Summer Camp 2024, July 15-21

Greenhorn Summer Camp 2023

Hey Y’all! Come and play with Greenhorn Community Music Project at this year’s summer camp. We’ll play some old favorites, learn some new repertoire and perform for Honk! BC at Grandview Park on July 21st. We’ll also have some other creative activities sure to include favourites like tag, busking, composing original music and printing custom t-shirts.

Performance workshops are held Monday July 15 through Friday July 19th. They run from 10 am to 2 pm at šxʷqʷeləwən ct, Britannia Community Centre. Some instruments are available for loan at no charge. You can indicate which instrument you’d like to borrow on the registration form.

We will also perform at Honk! BC at Grandview Park on July 21st. There will also be opportunities to help out with collecting donations, selling 50/50 tickets and with the DIY art table.

What to bring? A snack, a lunch, water bottle and anything else you need to feel comfortable.

to register, please fill out the following form:

https://forms.gle/K3F18TtUVnupjgpy8

Questions? Contact Brenda at Brenda.koch@openairorchestra.com.

Greenhorn Winter/Spring 2024 Schedule

DateTimeLocationEvent
January 2012pmšxʷqʷeləwən ct, Britannia Community CentreWorkshop
January 2712pmšxʷqʷeləwən ct, Britannia Community CentreWorkshop
February 312pmšxʷqʷeləwən ct, Britannia Community CentreWorkshop
February 98pmThe Legion at 2205 Commercial DriveFundraiser/ Performance
February 1012pmšxʷqʷeləwən ct, Britannia Community CentreWorkshop
February 1712pmšxʷqʷeləwən ct, Britannia Community CentreWorkshop
February 2412pmšxʷqʷeləwən ct, Britannia Community CentreWorkshop
March 212pmšxʷqʷeləwən ct, Britannia Community CentreWorkshop
March 912pmšxʷqʷeləwən ct, Britannia Community CentreWorkshop
TBDBritannia Community CentrePerformance
April 612pmšxʷqʷeləwən ct, Britannia Community CentreWorkshop
April 1312pmšxʷqʷeləwən ct, Britannia Community CentreWorkshop
April 2012pmšxʷqʷeləwən ct, Britannia Community CentreWorkshop
April 2712pmšxʷqʷeləwən ct, Britannia Community CentreWorkshop
May 412pmšxʷqʷeləwən ct, Britannia Community CentreWorkshop
May 1112pmšxʷqʷeləwən ct, Britannia Community CentreWorkshop
May 1812pmšxʷqʷeləwən ct, Britannia Community CentreWorkshop
May 2512pmšxʷqʷeləwən ct, Britannia Community CentreWorkshop
July 15-1910am-2pmTBDSummer Camp
July 19-21TBCTBDHonk! BC Festival/ Performance

Greenhorn Summer Camp 2023

Greenhorn provides this one week summer workshop series in preparation to perform at Honk!BC on Sunday, July 16 (Grandview Park), Tuesday July 11, and other possible events. (12-17yrs)

Join the creative forces of youth, professional musicians, and community members to compose, practice, and perform a variety of musical styles in service of orchestrating social change you can dance to!

For more information, email brenda.koch@openairorchestra.com.

Mon-Fri 10:00am-2:00pm Jul 10-14

Outdoors at Britannia CC 1661 Napier Street Vancouver, BC

Greenhorn 2019/2020 Schedule

Sept 30–Session Begins! Pick up instruments, charts, etc…
Oct 7
Oct 14—No Workshop (Thanksgiving)
Oct 21
Oct 26–performance (Parade of Little Souls)
Oct 28
Nov 4
Nov 11—No Workshop (Remembrance Day)
Nov 18
Nov 25
Dec 2
Dec 9
Dec 16
Dec 23—No Workshop (Winter Break)
Dec 30—No Workshop (Winter Break)
Jan 6
Jan 13
Jan 20—No Workshop (Pro-D day)
Jan 27
Feb 3
Feb 10
Feb 17—No Workshop (Family Day)
Feb 24
Mar 2
Mar 9
Mar 16—No Workshop (Spring Break)
Mar 23—No Workshop (Spring Break)
Mar 30
Apr 6
Apr 13—No Workshop (Easter)
Apr 20
Apr 27
May 4
May 11
May 18—No Workshop (Victoria Day)
May 25
June 1
June 8—Last Workshop of the Season

TBD: July/August 2020 Greenhorn Summer Camp and B’CHonk 2020!

2018/2019 Start Date

So, this is a first ever: we’re setting the start date for our next session as Sept 17, 2018. Hope to see you all there and please bring all your closest friends and enemies.

As much as possible, we will continue to follow the 2018/2019 VSB school calendar and provide exemplary programming for new instrument learners as well as provide instruments whenever possible.

Oh and there’s tag. And parades. And sometimes sushi and lemonade and pool parties so really, we’re buckets of fun.

June 2nd Performance Details.

Location: Edam Dance/Western Front 303 East 8th Ave. close to Main and Broadway

Arrival time: Feel free to arrive anytime before 1:45pm and band members can leave their cases and personal items here (I’ll make sure that they are safe) at the WF before the downbeat! Music will be located in the EDAM Dance space downstairs so feel free to come and find Tim or Brenda!

Set times: 2pm, 2:30pm and 3pm

Set List: Please bring your books so we can play harder stuff if we are ever stationary, but we will be parading with songs we have off book: When The Saints, My Buckets…., Little Liza Jane, You Are My Sunshine, Greenhorn Bounce, Birdhead Forever

Dress: Crazy

Greenhorn Winter/Spring 2017 Workshop Schedule

January 23, Workshop, Rm 111
January 30, Intensive, Rm 111
February 6, Workshop, Rm 111
February 13, No Workshop–Family Day
February 20, Workshop, Rm 111
February 27, Workshop, Rm 111
March 6, Workshop, Rm 111
March 13, No Workshop–Spring Break
March 20, No Workshop–Spring Break
March 27, Workshop, Rm 111
March 28, OAOS AGM, 6:30pm potluck, 7pm AGM
April 3, Workshop, Rm 111
April 10, Workshop, Rm 111
April 17, No Workshop–Easter Monday
April 24, Workshop, Rm 111
May 1, Workshop, Ice Rink Mezz.
May 8, Workshop, Ice Rink Mezz.
May 15, Workshop, Ice Rink Mezz.
May 22, No Workshop–Victoria Day
May 29, Workshop, Rm 111
June 5, Workshop, Rm 111
June 12, Workshop, Rm 111