
Many current members joined after years of not playing while bringing up the kids, etc., and as empty nesters wanted to get back into playing again. The Orillia Band is always looking for new players, so if you would like to explore joining, please email the band at your experience and instrument type. The Orillia Concert Band is incredibly lucky to have some very community minded sponsors: Steve Orr of Dapper Depot Len Skok of Forest Hill Real Estate John Mayo of BMO Wealth Management Richard Fallows of Richard’s Goldsmithing and Marites Mendoza of RBC Wealth Management. And a shout out to the Community Foundation of Orillia and Area, and the City of Orillia for their support. Paul’s Church has done in perfecting live-streaming of their Sunday services, whose technicians and equipment the band has contracted to live stream the Christmas concerts for your enjoyment. The Orillia Concert Band wishes to acknowledge the ground-breaking work St.

Paul’s Centre on concert day (cash only). Interest in these concerts is high so we recommend securing your ticket online to avoid disappointment at the door. To find the Orillia Concert Band Channel page you can search YouTube for Orillia Concert Band, or click on this link (and bookmark it): Īs good as the live-stream promises to be, there is no substitute for attending a live concert! Tickets for the performances can be purchased from the Orillia Opera House Box Office in advance or at the door of St. The Live Streams will go “live” approximately 10 minutes before each concert. To access the live-streams, go to the new Orillia Concert Band YouTube Channel where you will find a Live Stream link for each concert. Later that evening, at 7:30 p.m., the Orillia Concert Band presents an Orillia tradition, the “Christmas Prelude” concert, with guest artists, singer Christina Bosco and organist Blair Bailey. Santa is rumoured to be making an appearance! and is a one hour family friendly “Afternoon Christmas Concert” that is designed for kids, young and old. Please note the fundraiser ticket date is NOT the date of the concerts.īoth Christmas concerts will be live-streamed on Dec. 4. A ticket is not required to access the live streams, but your support will be greatly appreciated. This initiative is not without cost and the band asks anyone who wishes to view the live streams, if financially able, to purchase a $15 OCB Seasonal Fundraiser ticket from the Orillia Opera House Box Office. Then the band recognized that there were others in the community that could not or should not attend a live performance in these COVID times, so the Orillia Concert Band decided to release the live streams of their upcoming Christmas concerts on Dec. 4 to the public. Due to COVID, this is impossible this season, so the idea was born to use modern technology to live-stream the concerts to the retirement residences.

The Orillia Concert Band, under the direction of Randy Hoover, is returning to the stage on Dec. 4, however the band recognizes that not everyone can come to the theatre to enjoy the concerts. The solution? Live-streaming!!Įvery Christmas season the Orillia Concert Band used to play live concerts in the three largest retirement homes in Orillia.
