<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div>Good news: The Monterey schedule is set. Bad news: no one has volunteered to be carpool coordinator. We can't go without a carpool coordinator. Please let me know if you can take on this job.</div><div><br></div><div>Mr. Lange will pass out the trip forms this week.</div><div><br></div><div>The trip cost and student and chaperone contributions are being finalized and I hope to get this information out this week.</div><div><br></div><div>Schedule:</div><div><br></div><div>Friday April 9:</div><div><br></div><div>1:00 depart DHS (after rehearsal)</div><div><br></div><div>4:00 check into Portola Hotel</div><div><br></div><div>5:30 dinner (with chaperone)</div><div><br></div><div>7:30- 9:30 Next Generation Festival kick off concert (attendance required)- Serra
Ballroom</div><div><br></div><div>Saturday April 10</div><div><br></div><div>7:00 Arise</div><div><br></div><div>8:00 breakfast at hotel provided by band boosters</div><div><br></div><div>9:00 warm up- De Anza Ballroom</div><div><br></div><div>9:30- 10:00 DHS Jazz Band PERFORMANCE- Serra Ballroom</div><div><br></div><div>10:30- 11:00 Jazz Band sightreads</div><div><br></div><div>11:00- 11:50- Clinic- MFJ Artist in residence- Dianne Reeves- Serra Ballroom</div><div><br></div><div>12:00- 2:00 Listen to bands perform; lunch (with chaperone)</div><div><br></div><div>2:00- 2:45- Clinic- Berklee College Quartet- Serra Ballroom</div><div><br></div><div>3:00- 5:00 listen to bands</div><div><br></div><div>5:00- 6:00 special guest performance- Serra Ballroom</div><div><br></div><div>6:15- 6:45 Announcement of Big Band Finalists- Serra Ballroom</div><div><br></div><div>6:45- 8:15- Dinner (with chaperone)</div><div><br></div><div>8:30- Finals- Showcase
Concert (featuring DHS Jazz Band-hopefully)- Serra Ballroom</div><div><br></div><div>10:00- High School Big Band Awards </div><div><br></div><div>Sunday April 11</div><div><br></div><div>10:00- 11:00 Brunch- Then depart for DHS (some students will try out for the Next Gen Jazz Orchestra)</div><div><br></div><div>Mr. Lange emphasizes that students may not go anywhere but the Portola Plaza and Convention Center without a chaperone. This means students may not go to the wharf, beach, cannery row, aquarium, etc. without a chaperone.</div><div><br></div><div>David Cross</div><div>daviddorseycross@yahoo.com</div><div>530-574-7080</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div style="position:fixed"></div>
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