How to Join ⋆ Vox Harmony Choir | Launceston

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Membership Applications for 2023 are now CLOSED.

MEMBER INFO 2023

Is Vox Harmony the right choir for you?

Vox Harmony is a non-auditioned community choir but not your typical community choir. We are a performance choir and we strive for excellence. Furthermore, as the official City of Launceston choir, we have a contractual arrangement with Launceston City Council to perform at specific municipal events, including ANZAC Day and Remembrance Day. The success of the choir depends on each and every singer, and the quality of the sound that we collectively produce, which in turn is completely determined by the commitment of all members.

This commitment includes attending the majority of rehearsals and performances, and also having the time and willingness to practise at home. In return for your time and your hard work, Vox Harmony will provide you with a high standard of choral training, plenty of support and encouragement, and ample notice of all performances. In fact, many dates are set at the start of the year.

Can you commit to Vox Harmony?

New members who choose not to stay after their initial 3 weeks' trial, will have their money refunded at the end of February.

If you believe you can fulfil your expected role in Vox Harmony, then please apply or renew your membership. If however, you are unsure of your capacity to commit regular time and effort, and attend scheduled performances of Vox Harmony, please seriously consider this before you apply or renew your membership.

The next intake for Vox Harmony will be in January 2024.

If you would like to join Vox Harmony, please send us an email and we’ll put you on our waiting list for next year.

There are NO auditions.

Membership fee for the year is $250 – this includes a $30 music levy and is payable in advance.

Membership entitles you to:

Denise requires each new member to undergo a voice range exercise. This is an opportunity for each singer to know what their vocal range is and to be sure about which section of the choir they should be singing in. It is a simple 5-minute exercise. As a result you may be asked to sing in a different section from that which you believe you belong or have traditionally sung. Voice range exercises will take place at the beginning of Term 1.

Please attend as many rehearsals as possible. If you decide to leave the choir for any reason during the year, please advise our Musical Director or a committee member.

Although we are a community choir, we are also a performance choir and over the years have secured several recurring performance commitments throughout the year. There is an expectation of each member to be available and to prepare appropriately for these performances.

If your attendance at rehearsals has been sporadic throughout the year, you may be asked to demonstrate that your lack of preparation will not compromise the overall performance of the choir. If your preparation is deemed unsatisfactory, you may be asked not to perform.

City of Launceston Choir Commitments

As we are the official choir of the City of Launceston, we have committed to performing at official civic events during the year on ANZAC Day and Remembrance Day. It is imperative that all choir members try to attend these events.

The Vox Harmony uniform for our Council performances is our official uniform shirt with our choir logo. Upon becoming a member, you will be supplied with a uniform shirt and a blue/coloured scarf for ladies and matching tie for men. You will also receive a Word Cloud T-shirt which we use at more informal performances. Generally we perform without music, however if music is allowed it needs to be in a black folder.

Vox Harmony has its own administrative committee and we hold a public liability and volunteer accident insurance via ANCA/Aon – PDS can be downloaded from the ANCA web site.

Committee member positions become available for re-election at our AGM in March each year.

In addition to announcements at rehearsals, we use several methods of communication, namely our web site, our Facebook page and Stack TeamApp.