Member's Guide

Overview

The Oratorio Society is a volunteer organization. Membership in the Society means you have joined a musical community and have taken on your share of the responsibility for bringing first-rate musical performances to Charlottesville-Albemarle.

The Singers, the Board of Directors and special friends of the Society invest many hours in the rehearsing, planning, publicizing, staging, and presentation of our concerts. Our concerts happen because we all master the music, sell tickets, tote chairs and risers, participate in fund-raising, tack up posters and surrender a few weekends to rehearsing and performing.

The rewards of this labor are substantial. The exceptional quality of our concerts, year after year, reflects the commitment and hard work of every Society member. In addition, each member benefits personally from two semesters of superb teaching and vocal training under the tutelage of our music director.

This Guide is your reference to principles, developed over the years, that make our group run smoothly. Your questions may range from Attendance through Vocalization - if the answer is not here, let us know and we will add it appropriately.  The functions of this Guide are to save time that would otherwise need to be taken from rehearsals, to voice expectations we have of one another, and to clarify details where necessary.