Better Than Baby Steps and a Wikiorchestra moment.

Friday, September 29, 2006

Hi there. Two very important bits of news:

1. Our first concert is looking like a reality. We have most of the performers lined up and I’ll be searching for venues early next week. The “hypothetical” portion of the subscription series has moved down by one concert. Our debut concert is starting to turn from a mist into rain. The next step is making something grow.
2. Steve and I had a great meeting with the Creative Children’s Therapy people today. What they are doing is impressive, different and incredibly relevant, things that our group will also strive to be. We have worked out an agreement to start an orchestra program for these children and I’m excited about tackling the challenges these encounters will bring. Everything from figuring out how to notate music to getting everybody doing the same thing at the same time will be an adventure, but since nobody’s tried it, who knows it can’t be done? In addition, they will also work with us to help meet our fundraising goals and navigate the murky waters we are in as a budding non-profit. And lastly and perhaps most importantly as we try and get on our feet, we have discussed the possibility of CCT making a donation to PC in exchange for our work with their kids.

So. Exciting developments.

Steve and I were invited to a CCT donors cocktail party. I wasn’t able to attend but Steve was available as the face of pC for the evening and I’m sure he handled it ably and relieved many people of their wallets! We’ll hopefully have a blog post from him about the cocktail party tomorrow.

Last but not least, I had a true wikiorchestra moment today. I was talking to Randy, one of our bassists, and while we were on the phone he was looking over the “Subscription Series” page. He sees the “Puppets” concert and says,”Do you need a puppeteer? I went to Harvard with one and she’s amazing. I think she’s living in Florida now”. An amazing, Harvard educated puppeteer who lives in Florida. Who knew? It’s an amazing world out there.

Thanks for reading. See you soon.