Information current as at OCTOBER 2016

Miguel Arrieta, President

Choir's Email Address: committee@monucs.org.au

Choir's Website: www.monucs.org.au

Vision statement / Artistic goals: MonUCS is dedicated to allowing both students at Monash University and members of the wider community the opportunity to learn and perform both major and minor choral works in a friendly, open and relaxed environment

Voice type: SATB

Choir performs: Both accompanied & unaccompanied

Year Choir formed: 1962

No. of Singing Members - Currently: 30-40 Desired: Up to 100

Musical Repertoire: MonUCS performs a wide range of musical styles - Mozart, Whitacre, Gilbert and Sullivan productions, comedy and cabaret, and contemporary pop music in their a capella busking group

Musical Director: Robert Dora

No. of years in current post: since 2015

Previous musical experience: A full biography can be found at monucs.org.au/about/creative-staff/robert-dora

Choir's past collaborations with other musical groups: MonUCS is always open to new collaborations, and has enjoyed building and strengthening relationships with other groups through concerts in the past; they regularly collaborate with university choirs around Australia through the Choral Intervarsity Festivals, especially their sister choirs, the RMIT Occasional Choral Singers (ROCS) and the LaTrobe University Choral Society (LaTUCS); in recent years, they have had collaborative concerts with Habeas Chorus and the Melbourne Lawyers' Orchestra, the Victorian Youth Symphony Orchestra, and many more

Audition: No

Minimum Attendance policy - Rehearsals: Yes (apologies must be given for absences) Concerts: No

Membership Fees: $10 for first year; $25/$40 (Concession/workers) for subsequent years

Ability to read music: Desirable (but all welcome)

Sight-reading ability: Desirable

Av. No. of rehearsals/week: 1

Usual rehearsal night(s): Tuesday

Suburb: Clayton

Rehearsal venue: Monash University Religious Centre

Off-street parking: Yes

Performance Apparel: Variable: usually blacks with a splash of colour, and with shoulders, cleavage, and thighs covered at a minimum

Av. No. of Concert Programs/year: 3

Av. No. of Performances/year: 3 major concerts, plus Christmas carolling and occasional guest performances

Sample of the Choir's past Concert Venues: Wheelers Hill Secondary College; St Paul's Cathedral (Melbourne); Ormond Uniting Church; Phoenix Theatre (Elwood); Oakleigh Hall

Examples of musical pieces performed: Requiem (Mozart), Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, music by Vaughan Williams, Eric Whitacre

Touring: Yes - Melbourne Metro Area

Administration / Governance arrangements for the Choir: MonUCS operates under Monash Clubs and Societies constitution

Types of Committees: Voting committee members are the President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and General Representatives (must be Monash Clayton students); non-voting members can be any society members who are assigned portfolios such as Concert Manager, Camp Officer, Fundraising Officer, Publicity Officer, Librarian, and Archivist

Own collection of music scores: Yes

Available for hire to other groups: Yes

Hiring fees apply: Yes