1. 2019 Music Department
Performance Tour
NYC

2. Why and How? Reasons we travel with our ensembles:
To provide educational opportunities to our students through performances/adjudications
To bring recognition to our school district and music program
To build a sense of community between the members of our groups
Other considerations when planning a trip:
School schedule, including standardized testing
Costs
Adjudication schedules

4. DAY 1, SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 2019
4:00 a.m. Students arrive at North Hills High School
4:30 a.m. Depart North Hills High School
Breakfast and lunch en route, provided by Choral Parents
12:30 p.m. Arrive at Liberty State Park
1:00 p.m. Reserve ticket to go through security
TBA Ferry from Liberty State Park to Liberty Island
Group takes ferry from Liberty Island to Battery Park and walks to the 9/11 Memorial
4:30 p.m. 9/11 Memorial
5:00 p.m. One World Observatory
6:30 p.m. Depart One World Observatory
7:30 p.m. Dinner at John’s of Times Square Pizzeria (Included)
9:00 p.m. Depart dinner
10:00 p.m. Arrive at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites Meadowlands
100 Paterson Plank Road, Carlstadt, New Jersey 07072
11:00 p.m. Lights Out Security guards on duty until 6:00 a.m.

7. DAY 2, SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 2019
8:00 a.m. Breakfast at the hotel
9:00 a.m. Depart hotel
10:00 a.m. Drop off at the Brooklyn Bridge
walk from the the Brooklyn side to Manhattan
11:30 a.m. Meet buses at Trinity Place and travel to Times Square
12:30 p.m. Picture in Times Square (purchase optional)
1:00 p.m. Provided lunch at Patrick’s Restaurant in Times Square
2:30 p.m. Group meets at Broadway Theatre
3:00 p.m. “King Kong” at the Broadway Theatre (show lasts 2h 30m).
Immediately following show board buses for the cruise
6:30 p.m. Board the Spirit of Manhattan Cruise at Chelsea Piers
7 – 9:30 p.m. Dinner Dance Cruise
10:30 p.m. Return to hotel
11:00 p.m. Lights Out Security guards on duty until 6:00 a.m.

14. DAY 3, MONDAY, APRIL 15, 2019
7:00 a.m. Breakfast at the hotel (Included) & check out
7:45 a.m. Depart hotel
Rest stop en route
11:00 a.m. Arrive at Messiah College
One College Ave, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
Calvin and Janet High Center
All ensembles perform for clinicians
Schedule on next slide – parents welcome
Lunch from campus catering
6:00 p.m. Depart Messiah College
Subway dinner on way home
10:00 p.m. Return to North Hills High School

15. MARCHING BAND 11:00 Arrival & Warm-up 11:30 Marching Band Adjudication on Track of Starry Field 12:00 Lunch Break (Jazz Ensemble, All Choir – dine at High Center) (Remaining NH Personnel – dine at Martin Commons with MC NAfME Escorts) CONCERT GROUPS TIME PARMER HALL (Performing) 46 (Warm-up) Number 12:45 Full choir 1:00 North Hills Singers, Symphonic Choir, and Women’s Choir 75 1:30 Jazz Ensemble 25 2:00 STAGE RESET 2:10 Jazz Ensemble Chamber Orchestra 25 2:40 Chamber Orchestra String Orchestra 55 3:10 String Orchestra Concert Band 40 3:40 Concert Band Symphonic Band 40 4:10 Symphonic Band Wind Symphony 45 4:40 Wind Symphony Wind Ensemble 45 5:10 Wind Ensemble 5:50 Final Session in Parmer with all NHS Music Students and MC Music Faculty

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21. FORMS: All due by April 11 NHSD Overnight Field Trip Form
NHSD Overnight Medication Form
NHSD Social Media Form
Music Department Parent/Student Consent Agreement
NHSD Procedure for Administering Medication at School (if not already submitted to school nurse for this school year)
Teacher Permission form for Monday 4/15 classes