CCO Announcements January 16 2026
- Lee-Ann
- Jan 18
- 3 min read
I. SOME NOTICES REGARDING UPCOMING REHEARSALS
(i) Rehearsal Schedule for January 19::
7:30pm
CHEMINADE Callirhoe Suite — 1st mvt
- Break -
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade
9:15pm end
Snacks at break: viola and celli. Snacks January 26: winds, brass and piano.
(ii) String Sectional: February 2
There will be a string sectional rehearsal on February 2 for all strings. Winds and brass - you have the evening off.
The string sectional will be held in our usual venue at our usual time, 7:30 to 9:30.
(iii) Rehearsal at Eastminster: February 23
Please note that the Monday night rehearsal on February 23 will be held at our concert venue, Eastminster Church 310 Danforth. We have the sanctuary from 7:30 to 9:30, with a grace period starting shortly after 7:00 to allow us to set up.
II. NUIT ROSE FESTIVAL JUNE 18-21
Thank you to all the musicians who signed up to perform at the Nuit Rose Festival sometime between June 18-21, the final weekend of Pride. A sufficient number committed so that the Board could decide that the CCO will apply to perform an orchestra concert.
The application deadline is January 31. We will be applying to provide a 45 minute concert, ideally at the 519, and will suggest we perform the same programme twice as festival attendees wander in and out of the various displays and performances on offer. Our programme needs to be connected to the Festival’s theme of “rewilding” the Church-Wellesley area, but that term is defined widely. We fit in to its encouragement of projects that support Queer histories, and public participation, and fit under “remembering” and “recalling”; we expect to provide some visual interest by mounting our 40th Anniversary Banner Project on concert day, showing the CCO video created in 2024, and displaying a few items of memorabilia gathered over 42 years of performances. We will welcome audience participation by programming a singalong.
The organizers will decide the applications in April. If accepted, we will learn about venue, time(s) and date(s). If the CCO’s application is accepted, we’ll circulate the details and straightforward music.
If you have ideas about this festival that you would like to share, please email ccoannouncements@gmal.com.
III. INVITATION TO A GIG
Concertmaster Gemma Donn is currently rehearsing for a new play, “The Last Five Years”, scheduled for a week long run, January 20 to 25, at the Terminal Theatre, Queen’s Quay, Toronto. This is written by Stefi D, previously a Dora award nominee for “Come from Away”,and others. Gemma thinks it will be great and has negotiated access to a ticket discount for us.
Ticket Dscount code: TERMINALSTAFF
III. IMPORTANT CCO DATES
Rehearsals are Mondays, 7:30 to 9:30pm, unless otherwise noted here, and are normally at the 519 Community Centre, 519 Church Street, Please let your section leader know if you cannot attend a rehearsal. Remaining concerts are March 7 and June 6, with Dress Rehearsals the preceding Friday night, at Eastminister United Church, 310 Danforth (Chester subway station). Musicians must bring their own music stand and sheet music to each rehearsal. Snacks for the break are provided by sections in rotation: first violins, then seconds, then violas and celli, then winds, brass and piano, then leftovers, and back to the start.
January 19, 2026 - 7:30pm, rehearsals continue under Guest Conductor, Dr. Samuel Tam. Snacks:Viola and celli . (January 26: winds, brass and Piano)
January 24 - Director Training & Planning Meeting - Directors only.
February 2 - String sectional. Strings only at this rehearsal. Winds and brass have the evening off.
February 16 - no rehearsal - Family Day
February 23 - rehearsal moved to the concert venue, Eastminsger Church, 310 Danforth Ave. (Chester subway), 7:30 to 9:30. Doors open at 7:10pm.
March 6 - 7:00 to 10:00pm Dress Rehearsal, Eastminster Church
March 7 - 7:30pm Concert, “A Thousand and One Notes”, Eastminster Church. Featured soloist Jude Littlefield Bushlen, double bass
March 9 - No rehearsal
March 16 - 7:30pm - rehearsals resume under Guest Conductor Isaac Page.
April 6 - no rehearsal - Easter Monday
May 18 - no rehearsal - Victoria Day
June 5 - 7:00pm Dress Rehearsal, Eastminster Church
June 6 - 7:30pm Concert, Eastminster Church. Featured soloist, Gemma Donn, CCO Concertmaster
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