Sangre De Cristo Chorale of New Mexico

“Expenses advertising 3,063 website 375 credit card fees 203 licensing/insurance 300 risers 425 retreat 932 music 824 costumes 175 scholarships 1,000 total 7,297”

“Inventories for sale or use 6,400 6,400 risers 1,350 1,350 escrow account 300 300 total 8,050 8,050”

“Prepaid contributions 0 0”

“To perform choral music in a variety of venues that will make a significant artistic and cultural contribution to local communities in northern new mexico, particularly young people.”

“The sangre de cristo chorale rehearsed weekly from september to may and performed two different repertory concerts, one during the fall in december 2014 and one during the spring in may 2015. Each repertory had one performance each in los alamos and santa fe, new mexico, serving a total of 500 persons. Each concert repertory was prepared by a guest conductor who was auditioning for the permanent music director position as part of the search process. These guest conductors were contracted by the board of directors as well as a new accompanist chosen support them during the year. Members of the chorale also provided outreach to the choral program at pojoaque public schools in one session in both the fall and the spring. Also part of its outreach program it educated two apprentices, who participated as regular chorale members, and provide two scholarships to high school students pursuing continuing musical education at the college level. Prior to the beginning of the 2014-15 season, the search committee for a new music director had identified two candidates to complete semester-long auditions of rehearsals and performances. During the each semester a survey of singer members was made to evaluate each candidate on five criteria. At the end of both semesters each member was to vote on their recommendation. The search committee tabulated these results and submitted their recommendation to the board who voted to appoint its new music director andrew schmidt starting in the next fiscal year of july 2015. The board of directors launched in the fall of 2014 the organizational committee structure as proposed by the work of the visioning and reorganizational committee. The committee assigned specific tasks to members which formalized the investment required from individual members in terms of performing specific tasks in involved in the operations of the chorale. This process was also evaluated by survey and some slight modifications were instituted in the fall of 2015.”