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2025 AGM
The 2025 DGASS Annual General Meeting will take place at The Bruce Arms, Limekilns at 7.30pm on Wednesday 14 May 2025, when we would like to see as many current members (who have/are paying a subscription for this year) as possible. Without our members, there wouldn’t be a Society!
The meeting will be preceded by a meal, so please arrive at 6.00pm for the meal to be served by 6.30pm. While you should pay The Bruce Arms separately for any drinks, teas and coffees, puddings etc. that you order, you need to select your main course and pay DGASS by 7 May, so please get in touch with Ellen for menu and bank details if you haven’t already received them direct by email.
The agenda can be downloaded from this link. Even if you cannot join us for the meal, please come to the AGM itself at 7.30pm.
Getting prepared for Patience
An “interesting fact remains” as characters in both last year’s show and next year’s might put it, is that it’s now exactly 300 days to our opening night of Patience!
Which means that it’s time to think about auditions and rehearsals … as you’ll see from our newly-revised Auditions page, the main dates for auditions are 28 May and 1 June, and we start back with our regular Wednesday rehearsals on 27 August. Do spread the word, and encourage folk to join our chorus as well as trying their hand at principal parts … see our Becoming a member page.
Come and sing opportunities
Two opportunities that may be on interest:
Dunfermline’s own Paul Gudgin invites us to two Open Rehearsals at 7:30pm on Sunday 8/15 September at Blackhall St Columbas Church to join his choir Jubilo as they start work on their spring concert. You would be singing some of the Bernstein Chichester Psalms and also some sections of the Duke Ellington’s Sacred Concert. Free and great fun!
ERCU invite you to “Come and Sing” Brahms’ Requiem on Saturday 7 September at St Cuthbert’s: 10:00am–5:30pm (performance 4:30pm open to all). Tickets at this link.
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Notice of AGM on 29 May
The 54th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Dunfermline Gilbert and Sullivan Society (DGASS) will be held on Wednesday 29 May 2024 at 7.00pm in person at Limekilns Parish Church Hall and on Zoom, immediately preceding a rehearsal for the September 2024 concerts. The agenda is available at this link.
Members should have received Zoom joining instructions from Ellen direct. However, if you would like to attend remotely, please drop Ellen an email.
19 May workshop details
What to expect on the day:
- Presentation with overview of The Jury’s Out
- The overture – what it sounds like
- Sing-through all the chorus numbers in Act 1 (not a note-bashing session – just a sing through)
- Opportunity in groups to discuss and share ideas for portrayal of ensemble characters
- Walk-through the scenes of Act 1 – singing and staging, including all solos and duets
- Overview of Act 2 – Trial by Jury
- Group discussions: “How do we promote the show?”
The words will be provided on the day for all the chorus numbers. However, if you have any of the following scores, please bring them with you: The Sorcerer, HMS Pinafore, Ruddigore, The Gondoliers and The Mikado.
Refreshments will be provided.
Linda Milne looks forward to seeing you there!
Summer concert dates
The summer concerts will be at 7.30pm on Friday 20 and Saturday 21 September, both in the Dunfermline area … venues are being confirmed.
DGASS would love to have as many members/former and potential members as possible taking part. Even if you are not available, pass the message on. Lifts are available from Ferrytoll/Inverkeithing.
We are going to follow a similar rehearsal pattern to last year’s, rehearsing on most Wednesdays till the school holidays. We’ll top up on Sunday afternoons after we start back on 28 August (keeping Wednesdays for the main show rehearsals), but we shall use Wednesday 18 September as a concert rehearsal.
The first rehearsal will be at 7.30pm on Wednesday 24 April at Limekilns Parish Church (probably in the hall behind the Church, rather than the Church itself).
The programme will include songs from musicals – a list of music that is in the mix for performing (not yet set in stone) is below. Many of you have the sheet music at home from previous DGASS concerts, so please bring it on 24 April, or let Ellen know if you don’t have the music.
Selections from:
- My Fair Lady
- Show Boat
- Cats (including Memory)
- Oliver
plus
- Be Our Guest (Beauty and the Beast)
- I Believe/Ave Maria
- Anthem from Chess
- Grand Night for Singing (State Fair); It Might as Well be Spring (State Fair)
- Seasons of Love (Rent)
Our next show
Our plans for the next show are currently under wraps, but we can assure you that they’re exciting — another different take on G&S, following the success of Iolanthe. If joining us appeals, then book the afternoon of Sunday 19 May, and join us for the workshop at Limekilns, when all will be revealed, and you’ll be able to release the inner Thespian! To register an interest, please drop Ellen an email.
