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(soprano, alto,tenor, bass) previously, and were accustomed to singing«nlywithapiaoo. They rose to the challenge,and the smiles from the students and the enthusiastic response from the audience noanobars were wonderful to saa| When people find out I play in an orchestra, I frequently hear from adults who tell me about a musical experience they had 'back iu the day'vvhan they were io school, including a lot of people who didn't pursue music after they left school. The commonality iuthese stories is what a profound affect music had at that point in their life,whether it was about teamwork or perseverance or pride iu their accomplishments. l sincerely hope each ofthe 59 choristers will look back Oo the brief experience working with the Symphony as one Of those times io their life. We are very much looking forward to a new chapter in our history,working with our new Music Director Jeffery Lund. After interacting with him off the podium for months,and spending five weeks together in rehearsal,we are confident he has the blend of qualities we are looking for. Bais currently working to finalize repertoire for the upcoming season, including how vve can collaborate with the Tukwila students again. lo the last several months vva began more direct school outreach. Our Associate Conductor, IigraoAraka)yan,worked with the Foster choir students at several rehearsals during the school day. Three of our Music Director candidates contacted local high schools including Foster, Seattle Christian (SeaTac), Global Connections (SeaTac), Kennedy Catholic (Burien), and Arts &^Acadanuics (White Caota'). ^A few including Foster accepted an invitation for the MD candidate to address classes about the music to be featured atao upcoming concert. VVe have long used free tickets to encourage students toattend. Tickets for both public and private teachers have always been available. lo the last two seasons we've offered tickets toa local home school network twice; 56 attended our November 2U15 concert. We have also been distributing tickets to the Tukwila School District,aowell as the high schools listed above. Children 1Z and under have been free a[our concerts for more than twenty years. VVa would like to extend our outreach beyond students [O seniors and low-income members of the community. We've had difficulty with our limited volunteer resources determining how best to make those connections, and thus decided tO first focus oothe schools. As our new MD comes on board we would like to turn attention to other segments of the community, and suggestions on how to reach other constituencies would be appreciated. We have heard from our existing audience that the December holiday concert and Pops concerts are very popular,and make the experience more approachable for those who don't normally attend classical concerts. VVa plan to have both Holiday and Pops concerts in the upcoming season, schedule permitting. Ao you may ba aware there are quite a number of orchestras and bands io the area. ltisnot an empty boast to say that no non-paid orchestra in the entire Puget Sound region can match Rainier Symphony's musical quality. ^Auburo's professional orchestra isa fiva