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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, Dixie Classics, 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.

2011 Festival Dates and Locations

 

Atlanta
Public performance at one (or more) of the following: Georgia Aquarium, Stone Mountain Park, Georgia State Capitol Building, local city parks and malls.

*Festival performance weekends: March 26, April 2, 9, 16, 30, May 6, 14

 

Boston/Salem/Plymouth
Public performance at the following: Quincy Market/Faneuil Hall. JF Kennedy Museum, Museum of Science, etc.

*Festival performance weekends:

                                         March 26, April 2, 9, 16, 30, May 6, 14, 21, 28, June 4

 

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 30, May 7

 

Charlotte

Public performance at locations suitable to the group. 

*Festival performance weekends:  March 26, April 16, 30, May 7, 14, 21, 28

 

Chicago
Public performance at one (or more) of the following: Six Flags Great America theme park, Adler Planetarium, Shedd Aquarium, Field Museum,  SkyDeck, John Hancock Building, Navy Pier and/or Daly Plaza. Other offerings include Master's Classes, Performing Arts Clinics, and Dance Clinics.

*Festival performance weekends: 

                                          March 12, 19, 26, April 2, 9, 16, 30, May 6, 14, 21, 28

 

Cincinnati

Public performance at locations suitable to the group. 

*Festival performance weekends: April  30, May 6, 14, 21, 28

 

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 14, 21, 28

 

Cruises

Public and/or adjudicated performance on a stage aboard the ship after you set sail for your destination. Additional locations "may" be available at various ports of call.

*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 19, 26, April 2, 9, 16, 30, May 6, 14

 

Denver

Public performance at locations suitable to the group. 

*Festival performance weekends:  April 16, 30, May 6, 14, 21

 

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 9, 16, 30, May 6, 14, 21

 

Houston

Public performance at one (or more) of the following: San Jacinto National Monument, Space Center Houston, Moody Gardens (Galveston).

 

Louisville

Public performance at locations suitable to the group. 

*Festival performance weekends:

 

Los Angeles

Public performance at the following: Disneyland Magic Music Days, Universal Studios Lights, Camera, Music!

*Festival performance weekends:

                           March 5, 12, 19, 26, April 2, 9, 16, 30, May 6, 14, 21, 28, June 4

 

Memphis

Public performance at locations suitable to the group. 

*Festival performance weekends: 

 

Minneapolis

Public performance at locations suitable to the group. 

*Festival performance weekends: May 14, 21

 

Montreal

Public performance at locations suitable to the group. 

*Festival performance weekends: April 16

 

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 26, April 2, 9, 16, 30, May 6

 

Nashville

Public performance at locations suitable to the group. 

*Festival performance weekends: April 9, 16, 30

 

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:   March 26, April 16, 30

 

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; Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine ; 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 12, 19, 26, April 2, 9, 16, 30, May 6, 14, 21, 28, June 4

 

Orlando

Public performances at one (or more) of the following: Walt Disney World® Resort (Magic Music Days), Universal Studios Florida and Universal Islands of Adventure (STARS), Old Town, Sea World Adventure Park (SoundWaves), Wet'n Wild Water Park (Sun n Sound) Kennedy Space Center and local malls/shopping centers.

 

Adjudicated performances to be held at Saratoga Springs Performance Hall, Pleasure Island at Downtown Disney, inside Disney's Hollywood Studios, the Lakeland Performing Arts Center, local colleges and high schools depending upon your festival selection.

 

Other offerings include workshops and clinics.

*Festival performance weekends: March 5, 12, 19, 26, April 2, 9, 16, 30, May 6, 14

 

Philadelphia

Public performance at locations suitable to the group. 

*Festival performance weekends:  April 9, 16, 30, May 6, 14, 21, 28, June 4

 

Saint Louis

Public performance at the following: Six Flags theme park and/or St. Louis Science Center.

*Festival performance weekends: April 16, 30, May 6, 14, 21

 

San Antonio

Public performances at one (or more) of the following: Sea World Adventure Park, Six Flags Fiesta Texas, various public parks throughout the city, The Alamo and The Arneson Outdoor Theater (smaller groups only).

*Festival performance weekends: March 19, 26, April 2, 9, 16, 30, May 6

 

San Diego

Public performance at one (or more) of the following: Seaport Village, Old Town State Park.

*Festival performance weekends: March 19, 26, April 2, 9, 16, 30, May 6, 14, 21

 

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 26, April 2, 9, 16, 30, May 6, 14, 21, 28

   

Seattle

Public performance at locations suitable to the group. 

*Festival performance weekends:  April 2, 8, 16, 30, June 4

 

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 9, 16, 30

 

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 19, 26, April 2, 9, 16, 30, May 6, 14

 

Williamsburg 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 26, April 2, 9, 16, 30, May 6, 14, 21, 28, June 4


*Adjudicated festivals are additional cost and are available on the listed weekends. Public performances can be arranged for anytime.



Academic Travel Services · P.O. Box 547 · Hendersonville, NC 28793
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Academic Travel Services is entering its 13th year of Educational Travel Services to the Student Travel Industry. Over 200,000 students have traveled with ATS since its inception. The focus is to provide a high quality trip at an affordable price. Our goal is for as many students as possible to experience the thrill of group travel without the financial burden of paying more for a trip than is absolutely necessary to keep the high standards of quality that are expected in Student Group Travel.
There are many standard destinations that ATS provides services to, but we also will help Build a Trip for any Group that is looking for something "a little different" than the standard trip. Chicago, New York City, Orlando, and Washington, DC are the major destinations, but we also specialize in Tours to Atlanta, Branson, Dallas, Memphis, New Orleans, Philadelphia, San Antonio, Saint Louis, and Williamsburg, just to name a few. Whatever your student travel needs, from festival performances to class trips, Academic Travel Services has the experience and staff to make your Trip Preparation and Trip Execution a wonderful experience.