Posting for Orchestra Coordinator

JOB POSTING: Orchestra Coordinator In this newly expanded full-time position, reporting jointly to the Co-Leaders of RDYO, (the Operations Director & the Music Director), we are seeking an Orchestra Coordinator to be the first point of contact for all orchestra players, families, volunteers, venues, and musical staff and be in charge of coordinating all the communications, auditions, registrations, rehearsals, workshops, concerts, camp, and events.The successful candidate will be a skilled…

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Posting for Operations Director

Job Posting: Operations Director Richmond Delta Youth Orchestra (RDYO) is seeking an Operations Director who is excited to join the leadership team for our long-running and successful youth orchestra at an important crossroads.In this newly created position, reporting to the Board of Directors, we are seeking an Operations Director to take the executive lead on administrative and operational matters of the society including supporting Board governance, finance, fund development, and…

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RDYO Scholarship Competition

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…

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Rehearsal 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!

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UPDATE (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,…

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Update: 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…

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Updates – 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…

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URGENT – 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…

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Updates 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…

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Updates 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…

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