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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 complement 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
The Orillia Parks, Recreation and Culture Department is pleased to announce its 2019 line-up. In its 41st season, the Sunday Evening Band Concert Series brings the big band sounds of the region's top bands to the scenic beach area of Lake Couchiching.
Concerts are free to the public, though donations are welcome and used to help offset the cost of the bands.
The Parks, Recreation and Culture Department is grateful to the Champlain Seniors Service Club for their help in organizing this popular Orillia tradition.
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2019 Sunday Evening Band Concert Series Line-up |
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Jun-23 |
Orillia Concert Band |
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Jun-30 |
Baytowne Big Band |
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Jul-07 |
Weston Silver Band |
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Jul-14 |
Orillia Silver Band |
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Jul-21 |
Newmarket Citizens Band |
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Jul-28 |
Barrie Skyliners Big Band |
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Aug-04 |
Muskoka Concert Band |
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Aug-11 |
Mississauga Pops Concert Band |
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Aug-18 |
Simcoe County Band |
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Aug-25 |
Markham Concert Band |
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Location: Rotary Aqua Theatre, Couchiching Beach Park
Rain Location: In the event of inclement weather, the concerts will be held in the Gordon Lightfoot Auditorium at the Orillia Opera House.
#TuneIn
The outdoor pianos are back! The City will be installing 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. They are standard upright pianos similar to the one created last year by Nakeeta Persa.
