Mavor Leonard M. Traboulay
Hall
McAllister Avenue
Coquitlam. B.C.
248

Your worship:

As vou undoubtedly know, the Vancouver Symphony has faced a
crisis in recent months, The organization was on the verge of
collapse in January, when Mayor Campbell announced a Symphony
Recovery Task Force chaired by Larry Bell, CEO of 8.C. Hydro.
This task force reported that the Symphony could be saved
provided a series of strong measures were enacted A new board
for the society was appointed on April 26, 1988. We have managed
to obtain a 5 year contract with musicians, increased levels of
funding from senoir levels of government and the corporate sector
through the “Symphony Fund", an exciting new concert schedule,
and we have conducted two detailed market analyses which will
guide us in developing our ticket sales strategy for the ‘fall of
1988. The proposal in bankruptcy was agreed to by all creditors
so that today the Symphony is debt free.

We are embarking upon an exciting year in which we hope to bring
the Symphony much closer to the citizens of British Columbia.
Our first efforts have been an inaugural concert at the Canada
Day celebrations July 1st and, of course, the spectacular
performance on a barge as part of Sea Festival on July 13th. A
provincial tour is planned for the spring.

J am writing to you and vour Council with two requests. Firstly,
we vould like -:ou_ to consider opportunities witnin | your
municipality in which the Syvmphony might visit and perform,
whether it be in a concert setting, a series o small ensembles
or appearances at local schcols. We may not be able to meet
every request, as the costs of the Symphony are obviosly quite
high, Dut we do intend to perrorm ina number of venues other
than the Orpheum Theatre this year. We welcome vour suggestions,

Make live music a part of your itfe!