CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY MUSICAL SOCETY

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

TUESDAY 15 FEBRUARY 2011, 9 PM, WEST ROAD CONCERT HALL

MINUTES

The Annual General Meeting was held on Tuesday 15 February 2011 at 9 pm in West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge.

Present:  Simon Fairclough (Chairman), Nick Shaw (Treasurer) and approximately 50 members.

Christine Skeen took the minutes.

1.  Apologies were received from John Barber, Stephen Bourne, Stephen Cleobury, Christine Jennings, Andrew Morris, Jo Whitehead.

2.  The minutes of the last AGM were agreed.

3.  Matters arising: none.

4.  Chairman's statement: it had not been an easy year in funding for the arts and higher education. CUMS had enjoyed another exceptional year nonetheless, with a break-even financial result.  Mahler's Symphony of a Thousand with Stephen Cleobury and the concerts with David Hill and Sir Roger Norrington had been wonderful.  Two major organisational developments were the merger with CUCO and the introduction of the Cambridge University Lunchtime Concerts. Thanks were due to all who had made CUMS' achievements possible - the funders, supporters and helpers, particularly Chloe Davidson, Caroline Goulder, Jennifer Howells, Maggie Heywood, Robert Culshaw, Nick Shaw, and Jo Whitehead, to Martin Ennis in fostering closer ties with the Faculty of Music, and to Andrew Browning for his work in bringing together CUMS and CUCO.  Thanks were reserved above all for the musicians, especially Stephen Cleobury, Sir Roger Norrington and Martin Yates.

5.  Financial report and approval of the accounts:  Nick Shaw emphasised that the distributed papers represented management not audited accounts. He explained that the figure of £3,413 shown under III /Hire Services/Expenditure/2010 should have £2,300 deducted from it to take account of a late submission of expenses.  There was a small concert deficit which was normal. A contra bassoon bought with Dorothy Hurst's legacy made up most of the £8,799 instrument purchases figure.  All in all, the Society was well-funded and broke even. Nick Shaw explained that the CUMS Fund, managed by separate trustees but which could be called upon by CUMS, held £174k at the end of the year, and that Cambridge Tours, our separate touring company, held a £2,386 surplus for use on future tours.  Questions were invited, if desired by email (to  HYPERLINK "mailto:NickShaw@aol.com"NickShaw@aol.com).  The adoption of the accounts was proposed by Richard Andrewes, seconded by Maggie Heywood and carried unanimously.

6.  Appointment of the auditors: the appointment of Roy Luff working for CKLG was proposed by Sarah Yetman, seconded by Chloe Davidson and carried unanimously.

7.  Election of Schedule A Officers: Fundraising Manager, Michael Sharp; Instrument Manager, Simon Smart; Librarian, Maggie Heywood; Publicity Officer, Chloe Davidson and Rachel Thomas in the absence of a volunteer candidate; Webmaster, Aljoscha Leonhardt and Tony Short in the absence of a volunteer candidate; Treasurer, Nick Shaw; Senior Treasurer, Chris Ford – proposed en bloc by Simon Fairclough, seconded by Chris Ford and carried unanimously.

8.  Any other business:  none.                                                        The meeting closed at 9.12 pm