It was 12:00 in the afternoon of the April 13th fund-raising concert. Most of the Stellae Boreales group had already arrived. We started warming up for the concert, even though it was still a few hours away. The anticipation was overwhelming, yet exciting. We all had a little snack before we went to rehearse with [...]
Entries from April 2008
April 21, 2008
Successful Concert
On April 13th, Stellae Boreales held a major fundraising concert for our trip to China and was it ever a success! So much had to go into making it a success such as the selling of tickets, the pursuit of auction items and sponsors, the setting up of the reception [...]
April 12, 2008
In the media
Musicians and coaches will rehearse today for tomorrow’s concert. Parents will also continue their preparations for the dessert and auction to follow the concert and take care of last minute details to make the afternoon a success. Jill Laforty, from the CBC, spent some time with the group at last Saturday’s rehearsal. [...]
April 2, 2008
The Butterfly Lovers’ Concerto
The Butterfly Lover’s Concerto, which we started rehearsing two weeks ago, is certainly something different. The only time I’ve ever heard a melody even remotely like it was watching Disney’s Mulan (a story about a Chinese Joan of Arc)! Everything about the piece sounds Chinese; right from the slightly “exotic” title to the [...]
