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OTTAWA The finishing touches were added Thursday afternoon to the 2020 in the rear view mirror concert at St. John United Church in Brockville, one of many virtual New Year s Eve celebrations being held this year around the world. The Upper Canada Musicians Association (UCMA) put together the concert, with funding from the music industry’s Performing Trust Fund. Luckily we were able to get some funding and really the money is truly an important thing to have right now for musicians because they are not getting enough money in their pockets right now, said UCMA President Al Torrance. They are probably hit the hardest in this industry. Musicians would normally be working tonight, so I thought we have all this money available, what a perfect way to give some musicians some cash at least to tie them over into some of the lean months that are coming up.
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People are being asked to give up a lot of things this Christmas, but music need not be one of them.
The annual Community Christmas concert takes place Saturday and Sunday, livestreamed online from St. John’s United Church.
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“This year it’s obviously scaled down because of COVID, a smaller group of people,” said tenor Chris Coyea, who will join four other singers for this year’s concert.
The show is put on by the Upper Canada Musicians Association and the Music Performance Trust Fund.