ConCertino Programming

Programming for ConCertino 99 promises to be filled to the brim. Our opening reception on Friday evening will start off with a bang. We will have theme concerts, guest concerts, workshops, a gala Interfilk Auction, two-shots, song-writing contest, and, of course, LOTS of open filking. Our banquet on Saturday will continue the theme of “Do It Yourself”.

Our Song Writing Contest Theme is “Do It Yourself”. Songs written after Contata 98 (which ended July 12th, 1998) are eligible. You can sign up at the con to perform your song, or designate a proxy to perform it for you.

Our Banquet will be held in the Marriott’s fabulous rain-or-shine permanent pavillion. We will feature a cookout, with chicken, beef kabobs, hamburgers & hot dogs as well as the traditional extras and fixin’s; vegetarian and kosher also available (by advance request only). The cost is $25.00 per person. BOOK EARLY for this special event.

Schedule

The following is a tentative schedule for ConCertino. All items are subject to change. The main room is Edgewood; the smaller room is Jonathan. Items not otherwise indicated are in Edgewood.

Friday:

• 5:00 PM: Registration opens.
• 7:00 PM: Sociable, con suite.
• 8:00 PM: Opening ceremonies.
• 8:20-10:00 PM: Open filking. (Jonathan)
• 8:20 PM: Concert set: Gary McGath, Virginia Taylor.
• 8:40 PM: Concert set: Jack Carroll.
• 9:00 PM: Concert set: Jonathan Turner.
• 9:20 PM: Concert set: Erica Neely.
• 9:40 PM: Concert set: Gary Ehrlich.
• 10:00 PM: Open filking. (Edgewood)
• 10:00 PM: Chorus rehearsal. (Jonathan) Ed Stauff.
• 11:00 PM: Oldies and Classics. (Jonathan)

Saturday:

• 10:00 AM-12:00 PM: Open filking (Edgewood) for morning people (both of them).
• 10:00 AM: Workshop: Tips, Tricks and Technique. (Jonathan) Mary Ellen Wessels.
• 11:00 AM: Workshop: Thrills and Trills. (Jonathan) Mary Ellen Wessels.
• 12:00 PM: Chorus rehearsal. Ed Stauff.
• 12:00 PM: Kermit's Filk Circle. (Jonathan)
• 1:00 PM: Workshop: Drumming. Brenda Sutton.
• 1:00 PM: Workshop: Guitar. (Jonathan) Bill Sutton.
• 2:00 PM: Break.
• 2:00-4:00 PM: Open filking. (Jonathan)
• 2:20 PM: Concert set: Dave Weingart.
• 2:40 PM: Concert set: Judith Hayman.
• 3:00 PM: Concert set: Mike Browne.
• 3:20 PM: Concert set: Bill Wells.
• 3:40 PM: Concert set: Ed Stauff, Mary Ellen Wessels.
• 4:00 PM: Break.
• 4:15 PM: Toastmaster Concert: Ed Hutnik with Jeanne Wardwell.
• 5:00 PM: Guest of Honor Concert: Bill and Brenda Sutton.
• 6:00 PM: Banquet. (Outdoor pavilion)
• 8:00 PM: Chorus Performance. Interfilk Concert: Alan Thiesen. Interfilk Auction.
• 10:00 PM: Open Filking. (Jonathan)
• 10:00 PM: Song Contest: "Do It Yourself".
• 11:00 PM: Rise Up Singing.
• 12:00 PM: Open Filking. (Edgewood, Jonathan)

Sunday:

• 10:00 AM: Open Filking. (Edgewood, Jonathan)
• 11:00 AM: Workshop: Harmony. Bill and Brenda Sutton.
• 11:00 AM: Workshop: Releasing Your Inner Music. (Jonathan) Denise Gendron.
• 12:00 PM: Open filking. (Jonathan)
• 12:00 PM: Themed Bardic Circle: Religion.
• 1:00 PM: N-fers, Instafilk Contest, Closing Jam.
• 3:00-5:00 PM: Breakdown, all areas.
• 4:00 PM: MASSFILC business meeting.
• 5:00 PM: Con Suite closes.