May 1, 2024
Short Announcements today. See more details in the Announcements dated April 26, particularly regarding Upcoming Events.
I. REHEARSAL MONDAY MAY 6
Playing with Jaedon last Monday was a treat! And certainly a prediction of a fantastic concert shaping up for June 15!
Andrew Chung has asked us to prepare Copland ’s “Tender Land", Barber’s Violin Concerto, and Smythe’s “Two Interlinked French Songs” for May 6. Note we will be be playing only the first two movements of the Barber Concerto - not the third.
Musicians must bring their own sheet music and music stand to the rehearsal at the 519. The CCO website, cco.orchestra.org, Musicians’ Only portal has most of the sheet music for the upcoming concert, but see CCO Librarian, Bob Mitchell, at the rehearsal for the Tender Land Suite and the Barber Violin Concerto. These must be signed for and returned at the end of the June 15 concert. This music is rented. The CCO will be charged $50 for each missing or damaged copy, and it offends the terms of our rentals to keep copies.
II. FUNDRAISING INITIATIVES & VOLUNTEERS
(i) Cookies - the cookies provided by the musicians for past concert intermissions are popular and attract donations. Although a generous donor is sponsoring the post-concert reception on June 15, including some simple refreshments, the 40th Anniversary Committee is asking that musicians donate cookies for the post-concert refreshment table as well.
(ii) Selling Programme Ads: We now have volunteers to canvas local businesses in the Church Street Village and on Parliament Street, selling ads in our June 15 programme. They could use a hand, and no one has yet volunteered to canvas along the Danforth in Riverdale, particularly around Eastminster Church. Interested? Please email emitchell1727@gmail.co
(iii) 50/50 Draw - We will once again have a 50/50 draw on June 15. Volunteers are welcome to sell raffle tickets before the concert and at the intermission. Volunteers are needed for other concert tasks too, such as ticket taking, ushering, setting out refreshments, helping to decorate the reception space, etc. If you know someone who would like to volunteer, please email emitchell1727@gmail.com.
III. IMPORTANT CCO DATES
Mondays May 6 and thereafter - rehearsals 7:30 to 9:30, at The 519. Snacks May 6: Violas and Cellos. (May 13: Winds and Brass)Thursday May 16, 7:30pm - Board of Directors Meeting, by Zoom. Members are entitled to attend. Email emitchell1727@gmail.com for a Zoom link. Monday May 20 - no rehearsal - Victoria Day
Monday May 27 - rehearsals resume at The 519, 7:30 to 9:30pm
Friday June 14 - 7:00pm to 10:00pm Dress Rehearsal, Eastminster United Church, 310 Danforth Ave.
Saturday, June 15 - 7:30pm 40th Anniversary Concert, “Melodies of Pride and Progress with violinist Jaedon Daly”, plus a post concert reception, and other celebratory events, Eastminster United Church.
IV. OTHER MUSIC & CCO MEMBERS
Cellist Everly Conrad-Baldwin is performing with Toronto Operetta in May in “The Guest at the Inn”:
If you personally are performing in a concert or gig you would like others to know about, you can:
(i) post it in the Musicians’ Only section of the CCO website;(ii) put the poster or a note on the table at the door at the rehearsals; (iii) send details to emitchell1727@gmail.com for including in this spot in the CCO ANNOUNCEMENTS.
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