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TACO on the GREEN – Music on the Streets

  AUGUST SUMMER MUSIC  We’re into August and a highly anticipated week of TACO summer fun! We’ll gather on Sunday, August 5th from 2 to 5 pm at the LAYC to get comfortable with a set-list of familiar favorites. Our usual format including music and appetizers, we’ll play through 12 tunes and Read more…

By Cathy Humphers Smith, 49 years7 months ago
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Play with your Food ~ A fundraiser for TACO

We have launched a fundraiser to support the orchestra! We envision a cookbook full of delicious recipes and look forward to your contributions. Send in your family favorites and recipes that you associate with holidays, music and life events. Invite your family and friends to contribute to our (more…)

By Cathy Humphers Smith, 49 years11 months ago
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HOLIDAY SING-ALONG with TACO!

We host our annual Holiday Sing-Along following our rehearsal on Sunday, Nov. 26th. The community is invited to join us for this festive launch to the holiday season, from 4 to 5 pm, followed with cider and cookies. We’ll play medleys of Christmas carols, Hannukah tunes, including secular and popular Read more…

By Cathy Humphers Smith, 49 years1 year ago
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TACO Pop-Up Orchestra on the “Green” a Huge Success! Summer 2016

A warm, sunny evening, children playing and people wandering the streets, bright umbrellas and colorful Adirondack chairs were the backdrop for the orchestra setting up on the green. August’s First Friday coincided with (more…)

By Cathy Humphers Smith, 49 years2 years ago
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TACO acknowledged for significant contributions to the community April 2016

The Los Altos Community Foundation celebrated their Honorary Founder John W. Gardner’s legacy at the 2016 Gardner Awards Dinner on April 7th.  TACO was recognized  (more…)

By Cathy Humphers Smith, 49 years2 years ago
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TACO, a sight-reading orchestra, enters 6th year of fun sessions! 2016

Prima Vista is Italian for ‘first view’ and in music it is also called ‘sight-reading’. In TACO, we sight-read as an orchestra every time we get together, playing through a piece of music for the first time as a group. How do we do it and why is it important

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By Cathy Humphers Smith, 49 years2 years ago
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TACO…the Gathering by Ola Marra Cook 2015

To understand the importance of the existence of TACO it is necessary to understand the meaning of its absence. Without TACO possibly hundreds of people will have wasted thousands of hours of music practice, rehearsals and recitals, and countless dollars on lessons. Hundreds of musical instruments would be collecting dust Read more…

By Cathy Humphers Smith, 49 years2 years ago
Recent posts
  • Taquitos Signup Form
  • TACO in the New York Times (more relevant is to read the article by Tim Wu!)
  • Meditation as played by TACO
  • TACO on the GREEN – Music on the Streets
  • Play with your Food ~ A fundraiser for TACO
  • 2018 ~ A NEW YEAR WITH TACO
  • HOLIDAY SING-ALONG with TACO!
  • Why sight-read once a month?
  • Orchestra Musician Body Warm-ups, Why not?
  • TACO Hosts Holiday Sing-Along
Articles In The Press
Ovation Press 07/10/2012
San Jose Mercury News 06/22/2012
Los Altos Town Crier 03/29/2012
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