1. Quo Vadimus?

2.  Education  Students will learn a larger than normal repertoire of music.  Students will perform multiple times at multiple venues within a two- three day time frame.  Students will attend at least 1 professional music concert  Students will be able to analyze and evaluate a live musical performance of a professional nature.  Experience  Many Students will experience what it is like to be away from their parents for an extended period of time.  This experience is vital to their survival at a 4-year University  Students will gain the experience of performing for people other than their family members or friends.  Students on the trip will remember the experience for a lifetime.  Many of you can still recite stories from when you were on a band, orchestra, choir, or athletic field trip in High School.

3.  This proposed trip would take place from:  Thursday May 23 through Sunday May 26, 2013*  OR  Friday May 24 through Monday May 27, 2013*  *Dates subject to Change

4.  This is a High School Trip  No Junior High Student will participate in this trip unless approved by Both Ensemble Directors, the GCA Principal & the students Parents.  2 ensembles will go:  Symphony Orchestra  Symphonic Strings & Wind Ensemble  High School Chorus*  Bella Cantata & Men’s Chorus High School Students

5.  This trip is NOT Mandatory  No student will be forced to go on the trip  In 2011, 56 out of 62 possible students participated in the trip  * Choral Stipulation  In order to perform to best of our ability, the choir would require a proportional number of male to female voices.  Ex. If 25 males sign-up and only 3 females, we would travel & perform as a Men’s Chorus and could not take those 3 females

6.  Transportation by: Air, Motor coach in NYC  Performance Opportunities:  Lincoln Center Clinic  Carnegie Hall Performance  Outdoor Public Venue  USS Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum  Madison Avenue Atrium  School Exchange Concert

7.  Professional Music Opportunities:  View a Rehearsal in Lincoln Center  View a Rehearsal in Carnegie Hall  Broadway Show  Backstage Tour of New Amsterdam Theatre  Central Park Performance

8.  Sight-Seeing Opportunities:  Liberty & Ellis Island  Top of the Rock  Empire State Building  Greenwich Village  NBC Studio Tours  Taping of “Today Show”  9/11 Memorial & Museum  Times Square  Etc.

9.  Cost  All of the above is included plus:  All Transportation beginning & ending at Sky Harbor Airport (including airfare)  Hotel  2 meals/day  Performance & Sightseeing Costs  Approximate Cost per person: $1,300*  *Cost varies in price based on Specific Itinerary

10.  Transportation by: Air, Motor coach in DC  Performance Opportunities:  Old Post Office Pavilion  WWII Memorial  Kennedy Center  Outdoor Public Venue  Cathedral  School Exchange Concert

11.  Professional Music Opportunities:  View a Rehearsal in Kennedy Center  National Symphony Orchestra  Memorial Day Concert  Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Ceremony

12.  Sight-Seeing Opportunities:  Any of 19 Smithsonian Museums including  National Archives  Air & Space Museum  Memorials:  WWII, FDR, Vietnam, Korea, Jefferson  Lincoln & Washington Monuments  National Cathedral  Arlington National Cemetery  Capitol/White House Tour* (Arranged through Senator/Congressman)  Etc.

13.  Cost  All of the above is included plus:  All Transportation beginning & ending at Sky Harbor Airport (including airfare)  Hotel  2 meals/day  Performance & Sightseeing Costs  Approximate Cost per person: $1,000*  *Cost varies in price based on Specific Itinerary

14.  Transportation by: Motor coach  Performance Opportunities:  USS Midway (Aircraft Carrier)  Sea World  Disney Land Public Performance  Disney Performing Arts Workshop  Clinic/Performance @ San Diego State University  School Exchange Concert

15.  Professional Music Opportunities:  LA Philharmonic in Disney Concert Hall  Theatre Performance  San Diego Symphony  Performing Arts Workshop

16.  Sight-Seeing Opportunities:  US Olympic Training Center  USS Midway Museum  Sea World  Disney Land & Disney’s California Adventure  Universal Studios  Seaport Village  Old Town San Diego  Hollywood  Walk of Fame & Grauman's Chinese Theatre  Etc.

17.  Cost  All of the above is included plus:  All Transportation beginning & ending at GCA  Hotel  2 meals/day  Performance & Sightseeing Costs  Approximate Cost per person: $600-$800*  *Cost varies in price based on Specific Itinerary

18.  Coyotes Fundraiser  Mon 1/16/12  Piano Recital Fundraiser  Fri 2/10/12  Fry’s Fundraiser  Details coming soon  More Ideas?

19.  Music Celebrations International Music Celebrations International  1440 S. Priest Drive, Suite 102 Tempe, AZ 85281-6954  BrightSpark BrightSpark  111 South Pfingsten Suite 100 Deerfield, IL 60013  Gateway Music Festivals & Tours Gateway Music Festivals & Tours  P.O. Box 1165, Monticello, MN 55362  Music Travel Consultants Music Travel Consultants  7920 Georgetown Road, Suite 700 Indianapolis, IN, 46268

20.  Contact Mr. Delfing by e-mail with any questions.  Jason_delfing@gca.gilbert.k12.az.us Jason_delfing@gca.gilbert.k12.az.us  Jason.delfing@gilbertschools.net Jason.delfing@gilbertschools.net