The Juneau Symphony is happy to announce the winners of our 2012 travel raffle. The drawing was held in the JDHS Commons immediately after our Pops Concert on June 9. The winners were:
Grand Prize: 7-day cruise with Royal Carribean Cruise Lines: Ron Lind, ticket #1175
First Prize: Two Alaska Airlines Tickets: Vickie Williams, ticket #901
Second Prize: Northstar Trekking Glacier Trek: Rodney Mitchell, ticket #208
Third Prize: Pearson’s Pond Romance Package: Erik Evans, ticket # 1251
Fourth Prize: Trip to Gustavus: Norma Jean McCorcle, ticket #1173
Fifth Prize: 5-day Eaglecrest pass, Bob Evans, ticket # 358
Sixth Prize: Mt. Roberts Tram Pass:, Lisa Brendle ticket #683
Seventh Prize: Rejuvenations spa package: Dennis Bailey, ticket #393
Eighth Prize: Perseverance Theatre tickets and Island Pub gift certificate: Allison Holtcamp, ticket #362
The Symphony would like to thank everyone in the community who contributed to our raffle fundraiser, especially our prize donors Royal Carribean Cruises, Alaska Airlines, Northstar Trekking, Pearson’s Pond, Wings of Alaska, The Homestead B&B, Eaglecrest, Goldbelt Inc., Rejuvenation Salon and Spa, Perserverance Theatre, and the Island Pub. The success of our raffle was due in large part to their generous donations and long time support of the Symphony.
The raffle is the Symphony’s largest fundraiser and without it our season would not be possible. We raised over $22,000 which will all go toward providing performance and learning opportunities for local musicians of all ages. Thank you to everyone who tirelessly sold tickets and everyone who bought tickets. Your commitment to music and art is what makes Juneau such an amazing community to serve. We’ll see you at the Symphony.
Valerie Snyder, Juneau Symphony
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Add commentI love the symphony
The last concert was awesome. But I have a few suggestions to make it MORE awesome:
1. No commercials at the beginning of the concert please. I came to hear music. If someone supports the symphony, they do so because they love it, or else it's good business. Having the conductor thank them all from the podium is unnecessary and annoying. Sponsors are acknowledged in the program.
2. Musicians: We love you! When the conductor asks you to rise, please face the audience. Concertmaster too. This is protocol, and that way, you get to see our smiles in appreciation. This is especially true of the violins and basses.
3. Lighting director: When it's time begin, please bring up the stage lights slowly as a signal to everyone to take their seats. Since the last concert didn't start on time, people were just wandering around. The same for intermission please.
4. This is the most important: START THE CONCERT ON TIME! There will always, always be late people because of weather, monsters, ineptitude, whatever. To start a concert late because there are stragglers is totally disrespectful to those of us who came early out of respect for everyone else. The last concert was over 10 minutes late.
5. Dress code for musicians: Black slacks with white tops is so 1985 Boston Pops. We've evolved away from that, and it's ugly. Instead, consider these alternatives:
a. All black. Head to toe. Always a nice look for musicians. No neckties. Neckties are out. Gone.
b. Black slacks, colorful tops or t-shirts. I saw this once, and it was awesome. Everyone wore a different color. No pastels. Bright, exciting colors. It looked like a garden on stage and was very exciting. T-shirts are fine. Purple, red, green, magenta, gold, orange.
c. Tuxes (black tie) and gowns. Even though it's a pops concert, that doesn't mean you can't dress formal. People love seeing men in tuxes and women in formal wear.
d. As a fundraiser, consider selling bottles of water chilled on ice at the door for $2. Most symphonies now allow bottled water into the concert halls. They know it will reduce coughing. Intermission too. Make sure it's ice cold. Drinking room-temperature water is about as nice as kissing your mother-in-law.
e. Shoot anyone chewing gum in the audience.
Just my suggestions to make the symphony a more enjoyable experience.