Details for Members
This is where RYO members can find details of rehearsals and membership. Scroll down, or jump to the relevant section:
Rehearsal information
Rehearsals will take place on Friday nights from 7:30-9:30pm at St Joseph’s College, Upper Redlands Rd, Reading RG1 5JT. There is a short break in the middle of the rehearsal – please bring your own refreshments if required.
Term dates and location
Below venues may change due to school events, so please check back regularly. Mel will email members if there are short notice changes.
Autumn Term 2024
Sep 13th – Theatre
Sep 20th – Theatre
Sep 27th – Theatre
Oct 4th – Theatre
Oct 11th – Theatre
Oct 18th – Theatre
*Half term – no rehearsal Oct 25th*
Nov 8th – Theatre
Nov 15th – Theatre
Nov 22nd – Theatre
Nov 29th – venue tbc
Dec 6th – End of term performance, venue tbc
Dec 13th – Social! Venue tbc
*Christmas break – no rehearsal Dec 20th, Dec 27th, Jan 3rd*
Theatre entrance
College Hall entrance
Please use the main entrance / reception door into the building, which is visible from the car park, and follow the corridor straight down until you get to the College Hall.
Prep Hall entrance
To access the Prep Hall, you will need to enter via a locked gate. When you arrive and leave, there will be someone on the gate to open it for you.
To access the Prep Hall, you need to go ahead and left down the sloping path, then enter the Prep School building, head forwards and turn right into the hall.
Repertoire
During the Autumn, Spring and Summer terms of 2024-5, we will learn music from the following list:
- Lloyd-Webber – Phantom of the Opera
- Debussy, arr. Busser – Petite Suite
- Beethoven – Coriolan Overture
- Bourgeois – Serenade
- Chenchery – Movement(s) from Piano Concerto No. 1
- Moore – Sea Shanty Suite
Please contact Mel if you do not have any of this music.
Covid mitigations
We complete risk assessments for our rehearsals and concerts. We have now removed the requirement for members to wear a mask during rehearsals. The current mitigations still in place are:
- don’t attend if you have a positive Covid test result
- don’t attend if you have any Covid symptoms, symptoms of a respiratory infection, a temperature or generally unwell
- we keep the hall ventilated, so in cold weather please wear layers to keep warm.
Membership subscriptions
Membership is £79 per term, or £74 for payment by/on the first rehearsal (or agreed date as communicated at the start of each term). Please contact Mel for the payment details.