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EVENTS YOU WONT WANT TO MISS!

FALL CONCERT, NOVEMBER 10, 3 PM CARNEGIE HALL, DECEMBER 5, 8 PM AMAHL & PETER: A FAMILY AFFAIR JANUARY 12, 3 PM
GBYO is going places this season! In addition to our regular concert series, this season will include a trip to Carnegie Hall, and for the first time in decades bring GBYO musicians together with the Greater Bridgeport Symphony.

Fall Concert Alumni Appreciation:

The Board of Directors is pleased to offer free tickets to alumni at the Fall Concert, Sunday November 10 th, 3 PM at the Klein. Come see todays GBYO! Please contact Mark Halstead mhalstead@snet.net to reserve your ticket today. Additional tickets available at the door, $15/$10 for seniors and students.

Carnegie Hall!

GBYO, Jackie Evancho and Sir James Galway will headline Tim Janis, The American Christmas Carol at Carnegie Hall-honoring Music of Hope & Kate Winslets Golden Hat Foundation. Flute virtuoso Sir James Galway and multi-platinum artist Jackie Evancho, whose gorgeous soprano voice has won the hearts of millions, will join internationally-renowned composer Tim Janis for The American Christmas Caro an inspiring and memorable evening,

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celebrating music education and supporting those living with autism at Carnegie Hall, Isaac Stern Auditorium on Thursday, December 5th, 2013 8pm. To order tickets, go to http://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2013/12/5/0800/PM/Tim-Janis-The-American-ChristmasCarol/

A Family Affair:

GBYO partners with the Greater Bridgeport Symphony Orchestra and the Klein Memorial Foundation for a benefit family concert on January 12th at the Klein. Amahl and Peter: A Family Affair will mark the first time in decades that GBYO and GBSO have appeared on the same stage. GBYOs Principal Orchestra will perform Amahl and the Night Visitors in the first act, featuring renowned opera singers. Our own Christopher Hisey will conduct the Greater Bridgeport Symphony in the second act, when they perform Peter and the Wolf. An ideal family holiday event and a great idea for gifts tickets for Amahl and Peter start at only $15. Order today at gbyo@gbyo.com .

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

LOST ALUMNI OF THE MONTH
Help us find alumni! This will be a great help in planning future reunions and concerts. This months featured Lost Alumni are, from the early days (Connecticut Youth Orchestra): Mark Bishop French horn 61-64, from Fairfield; Joe Choomack bass 61-64; Patrick Sansieri, violin 62-64, from Bridgeport; John and Robin Hoag, flute and violin from Milford 62-63, clarinet; Edward Toomey, violin 61-63; Jim Todd, trombone 61-64 from Fairfield. From the seventies: Thomas Prentice, French horn 71-73 from Trumbull; Nina Sawicki violin 70-72, from Easton; Mark Orsini, Jazz Ensemble trombone 77-78 from Waterbury; Andy McCarthy, percussion 76-78 from Trumbull; Richard Houston violin 73-77 and Ron Houston viola 73-77, both from Wilton From the eighties and nineties: Carol Ann Lang violin 83-90, violin from Fairifeld; Roger and Paul Lee, violins from Monroe; Derek and Christopher Fong, violin and cello from Newtown. If you know where any of these former GBYO musicians are now, please let us know so that we can keep them up to date.

ORCHESTRATE OUR FUTURE Please consider a donation to GBYO its tax-deductible and will help to support ongoing programs, and the new GBYO JAZZ BAND.

Its easy just click http://www.gbyo.org/donate/

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Questions? Comments? News or memorabilia to share? Please contact Mark Halstead, Alumni Coordinator mhalstead@snet.net (203)372-2724

If you would like to receive further issues of The GBYOAN, or would like to know more about upcoming concerts and events, please contact us via our website at www. gbyo.org, under the Alumni tab or fill out the information form below and mail to GBYO, P.O. Box 645, Fairfield, CT 06825-0645, attention Alumni Affairs.

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