• Minutes of Annual General Meeting of Ely Sinfonia held on 19/2/2012

1 / The 2011 Minutes of the Annual General Meeting were circulated, agreed and signed.
2 /

Treasurer’s Report

The Accounts displayed a loss for the year 2011 of £44.00, compared to a loss of £1708 compared to 2010. Costs have been reduced in the following three areas –
Fewer paid players were involved in the concerts
Coaching fees have been reduced, also publicity expenses.
The 2011 Orchestral Workshop made a profit of £637.
The Concerts mostly made losses, especially those held in the Cathedral. The income received from membership subscriptions, the workshop and Friends has helped maintain a healthy balance.
Subscriptions are to be set at £60.00 for the coming year; this was proposed, seconded, voted upon and accepted.
Sponsorship leaflets will shortly be available.
3 /

Report from Chair

The Chairman would like to thank the Committee and especially Patricia Mathieson for hard work and giving up so much time. A special vote of thanks was given to Chris Moule and Patricia Mathieson.
The list of contact details for all players must be updated.
Mayor’s Concert – the Mayor has become a patron of the orchestra and hopefully this link will be continued.
A small sub-committee has been looking at the updated constitution in order to gain charitable status.
In 2012 the Orchestra will be performing in the village of Linton and returning to Swaffham.
4 /

Report from Artistic Director

The thoughts from the Chair were echoed, and it was felt the Orchestra was moving forward with a committed membership.
A request for suggestions of repertoire was given out, followed by a brief outline of events for the coming year.
A vote of thanks to the Artistic Director was given from the meeting.
5 /

Election of Officers

The following Officers and Committee Members were re-elected:
Artistic Director Steve Bingham
Chair Roz Chalmers
Treasurer Chris Moule
Minutes Secretary Carol London
Membership Donna Allum
Librarian Jenny Sewell
Publicity Patricia Mathieson
Workshop Coordinator David McLeish
Friends Charlotte Dean
Committee Members Jean Swift, Liz Hargest, Katy Baker
6 /

Constitution

The Constitution was proposed, seconded and accepted.
7 / AOB A vote of thanks was given from a player on behalf of the Orchestra to the Artistic Director and members of the Committee for their work.