NACHO Membership Application

NACHO Music Society

Newbie Adult Chamber Orchestra,

A New Horizons Orchestra

Details about our current program schedule and cost are found by scrolling down past the following web form. If you prefer to fill out and mail a paper application, it is available for download here.

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Winter Term 2023 Spring Term 2023 Fall Term 2023

In the event your application is placed on a wait list, your membership dues will be returned to you. Following the first practice session of the selected term(s), available seats will be filled in the order applications were received and the payment of membership dues is immediately requested. If necessary, I wish to be placed on a wait list for a seat during the term(s) indicated above.(required)

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I wish to apply for membership in the NACHO Music Society (NMS). I understand that members agree to observe the current NACHO Music Society Covid-19 Vaccination Policy (see below), and I confirm that I will meet this requirement before I attend the first practice session. I agree to uphold the Constitution of the NMS and comply with the NMS Bylaws. I understand that the number of memberships available during a specific term may be limited due to program constraints as determined by the NMS Board. I have read and agree to the NMS Privacy and Refund Policies.(required)

I accept these Terms of Membership.

NACHO Music Society
Covid-19 Vaccination Policy
March 31, 2023

The first purpose stated in the Constitution of the NACHO Music Society is:

(a) to promote health by protecting and maintaining public health through the support of a community adult / senior orchestra;

This also means we support the science-based efforts of our Public Health system to address the potential harms posed by Covid-19 to members of the population. In particular, we agree with the Public Health recommendations regarding people who are at high-risk of infection, which may include participants in our orchestra such as immunocompromised individuals and seniors. The following link provides the relevant Public Health background material:

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/covid-19/vaccine/plan

To minimize the risk of transmission of Covid-19 among our membership, we expect that participants in our orchestra program will take the steps offered and encouraged by the Public Health system to receive recommended and approved vaccinations against Covid-19.

Once your application is received by the NACHO Music Society, we will contact you.

** Please bring your Membership dues payment by no later than the start of the second NACHO practice meeting of the Term.

Program Term Descriptions and Cost

The following are program term descriptions for the NACHO Music Society Newbie Adult Chamber Orchestra (NACHO) program. The exact time and dates of scheduled practice session meetings for a calendar year are provided on a separate information sheet here.

Winter Term Membership 2023

Membership Period: January 1 through March 31, 2023

Number of Practice Sessions: Ten (10)

Membership Dues: $120.00

Spring Term Membership (no Practice Sessions in July and August) 2023

Membership Period: April 1 through August 31, 2023

Number of Practice Sessions: Eleven (11)

Membership Dues: $130.00

Fall Term Registration for NACHO Members (no Practice Sessions after the first Monday in December) 2023

Membership Period: September 1 through December 31, 2023

Number of Practice Sessions: Twelve (12)

Membership Dues: $130.00

Membership dues are requested prior to the start of a practice session for a term.

Questions? Contact us at info@nachomusicsociety.ca or visit the other pages on this website.

NACHO Music Society Privacy Policy

NACHO Music Society Refund Policy