Jazz Tour To
America 2016 – Expression of Interest
23 August 2015
Dear
Parents and Students,
I
am now officially announcing my intention to take the Jazz Orchestra to America
in 2016.
The
trip will be very similar to the one we did in 2007 and 2012. We will fly from Sydney to Los Angeles. In Los Angeles we will perform at Disneyland
and also participate in a workshop with a professional studio musician. We will also visit a high school and share a
concert with a guest artist.
We
will travel to San Francisco where we will perform and attend workshops as well
as sightsee.
After
San Francisco we will travel to the Reno Jazz Festival where the Jazz Orchestra and Combos (made up from members of
the Jazz Orchestra) will compete and perform. We will also attend workshops.
The proposed dates mean that those
students who are in high school will have to miss the first 6 days of term 3.
I
realize this will be an HSC year for several of our band members, but I think
there will be tremendous value in participating in this tour. This will be the third time I’ve lead a
Wollongong group in this tour, and in years past many students have been able
to work around the missed days with their schools.
Here are the proposed dates of tour
2016:
Monday 18 April – Leave Sydney
Tuesday 3 May – Return to Sydney (morning hours)
Term 2 school holidays are April 9-25
School Term 3 resumes on Tuesday, April 26
Total
missed days if you return to school on Wednesday May 4 = 6 Days. (Not that I am
recommending or un-recommending you do that)
I
would anticipate this trip costing around $4,500-$5,000. For previous trips we were able to fundraise
enough money to deduct around $1,000 off each participant’s cost.
Once
I know the level of interest, I will give more detailed information.
Please
fill out the information requested below to let
me know your interest by Wednesday 9 September.