Executive Meeting 3/29/2011 -- Summary

Our Executive Committee, consisting of the four officers and Artistic and Music Director, met on Tuesday, March 29, 2011.  The discussions of the meeting dealt primarily with the upcoming Annual Meeting (April 11, 8:30pm, Moscow High School) and with two matters in the planning stages.

At the Annual Meeting several items will come before the organization for consideration including the following:

• Recommendation of the Board of Directors to amend the Bylaws to eliminate “dues”
• Resolution that we eliminate complimentary tickets to members
• Resolution that certain changes be made to the auditions policy
• Election of certain officers, a Chorale Rep. and three Community Reps. to the Board of Directors
• Reports of activities will also be given by the Director, Vice-President and President

We established a process for review of our Artistic and Music Director for this year.  Singers will be asked to give any comments or suggestions to their Section Leaders (Jill, Cheryl, Tom, David).  The Section Leaders will forward these comments, suggestions, etc. to the Secretary (Cheryl) who will bring them to the Executive Committee at its May 9th meeting.  Janice and Jack will meet with Mike following this meeting to discuss the review and renew his contract for the coming season.

The Committee reviewed information from the Women's Dress Committee on the possibility of new dresses for women of the Chorale.  From the voting the women expressed their desire for a new dress with a choice of necklines.  The Executive Committee is asking the Women’s Dress Committee to proceed with obtaining the new dresses for the women by the next season.

Two matters on which there was considerable discussion had to do with planning the collaboration of a concert next season of the Chorale and the Washington Idaho Symphony.  Mike, Janice and Jim are working closely with their counterparts on the Symphony.  The other item in the planning stage is the development of a Children’s Choir – possibly in conjunction with the Music Department at the UI.

Carolyn Radakovich, our Marketing Director, was present and shared some initial sketches of the new logo for our newly renamed organization – Palouse Choral Society.  The logo is a single eighth note with a Palouse hills swoosh and the name of the Society in an art deco font.  Carolyn will be at the Annual Meeting and will share the logo.

In that regard - the change of our name to Palouse Choral Society – Jim Reece is sending the required documents to the State of Idaho.  Our organization will change its name with the beginning of the new season – July 1, 2011.

Jack Kelly, Chorale President