Tonight is the final competition of the music festival – the Junior and Senior Rose Bowl competition. Two Senior Singing String players (and one alumni) are competing tonight and would love your support! Judy Yun is competing in the Junior Rose Bowl, which starts at 6:30pm, and Connie Yun and Sannu Lawt are competing in the Senior Rose Bowl at 8:00pm; both are being held in the Dr. Steel Recital Hall at the UPEI Department of Music. Tickets are available at the door. See you there!
Another concert opportunity!
I don’t know whether you’ve noticed, but there is an Atlantic String Machine concert coming up this weekend – one we at the Singing Strings are very excited about!
And there are a few exciting BONUSES for this weekend which might interest you:
1. Tickets for this concert are FREE for children aged 12 and under. And the concert starts at 7:00pm, so gather all the kids and bring them along – we guarantee there will be music that they will recognize performed live!
2. If you have intermediate and high school students between the ages of 12-17, their ticket price is only $5 if they are accompanied by an adult.
3. You could win this weekend!! How? ASM are set to launch their debut CD this September at the Florence Simmons Performace Hall at Holland College, and you could WIN TWO FREE tickets to the CD launch as well as TWO FREE ASM CDs! All you have to do is attend the concert this weekend, and correctly name the most movie themes performed – that person will win two free tickets to the CD launch concert /event. They will also receive two free Atlantic String Machine CDs on the evening of the CD Launch.
Tickets are still available for this weekend’s concert – reserve your spot via email at info@atlanticstringmachine.com or call (902) 394-2579. Once again, tickets are $25 for adults, with ages 12 and under free and ages 12-17 are $5 IF accompanied by an adult.
It will be a fun and value-filled family friendly evening this Saturday at St. Paul’s Anglican. The concert starts at 7pm, so brush up on your movie themes and I’ll see you there!
Natalie (Senior Singing Strings conductor and ASM member)
Concert this weekend – free tickets!
All the student members of the Singing Strings (Junior, Intermediate and Senior) are entitled to free tickets to this weekend’s concert of the Atlantic String Machine with Duane Andrews, on Saturday, November 21st at 7:30pm at St. Paul’s Anglican Church, 101 Prince Street, Charlottetown.
Please email singingstringspei@gmail.com and let Natalie know if you are interested in the free tickets – only available for students – and children aged 12 and under are also free. There are tickets available at the door for $25 each.
This should be a wonderful concert with music performed by Newfoundland jazz guitarist Duane Andrews accompanied by PEI’s own Atlantic String Machine (featuring the Senior Singing Strings orchestra’s conductor Natalie on cello, plus teachers Sean Kemp, Karen Graves and Louis Garson as well). Check out the video below to see and hear some of the music that will be played on Saturday night!
New Senior orchestra newsletter!
Hi everyone – check out the Senior page if you are involved in the Senior orchestra – new newsletter published and will be emailed home/posted on facebook today!
Thanks,
Natalie
Some pictures from Friday, October 30th
Just in case you’re not connected to Facebook, here are some pictures from Friday night’s gig performance at the PEI Symphony Masquerade Ball…
Upcoming concert – violinists should plan to attend!
Hey everyone! On Sunday night, November 1st at 7:30pm, the UPEI Department of Music Recital series presents violinist Joshua Peters, winner of the Eckhardt Gramatte National Music Competition. He will be performing works by Canadian Composers Vivian Fung, John Estacio, and Jordan Pal, with Katherine Dowling, piano.
The concert is in the Dr. Steel Recital Hall on the UPEI campus. Admission is $15 for adults and $10 for students and seniors. Tickets are available at the door, online at www.brownpapertickets.com/profile/573446 (available until 3:30 p.m. on November 1) or by calling (902-566-0507) or emailing (music@upei.ca). This latter option is available only until 4 p.m. Friday, October 30.
Registration for 2015-16 Singing Strings Orchestra
Hi everyone!
We now have our registration forms ready and will send out hard copies with the students this week. If you want to get a jump on things, here is a form that you can download in PDF format from our website.
Singing Strings fees are the same as last year; $210 for Juniors, $240 for Intermediates and $255 for Seniors. Payments can be made in full or in two installments, due by September 23/15 and February 3/16.
Any questions, please let us know via email at singingstringspei@gmail.com and we will do our best to answer your question!
Thanks,
Natalie, Jen, Wendy & Sue
Camp is underway!
Monday August 31 and we have started camp at Park Royal church… already you can hear the haunting strains of ‘Skye Boat Song’ and the coolness of ‘Moonlight Tango’ drifting through the hallways…
Regular rehearsals start as of Wednesday, September 9th at our usual times:
Junior Orchestra from 3:30 – 4:40pm in the Parlour of Park Royal church
Intermediate Orchestra from 3:30 – 4:45pm in the Sanctuary of Park Royal church
Senior Orchestra from 5 – 7pm in the Sanctuary of Park Royal church
Looking forward to seeing everyone back from vacation and a few new faces into the crowds!
SALE: Buy One, Bring a Friend!
Hi everyone – this came in this week and apologies for not posting this sooner, but there is still time today!
From the Indian River Festival:
Do you regularly attend our classical shows, and have always wanted to introduce a friend to the IRF experience? Perhaps you are a fan of our singer-songwriter performances, but have never attended a classical concert…well, now is the time!
From July 20 to July 24, purchase a ticket to any show from our Classical Series, and bring a friend for free! Concert dates include July 26 with Cecilia String Quartet, August 9 with Ensemble Polaris, September 12 with Pallade Musica and September 18 with Maritime Brass Quintet.
Come enjoy beautiful music in the celebrated acoustics of St. Mary’s!
Contact the Indian River Festival at their website for further details: http://indianriverfestival.com/
Family Matinee – The Magic Flute @ Indian River!
Calling All Parents and Grandparents!
The Indian River Festival invites you to this special family matinee of The Magic Flute on Sunday, August 2nd @ 3:00pm. This is your opportunity to introduce the children in your life to one of the Western World’s favourite live performance traditions – opera!
Special pricing includes:
$20 for adults/seniors
$10 for students
Children 12 and under are free when accompanied by an adult!
Singing Strings PEI 