Surrey City Orchestra idea hits right notes with backers, who eye proposed concert hall as home
Tom Zillich Nov. 21, 2017 1:25 p.m.
Plan for new pro orchestra calls for debut season of five concerts starting in fall of 2019
Backers of an all-new Surrey City Orchestra are taking their time with the plans – in adagio style, musically speaking.
Plans for the professional ensemble were revealed in July 2016 when the city’s Cultural Development Advisory Committee was presented a 15-page business plan by Ellen Farrugia, a North Delta-based musician.
She and others aim to have an Surrey-branded orchestra perform a debut season of five concerts starting in the fall of 2019, with a startup budget of $200,000.
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