FEBRUARY 17, 2025
Family Day - no rehearsal tonight. Enjoy your family - and the snow!
I. REHEARSAL FEBRUARY 24, 2025
For next Monday, Andrew Chung has asked that we rehearse Brahms 1, 2 and 3. Snacks: winds, brass and piano. March 3, snacks from first violins.
II. CHARITABLE RECEIPTS - AVAILABLE UNTIL FEBRUARY 28, 2025
Don’t forget that Counterpoint Community Orchestra depends on donations to cover our expenses every year. Thank you to those who have already donated. And a reminder to those who can help financially that the Government of Canada has extended the deadline to receive charitable tax credits for 2024 to February 28, 2025, to compensate for the mail strike. The CCO issues charitable tax receipts for all donations over $20.00.
If you donate through Canada Helps, your tax receipt will follow automatically: https://forcharities.canadahelps.org. Go on the site and find Counterpoint Community Orchestra (there is another charity that includes the name Counterpoint.)
III. RECORDING OF THE HANDBELL CONCERTO
If you have not already noticed, the recording of our holiday concert has been on the CCO website for some time - in the Musicians’ Only portal:
* https://www.ccorchestra.org/forum/general-discussion/recordings-2024-december-concert We sound great! It is also available on these additional links:
IV. SOMETHING STRANGE & PREPOSTEROUS IS FAST APPROACHING
Our March 22 concert, “Strange & Preposterous?”, is just over a month away. Programme: A Strange and Preposterous Affair, by Canadian composer Kathryn Knowles; Concentus Brevis for Oboe and String Orchestra by Mathilde Capuis, featuring CCO’s fantastic principal oboist Elizabeth Brown; and Symphony No. 1 by Johannes Brahms.
The concert posters should be available for pickup at the February 24 rehearsal. Please get ready to post them in your neighbourhood cafes and notice boards. Please also plan to bring cookies - we’ll have donation jars on the cookie tables during intermission. There will also be a 50/50 raffle again, so bring your lucky charm to the concert. If you know anyone eager to join our team of concert volunteers, please forward the name and contact information to emitchell1727@gmail.com.
V. IMPORTANT CCO DATES
Rehearsals are Monday nights, 7:30 to 9:30 at The 519 Community Centre (519 Church Street) unless otherwise indicated. Musicians need to bring a music stand and their music. A snack for intermission is provided by sections, in rotation: first violins, then seconds, then viola, cello and bass, finally winds, brass and piano.
Monday February 17 - rehearsals resume after the Family Day break. Snacks: winds, brass and piano; March 3 first violins
Thursday March 23 - 7:30pm. Board meeting by Zoom. Members may attend. Ask for an invitation: emitchell1727@gmail.com
Friday March 21, 2025, 7:00 to 10:00pm - Dress Rehearsal, Eastminster United, 310 Danforth Avenue (Chester subway)
Saturday March 22 - 7:30pm the “Strange & Preposterous?” Concert, Eastminster United
Monday March 24 - possible date for resumption of rehearsals. Otherwise they resume March 31
Monday April 21 - Easter Monday. The 519 will be closed. Discussion required about rehearsing elsewhere. Otherwise they resume April 28.
Monday May 19 - no rehearsal Victoria Day
Friday June 6 - 7:00 to 10:00pm - Dress Rehearsal, Eastminster United
Saturday June 7 - 7:30pm - Concert, Eastminster United.
July and August 2025 - one performance, ”CCO & Friends”, in July and one in August, outside in Alan Gardens Park. Small ensembles that include one or more members of the CCO are invited to apply to perform, and all CCO musicians are invited to join for half of each programme. if you are interested contact Daniel Payne payne.danny@gmail.com
IV. OTHER MUSIC & CCO MEMBERS
More about CCO Principal Oboist Beth Brown: "I have another concert coming up on Feb 28th where I'll be performing a piece for oboe and mezzo-soprano by Dorothy Rudd Moore as part of the Untitled Ensemble's Black history month concert. Details are here, and CCO members can get a 20% discount on tickets using this link: www.eventbrite.com/e/1112875764369/?discount=CCO
Elizabeth Brown :: 604.505.0454:: www.UntitledEnsemble.ca :: www.oboistic.ca"
If you personally are performing somewhere and you would like others to know, you can:
(i) post it in the Musicians’ Only section of the CCO website;
(ii) bring your poster to a rehearsal and leave it at the table at the entrance (musicians may also leave information about other performing opportunities on that table);
(iii) send details to emitchell1727@gmail.com for including in this spot in the next CCO ANNOUNCEMENTS.
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