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Membership of the Cathedral Voluntary Choir includes a commitment to
(a) give scheduled cathedral duties priority in your diaries and
(b) attend the majority of these (70+%).
Members should only absent themselves for good and unavoidable reasons, e.g.:
(a) Duties in a position of responsibility in the Cathedral or at another church.
(b) Duties as a professional musician elsewhere.
(c) Unchangeable work schedules.
(d) Being away at university.
(e) Sudden illness or family emergency.
(f) Being normally resident outside the UK.
Examples of unacceptable reasons for absence would be, e.g.:
(a) I would rather do xyz that day.
(b) I don’t like that kind of event.
Three times a year (around half-term) members will be asked to signify their attendance or absence for the following term’s dates (i.e. in May for the autumn term, October for the spring term and February for the summer term). The old “tick-sheet” system will be discontinued and a new on-line attendance reporting system will be introduced.
It is recognised that there will often be changes or additions to the schedule for various reasons. We will try to keep these to a minimum, will give as much notice as possible, and will be understanding if this causes problems.
Extra-curricular events, e.g. concerts and services outside the cathedral, choir tours, etc, are voluntary and negotiable, though of course we hope that the majority of members will sign up for these whenever possible.
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