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MHS Spring Band Trip
When
Friday, May 7, 2010, through Sunday, May 9, 2010 (early morning)
Tuesday, May 4, 2010, approximately 8:00 pm – chaperones meeting, following Band Boosters annual meeting
| MHS 2010 Spring Trip Itinerary | |
|---|---|
| Day 1: Friday, May 7, 2010 | |
| 7:00-7:30 am | Bring instruments and luggage into the auditorium for checking |
| 8:05 am | Go to your first hour class |
| 8:56 am |
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| 9:30 am | Load buses (Wind Symphony should have tuxes and concert dresses in overhead compartments for easy access) |
| 10:00 am | Depart for Champaign. |
| 1:00 pm | Arrive in Champaign and lunch at the Market Place Mall |
| 2:15 pm | Leave the mall and head for University of Illinois |
| 2:30 pm | Arrive at the U of I Band Building |
| 2:45 pm |
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| 3:30 pm |
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| 3:40 pm | New sessions begin |
| 4:30 pm | Both bands conclude their sessions pack up and load equipment on buses |
| 4:45 pm | Supper at the Lutheran Student Center |
| 5:45 pm | Wind Symphony change into concert attire |
| 6:20 pm | Travel to the Krannert Center |
| 6:40 pm |
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| 7:10 pm | Wind Symphony leave for warm-up area |
| 7:30 pm | Wind Symphony warm-up |
| 8:00 pm | Wind Symphony performance |
| 8:30 pm | Awards Ceremony |
| 8:45 pm | Change into street clothes |
| 9:15 pm | Head to St. Louis | Day 2: Saturday, May 8, 2010 |
| 12:30 am | Check into Drury Plaza |
| 8:30 am |
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| 9:30-10:00 am |
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| 10:00 am | Chesterfield Mall opens |
| 12:30 pm |
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| 1:00 pm | Depart for the St Louis Zoo |
| 1:30 pm | Free time to enjoy the St. Louis Zoo |
| 3:45 pm | Back to the buses to change clothes for dinner and the symphony |
| 5:00 pm | Supper at the Hard Rock Café St. Louis |
| 6:25 pm | Leave for St. Louis Symphony |
| 6:50 pm | Arrive at St. Louis Symphony |
| 7:00 pm | Pre-concert presentation about the performance |
| 8:00 pm | St. Louis Symphony Orchestra performance (see program notes below) |
| 10:15 pm | Depart for home |
| Day 3: Sunday, May 9, 2010 | |
| 1:30 am | Estimated return to Macomb High School |
Report Time
Where
Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, & St. Louis, Missouri
Report Location
MHS
Details
Things to Bring
- Best manners and behavior! Remember: This trip is a privilege!
- money for
- snacks
- shopping on Friday and Saturday
- lunch at the Mall in Champaign and St. Louis area
- Attire
- women – nice dress or pant outfit for St. Louis Symphony Concert
- men – dress slacks, dress shirt, and tie for St. Louis Symphony Concert
- Wind Symphony – concert attire for Superstate performance
- all other times – nice school clothes with no holes in slacks, inappropriate shirts, etc. (please use common sense in your dress)
- Swimsuits for the pool
Hotel Amenities
- hot breakfast
- fitness center
- pool and hot tub
- free soda and popcorn in lobby area
Maps
Locations and tentative locations on trip itinerary.
View MHS Spring Band Trip 2010 in a larger map
Contact Information
Tri-State Tours
800-779-4869
Center for American Music
217-244-9309
Drury Plaza Hotel
636-532-3300
355 Chesterfield Center
Chesterfield, MO
St. Louis Zoo
314-781-0900
1 Government Drive
St. Louis, MO 63110
Hard Rock Café
314-621-5262
One St. Louis Union Station
St. Louis, MO
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
314-534-1700 (box office)
Powell Symphony Hall
718 North Grand
St. Louis, MO 63103
Program
St. Louis Symphony season finale concert
- Vaughan Williams – Sym. No. 1, A Sea Symphony
St. Louis Symphony Chorus and vocal soloists - Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto #2
- January 25, 2010 – $75.00 in your account
- February 22, 2010 – An additional $75.00 in your account totaling $150.00
- March 22, 2009 – Final payment of $30.00 in your account totaling $180.00
Spring Trip Interest Form
MHS Spring Band Trip
Please sign, detach, and return to Mr. Wetmore by Friday, January 8, 2010
Please check one of the following and sign below.
______ I plan to attend the band trip May 7-8, 2010
______ I do not plan to attend the band trip May 7-8, 2010
Student Signature
Parent Signature
Letter from Mr. Wetmore
To: Band Parents and Students
From: David Wetmore
Re: Spring Band Trip May 7-8, 2010
Date: December 22, 2009
This year, the spring band trip will coincide with the Wind Symphony's participation in the University of Illinois Superstate Band Competition. We plan to leave on the morning of Friday, May 7 (a school day), and travel to Champaign-Urbana. We hope to have a clinic as well as tour the Krannert Art Museum while on campus. If all goes as planned, we will have our annual pizza party prior to the band's performance in the Great Hall. After the awards ceremony, we will travel to St. Louis and stay overnight at the Drury Inn in Chesterfield, MO.
Saturday morning, we will have breakfast at the hotel and some mall time at the Chesterfield Mall. The afternoon will be spent at the St. Louis Zoo. After dinner (site TBA), we will attend a concert of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra at Powell Symphony Hall. At the conclusion of the concert, we will head back to Macomb arriving around 1:30 am Sunday morning.
The cost of the trip is around $180.00 per student. This includes one breakfast, two suppers, and admission to the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, one night's lodging, and charter coach transportation. Students will need to bring money for lunch on Friday and Saturday and for any shopping that they might want to do. Proceeds from the annual Fruit and Truffles sales will go toward funding the $180.00 cost.
The payment schedule will be as follows:
This trip is designed to be an enrichment experience for all of the band students. It is, however, an optional trip and will not be considered as a part of a student's grade. These trips are always one of the highlights of our year and we sincerely hope that all of the students will be able to attend. We will be happy to work with everyone as we try to finance the trip. If you want to go on this trip but need financial assistance, please let Mr. Wetmore or one of the band booster officers know about your need. If the cost of the trip can be reduced, Mr. Wetmore will inform parents and students as soon as that information becomes available.
Best wishes for a wonderful holiday season!
Sincerely,