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Calling all Bands!
The City of Orillia is expanding its musical entertainment in Couchiching Beach Park this summer with these three programs!
Sunday Evening Band Concerts Bandstand Revival (NEW!) #TuneIN Piano 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.
This Year's Line-up
| June 24: Orillia Concert Band | August 5: Muskoka Concert Band |
| July 8: Orillia Silver Band | August 12: Northdale Concert Band |
| July 15: Barrie Skyliners Big Band | August 19: Mississauga Pops Concert Band |
| July 22: Newmarket Citizens Band | August 26: Markham Concert Band |
| July 29: Barrie Concert Band |
Concert bands looking to participate are filled on a first-come, first-serve basis, with genre also playing a part, when necessary, to ensure variety over the summer months. This year's slots are filled but watch for 2019 registration on this page.
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 11, July 25, August 8 and August 22.
This Year's Line-up
|
Date |
Band |
Genre |
|
July 11 |
Grass Grows Back** |
Folk-rock |
|
July 25 |
Wendy Lynn Snider |
Classic Country |
|
August 8 |
Charlotte and the Dirty Cowboys |
Classic Rock |
|
August 22 |
Orillia's Little Big Band |
Swing |
** Note: Grass Grows Back will be performing in the Rotary Aqua Theatre as part of a double feature with Movies in the Park.
#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 July 6, 2018.
