holy Redeemer (abbreviated to H.R. above) is situated at Exmouth Market, London, EC1R 4QE. Exmouth Market is on the junction of Farringdon Road and Rosebery Avenue. A map of how to get there can be found by clicking here.

Buses :19, 38, 63, 341
Tube: Farringdon (Hammersmith & City/Circle); Angel (Northern)
Overground :Farringdon, First Capital Connect

The Royal Hospital for Neurodisability, Putney is on West Hill, London SW15 3SW, about halfway up (just opposite Lytton Grove & Dromore Road). The hospital buildings are shown in red on the map that you get by clicking here

St John's, Upper Norwood is situated on the junction of Sylvan Hill/Sylvan Road and Auckland Road, London, SE19 2RX. A map of how to get there can be found by clicking here.

Waltham Abbey Church, Church Street, Waltham Abbey. The Abbey Church is situated in the grounds of the old abbey, just off church street; a map of how to get there can be found by clicking here.

St Cyprian's (Clarence Gate), Glentworth Street, London NW1 6AX. St Cyprian's is at the top end of Glentworth Street on the junction with Ivor Place. Nearest tubes are Baker Street and Marylebone. A map of how to get there can be found by clicking here.

St James’s, Piccadilly is at 197, Piccadilly, London W1J 9LL, on the south side of Piccadilly about 250 metres from Piccadilly Circus. A map of how to get there can be found by clicking here.

Buses 3,6, 9, 12, 13, 15, 23, 88, 94, 139, 159, 453
Tube: Piccadilly Circus (Piccadilly/Bakerloo)

St Gabriel’s, Warwick Square is at the south-west end of Warwick Square, London SW1V 2AD. Full location details, including bus and tube instructions, can found on the church’s website (follow the ‘Location’ link).

St Mary’s, Petworth is on Church Street, Petworth, West Sussex. A map of how to get there can be found here.

St John's College Chapel, Cambridge The chapel is in the middle of the college, on Bridge Street. A map of how to get there can be found by clicking here.

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Rehearsal Details
Weekday rehearsals are nearly always at The Church of Our Most Holy Redeemer and are usually on Wednesdays from 19:00 to 22:00; rehearsals on the day of the concert are normally at the concert venue and are usually from 14:00 to 17:00 (these rehearsals may last longer, but there will always be a sufficient break between the rehearsal and the concert). Each rehearsal always begins with a warm-up. Please arrive at the venue in good time to begin the rehearsal. Remember also that sometimes there are services taking place in the churches before our rehearsals begin, and you need to respect the need for quiet for those who are attending the services.

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Scores
CML always supplies music for concerts, the cost of which is now factored in to subscription rates. However, knowing that some choir members occasionally like to buy their own, details of which editions we will be using for the coming concert can be obtained from the choir librarian, Judith Meier, who can be contacted by e-mail by clicking here.  It is also worth remembering that the choir can often buy music at discount rates, and you should ask about this before buying retail.  A list of music that the choir keeps in its library can be found at the library page of this site.

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Pronunciation
CML prides itself on using the pronunciation of Latin and other languages appropriate to country and period; in the table below, we'll always provide a guide to any non-standard pronunciation for whatever piece(s) CML is doing in its current concert.

All of the choir's pronunciation guides can be found on this website; click here to access these pages.

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Concert Dress
The choir dress for concerts is:
  • Black long-sleeved shirt with (dark) button front and pointed collar and breast pocket + black trousers + black shoes
  • Black long-sleeved shirt with (dark) button front and pointed collar + black long skirt + black shoes
  • no jewellery or decorations

On the night the choir supplies orange silk hankies for men (to be worn in the breast pocket) and orange silk sashes for women (to be worn as desired)

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Subscriptions
Some of our concerts are quite expensive to put on, if instrumentalists or professional soloists are involved let alone a full orchestra. In common with nearly all other choirs, our members pay subscriptions to assist towards expenses. It assists administration if subscriptions are paid by cheque, but cash is accepted when necessary.

Subscriptions comprise two elements; the rates for the calendar year 2008 are unchanged from 2007, as follows:

  • Basic membership: A membership fee for the calendar year, payable by all singers other than those still completing their two probationary concerts - £35. (This includes any former members who now take part in concerts only occasionally.)

For those whose first concert as a full member, after completing their probationary concerts, falls in September or later, a reduced rate of annual membership, at £20, is payable for the remainder of that year; the full rate will then be payable from the following January.

Note that membership does not guarantee selection for all concerts.  It does however confer a right to vote at General Meetings, and to stand for election to the Committee.

  • Concert participation: All singers, including those on probation, must also pay £25 per programme they take part in. A 'programme' may either be a single concert or a concert which has two performances.

Concessionary rates of £25 (membership) and £20 (concert fee) are available for full-time students and those who are unemployed - acceptable proof required. Please note that the concessionary rate is not applicable to pensioners, or those not working because they have retired.

Gift Aiding your subscriptions

The government will add an extra £2.82 to every £10 paid in membership fees, subscriptions and any additional donations if the member pays tax in the UK and signs a simple Gift Aid Tax Declaration (available from the Subscriptions Secretary or available as a downloadable pdf by clicking here). The same applies to any outside donors.

For those who pay tax at the higher rate there is a further bonus in the form of a reduction in your own tax bill as well.

Ongoing commitment to pay is not a condition for this, and every member in a position to complete the Gift Aid form should do so without question.

Any queries about subscriptions should be addressed to the Subscriptions Secretary, by clicking here.

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Committee Details
There are currently eight members of the CML Committee. You can contact each of them by clicking on their names below:

Chairman: Barry Creasy
Secretary: Liz Aram
Treasurer: Susan Opie
Musical Director: Peter Owens
Choir List Secretary & 'fixer': Jill Lundquist
Librarian: Judith Meier
Webmeister & Mailing List Secretary John Biggins
Subscriptions Secretary: Chris Jarman

Committee meetings are held about four or five times per year and choir members are always invited to submit any business for discussion to the Secretary in advance of each meeting.





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please note: the St Bart's service is now cancelled.

2008 concert and rehearsal timetable (pdf)