Produced by Music Celebrations International Shrewsbury chorale National Memorial Day Choral Festival Pride ∙ Sacrifice ∙ Service John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts Featuring Artistic Director Craig Jessop A choral tribute to america’s veterans and honored war dead in Washington, d.c.

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 All Festival Arrangements, including necessary clearances or permits  Official recognition, quality concert venues and publicity  Round-trip transportation by scheduled airline carrier with local motorcoach on arrival  Hotel accommodation utilizing first-class hotels, based on DOUBLE OCCUPANCY  Meals include all breakfasts and dinners while in D.C. and two box lunches.  Educational excursions conducted by professional tour guides to maximize use of time and greatest educational value  Entrances are included to all sights listed on the Tour itinerary  Full-time Tour Manager who meets group upon arrival and remains until departure  Official wreath to be used as part of the Wreath Laying Ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery  One souvenir T-shirt and one souvenir Photo Video for each participant  Tips, taxes, and gratuities are paid to guides, local coach drivers and hotel personnel  Insurance Concert Tour Inclusions MCI Concert Tours with Integrity

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Music Celebrations International extends an official invitation to the S HREWSBURY C HORALE to participate in the N ATIONAL M EMORIAL D AY C HORAL F ESTIVAL in Washington, D.C., to take place May , We are proud to join with the Mayor of Washington, D.C. and the American Veterans Center in extending this invitation. Music Celebrations is pleased to create and organize a Choral Festival in our Nation’s capital that honors those veterans past and present who have sacrificed so much for the liberties we currently enjoy in our country – as well as around the world. Current plans for the setting for this commemoration will be the C ONCERT H ALL IN THE J OHN F. K ENNEDY C ENTER FOR THE P ERFORMING A RTS under the Artistic Direction of D R. C RAIG J ESSOP, Dean of the Department of Music at Utah State University. Not merely a festival for Washington, the N ATIONAL M EMORIAL D AY C HORAL F ESTIVAL is an event for the entire country – a major event which seeks to draw the attention of Americans to the real meaning for the holiday: Honoring the men and women who have served, and died, to preserve our liberties. National Memorial Day Choral Festival

Festival finale concert

The Director Dr. Craig Jessop is Dean of the Caine College of the Arts at Utah State University in Logan, Utah. He is also the newly appointed Music Director of the American Festival Chorus and Orchestra. These appointments follow Dr. Jessop ’ s distinguished tenure as music director of the world famous Mormon Tabernacle Choir. He concurrently serves as the music director of the Carnegie Hall National High School Choral Festival sponsored by the Weill Institute of Music at Carnegie Hall. Prior to his appointment with the Tabernacle Choir, Dr. Jessop was a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Air Force music programs, where he served as director of the U.S. Air Force Singing Sergeants in Washington, D.C. ( ); as commander and conductor of the Band of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe at Ramstein, Germany ( ); and as commander and conductor of the Air Combat Command Heartland of America Band ( ). He has also been music director of the Maryland Choral Society, the Rhineland-Pfalz International Choir of Germany and the Omaha Symphonic Chorus. Dr. Jessop has been on the American choral scene for more than thirty years. The renowned choral conductor has recently stepped down from leadership of the world-famous Mormon Tabernacle Choir after over 12 years of service with the choir. Under Dr. Jessop ’ s musical direction, the Tabernacle Choir received numerous awards, including the National Medal of Arts. He has recorded over 15 CDs on the Telarc and MTC labels with the Choir and most recently received a Grammy nomination for his work with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square.

In addition to a wonderful festival experience including working with Dr. Craig Jessop, this event will provide opportunities to visit important landmarks in Washington D.C. such as:

CAPITOL BUILDING WHITE HOUSE

SUPREME COURT BUILDING NATIONAL CATHEDRAL

KENNEDY CENTER

MEMORIALS JEFFERSON LINCOLNVIETNAM

MEMORIALS KOREAN WORLD WAR IIWASHINGTON MONUMENT

MEMORIALS IWO JIMA FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELTAIR FORCE

ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUE MUSEUMS (TO NAME A FEW) MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORYNATURAL HISTORY MUSUEM

AIR AND SPACE MUSEUMAMERICAN INDIAN MUSEUM SMITHSONIAN INSTITUE MUSEUMS (TO NAME A FEW)

HOLOCAUST MUSEUM

NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT ON THE WEST LAWN

NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY PARADE PERFORMANCE

NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY PARADE

Music Celebrations International looks forward to providing the Shrewsbury Chorale with a truly memorable musical and cultural experience of a lifetime!