"One other question. Do people bring any type of material to read/sing from & to keep this from happening, how or is it widely known not to do this as the excepted norm, provided that it doesn't happen. It sounds like that with the amount of good singers you have it just wouldn't be tolarated.
Barry"

Can't speak for any but my own, Barry, but my attitude has always been that if it's good enough for the Royal Philharmonic, I'm not about to outlaw music stands or sheets.

One of our regulars is a bloody good singer with a very poor memory, and I think that letting him read his songs is much the best of the bargain for the audience.

Don T.