How Lauda Musicam works
Board of Directors
Terms of 3 years. Initial terms of: 1 year for David and Susan, 2 years for John and Barbara, 3 years for the members at large. Elections will be held every year at the first member’s meeting of the season to elect 2 members of the Board. The Board will then decide amongst themselves on officer positions for that year.
- President – David Lawrence
- Vice President – Susan Richter
- Treasurer – Barbara Stark
- Secretary – John Robinson
- Member at Large – ?
- Member at Large – ?
Music Director
We are looking for a local Music Director to join us for season 2 (2024-2025)
- Season 1 – Jody Miller
On-line vs in-person schedules
- In-person members will meet with the group during our weekly rehearsals (currently set for Thursday evenings, 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.) at the Salvation Army, 4700 Manor Rd, Austin, TX 78723. Some sessions will be run by either Susan or Barbara, some sessions will be run by Jody via ZOOM, where we are all together and Jody can hear us, and some sessions will be run by Jody in person.
- On-line members will have access to live ZOOM sessions with Jody on Tuesday evenings (6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Central time). You will then have the opportunity to join us for the live dress rehearsal and concert in October.
Missed rehearsals
In the event of a known missed rehearsal where we have been notified in advance (can be done on the website), you will be given access to a recording of the ZOOM session with Jody that covers the class that you will miss.
Music files
You will have access to all of the music that we will be performing via a Box web page. There will also be paper copies of the music at the rehearsals for those that prefer.
Audio recordings
Jody will make available recording of all the music that we will be performing that have one instrument on each line. These recordings will be available with and without a click track. This is very useful for rehearsing the music at home.
Season vs Semester
- Lauda Season runs from late August until the end of the Spring Concert, which is either late April or early May.
- Semesters are the two halves of a season; August – November, and January – May.
Small ensembles
Members are encouraged to form small ensemble groups. These groups are used to fill in the concerts between the full ensemble pieces. The small groups should endeavor to present another facet of early music to our audience, such as different instruments (not just recorders); voices, strings, harps, louds, or even dancing. The small groups are responsible for arranging their own rehearsal time and must let the Vice President know of your intentions, your music, list of performers, and must run through your piece/s with the Vice President 2 weeks prior to the concert.
Concert Dress
Variations on black. Color accents are fine as long as the main theme is black.
Performance Standards
Performing members must meet a reasonable standard of playing ability and commit to attending either the in-person or on-line practice sessions. Missed rehearsals can be made up with a recording of the ZOOM rehearsal for that week. For our initial season, we would ask that people not sign up to be a performing member if they would have difficulty devoting appropriate practice time to the repertoire and playing it well in a performance. If we feel someone is not achieving the needed quality of performance, we may ask that person not to participate in the performance. With that said, we are an amateur group and do not expect professional level playing. Just really good playing.
Pending Items
- Lauda Musicam of Austin, Inc.
- We have applied with the Secretary of State to become a Corporation – Non-Profit, however, the approval process is taking longer than expected. This process should be completed soon.
- Lauda Musicam of Austin bank account
- Once we have been officially incorporated by the State of Texas we will open a bank account, at which time we will be able to process membership dues. Until that time, apply for membership via our website (Join Us), and you will be sent a link to make your payment once we are able to process credit cards and checks.
- Non-profit status
- Once we have been officially incorporated we will apply for our 501(c)(3) status
- Concert Location
- We do not have a location for our concert and dress rehearsal yet. If you have any suggestions of suitable venues, please let us know as soon as possible.
Fall Semester Calendar
This information is also on the Member Calendar website page.
- August 24 – Salvation Army, 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. – Susan and Barbara
- August 31 – Salvation Army, 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. – Barbara
- September 7 – Salvation Army, 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. – ZOOM with Jody
- September 14 – Salvation Army, 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. – Susan and Barbara
- September 21 – Salvation Army, 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. – Jody live
- September 28 – Salvation Army, 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. – Susan
- October 5 – Salvation Army, 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. – Susan
- October 12 – Salvation Army, 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. – ZOOM with Jody
- October 19 – Salvation Army, 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. – Susan and Barbara
- October 26 – Salvation Army, 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. – ZOOM with Jody
- Saturday October 28 Location TBD – 9:00 am – 5:00 p.m. with 1 ½ hour lunch break – Dress rehearsal with Jody live
- Sunday October 29 Location TBD – 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. Concert with Jody live
Membership
We have performing and non-performing memberships. Non-performing members are via Zoom only, and anyone can be a non-performing member. Performing members must meet the standards described above and can be either in-person or on-line (Zoom).
- Register as a member via our website (Join Us)
- In-person or on-line
- Single semester or the entire season
- Semester: $75 pp
- Season: $125 pp
- Use website to pay with PayPal or credit card or pay by check to Treasurer (Barbara Stark)