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PERFORMANCE PACKAGE OPPORTUNITIES
Academic Travel Services will include a public, non-adjudicated performance for your group at no extra charge with any city
itinerary. (Sample performance sites are listed below.) There are distinct advantages to this type of performance:
- No additional charge (adjudicated festivals will charge you an additional cost per person);
- You can travel on any date at any time (adjudicated festivals are only held on certain weekends);
- Your best performers don't necessarily need to travel (adjudicated festivals demand that you bring your best);
- There is much less stress since there are no judges to perform before.
However, we do recognize that certain groups are either required by their local school
administration to perform competitively in order to receive permission to travel and/or
desire an adjudicated competition. Therefore, although A.T.S. is not a festival company, we routinely add
a quality adjudicated, competitive festival performance opportunity for your group with
such distinguished festival companies as: Music In
the Parks, American Classic Festivals, Festivals of Music, Festival Disney,
All-Star Music Festivals, MusicFest Orlando,
Music America, Dixie Classics, North American Music Festivals, FiestaVal, Music Showcase,
Music Festivals, Heritage Music Festivals, Performing
Arts Consultants, Smokey Mountain Music Festivals and many others for an additional cost per person. Why use A.T.S. to coordinate your festival trip?
- We include most of your meals in the package;
- We include attraction admission costs in your package;
- A local tour guide/escort is assigned solely to your group for the entire trip;
- We help you arrange your touring so that you maximize for your time and money;
- Since we work with several different festival companies, many times you have a choice of
festival company on a given weekend.
2008 Festival Dates and Locations
America Sings!
"To Kids Who Feel They Have No Hope...From
Kids With Hope To Share"
Mass Choral Festival with John Jacobson in Milwaukee,
April 8-9, 2008 and in
Atlanta, April 18-19, 2008
Atlanta
Public performance at one (or more) of the
following: Underground Atlanta, Stone Mountain Park, and/or the Georgia State Capitol Building
*Festival performance weekends: March 29, April 5, 12, 19, 26, May 3, 10
Boston/Salem/Plymouth
Public performance at the following: Quincy
Market/Faneuil Hall
*Festival performance weekends: April 5, 12, 19, 26, May 3, 10, 17, 31
Branson, MO
Public performance at one (or more) of the
following: A Branson Theatre before a live audience.
Students will also benefit and participate in a pre-show sound check and
clinic orchestrated by professional musicians that are currently performing in
the Branson area.
*Festival performance weekends: April 19, May 3
Chicago
Public performance at one (or more) of the
following: Six Flags Great America theme park, Adler Planetarium, Shedd
Aquarium, Field Museum, Navy Pier and/or Daly
Plaza
*Festival performance weekends: March 15, 29, April 5, 12, 19, 26, May 3,
10, 17, 24, 31
Cleveland
Public performance at one (or more) of the
following: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Great Lakes Science Museum, Cedar Point
Amusement Park (bands only)
*Festival performance weekends:
May 10, 17, 24
Cruises
Public
and/or adjudicated performance on a stage aboard the ship after you set sail
for your destination
*Festival performance weekends: Typically year round. Check with our
office for specifics.
Dallas/Fort
Worth
Public performance at one (or more) of the
following: Selected City parks, Ranches, Grapevine Mills Mall, State Fair
Grounds. Adjudicated events take place at the Meyerson Performing Arts Center,
the Murchison Center for the Performing Arts and local high schools.
*Festival performance weekends:
March 29, April 5, 12, 19, 26, May 3,
10
Denver
Public performance at
locations suitable to the group.
*Festival performance weekends:
April 19, 26, May 3,
10
Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge
Public performance at one (or more) of the
following: Dollywood Theme Park, Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies.
Local theaters offer your groups an opportunity to perform as the
pre-show before a live audience. Also available are masters classes and tech
tours.
*Festival performance weekends: April
12, 19, 26, May 3,
10
Houston
Public performance at one (or more) of the
following: San Jacinto National Monument, Space Center Houston, Moody Gardens
(Galveston)
Adjudicated events take place at local high
schools.
*Festival performance weekends: April 19, May 3, 10
Los Angeles
Public performance at the following:
Disneyland
Magic Music Days, Universal Studios Lights, Camera, Music!
*Festival performance weekends:
March 7, 15, 29, April 5, 12, 19, 26, May 3,
10, 17, 24
Memphis
Public performance at
locations suitable to the group.
*Festival performance weekends: April 5, 26
Montreal
Public performance at
locations suitable to the group.
*Festival performance weekends: April 112, 19, 26, May 3
Myrtle Beach
Public performance at
locations suitable to the group.
The Alabama Theater offers your groups an opportunity to perform
before a live audience. They also offer a professional master's class
and tech tour.
*Festival performance weekends:
March 29, April 5, 12, 19, 26, May 3
Nashville
Public performance at
locations suitable to the group.
*Festival performance weekends: March 8, April 19, May 3 (America
Sings)
New Orleans
Public performance at one (or more) of the
following: On the Wharf, Hard Rock Cafe, and some of the public
parks. Adjudicated performances are held at local high schools.
*Festival performance weekends: April 5, 12, 26
New York City
Public performances at one (or more) of the
following: South Street Seaport; Statue of Liberty; Lincoln Center Plaza; St. Patrick's
Cathedral; St. John the Divine Cathedral; Intrepid Air, Space and Sea Museum.
Other offerings include Master's Classes,
Performing Arts Clinics, Dance Clinics, Private After-Show Cast Parties,
Career Development Packages, Meet-The-Artist programs, etc.
*Festival performance weekends:
March 15, 29, April 5, 12, 19, 26, May 3,
10, 17, 24
Orlando
Public performances at one (or more) of the
following: Walt Disney World® Resort (Magic Music Days), Universal Studios
Florida and Islands of Adventure (STARS), Old Town, Sea World Adventure Park
(SoundWaves), Kennedy Space Center and local malls/shopping centers.
Adjudicated performances to be held at
Saratoga Springs Performance Hall, Pleasure Island at Downtown Disney,
Lakeland Performing Arts Center, local colleges and high schools depending
upon your festival selection.
*Festival performance every weekend from March 8 to May
31
Philadelphia
Public performance at
locations suitable to the group.
*Festival performance weekends: April
5, 12, 19, 26, May 3,
10, 17, 24, 31
San Antonio
Public performances at one (or
more) of the following: Sea World Adventure Park, Six Flags Fiesta Texas,
various parks throughout the city, The Alamo and The Arneson Outdoor Theater
(smaller groups only).
Adjudicated performances to be held at the
Lila Cockrell Theater and local high schools.
*Festival performance weekends:
March 29, April 5, 12, 19, 26, May 3
San Diego
Public performance at one (or more) of the
following: Seaport
Village, Old Town State Park
*Festival performance weekends:
March 15, 29, April 5, 12, 19, 26, May 3,
10
San Francisco
Public performances at one (or more) of the
following: Paramount's Great America and/or Pier 39 at Fisherman's Wharf
*Festival performance weekends:
March 15, 29, April 5, 12, 19, 26, May 3,
10, 17, 24
Saint Louis
Public performance at the following: Six Flags
theme park and/or St. Louis Science Center
*Festival performance weekends:
April 19, 26, May 3,
10, 17
Toronto/Niagara Falls
Public performances at one (or more) of the
following: Canada's Wonderland theme park; Ontario Science Center; Black Creek Pioneer
Village; Casa Loma Library (vocal and small instrumental groups).
*Festival performance weekends: April
12, 19, 26, May 3,
10, 17
Washington, D.C./Baltimore
Public performances at one (or more) of the
following: U.S. Capitol Building (west steps); The Lincoln Memorial; The Jefferson
Memorial; Old Post Office/Pavilion Stage (vocal and small instrumental
groups)
*Festival performance weekends:
March 29, April 5, 12, 19, 26, May 3,
10, 17
Washington Tour Highlights/Richmond/Virginia Beach
Public performances at one (or more) of the
following: Colonial Williamsburg, Busch Gardens Amusement Park, and/or Kings
Dominion Amusement Park.
*Festival performance weekends:
March 29, April 5, 12, 19, 26, May 3,
10, 17, 24, 31
*Adjudicated festivals are additional cost and are available on the listed weekends.
Public performances can be arranged for any time. |
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