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Welcome to Renate's Baton. This blog is mostly for and about my choir, The York Region Community Choir.

But, While I'm holding the baton, I'm in charge. So, if I want to talk about other parts of my life, I will. :)

The choir itself is a community and I'm discovering that we have a lot in common with one another besides our love of music and singing.

When I go off on a tangent, there is always a crowd coming along. Join us!

Monday, May 4, 2026

YRCC 2026 May 3rd Concert Kudos - Seniors Tour Info

Woooooo-hoooo! It was so much fun!

I can't wait for you to hear the recordings; our sound was excellent!











I loved the audience too! It was so good to see so many familiar faces and to meet some of your friends and families. The bake sale might have been the biggest yet, and we used to have 60 members! Stunning display, delicious and beautiful treats, and I made sure to take some home. Many thanks to the bakers and mostly to the helpers who set up and cleaned up, Lorraine especially. I was so proud of Stanley's professionalism and embarrassed by my own lack thereof when I messed up (the one song I was singing, I came in early with a very loud note and made a face and yuck; I know better, but...). 

I loved the decorations, and appreciate the help with arranging that and the help setting up and taking down everything. We're a great team. Thank you to Jane especially, and extra thanks for my beautiful mixed flower pot with the Canada flag! I loved it decorating the stage and now it's decorating my deck where I love to sit all summer long.

We didn't manage to get a booking for next Tuesday, and this week I'm away (leaving in the next hour to go up north), so we're starting our Seniors' Tour on Tuesday, June 19th at the Eldon in Bradford, where Daphne is now living. Please be sure to come to as many seniors performance as you can. It helps me plan when you sign up on the Events page on the website. Please do, but if you can come last minute and haven't signed up, know that I'll be happy to see you and we'll make room for you. 

There's a link to the YRCC Calendar on the home page of the website, and it's public, so you don't have to log in to see it. It's a Google Calendar so sometimes that messes people up. If that's you, then please start using the new website's calendar.  Here's a link. The new website is YRCC.ca (yrcc.ca) and there's a menu button at the top that's called Performances, and in there is an Events Calendar, just called Events. Check it out! We're planning to start using the new website fully in September.

Keep a look out for an email about our AGM. The Annual General Meeting is required and you can help us in planning for the next season, make decisions about the website, find out about finances, everything. And, we have a pot luck party to celebrate the success of the season! We'll sing and we'll eat and chat and I want to see everyone there. 


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