2019 Music Department Performance Tour NYC

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-up11:30            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