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<p class=MsoNormal>Dear Instrumental and Elementary Music Teachers<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I want to invite you and your students to attend the
TrueNorth Symphony’s annual Family Concert and Musical Instrument “Petting
Zoo” on the weekend of May 22 and 23 at TrueNorth at French Creek Nature
Center in Sheffield Village, 4530 Colorado Avenue (Route 611), 2.7 miles north
and west of the I-90/Rte 611 interchange. The Saturday concert begins at
11:00 am, preceded by the Petting Zoo at 10:00 am; the Sunday concert begins at
3:00 pm, with the Petting Zoo at 2:00 pm. Tickets for the concert are $10
for adults and $5 for children under 18. The Petting Zoo event does not
require a concert ticket. Tickets can be purchased online at <a
href="http://reservations.loraincountymetroparks.com/truenorth/programs/index.shtml?sid=730411.81130&st=pt&tp=&instr=&ag=&pk=4&subpark=Go!&adv_reg">http://reservations.loraincountymetroparks.com/truenorth/programs/index.shtml?sid=730411.81130&st=pt&tp=&instr=&ag=&pk=4&subpark=Go!&adv_reg</a>=
or by calling 440-949-5200. Tickets can also be purchased at the
door.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>The concert features Peter and the Wolf by Prokofiev, a work
he wrote to introduce children to the instruments of the orchestra. There
will also be a very special performance of the Vivaldi “Winter
Concerto” with 14-year-old Sarah Becker playing the solo violin.
There will be other solo performances to demonstrate individual
instruments. I know your students will enjoy this concert regardless of
their present level of musical achievement.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I also want to issue a special invitation to you to assist
at the Petting Zoo and perhaps pick up additional private students as a
result. We will have a table for business cards and you will be welcome
to interact with the children trying out instruments. Members of the
TrueNorth Symphony will also be assisting. Instruments are being provided
courtesy of Rettig Music in Westlake. I will offer a complimentary
concert ticket to any teacher who participates in the Petting Zoo.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to
give me a call or drop me an email. This is our first attempt at a
petting zoo, so any help or advice you can give will be appreciated. If
you send me your email (or mailing) address, I can email (or mail) flyers to
you to distribute to your students. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Jim Traxler<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Director, TrueNorth Symphony<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:jtraxbay@oh.rr.com">jtraxbay@oh.rr.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>440-554-4519<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>PS: Any string players who would like to play the
concert, we welcome you! We rehearse on Monday evenings (7:30) at the
Nature Center. Please call me to let me know you are coming.<o:p></o:p></p>
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