At a Special General Meeting held on Tuesday, 21 February 2017, BelCanto unanimously agreed to amend its Constitution to include men aged 14 years and over. Special arrangements were also agreed regarding subscription rates for 'Junior Members' (i.e those from 14 years up to the time they cease full-time education
with acknowledgements to Ruth Edna Perkins (1943-2011) and with apologies to The Book of Common Prayer Almighty and most merciful Conductor We have erred and strayed from thy beat like lost sheep We have followed too much the intonations and tempii of our own hearts We have offended against thy dynamic markings We have left unsung those notes which we ought to have sung And we have sung those notes which we ought not to have sung And there is no support in us But thou, O Conductor, have mercy upon us miserable singers Succour the chorally challenged Restore thou those that need extended rehearsals Spare thou those that carry rehearsal pencils Pardon our mistakes and have faith That hereafter we will follow thy directions all the days of our lives And sing together in perfect harmony Amen
