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We're getting closer to 300 Alumni |
With less than a week to go before the 75th Reunion Weekend (June 17-19) we're into the home stretch for registrations. Online registration will continue until Thursday, June 16 at 9 p.m. via: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/burlington-teen-tour-band-75th-reunion-tickets-305116069377. After that, registration must be done in person on Friday from 4 to 9 p.m. or Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m. and 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. Cash, credit card, debit or cheque will be accepted at the door. The first 330 people to register will receive a 75th Anniversary hat.
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Who's Coming as of June 10 |
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Bev Alldridge (McComb)
Ginny Alsop
Bryan Ames
Sara Amphlett (Hanson)
Patti Arial
Evan Armstrong
Meredith Arndt
Colin Ballantyne
Allison Baxter
Brian Beam
Pamela Beattie
Jane Beggs/Langlotz
Faye Bennard
Rob Bennett
Eva Bird
Glen Bird
Robbie Birse
Jacquelynne Bishop
Val Blackwell
Kelly Boettger
Hilary Borndahl
Jeff Branch
Marilyn Branch
Bob Branch
Katherine Brasch
Jenn Brasch
David Brown
Brenda Brown
Sophie Brown
Ethan Brown
Kellen Bucknall
Elizabeth Bucknall
Tim Burke
Melanie Burnip
Paul Burnip
Kevin Bushell
Susan Bushell
David Butterworth
Steve Butterworth
Gordon Cameron
Andrea Carroll
Wendy Chapman-Moraghan
Tara Chisholm
Nicole Christison
David Cole
Celeste Cole
Ross Cole
Susan Cool
Ryan Dack
Anne DeFoa
Corinne DeJong
Camille Delahunt
William Demopolis
Chris Demopolis
Todd Denney
Jack Dewyk
Laurie Dickinson
Carol Dickinson
Robert Dickson
Irene Dickson
Laura DiMatteo
Gabe DiMatteo
Michael DiRamio
Susie Dittmer
Nicholas Djurdjevic
Maggi Djurdjevic
Daniel Doherty
Matthew D'Souza
Brigitte Dunaway
Kevin Dunklee
Brendan Dunklee
Scott Edmiston
Christie Edmiston
Morgan Elliott
Jason Enlow
Ken Enlow
Rob Farnham
Christopher Ferris
Candace Fitzgerald
Paul Fitzgerald
Zach Floriani
Bonnie Folkard
Sandra Furber
Rob Gardner
Robyn Garnier
Rob Garnier
Melinda Garritano
Riley Genier
Cindy Gollinger
Stacy Goodale
Mark Goodale
Bob Gordon
Mary Ellen Gordon
Don Gordon
Gowri Gowda
Gail Grant
Brad Hall
Connie Hanrahan
Chris Harrison
Nicole Hartshorne
Joshua Heidrich
Lili Heinrich
Lindsay Helmers
Laura Hladki
John Holman
Sharon Hotton
Joanne Hotton
Kate Hughes
Heather Hunter
Leah Jagger
Mallory Jagger
William Jagger
Laura Jones
Randall Keast
Mark Kennedy
Jodi Killen
Kathryn Kirkpatrick
Peter Kirkpatrick
Sarah Kitching
Dennis Koshman
Emily Koshman
Connie Kowalski
Liza Kurth
Becky Leclerc (Branch)
Tyler Leece
Ashleigh LeSauvage
Dave LeSauvage
Mike Lilley
Adam Lilley
Elizabeth Lilley
Brenda Lilley
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Catherine Lomas
John Lucas
Caroline Lutyk
Anne Marie MacDonald
Sean MacNeil
Anne Macneil
Thad Macneil
Christopher Maguire
LaurieAnne Maitland-Poole
Alexandra Maiurro
Rob Marconi
Jan Marconi
Sue Marranca
Rebecca Marshall
Luke Marta
Cyndi Martin Conway
Krispin Matthew
Andrew McClure
Karen McGrath
Phyllis McGuff
Dezerai McMaster
Beth McNally
Gill McNaughton
Lisa McNaughton
Matt McNiven
Sheila Meyrink
Pat Mifflin
Bonnie Millward
Jacob Mitchell
Bec Mitchell
Samuel Moffatt
Bill Moody
Pat Moody
Shawn Moody
Shelley Moody
Tim Moody
Barb Moody (Grant)
Jacob Morehouse
Marlene Morse (nee Gibson)
CJ Murphy
Janice Neil
Kate Newell
Corrine Newell
Kristen Nicol
Jeff Norman
Bev Norman (McCune)
Brian Orlowski
Andrea Page
Gary Parsons
Bill Parsons
Charlie Parsons
Brent Paszt
Rob Peachey
Mike Peachey
Alex Pedherney
Sandra Pellerin
Barb Perreault
Andrea Phillips
Jeff Plumbley
Gary Plummer
Donna Porter (Prowse)
Emily Presswood
Becky Puccini
Michael Quaglia
MaryAnne Quaglia
Tom Quaglia
Peter Quaglia
Maureen Rackal
Trent Ralston
Carly Richards
Lee-Anne Richardson
Lisa Ronald
Ally Rooks
Roy Russell
Stefan Sauer
Erik Sauer
Liam Scalena
Andrea Schroeder
Lana Schroeder-Wilk
Stephanie Schroeder-Wilson
Scott Shepherd
Carolyn Shepherd
Paula-Ann Simon
Caroline Singh
William Smiley
Kristy Smith
Francis Smith
Meagan Smith
John Smyth
Mabel Sowery-Quinn
Addison Sowery-Quinn
Kaitlyn Sperling
Andrew Spicer
Janice Spicer
Phil Stober
Dan Temple
James Thomblison
Joan Thomblison
Jay Thomblison
Jamje Thomblison
Jeff Thomblison
Paul Thomson
Laura Tipple
MaryLee Todd
Chris Tonner
Donald Tuck
Michelle Unwin
Greg Uss
Emmanuel Valbuena
Lisa van Rooy
Jennifer Vaughan Norman
Sophie Vigneux
Robert Webb
Starr Webb
Carol Wells
Elaine Whiskin
Carolyn Whiskin
Alan Whiskin
David White
Sierra Whitley
Dale Wilbur
Ron Wilk
Morgan Williams
Bob Wilson
Jennifer Wood
Dylan Wright
Nicole Wright
Gail Wright
Linda Yamamoto
Cassi Zettle
Paula Zinken
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Friday – More than Just a Marching Rehearsal
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The 75th kicks off on Friday night at 7 p.m. with a rehearsal to make sure that the parade participants remember which end of the instrument to blow into and can still tell their left foot from their right. The plan is to do a little work on the repertoire before marching around the Music Centre parking lot until we think we've got the hang of it or we decide that we've had enough. Then, at about 8:30 p.m., we'll repair to Central Arena for pizza and refreshments (cash bar of beer, wine, pop and water). Even if you're not taking part in the rehearsal or the parade, you're more than welcome to come and join us for a bit of social time and a slice or two. |
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Not only will close to 250 Alumni take to the streets on Saturday morning to perform in The Sound of Music's Grand Festival Parade, but the Alumni as a whole have been given the great honour of being named the parade's Grand Marshals. This isn't the first time the title has been bestowed on a group. The Teen Tour Band itself was named Grand Marshal in 1997 to celebrate our 50th anniversary.
Those who are marching, walking or riding* in the parade are asked to be at the Music Centre by 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 18 so we can get lined up and be ready to step off. Participants are asked not to try and park at Music Centre, Arena or Library as those areas will be needed for parade prep. Parking should be available on the side streets around the area. For those who are already marching in the parade with another unit, there will be a Burlington Transit bus waiting for you at the end of the route to take you back to the beginning to do it all over again with the Alumni. Please make your way to the bus as soon as possible so you don't miss us.
The uniform will consist of the 75th Anniversary ball cap (assuming you registered in time), a navy blue top (including either the 75th or 70th reunion shirts) and whatever you'd like on the bottom.
If you're not planning on marching with us, we'd love to see you along the parade route as it winds its way through downtown Burlington. The parade starts at Central Park; travels westbound along Caroline Street to Elizabeth Street; south on Elizabeth to James Street; westbound on James before turning north on Brant Street and ending at Central High School.
If you still need our marching music, you can download Strike Up The Band (Eric Ford arrangement), The Thunderer, The Hustle, Prince of Thieves and El Dorado from our website at: www.bttbalumni.ca/parademusic.html. We are still looking for some bell parts, but everything else should be there**.
If you need an instrument, you can rent one from Long and McQuade, who is offering discount rentals for Alumni. We will have some Sousaphones and lyre-style bells available. If you need one or the other, please contact Francis Smith at: francis.smith@burlington.ca as soon as possible. Parade percussion is being organized by Colin Ballantyne and he and the parade team is looking after finding drums for all those involved. If you are planning on playing in the drumline for the parade, please contact Colin at: colinballantyne@gmail.com to let him know. The Colour Guard and Majorettes are being organized by Robyn Garnier who can be contacted at: drumcorpsrobyn@hotmail.com.
* If you would like to book a place on the float, please select a “General Admission with Trailer Seat for the Parade” ticket when you register.
** The Eric Ford arrangement of Raindrops is also included in one of the downloads, but we will not be playing it on parade.
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Saturday Night is Going to be a Fun Night |
Once the parade's all over and you've had the afternoon to recover, it's time to head back to Central Park for an evening of fun with your Band friends. Things get underway at 7 p.m. and will feature a relaxed atmosphere that will allow you to share a laugh, have a drink and tell a few tales. Once again, we'll be selling beer, wine pop and water and will be providing snacks, but there will be no formal dinner. However, we have arranged for Red Door Cucina to bring their wood-fired pizza oven to Central Arena to sell Margarita, Calabrese (both vegetarian) and Pepperoni pizzas for $15 each. These gourmet pizzas are hand rolled, thin crust and made with double zero flour. Payments can be made via credit/debit card or cash.
The evening will also feature a performance by the current Teen Tour Band, a viewing area where you can watch a slideshow of photos from the last 75 years and a chance to have some fun in the photobooth with you Band family and friends.
And if you're looking for a memento to either remember the 75th or to celebrate your time in the band, the Boosters will be on hand to sell Teen Tour merchandise, including a special 75th Anniversary T-shirt, and copies of the 60th Anniversary DVD put together by John Peachey in 2007.
As an extra special treat, the Boosters will be raffling off a beautiful quilt made and donated by alumna Nancy (Snowberger) Parnham (Flute, 1973-1979). Proceeds will be split between the Boosters and the Alumni.
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Do you Have your Smart Serve Certification? |
We are still looking for people to help us out with beer and wine sales on both Friday and Saturday nights. You must be Smart Serve certified and willing to work one or both nights. You will be paid $20/hour (roughly 6:30 to 11:30 p.m.). If you are interested in helping us out, please contact Lee-Anne Richardson at: lee_annerichardson@hotmail.com.
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Concert Rehearsal Reminder |
Thanks to all those who came out to last Wednesday's rehearsal for June 19th's Concert in the Park. It was a whole lot of fun for the Alumni to get a chance to play with both the current Teen Tour Band and the Junior Redcoats. If you are planning on playing the concert and missed the first rehearsal, you will need to attend the one on Wednesday, June 15 (6:30-9 p.m. with the first note being played at 7 p.m.). The concert itself will take place at the Central Park Bandshell starting at 7:30 p.m. |
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Join Your Fellow “Band Geeks” For a Special Screening
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Alumna Morgan Elliott's documentary on the BTTB's trip to the 2018 Tournament of Roses will receive a special screening at The Westdale in Hamilton on June 28 at 7 p.m. The event will not only include a showing of Band Geeks, but a post-show Q&A with both Morgan and BTTB Managing Director Rob Bennett. Tickets are available online at: www.thewestdale.ca/event/band-geeks.
What a perfect coda to the 75th celebrations.
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If you need to get in touch with the Burlington Teen Tour Band Alumni Association you can do so by e-mail at bttbalumni@gmail.com, on our website at www.bttbalumni.ca, on Facebook or through the mail at BTTB Alumni Association, 426 Brant St., P.O. Box 5013, Burlington, Ontario, L7R 3Z6.
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Burlington Teen Tour Band Alumni Association | bttbalumni@gmail.com | www.bttbalumni.ca |
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