The Fantasy Orchestra

Hello, thanks for showing an interest in the Bristol Fantasy Orchestra.
first thing to do is make sure you've seen these links:
http://www.fantasyorchestra.org
if you do facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/FantasyOrchestraBristol
https://www.facebook.com/groups/613612822020887/


and subscribe to the forum where all information concerning upcoming events is displayed and may be discussed openly:
http://forum.fantasyorchestra.org

We're the Bristol branch of a world-wide franchise called the Fantasy Orchestra International run by Jesse D Morningstar Vernon. The idea is to bring people together to play fantastic, fun, flamboyant and very emotionally uplifting music and to entertain. There are no auditions but we ask people to contribute financially if they enjoy the orchestra after 3 sessions. Membership is currently £20 per year. This money is used to pay for time spent doing arrangements and to provide the orchestra with a kitty for projects such as recordings, putting on events and even purchasing instruments. We tend to play a new set each quarter, and do about 10 shows per year.
Concessions are available arrangement we'd like the orchestra to be open to all! - likewise if you've a little cash to spare and appreciate the project you're free to contribute more, also by arrangement!

There is also a charge to cover rehearsal costs which is currently £3pp for choir and orchestra but these may go up pretty soon too.

Rehearsals are run separately for choir and orchestra:
Orchestra have been taking place on tuesday evenings 7-9pm at either the greenbank pub in easton or kuumba centre, st pauls. These sessions are run by Jenny Sansom a champion whistler and great all round musician.

Choir - 7:30-9:30, at tonys house: 45 Richmond Road , Montpelier. Ceri usually send out a mail saying whether or not its happening. the choir rehearsals are run by Georg(iana).

At present the orchestra is run by these people:
Chair - Lisa Muller; lisajomue@hotmail.com; 07554418303;
Secretary - Stan; mstanley53@hotmail.com; 07770680994 (post available)
Treasurer - Stan; mstanley53@hotmail.com; 07770680994
Music Director - Jesse D Vernon; jessemorning@gmail.com; 07949551129/ +33668760815
Choir Leader - Georgiana Lowe; georgianalowe@gmail.com;
Choir Organiser - Ceri Daniels plasticraygun@hotmail.com;
Orchestra Leader - Jenny Sansom; jenny.sansom@hotmail.co.uk
Social Services - Banga Mcdowall; madamebang@gmail.com
Publicity - Jess; greenalien50@hotmail.com,
For more detailed information on how the orchestra is run please see our constitution on the forum.
http://forum.fantasyorchestra.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4

All music is posted online and we ask all members to download and print their own music:
docs.fantasyorchestra.org

you can listen to and download the original versions of our tunes here:
http://docs.fantasyorchestra.org/fantasy-orch-MP3s/

for the choir, it helps if you can read music but for those who have trouble doing that i record all the parts and post MP3s for rehearsing here:
http://docs.fantasyorchestra.org/fantas ... -practice/

to become a member please fill in this membership form and send your subscription to the treasurer.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1TS-9xl ... =send_form

I think thats all for now. Welcome to the Fantasy Orchestra!
jesse and all the team
x x x x

Hi Jesse

Welcome email looks awesome! Thanks for that.

A very small point...

You may want to add something like "Choir rehearsal have been taking place on Tuesday evenings"...7:30-9:30, at Tony's house:

(Just for those who are a bit dense and scanning the emails for the bit of info they need)

Cheers

Shanti

Hi Jesse,

looks great to me -
Agree with Shanti's point and also there's a typoe on the word facbook 4 lines down.

speak to you soon,

Jenny

Shanti Soprano wrote:Hi Jesse

Welcome email looks awesome! Thanks for that.

A very small point...

You may want to add something like "Choir rehearsal have been taking place on Tuesday evenings"...7:30-9:30, at Tony's house:

(Just for those who are a bit dense and scanning the emails for the bit of info they need)

Cheers

Shanti

thanks shanti:
i was writing that but didnt quite manage to write "choir rehearsals" before :7:30-9:30, at tonys house: 45 Richmond Road , Montpelier. shanti usually send out a mail saying whether or not its happening. the choir rehearsals are run by George, a very capable antipodean lady.

will amend

Looks good.. One thing, will we be going back to fortnightly rehearsals throughout the non-busy times, and if so is it worth saying that? George

Thank you, Jesse, looks great.

can you change my number to my mobile 07554418303?
maybe make the forum link a hyperlink too?
also, we could say simply its currently £20 there is no need to explain why or what might happen to it in the future at this stage?

Lisa x

georgianalowe wrote:Looks good.. One thing, will we be going back to fortnightly rehearsals throughout the non-busy times, and if so is it worth saying that? George

i think lets aim to keep it going every week - especially the choir. hoping to get more members by september so might meed to do two rehearsals per week before long (if we can find someone to run them)

lisamuller wrote:Thank you, Jesse, looks great.

can you change my number to my mobile 07554418303?
maybe make the forum link a hyperlink too?
also, we could say simply its currently £20 there is no need to explain why or what might happen to it in the future at this stage?

Lisa x

yep all good