Dear All
It's back to school day for lots of families and teachers in our BOS community! As we get back into the term time rhythm, there's that lovely mix of excitement for the new year and wondering how it will all go!
Here, at BOS, we're delighted to be welcoming at least 11 new members to BSO and a number of new members onto our Sinfonia dep register! If you're new and have any questions at all, please just hit reply! All questions are welcome!
If you know of anyone else who would like to join us, especially if they are violinists or double bass players, please ask them to get in touch in the next few days by emailing me directly and I'll pass on the details to VIcky Owen, Membership Secretary: [email protected]
Section Leaders’ Follow Up Meeting is TONIGHT: (Sinfonia and BSO Leaders and Section Leaders)
Wednesday 3rd Sept
Online 6.30-7.15pm on Zoom
Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/7044421352?omn=85349977469
Please note that most of this meeting will be in 2 breakout rooms and therefore will not be recorded. There will be notes from the final feedback part of the meeting. Please try to attend, if you can!
Agenda for Section Leaders' Meeting:
Orchestral Managers for Sinfonia and BSO: Jane Seiling and Rachel Wainwright
Follow up from last meeting: decide on actions together in respective orchestras
Feedback on organisational issues for the season
Safeguarding Policy: please read and come with any questions
Link to Safeguarding Policy: https://bedfordsymphony.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/BOS-Safeguarding-Policy-April-2025.pdf.pagespeed.ce.vXnEQfsPcG.pdf
BSO rehearsals start next week: Wednesday 10th Sept at 7.30pm at BGI School. Any questions, hit reply to this email!
Chair Email: Please note that if you wish to contact me in the next few weeks, please email me directly on my personal email address: [email protected] as I can't access the Chair account right now. When we have a permanent Chair in place from the beginning of October, you can revert to the [email protected]
Many thanks!
Ann
Interim Chair
Message from Jo, our Treasurer:
Bedfordshire Orchestral Society Membership Subscriptions
Dear Friends and Colleagues
I hope that everyone has had a good summer break. I’d just like to remind everyone that Bedfordshire Orchestral Society Membership Subscriptions will fall due at the first BSO rehearsal on 10th September.
For the 25-26 season, the membership subscription to the Society is £165 or £82.50 for under 19’s. Please pay subscriptions by bank transfer if possible, otherwise by cheque (BOS bank details below and on the Membership form)
It would greatly help our goal of rebuilding our reserves to the amount required in our Constitution if members would like to add an additional voluntary contribution of £10 to their subscription.
Membership forms for confirming personal details and that BOS can claim Gift Aid on the subscription will be available at the BSO rehearsals from Wednesday 10th September.
For the 25-26 season, players who only play in Sinfonia are invited to make a voluntary contribution to the Society.
Please could all subscriptions be paid by the end of September 2025.
If you have any difficulties regarding payments, please contact me at [email protected] or have a word with me or another Committee member at rehearsals.
Many thanks
Looking forward to a wonderful year of music-making.
Jo Ploszajski (BOS Hon Treasurer)
Please make payments to:-
Bedfordshire Orchestral Society
CAF Bank
Sort Code 40-52-40
Acc.No. 00000814
From our friends:
The following concert features some of our BOS members and promises to be a fabulous evening!
50 Years of Wootton Upper School Concert:
Sat 27th Sept, 7pm
Wootton Upper School
To celebrate fifty years of Wootton Upper School, there will be a Wootton Alumni Concert on the evening (7pm) of the 27 September. The concert will feature long standing ensembles of the school, and will include 75+ music alumni of the school. The alumni are coming from far and wide to celebrate the success of music at the school, and to help to reinvigorate the school’s current arts department - with all proceeds of the concert going towards supporting the next generation of Wootton music students achieve excellence.
Ensembles will be led by esteemed former students and staff, including Ian Smith (Orchestra), Rachel Nicholls (Female Voice Choir), Chris Chalmers (Soul Band), Barrie Johnson (Concert Band), Malcolm Chalmers (Male Voice Choir) and Tom Syson (Big Band). Here is a link to buy tickets for this event: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/wootton-academy-trust/wootton-alumni-concert/e-vzylgl
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