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Calling all Bands!
The City of Orillia is looking for musicians and artists to help enliven and beautify our waterfront this summer! Follows these links to learn more:
Bandstand Revival Sunday Evening Band Concerts #TuneIN Piano Project
Bandstand Revival
A legacy of the City of Orillia's 150th birthday celebrations in 2017, the Bandstand Revival brings music back to this historic site for four enchanted summer evenings from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 10, July 24, August 7 and August 21.
Unlike the Sunday Evening Band Concerts, we are looking for small bands to fill our line-up (up to 15-piece maximum). From Bluegrass to Jazz, Indie, Country, Pop, Rock and Blues, we want to feature a variety of genres throughout the summer that will compliment our Movies in the Park series on the same evening.
Bands looking to participate are invited to use the link below to send us your information and preferred dates. For marketing purposes, we encourage bands to apply by February 8, 2019.
Apply: 2019 Bandstand Revival Project
Sunday Evening Band Concerts
This annual tradition is back for its 40th season, bringing the big band sounds of the region's top bands to the scenic beach area of Lake Couchiching.
This year's series starts June 24, 2018, finishing August 26, 2018. All concerts run from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Rotary Aqua Theatre. In the event of inclement weather, they are held in the Gordon Lightfoot Auditorium at the Orillia Opera House. Inclement weather can include severe showers, thunderstorms, heat advisories, and wind warnings. Follow us on Facebook for updates.
Concert bands looking to participate are invited to use the link below to send us your information and preferred dates. Note, dates are filled on a first-come, first-serve basis, with genre also playing a part, when necessary, to ensure variety over the summer months.
The link will be available from February 1, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. to February 8, 2019, at 7:00 p.m.
#TuneIn
The outdoor pianos are back! The City has installed outdoor pianos at the Orillia Waterfront Centre and Moose Beach for the public to enjoy. Select Saturdays throughout the summer months there will be pianists at the Waterfront Centre for your entertainment. Whether an amateur or professional pianist, you can also go down throughout the week to help enliven our city.
Call to Artists!
As part of this year's summer piano project, we are looking for two local artists to paint the pianos. If you have a design idea, please send it to Jacqueline Soczka at jsoczka@orillia.ca before April 26, 2019.
