To join the Dvořák Society
- Read this page on membership information
- Print and complete the Membership Application Form
- Choose your method of payment – see below
- If appropriate, print and complete the Gift Aid Form
- If appropriate, print and complete the Banker’s Order
- Send with your remittance to the Membership Secretary, Terry Heard, 67 Lewisham Hill, London SE13 7PL
- For those paying by PayPal — More Details
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Annual Subscription Rates for the Dvořák Society
The rates are shown below. Subscriptions for renewal of membership are due on 1 January each year. New members joining any time from January to September receive all our publications from the start of that year. New members joining from October to December have membership until the end of the following year.
UNITED KINGDOM RESIDENTS
| 1 | Young members (under 25 on 1 January) | Free |
| 2 | Full time students | Free |
| 3 | Individual Membership | £30.00 |
| 4 | Joint Membership (two people at the same address with single mailing) | £40.00 |
| 5 | Corporate (non-profit-making) | £30.00 |
| 6 | Corporate (profit-making) | £50.00 |
OVERSEAS RESIDENTS
As Annual subscriptions are as above, with the additions of a £10 overseas mail supplement. Overseas members receive their copies of the Journal of Czech and Slovak Music and other occasional publications by post, but Newsletters are sent by email as a PDF attachment, or can be accessed via the Members’ Section on the website.
How to pay for Membership of the Dvořák Society
CURRENCY Payment must be in GB£ – not Euros.
WAYS TO PAY You can pay by:
- Banker’s (Standing) Order
- Bank Transfer
- Cheque drawn on a British bank
- Credit/Debit Card via PayPal
but we are not able to accept direct payments by Credit or Debit cards.
OVERSEAS PAYMENTS The easiest payment method if you live outside the United Kingdom is to use PayPal, which incurs no extra charge. For details of how this works please see PayPal. If this is not possible, please contact the Membership Secretary.
PAYMENTS FOR OTHER DVOŘÁK SOCIETY SERVICE Your payments for subscriptions and other Society services can be combined into one for your convenience.
UK PAYMENTS It is a great help if subscriptions are paid by Banker’s Order, and all UK subscribers who are UK taxpayers are asked to complete the Gift Aid Form.Why Gift Aid?
If you pay by Gift Aid, it makes your donation worth far more and costs you nothing extra. Your tax position is unaffected.
Please Note—if you do not pay Income Tax in the U.K., then you can not use Gift Aid.
Please note that the Gift Aid Form by itself is not authority for payment. This has to be separately arranged.
Why Banker’s Order?
- It guarantees the Society will receive payments at the time and of the size you stipulate
- It ensures a regular income to the Society
- It makes the administration of the Society far easier and saves much time and expense
- It saves you time and provides you with proof of payment
- Amounts of payment can not and will not be changed without your consent
Application Check-list
- Have you completed all the relevant sections of the application form?
- If your address is outside the UK, have you added the £10 Annual Mail Supplement?
- Have you enclosed your payment or completed a Banker’s Order or asked to pay by PayPal?
After you have joined
On receipt of your application form and payment, you will be sent a “New Member’s Pack” containing some recent publications and various other information.
As a member, your view, opinions, ideas and contributions to events or publications will be more than welcome. We pride ourselves in generating an atmosphere in which all participating people and organisations are not just members but friends.
No one should feel left out of the Society. It has always been centred around its publications, Czech & Slovak Music, and the Newsletter, with the chance to join in at special events and Society concerts as a bonus.
Events, other than the fixed annual ones, are mounted as the opportunity presents itself. Once again, the initiatives of members are gratefully accepted when appropriate. Please contact a Committee member with any suggestions, ideas or questions.