Jim plowed Main Street. Matt did the side streets. Marge cleared the bank lot. Rachel spread salt on all the streets of Tarrytown. And Eric supervised. (He has a PhD!)
Thanks to everyone for your understanding for the cancellation last night. We understand we’ll have a few absences tonight, but we will muddle forth. The hall will open at 6:45 pm to set up, downbeat is 7:30 pm. More announcements tonight.
Upon consultation with many of you, we’ve decided to err on the side of safety and cancel rehearsal tonight. We will accept the Music Hall’s offer to come in tomorrow evening, Tuesday, at our regular time, 7:30-9:45 pm. Send Claudia a short email (use the subject line) if you have a non-negotiable conflict and cannot attend.
Keep the overall contingency plan in mind for the week. Continue to watch your email tomorrow for further updates. Thank you.
There are 3 storms on deck this week. I’ve been in communication with the Board and the Music Hall administration. Please take a look at the contingency plan I’ve outlined below. We will be sure to send a confirmation/cancellation notice on each day by 3:00 pm. We are looking at alternate rehearsal possibilities on Tuesday and Thursday, as needed, and an earlier call time on Sunday (with a longer lunch/pre-concert break). We know some of you will have conflicts, no matter what we do. I ask that you please consider our contingency proposal, make alternate plans as you are able, and email Claudia as necessary. Important: When you email Claudia, please consider putting the point of your email in the subject line; it will help her scan/organize messages much easier.
If we all pull together, we can do this. We worked around snow in October 2011, Hurricane Sandy in 2012. Nothing is impossible if you frame your perspective positively.
Oh yeah — You’re going to get a lot of emails this week. Buck up.
Monday/regular rehearsal 7:30-9:45 pm – Unless you live under a rock, you know it’s snowing a good deal. We’ll make a decision about tonight’s rehearsal at or before 3:00 pm. If we cancel tonight, we will rehearse Tuesday evening.
Tuesday/contingency rehearsal, 7:30-9:45 pm – The next storm (#2) is due Tuesday into Wednesday. If we activate rehearsal Tuesday, we’ll confirm/cancel by 3:00 pm.
Wednesday/dress rehearsal, 7:30-10:00 pm – We will confirm/cancel by 3:00 pm. If we cancel Wednesday, we will dress rehearse Thursday evening.
Thursday/contingency dress rehearsal, 7:30-10:00 pm – If we need to activate Thursday, we’ll confirm/cancel by 3:00 pm.
Friday & Saturday – No contingencies scheduled. Bake a pie, or better yet, practice some more. And don’t let the squirrel in.
Sunday/Concert – Currently the sound check is scheduled, as usual, at 1:00 pm. If the House of Cards completely implodes this week, we will set up at 11:00 am, rehearse 11:30 am – 1:00 pm, bring in pizzas and take a lunch break to eat and rest 1:00-2:50 pm, take the stage at 2:50 pm, and perform at 3:00 pm. And I’ll warn Santa Fe to order back up tequila for afterwards.
My close personal friend, Al Roker, is also forecasting the “next big storm”(#3) for Sunday into Monday. Sigh. I am hoping against hope that the storm is delayed (as it often does), but I have already asked Karina for contingency concert dates. The Board will discuss these before we put these out to you.
We will get through this. Please remember: no matter what happens, there is bound to be something funny in all this. Keep yourself open to that, and enjoy it when it happens.
Stay safe today!
We are watching the forecast and noting the snow events that are in development tonight into tomorrow, and Tuesday into Wednesday. I’ve contacted the Music Hall and we’re in discussions to come up with a Plan B should snow interfere with either rehearsal. There are no changes yet — but please monitor your email through tomorrow afternoon for updates. Either way, we will make a final decision about Monday evening’s rehearsal by 3:00 pm. As soon as we can confirm a proactive Plan B, we’ll let you know.
Now go back to watching the pre-game show.