MHS Band Weekly Update
Sunday, November 6, 2022
Upcoming Schedule
Monday, November 28 - Marshall Holiday Parade - 7:00pm (6:30p call time)
Monday, December 5 - MHS Band Holiday Concert - 7:00pm (6:30p call time)
Wednesday, December 21 - Elementary Holiday Tour (Symphonic Band Only) - All Day
2023 Performance Trip - Walt Disney World - Information and a Survey
The MHS Band travels to Walt Disney World in Orlando, FL every 4 years to for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to perform in a parade and attend a clinic with a Disney musician. Our next trip will be over Thanksgiving Week of 2023.
This is a fantastic trip and will be the 7th time I've taken the MHS Band to Florida. Highlights of the regular trip include
- 5 days at Disney World (4 Theme Parks and 1 Water Park)
- 1 day at Universal Studios
- 1 parade performance at Walt Disney World - this has happened at the Magic Kingdom as part of a "pre-parade" for their big parade the last few times. The MHS Band has performed in front of 35,000 people the past few times. We would request that our performance date be on Wednesday, November 22 - the day before Thanksgiving.
- 1 clinic with a professional Disney musician
- All transportation, hotels, park tickets, and meals (including a special Thanksgiving Meal for band students and any family members who want to join us)
I have been in the planning process with our travel company and am almost ready to send out all of the information. Before I can do that, though, I need your help. Initial cost estimates for net year's trip have come back 30% higher than our trip in 2019. As a result, I have asked the travel company to identify a few different options to try to keep costs down a bit.
Please take a look at the survey that is linked below. It goes through the different options and I am asking you to rank your preference. This will give me a good idea of how the group would like to proceed. Since this is a performance trip, it is important to me that everyone who wants to go is able to go. I won't be able to make everyone happy, but if there is a clear consensus I will certainly take that into strong consideration.
I am also including a proposed itinerary for the "Normal" trip so that you have an idea of what the trip looks like.
As always, please let me know if you have any questions. My plan is to have an official parent meeting for our trip before Christmas Break to get concrete information out to parents.
Marshall HS Bands
Email: jroot@marshallpublicschools.org
Website: www.marshallbands.org
Phone: 269.781.1252
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