Ottawa (February 26, 2008) — The Ottawa Chamber Music Society will not be seeking an extension of the deadline granted by City Council to seek private sponsorship for the proposed Concert Hall.

This announcement this morning from Colin Cooke, the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Chamber Music Society.

This Thursday is the deadline for the Ottawa Chamber Music Society to inform city council that it has a title sponsor for the proposed concert hall at Elgin and Gloucester streets.

Colin Cooke: “We have not completely closed the door on our dream of a Concert Hall but at this time it wouldn’t be fair nor right to request additional time. The current economic climate and the competition for the sponsorship and charity dollar made the Concert Hall a tough sell at this time.

On behalf of the OCMS and music lovers across the city, we want to express our appreciation to the Mayor and city councillors for their solid support over the years, as well as our funding partners at the Department of Canadian Heritage and the Province of Ontario.”

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Karen St. Aubin
Communications Officer
Ottawa Chamber Music Society
613-234-8008 Ext. 244
events@chamberfest.com