Hello RDYO Families, Before any other news, I want to express my congratulations to the musicians and their hard work to create the video recordings for our Spring Concert last Sunday. I have heard many great compliments from the viewers of our videos, and invite you to share the video link with your family and friends! (RDYO Spring Concert Online) Our annual Scholarship Competition is coming up soon! The deadline to…
Read MoreRehearsal Update
Congrats to all of our musicians in their efforts with our recordings last weekend. We can’t wait to share them with you all!Reminder to everyone that there are no rehearsals this weekend. (Saturday, February 13th) We will see you all again on February 20th, 2021! Happy Family Day and Happy Lunar New Year to our RDYO families and community!
Read MoreUPDATE (January 13, 2021): Moving back to in-person rehearsals!
This Saturday, Junior Strings, Intermediate Strings and Senior Strings will rehearse in-person at St. Anne’s Church. Symphony and Winds will be in-person very soon! Here is a reminder of things to bring/remember for in-person rehearsals: What to Bring to Rehearsal VOLUNTEER CHEQUES! If you haven’t already. Please remember to bring your instrument, a music stand, your music, a pencil, a mask, and hand sanitizer. There will not be music stands provided,…
Read MoreUpdate: November 28
1) We continue to follow the guidelines from the current public health order and additional recommendations for RDYO. We will remain online until the end of this current health order and will continue to monitor for any updates to indicate our return to in-person rehearsals. We are dedicated to moving in-person as soon as possible! 2) Our last rehearsal before December break will be December 12! Thank you and stay safe, Robert, RDYO…
Read MoreUpdates – November 21st, 2020
1) Update on Public Health OrderWe continue to follow the guidelines from the current public health order and additional recommendations for RDYO. We will remain online until the end of this current health order and will continue to monitor for any updates to indicate our return to in-person rehearsals. We are currently planning for recording opportunities with our divisions. These recordings will be confirmed once we are able to move…
Read MoreURGENT – ALL RDYO REHEARSALS ONLINE
We recently received a recommendation and clarification from BC Public Health regarding the latest BC Health Order. With this information, our Board President made the decision to move ALL rehearsals online for the next two weeks. ALL STRING AND WIND ENSEMBLE REHEARSALS WILL BE ONLINE TOMORROW, NOVEMBER 14th Please join your ensemble’s zoom link from home at your scheduled rehearsal time for tomorrow, November 14th. An overview of the schedule…
Read MoreUpdates for November 14, 2020
With the latest BC Health Order, the Board has made the decision to move all Wind ensemble rehearsals online for the next two weeks. String ensembles will continue to rehearse in-person, while continuing to abide by the protocols we have established, including mask wearing, disinfecting, and maintaining physical distancing.South Arm United Church is currently closed for the next two weeks as well, meaning that the rehearsal schedule for the upcoming…
Read MoreUpdates for October 31st
Happy Halloween! Here are some reminders for this week! 1) Weekly EmailsYou should be receiving an email every Thursday, or Friday (at the latest) from your division manager. Please let Robert know at admin@rdyo.ca if you do not receive an email by Friday with weekly reminders from your division manager. Before emailing about this, however, please check your spam and/or junk mail folder, as your group emails may be filtering there. 2) Volunteer ChequesIf you have not yet…
Read MoreUpdate: September 25, 2020
As we prepare to transition to in-person rehearsals in October, we are sharing the following form with information regarding our Health and Safety plan for the coming year. https://forms.gle/qWZB8i9GeS3c2FUYA In this form, you will find your agreement for in-person rehearsals, information regarding division managers, as well as the media consent form. Our safety plan is also linked in the form. Filling out this form is required for all families prior to…
Read MoreRDYO First Rehearsal Update
Hello RDYO Families, We are very excited to let you know that we have secured the details for opening our Richmond Delta Youth Orchestra 50th season. We hope your return to school has been smooth, and that you are ready for Orchestra rehearsals to resume this Saturday, September 19th. While obviously things will “look” different we know that this will be a remarkable season of music making in very unique circumstances.…
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