NEWS RELEASE
BAY LIGHT ORCHESTRA
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Local musicians who have been forced to play alone due to the pandemic can now breathe a sigh of relief.
Bay Light Orchestra, a local non-profit community orchestra, will be in operation in September and is excited about a relocation to Elmvale.
The orchestra was founded in 2018 by Hilary Braime, a professional musician and teacher based in Tiny Township and it has entertained much of our community from senior’s homes to successful concerts in Midland before the pandemic stymied the development and potential of the organization.
The orchestra enjoys a repertoire of ‘light’ music that is comprised of music from Bach to modern pop. There is a wealth of wonderful music that is not too heavy and classical and is designed to appeal to a greater variety of tastes in music.
Throughout the months of COVID restrictions and lockdowns, the Bay Light Orchestra Board worked tirelessly to obtain a Midland municipal grant, which enabled the organization to produce podcasts featuring some of our amazing local musicians and groups.
It is always the mission of the orchestra to advocate and secure a robust musical future for our community.
Our podcast episodes includes articles about Ariko, an award-winning French-Canadian folk group based in Tiny, and Dylan Lock, who believed that music would uplift hearts by streaming live music from his driveway in Victoria Harbour, a gesture that raised money for local charities in difficult times, generating interest from Global News.
These are just a couple of the amazing music groups and artists in our area and more can be heard via our website.
Bay Light Orchestra is proud to be part of such a creative and artistic community and we are always delighted to welcome new players and board members to our organization as well as sponsors and partners in the community.
If you want to get playing again and love music, here’s a fantastic opportunity. We will be starting rehearsals after Labour Day in September 2022 and rehearsals will be based in Elmvale. We welcome string, woodwind, brass and percussion players. Please contact us through the website or Facebook to express an interest in joining the orchestra.
Please check out our orchestra, contact us and listen to podcasts on www.baylightorchestra.ca or follow us on Facebook.
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