Good Morning Everyone,
It is so wonderful to see everyone back after the mid-winter break. We have had two days of great classes!
Here are a couple of mid-week items to bring to your attention:
1. RPO Tickets for Tomorrow and Saturday
The RPO Had some last minute tickets open up for the performances this week and wanted to offer them to our families first. The concert (details listed here) is packed with fantastic music inspired by, originating from, and honoring Latin America. The times are (Thursday) March 3 @ 7:30 PM and (Saturday) March 5 @ 8:00 PM
This is a special opportunity so we will not use the google form - if interested please contact Christopher Amick at Patron Services 585-454-2100
We will resume normal ticket requests via Google form in the future.
Also, please be aware of RPO Healthy Policies (https://rpo.org/protocols/)
2. Health Procedures at ROCmusic
There have been some changes to City, County, and school Policies around masking, especially within the last 24 hours. ROCmusic has taken the approach of caution due to the community nature of our work. I am so thankful that we have all made the sacrifice to keep classes going in ROCmusic. The fact that our program persisted and thrived during the pandemic is a testament to your commitment to your young musician's success.
I would request that in the immediate (this week) we continue our current procedures of masking and spacing in ROCmusic classes. This will give us more time to review the changes and select the best path forward for us. My main concerns are safety and student/ family comfort level. I will be able to explain more by Sunday. Thank you for your patience!
3. Transitions
I wanted to let everyone know I will begin to transition out of my position at the ROCmusic Collaborative. I have so enjoyed working with you all to create a program for our children with which I hope you are all proud. This move will create more time for me to focus more on my family and explore additional parts of my career. ROCmusic's offerings for our children in Rochester are crucial to their development and exploration of themselves and their community. The ROCmusic Collaborative (the seven organizations who guide and support or work) is committed to continued programming and stability during this transition. I will be continuing to lead the administrative staff and programming until a new leader has been identified. I will be joining the Gateways Music Festival as the Director of Programming and look forward to bringing ROCmusic students and families into special activities.
Have a great day everyone,
Onward!
