CCO ANNOUNCEMENTS APRIL 24, 2025

Trust everyone had a lovely long weekend and is enjoying the long-delayed appearance of spring flowers. 

I. REHEARSAL APRIL 28, 2025

Regular rehearsals resume this coming Monday, April 28. Snacks: winds, brass and piano. (Next week, May 5, snacks by first violins.)

Six rehearsals away from the CCO’s next concert! Conductor Andrew Chung has asked us to come to the upcoming rehearsal prepared with:

• Gaelic Symphony, Movements 1, 2 and 4 

• Gladwell’s Clarinet Concerto, 3rd Movement

An Audio File of the Clarinet Concerto is now available in the Musicians’ Only portal on ccorchestra.org, Sheet Music. Performances of the Gaelic Symphony are available on YouTube. If you would like to know more about Amy Beach and the Gaelic Symphony, here is a link to Sticky Notes, a podcast by Joshua Weilerstein: Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/sticky-notes-the-classical-music-podcast/id1215386938?i=1000698034165

II.  MINUTES AND A SURVEY 

This week, CCO Members will be receiving the Minutes of the Members’ Meeting held on April 7, 2025. In addition, the Survey seeking feedback from Members will be sent out, likely by Friday. 

If you do not receive the Minutes or the Survey, but think your name should be on the Membership list, please speak to the Door Volunteer at the upcoming rehearsal. 

There will be a few copies of the Survey available at the rehearsal from the Door Volunteer for those members can’t, or prefer not to, complete it on line. The Survey takes about 10 or 15 minutes to complete, and it’s easy to do on-line. 

III. TONIGHT AT THE AR’QUIVES 

For those who have reservations, a reminder about tonight’s tour of the Ar’Quives:

Founded in 1973, The ArQuives is the largest and longest standing independent 2SLGBTQIA+ archives in the world. It was established to aid in the recovery and preservation of Queer and Trans histories with a mandate of acquiring, preserving, organizing, and giving public access to information and materials in any medium, by and about Queer and Trans people, primarily produced in or concerning Canada. Functioning as an archives, library, gallery, and museum, The ArQuives seeks to fulfil its promise of "keeping our stories alive."

Location: 34 Isabella St. (north side, between Yonge & Church Sts.)

Date: Thursday April 24, 2025

Time: 6:30 - 7:30pm. (Daniel will be onsite by 6:20pm, so try not to show up too early!)

Note: The ArQuives is maintaining a masking policy, so feel free to bring your own, or we have lots available onsite. 

Dinner: 7:45pm - The Artful Dodger Pub, 10 Isabella St. 

IV. IMPORTANT CCO DATES 

Rehearsals are normally Monday nights, 7:30 to 9:30 at The 519 Community Centre unless otherwise indicated here. Musicians are expected to bring their own music and stand. Snacks are provided in rotation by section: first violins, then seconds, then viola, cello and double bass, then winds, brass and piano. 

Thursday April 24, 6:30pm - for those with reservations Tour of the Ar'Quives

Monday April 28 - rehearsals resume at the 519, 7:30pm. Snacks: winds, brass and piano. (May 5 snacks: first violins) 

Monday May 19 - no rehearsal (Victoria Day - the 519 is closed.) 

Thursday May 21 - Board meeting. 7:30pm. By Zoom. Members may attend. Ask for a Zoom invitation emitchell1727@gmail.com. 

May 26 - rehearsals resume at the 519. Snacks second violins

Friday June 6 - Dress Rehearsal, 7:00 to 10:00pm - Eastminster United Church

Saturday June 7 - Concert, 7:30pm - Eastminster United Church.

In July and August, 2025, there will be two outdoor concerts in Allan Gardens Park, on dates yet to be determined, one in July and one in August.  The featured performers will be small ensembles (at least one member must be a CCO musician). CCO musicians will perform as a group as part of the afternoon programme, or with a smaller ensemble if invited. If you would like to perform as a small ensemble, please apply to Daniel Payne, payne.danny@gmail.com.

V. OTHER MUSIC AND CCO MEMBERS 

• April 29 6:00pm:  Former CCO first violinist Rebecca Gray, now a composer and singer, and the CCO’s concertmaster Gemma Donn are performing together: 

• 'Singer and composer Rebecca Gray will be hosting a performance of her newly composed “Bus Opera” at Hugh’s Room Live, 296 Broadview Ave, on Tuesday April 29th at 6 PM. Concertmaster Gemma Donn  will be performing on violin.'

  
  

If you personally are performing somewhere and you would like others to know, you can:

(i) post it in the Musicians Only portal of CCOrchestra.org;

(ii) leave your promotional materials at the entranceway to the rehearsal hall (also OK to leave information there about performing opportunities);

(iii) send details to emitchell1727@gmail.com for including in the CCO Announcements.