Sunday, 15 March 2020

Music Alive Festival, 2020

     Well, it's official, the festival is cancelled.  The announcement was made Friday the 13th!  At a meeting with Edel, Michelle J., and in consultation with Steffan B., and communication with Susanne, who received approval from our recommendation to cancel, we sent two different broadcasts on Friday.
Given the current situation, we must act professionally, safely, and quickly.  Our clients need the information for planning.  They need to know before departing for an extended march break.
Right now is the right time to make the right decision.
This upcoming week, I will organize a list of school names and addresses to provide Character Community, to prepare the refund payments to be mailed.
Everyone must do their part to contribute to the safety of all.  It's been busy this year due to political disruption / uncertainty and the Covid-19 Virus.  With the announcement that all schools were to remain closed for three weeks, we simply could not continue.
We look forward to staying healthy and working to arrange a festival in 2021.

     (October 17, 2020). I continue to work without compensation, just completing a third proposal for a very different offering of Music Alive - with a slant towards education focus - arranging virtually experts for music educators.  There is a meeting this week with the volunteer committee members.  I am hopeful that I can generate something for 2021, still working with Character Community, which provides security with insurance coverage, and accounting, etc.

     The Character Community did arrange a summer concert series which ran from June to August.  This kept me involved and helped to earn me some additional money performing virtually from my home.  So, I appreciate this gesture and am willing to continue to work.

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