Concert Reminder
Saturday Mar 3, 2012
In this concert, Counterpoint
Community Orchestra is part
of the Dickens Fellowship's
bicentennial celebration with
an evening of the favorite
music of Charles Dickens,
a medley from Oliver, plus
music from 1812, Dickens'
birth year.
Saturday Mar 3, 2012, 8pm
Saint Luke's United Church
353 Sherbourne at Carlton
Toronto, Ontario
TICKETS $16 in advance
or $20 at the door
Youth 13 and under $7
Ask about Group Rates
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Counterpoint is holding the annual Woody’s fundraising evening on Thursday Mar 29. This event is held at Woody’s, a gay bar on Church Street near Wellesley. We sell raffle tickets to the clients at the bar and give them information about the orchestra. If you can donate a raffle prize, such as a gift certificate, please email info@ccorchestra.org. This event has been a source of important revenue for the orchestra, so come out and support Counterpoint, and have a good time as well!
Thurs Mar 29, 9 pm - 12 am
Woody’s, 465-467 Church St
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Counterpoint Community Orchestra
Counterpoint Community Orchestra is a community orchestra in Toronto, Canada. Founded in 1984, it was the first Lesbian/Gay/Gay-Positive orchestra in the world. Counterpoint has a 28 year tradition of orchestral performances in the downtown Toronto community.
Next Concert:
Saturday March 3, 2012
A Tribute to Charles Dickens,
Novelist, Social Reformer, Philanthropist,
on the Occasion of the
200th Anniversary of his birth
Counterpoint Community Orchestra collaborates with the Toronto Branch of the Dickens Fellowship in their 2012 celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens. We will present a concert of Dickens-themed music featuring his favorite music, plus pieces from Oliver, and pieces written in 1812, the year of his birth. The programme will include Overture from The Yeomen of the Guard by Sullivan, a medley from Oliver, Mozart's Marten Aller Arten with coloratura Sinead Sugrue, and Beethoven's Seventh Symphony.
2011-2012 Season at a glance
Fall Concert: "Jupiter"
Saturday, December 3, 2011 - 8:00 P.M.
Winter Concert: Dickens with a Twist
A Tribute to Charles Dickens,
Novelist, Social Reformer, Philanthropist,
on the Occasion of the
200th Anniversary of his Birth
(collaboration with the Dickens Fellowship)
Saturday, March 3, 2012 - 8:00 P.M.
Spring Concert: Featuring a rare performance of
Organ Symphony in g minor
by Charles-Marie Widor
Saturday, May 12, 2012 - 8:00 P.M.
Musicians
Wanted
Counterpoint has openings for clarinet, french horns & strings
Rehearsals are held in downtown Toronto, Monday 8-10 pm, Sept.
thru May. If you would like to play with CCO, please contact us at
416.926.9806
or email:
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