Inclement Weather Policy Causing a Rehearsal Cancellation:
PDF version of Inclement Weather Policy
In the event of inclement weather, rehearsals will be cancelled
if the Fairfax County Public School System (FCPS) cancels their
evening activities. According to the FCPS, this would occur if
school is closed for the day or if schools close two hours early.
A decision to open the schools two hours late will not affect
school evening activities including our rehearsals.
The FCPS inclement weather policy can be found
at this link: http://www.fcps.edu/news/weather.htm.
The actual inclement weather decision on the school status will
be announced over local radio and TV media and on the FCPS home
webpage http://www.fcps.edu/index.shtml.
Inclement Weather Policy Causing a Concert Cancellation:
In the event of severe inclement
weather, the director will notify key chorale board members that
a scheduled concert is cancelled. They in turn, will activate a
phone tree to ensure all officers, board members, and section leaders
are notified. A makeup date will be negotiated with the venue host
so that the concert can be rescheduled as soon as possible (e.g.,
the following weekend, if feasible). Section leaders, assisted by
board members as necessary, will notify the entire chorale by email/telephone.
Each chorale member will be asked to notify those ticket holders
to whom they gave or sold tickets. Additionally, a notice will be
posted on the chorale’s website indicating the concert’s
postponement. This notice will also include the tentative makeup
date, time, and location as soon as they can be determined. The
same cancellation and makeup notice will be recorded on the chorale’s
telephone answering service. This information will be updated as
the details of the makeup concert are finalized. Those who have
purchased tickets for a scheduled concert but cannot attend the
makeup concert, may either obtain a refund, or donate the cost of
the tickets to the chorale.
