TUXEDO JUNCTION
PERFORMANCE HISTORY
In addition to appearing at a variety of local Vancouver area clubs,
hotels and restaurants Tuxedo Junction's various ensembles have
performed:
- "Dinner Dance" engagements
- "In Concert" appearances
- "Awards Ceremonies"
- "Festivals"
for a variety of different special events, fairs and
conventions. The following outline provides a brief history of Tuxedo
Junction's recent performances and attests to its well established
reputation for musical quality and versatility.
1989/ 1990/ 1991/ 1992/ 1993/ 1994/ 1995
"Dinner Dance" engagements:
Midas Muffler, Texaco Oil, B.C. Telephone Company, Prudential
Life Insurance, Certified General Accountants, B.C. Hydro, B.C.T.V., Finning
Tractor, B.C. Auto Dealers Association, B.C. Aviation Council, B.C. Lottery
Corporation, Pipeline Contractors Association, Mazda Canada
Repeating the previous year's success, Tuxedo Junction
returned to perform for some local organizations' special events:
B.C. Telephone, Certified General Accountants, B.C. Auto Dealers
Association
New "Dinner Dance" events for this year were for:
B.C. Restaurant and Food Services Association, U.B.C. Engineering
Faculty, Armstrong Industries, B.C. Trucking Association, Canadian Automobile
Association, Canadian Electric Association, Canadian Urological Association, Neo
Life Company of America, White Spot Limited, Canadian Association of Immersion
Teachers, Scott Paper, International Arabian Horse Association, National
Association of Plastics Distributors, Canadian Mental Health Association
Tuxedo Junction also began performing on stage " In Concert"
during 1990 and appeared at:
- Big Band: James Cowan Theatre - Burnaby Arts Council
- Seven Piece Group: Summerland Theatre, - Summerland Arts
Council
Repeat engagements this year included:
Auto Dealers Association of B.C., Scott Paper Ltd
New "Dinner Dance" events:
B.C. & Yukon Chamber of Mines, Truck Loggers Association of
B.C., Racetracks of Canada, World Association of Detectives,Western Business
Systems Association, Canada Place Corporation, Building Owners and Managers
Association, B.C. & Yukon Hotels Association, Harnischfeger Corporation,
B.C. Eye Physicians, B.C. Chamber of Commerce, Shawnigan Lake School 75th
Aniversary
This year also witnessed the formation of Tuxedo Junction's
versatile Quartet ensemble and its yearly
appearance at the:
Whistler Summer Street Festival
"Concert" appearances included:
- Seven Piece Group: Trail - Trail performing Arts Society
- Seven Piece Group: Quadra Island - Quadra Island Community Arts
Council
- Big Band: Richmond Gateway Theatre - First Night New Years Eve
Concert
Repeat engagements:
B.C. & Yukon Chamber of Mines, Shawnigan Lake School
"Dinner Dance" convention engagements for:
Ritchie Brothers Auctioneers, Davis & Company Law, National
Welding Supply Dealers, John Hancock Insurance, Pacific Power and Sail Squadron,
Canadian Business Aircraft Association, Eagle Star Insurance, Lane Western
Company, Investors Group, National Old Line Insurance, Lancia Group, The Mont
Pelerin Society, Vancouver Firefighters' Annual Ball
"Awards Ceremonies"
Boston Pizza International
Tuxedo Junction's Quartet continued its
summer appearances at the:
Whistler Summer Street Festival
New Years Eve appearance at the newly opened
Grand Okanagan Hotel in Kelowna, B.C.
Repeat engagements this year included:
Vancouver Firefighters' Annual Ball, New Years Eve at the Grand
Okanagan Hotel, Building Owners and Managers Association of B.C.
"Dinner Dance" engagements:
National Life Insurance, Big Brothers of B.C. Fundraising Ball,
American Society of Neuroradiology, Kloster Cruise Lines, Industrial Fabric
Association, Nanaimo Cannonball Bastion Fundraising Ball, B.C. Sugar
Tuxedo Junction's Quartet ensemble performed for the:
Pacific National Exhibition in addition to the Whistler
Summer Street Festival
Repeat engagements this year included:
Vancouver Firefighters Annual Ball, New Years Eve at the Grand
Okanagan Hotel, Big Brothers of B.C. Fundraising Ball, Certified General
Accountants of B.C., Nanaimo Cannonball Bastion Fundraising Ball
"Dinner Dance" engagements:
Land Surveyors Association of B.C., Placer Dome Corporation, Volkswagon
Canada, Delta Catalytic Constructors, Imperial Tobacco, Ciba Geigy, Burnaby
Mental Health Association
This year saw Tuxedo Junction's Big Band perform
daily at the:
Pacific National Exhibition presenting the show"Juke
Box Boppin' Tonight"!
The Quartet's appearances included:
Tourism Vancouver's Annual Christmas Luncheon, Whistler Summer
Street Festival, New Westminster Quay Jazz Festival, Bentall Centre Summer Noon
Concerts, Comox Nautical Days Festival
"Awards Ceremonies"
Realty World Canada, B.C. Homebuilders Association of B.C. "Georgie
Awards", P.N.E Exhibition Finale
Repeat engagements this year included:
Land Surveyors Association of B.C., Burnaby Mental Health
Association, Vancouver Firefighters Annual Ball, Nanaimo Cannonball Bastion
Fundraising Ball
"Dinner Dance" engagments:
Great Pacific Management, North Shore News, B.C. Union of
Municipalities, Hardwood Plywood Manufacturers Association, Wood Pallet
Container Association, Eiko Management & Travel, Conner Clark & Company
"Awards Ceremonies"
B.C. Homebuilders Association of B.C. "Georgie Awards",
Boston Pizza International
"Concert" appearances included:
- Quartet: North Peace Cultural Centre - Fort St. John Concert
Society
- Quartet: Osoyoos - South Okanagan Concert Society
- Seven Piece Group: Vancouver - Classic Jazz Band Ball
The Quartet continued its appearances at:
Whistler Summer Street Festival, Vancouver Tourism
Christmas Luncheon, Bentall Centre Noon Hour Concerts in addition to
performing at the annual Ship to Shore Conference
D.S.al coda