Community Newsletter of Ovation | Long Beach Symphony 85th Anniversary | Winter 2020
President’s Column by Victoria Chenevey, President
In This Issue •
President’s Column
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Toys for Tots
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Meet Your Symphony Staff
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Meet Your Orchestra
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Violins of Hope
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Ovation Council
I recently read an article about the 2017 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts, published by the National Endowment for the Arts, the latest such survey. It found that in 2017, 21 million U.S. adults, 8.6% of U.S. adults, attended a classical music concert. A slightly smaller number than the last survey conducted in 2012, it’s 3 percentage points less than the 2002 survey. As a volunteer organization, Ovation! is doing its part to support the Long Beach Symphony and have a positive impact on the community. If you are reading this, you are likely one of those 21 million people, and I urge you to continue to encourage your neighbors, friends, and families to become supporters too! Here’s what Ovation members accomplished since the last issue of The Score: • • • • • • • •
New member celebration at the November board meeting Rehearsal Reception and Patron Engagement Table at the November Classical Concert Toy Drive for Women's Shelter of Long Beach families at the December Holiday POPS! concert Volunteered at the Symphony Golf Classic in December Volunteered at the Instrument Petting Zoo in December at Winter in Willmore Volunteered at the Toyota Youth Concerts in February Ovation Occasion “Opera on the 14th Floor” Covered weekly staff meetings at the Symphony office and assisted with mailings
And here are upcoming opportunities:
Ovation 249 E. Ocean Blvd., Suite 200 Long Beach, CA 90802 Tel: (562) 436-3203 Email: info@LongBeachSymphony.org Web: LongBeachSymphony.org/ovation
Classical Concerts – March 7, May 30 Musician Auditions – March 4 - 6 Crescendo – March 29 POPS! Concerts – March 21, May 9 Violins of Hope Week – April 21, 25 & 26 RuMBa Foundation Family Concert: Symphony Under the Sea – May 31 Uncorked – June 7 As always, all Ovation members are welcome at Ovation Council meetings on the 4th Wednesday of each month at 4pm at Marina Pacifica Clubhouse. We’d love to meet you there, and we hope you can join us. In music, Victoria Chenevey “Music is the universal ― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
language
of
mankind.”