Arts Chorale

Here's what's coming up with AC:

1. Elections:
   • Tuesday 12/8: Open meeting with Exec Board after rehearsal. Come and check out what it's like to be on the board!
   • Descriptions of Positions are below. I also included a link to the Constitution, so you can see the "official" description of each position. I encourage you all to consider!
   • Thursday 12/10: Elections will be held. If you are running for President you can give up to a 2 minutes speech. For other positions you have up to 1 minute to give your spiel.
2. Thursday 12/10: quick Caroling Practice will be held after rehearsal
3. Saturday 12/12: AC DINNER, CAROLING and PARTY!!!!
   • Spaghetti dinner at Lauren's--308 Madison--at 5:30
   • Caroling on Main street from ~7:00-9:00
   • AC PARTY after caroling!!! (location TBA)

Executive Board Descriptions

Link to Constitution: http://www.artschorale.com/downloads/Arts_Chorale_Constitution.pdf

President:
As the President of Arts Chorale, I lead both the choir and the Executive board. I organize and lead Eboard meetings and lead announcements during choir. I am also responsible for recruiting new members and answering questions (usually via email) from prospective and current members. The president plans social events for the choir as well. Together, the eboard organizes both the retreat and banquet, but as president I delegate tasks among the eboard and make sure keep everyone focused and productive during meetings. It's tons of fun to lead you all! (I hope I've done a good job). I would recommend that you run for President if you feel that you are a strong and patient leader, organized, and comfortable reaching out to new members. And, of course, you have to love AC!!!

Vice President:
As the Vice President of Arts Chorale, I am in charge of publicity and recruitment. It is my responsibility to reserve spaces at festifall and winterfest as well as organize people to work, quarter sheets, candy, music, etc. for the day of the event. I also organize publicity for the mass meetings and concerts. I reserve and make diag boards and bus signs. Design and hang posters and pass out quarter sheets. I also make sure that were are registered for maize pages! Being Vice President is a time consuming position, but also very fun. It is a way to be very involve in the choir as well as spread the word about us and meet new people! It is optimal to be experienced at designing posters, but I was able to do the job so obviously not required!

Secretary:
Responsible for keeping updated attendance records and making them available if needed, which requires learning names of everyone in choir. May need to help director with identifying choir members for various reasons, including seating charts or sectionals. Responsible for addressing attendance issues with director and choir members. Also makes carpool lists, keeps the email groups updated and functioning, organizes t-shirt orders and distributes to members.

Treasurer:
As Treasurer of Arts Chorale, it is my duty to keep track of the choir's finances. I collect dues from members at the beginning of each semester, reimburse anyone who purchases choir-related items, and organize fundraisers throughout each semester. I keep track of the UM Credit Union checking and savings accounts, as well as the University SOAS account (through which student organizations must pay for most university-related items, such as Diag boards and university room reservations). Lastly, I pay guest musicians and anyone else who provides a service to Arts Chorale. You should run for Treasurer if you have a knack for finances, are responsible with money, and/or have ideas for fundraisers!

Music Manager:
So you want to be the music manager of the University of Michigan Arts Chorale? Was it the fact that it's a paid position or are you just an organized person who likes to carry heavy stuff? Regardless of your answer to that question, those are some of the perks of being the music manager. The main responsibilities of the music manager involve working with the conductors and David Aderente at the School of Music to get music and performance folders out to the members of the choir. It is a position that requires organization, people skills, and a willingness to carry heavy music (that's not a joke). Aside from that you must be enthusiastic about Arts Chorale and help out with other general tasks that the E-Board is working on, such as retreat or bucketing. Also, it is a paid position through the School of Music, although it's only about $30 every other week. If none of this scares you away, then you may have what it takes to be the next Music Manager of the University of Michigan Arts Chorale!

Webmaster:
The Webmaster is responsible for keeping the website up-to-date with all possible information, including maintaining the Arts Chorale Calendar, posting attendance records, and announcements for the choir. Basic knowledge of HTML is useful, but it is most important to have patience when working with the system and enthusiasm for what you are doing.

Historian:
As Historian, you will need to work with the other officers and plan how you want to integrate any sort of alumni activities into our concert event. With our now-existing alumni database, you will be responsible for directing alumni outreach--letters, online groups, etc.--as well as coordinating any alumni activities with the choir board and directors.

Another home game, and we're ready to give it another shot! Join us on the steps of the Union at 12:30 for a quick music rehearsal before we set off for the alumni tailgate hot spots.

Good music, great friends, and making money for the choir - what could be better? Hope to see you there!

Since bucketing for the Indiana game was so successful, we're ready to try it again for the Delaware State game! Since we don't have any new music for this weekend, we'll meet on the steps of the Union at 9:30 AM to warm up and head over to the alumni tailgating hot-spots.

Because this is over fall break, we do want to make sure that we'll have enough people to have full harmonies - so please let us know on Thursday if you're planning on singing with us!

Start to get pumped up for the Arts Chorale Retreat! There will be plenty of singing, snacks, friendly competitions, and group games! Retreat is mandatory for all members since this is where we get a good head start on our music for the semester, and where everybody can get to know everyone else. If you have a schedule conflict with retreat, please email Mark and Mo right away at .

Please plan to meet at the Cube by the Union by 5:15pm, as all cars will try to leave for Huron Hills by 5:30. Carpool signup sheets will go around the choir on Tuesday, so we can make sure that everybody can get up there. If you miss rehearsal that day, be sure to email Mo at so that you get on the list.

If you plan on driving, you can print off driving directions here - we will also try to have copies to pass out at the Cube.

Arts Chorale is going bucketing for the Michigan Homecoming game against Indiana! Since it's a noon game, we'll meet at the cube at 9, and then make our way to the various tailgates around campus. This event is not mandatory, but it will be a great way to make new friends in the choir while boosting AC's sagging budget!

Our repertoire for Saturday:

• Victors
• Yellow and Blue
• My Brother

Don't worry if you don't quite feel comfortable with all of these songs yet - we'll work on them a little bit in rehearsal and at the retreat.

Go Blue!

Be sure to save the date for our next Mass Meeting: meet Mark Marotto, our new conductor, get a preview of our repertoire for the semester, enjoy free pizza, and get to know everyone in Arts Chorale! You won't want to miss out!

Speaking of sugary goodness, we will be having bake sales on 3/10 and 3/11. There will be sign-up sheets going around in class today for people to sign-up for shifts to come work (hourly), and also to bring baked goods / candy / Kroger / Meijer brand treats. It's fun, it's delicious, and it's a great way to hang out with your favorite AC people and get strangers to buy things from you. Even if you don't sign up, you should stop by and say hello, or maybe even buy something (*gasp!*). We need lots of treats! Please please please sign up!

We will be bucketing this weekend, fri + sat, starting at 6 PM (contrary to what the sheet said, but we decided it'd be best to get a head-start and catch those "early to eat" dinner-goers). We will be meeting on State St., underneath the State Theater sign (or urban outfitters, for you hipsters out there). We should be providing a bucket, but if you have one to bring, by all means, bring it! The more, the merrier! Besides, that might mean we can split up and cover a bit more territory... which would be quite awesome.

If you wish to join us, the songs we'll be singing are:

• "Brother" ala John Trotter warm-ups
• "We Shall Fight" ala Eugene Roger Warm-ups
• "I Need You to Survive" ala winter semester AC concert 2008 (easy to pick up + learn)

We may sing some stuff from this semester if people are up for it, or just other songs we want to sing. It'll be a fun time either way!

It's really important these look good, so make sure you come. There will be tasty sugar incentives if you do!

Come join us at our first fundraising committee meeting right after class. It will be a short meeting to determine interest and to bounce ideas off of each other.

Interested in joining the Arts Chorale Relay for Life team? Come to the first meeting and decide if it's right for you! This year's theme is Road Trip, and Arts Chorale Team theme is 42nd Street / Broadway. Come to either meeting time - both will cover the same information. If you're planning on joining the team, please register online at the American Cancer Society website (search for "AC and Friends") and bring $10 for the team registration fee.

Come join us for dinner after rehearsal at Potbelly's! We'll leave the MLB at 6pm and walk over there together as a group for good food and fun. Hope to see you there!

Meet at the Cube (by the Union) at 12:45 for the carpool caravan up to the Huron Hills Baptist Church. Don't forget your music and your pencil, as we will be rehearsing throughout the day. This event is MANDITORY and also plenty of fun! There will be free food and fun games to play to help everybody get to know each other and, of course, great music making! Please arrive at the cube on time so that we can get started precisely at 1:30pm. We will be finished by around 5:30pm, so you can expect to be back at the cube by 6pm latest. If you cannot attend any or all of the retreat, you MUST contact John and Mo by Tuesday, Jan. 20th.