[Hsorchestra] Band and Orchestra Trip to New York City

[Memoli, Christopher]

Dear Parents and Students,

In January, Band and Orchestra Students will have the opportunity to take part in an optional Band and Orchestra trip to New York City. The trip is planned for Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend, and will take place on Saturday and Sunday, January 13th & 14th, 2018.   It will not be a performance trip, but rather a music appreciation trip.   Students will attend the Opera "Cavalleria Rusticana" at the Met, , attend the performance of Distant Worlds at Carnegie Hall, attend a Broadway Musical "Avenue Q," take a Tour of the One World Observatory at the "Freedom Tower."  It will be both educational and fun for everyone involved.  The tentative Itinerary is below.

We have addressed some of the most important details you should be aware of at this time.  Students will be housed in single-sex rooms (four to a room) with chaperone rooms stationed on every floor.  The cost of the trip is approximately $400 depending on the exact number or participants.  In addition, students will need to bring money for lunch Saturday and Sunday as well as dinner Sunday.

In order to plan for hotel accommodations, number of buses, tickets for the opera and theater, etc., it is imperative for us to get an accurate count of students who are planning to participate by Wednesday, November 15, 2017.   If your child would like to participate, please use the online payment system<https://payment.westonmass.org/wbwsc/webtrac.wsc/wbsearch.html?xxmod=AR&xxtype=MUSIC&wbsi=c4b97051-e29a-f98b-e711-0fc07fda4a2a> to pay the $200.00 trip deposit by Wednesday, November 15, 2017.   The final payment will be due December 1, 2017.

All trip payments must be received on or before the deadlines.  Failure to meet trip payment deadlines may result in a student being removed from the trip.  All trip payments are non-refundable.  Once we commit to a number in our traveling group, the school gets no refund from these agencies.

Tentative Itinerary:

January 13/Saturday
6:45am - Depart From School For New York City via Charter Bus
Rest Stop Enroute
11:30am - Arrival At The Lincoln Center For The Performing Arts
Lunch in Lincoln Center Area
12:30pm - Opera “Cavalleria Rusticana,” at the New York Metropolitan Opera (Lincoln Center)
5:15pm - Dinner - Hard Rock Cafe (included)
Visit Time Square
8:00pm - “Distant Worlds”  Carnegie Hall
10:00pm - Depart For The Hotel
10:30pm - Check  Into The Hampton Inn, Carlstadt, Nj

January 14/Sunday
7:00am - Deluxe Continental Breakfast At The Hotel
8:00am - Depart for Manhattan
9:00am -  One World Observatory (Top of One World Trade Center)
Time to explore the grounds/Wall St./Trinity Church
12:00pm - Lunch in Brookfield Place
1:00pm - Depart for Midtown Manhattan
3:00pm - Broadway Musical “Avenue Q” - talk-back with cast after show
5:45pm - Approximate Departure For School
                  Dinner Enroute
10:30pm - Approximate Arrival At School

If you any questions, please contact Mr. Memoli at memolic at weston.org<mailto:memolic at weston.org> or 781-786-5945.   We are sure this will be an exciting year for the band and orchestra students.  We look forward to a fun and educational trip to New York City.

Sincerely,

Christopher Memoli
Director of Music, Wind Ensemble and Orchestras

Steven Fulginiti
Concert Band, Jazz Ensembles, Chamber Music and AP Music Theory



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