A SEASON FINALE SHOWCASE

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1 in Montréal A SEASON FINALE SHOWCASE Finale de la Saison Memorial Day Weekend 2011 Conducted by: Tim Sharp Executive Director, ACDA Celebrating the music of the season past & showcasing repertoire for the year ahead For the singer and the informed Director Extension concerts & touring in Quebec City

2 A SEASON FINALE SHOWCASE Finale de la Saison TabLE Of ConTEnts Leader Destination Program Extension Package Details Travel Insurance Plan Producers Tim Sharp A Season Finale Showcase

3 LEADER Dear Choral Colleagues, One of the four initiatives I set for the American Choral Directors Association as I began my work as director is one I am attempting to achieve in my personal work as a choral conductor. That initiative is to open our singers up to world choral experiences. To this end I have asked KIconcerts to work with me to build a signature event that brings high school, community, and church choirs together in celebration, education, and performance, and to do so in one of the world s loveliest cities, Montréal, Canada. In my personal work I find that things look differently when I reflect from the perspective of a mountain top, the roof of a building, a place outside my normal sphere of activity, and certainly, from a different frame of reference. That is why I have selected Montréal as a place to celebrate and reflect on our art, and that is why I have selected Memorial Day Weekend 2011 as the time for this Festival event. This Season Finale Showcase, or Finale de la Saison, that I would like to invite you and your choir to experience takes place near the end of our program and performance year, and as such, we will celebrate the year in performance as well as learn from each other. You will note the opportunities for small, individual choir concerts in Montréal (your option) as well as a gathered festival performance. You will learn new and exciting music for your coming year, while you and your choir celebrate the year that has just concluded. You will do this in a place that will be both international and mountain top, still in North America, but at a domestic price. And finally, the experience will be intergenerational as we enjoy the full spectrum of youth and adult choral performance. I invite you to join me and other choral colleagues and choirs for this unique celebration. - Tim Sharp

4 LEADER DR. TIM SHARP Executive Director of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) Tim s work with ACDA is to inspire and lead America s choral directors as they work to achieve excellence in their choral directing. He brings the same skills and vision to his own choral conducting. Tim has worked in the areas of college teaching before coming to ACDA, as Dean of Fine Arts at Rhodes College, and before that as Director of Choral Activities at Belmont University. He has worked in the recording and publishing industry, and is recognized for his own writing and publishing in the area of choral music. He is an exciting choral clinician, recognized throughout the United States. Montréal A Season Finale Showcase 2

5 DESTInaTION Situated on an island in the St. Lawrence River, Montréal is the second largest city in Canada and is celebrated as the cultural capital of Quebec. A city rich in culture and history, old and new, Montréal is the confluence of both French and English traditions, and the third-largest Frenchspeaking city in the world. Montréal Quebec City 3

6 PROGRAM MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND 2011 Friday, May 27 Depart Gateway City Arrive at Montréal International Airport Meet KIconcerts tour manager Travel to hotel and check in First combined choir rehearsal Festival Welcome Dinner Walk to Mont-Royal for a breathtaking view of Montréal Saturday, May 28 Breakfast (daily) Second combined choir rehearsal Director s workshop Guided tour of Montreal by bus with a local tour guide. Montréal is the second biggest French city in the world. It is a city of contrasts with Old-Montreal, the modern districts of the downtown and the underground city full of cafés, restaurants, shops and movie theaters. Individual concerts Montréal A Season Finale Showcase 4

7 PROGRAM Sunday, May 29 Third combined choir rehearsal Visit the Montréal Tower Observatory. A funicular-type elevator brings visitors to the top-three observation floors, where visitors have a unique view of Montréal from the Observatory located in the highest inclined tower in the world Dress rehearsal Finale de la Saison Festival Concert Le Farewell Banquet Monday, May 30 Explore Montréal on own arrangement Travel back home or extension tour to Quebec City **Itinerary subject to change. **Confirmation of performances is dependent upon early receipt of performance information: biographies, pictures, recordings and repertoire 5

8 extension Monday, May 30 Travel to Quebec City Walking guided tour of Old-Quebec with local tour guide. Quebec is distinctively European; a place of mellowed stone buildings, horse-drawn carriages and narrow winding streets. Through a lively and informative tour you will see: Place d Armes, the Basilica, City Hall, Parliament, Plains of Abraham, the Citadelle, Quartier Petit-Champlain and Place-Royale Check in Overnight in Quebec City Tuesday, May 31 Guided tour of the Traditional Huron-Wendat site. This village, located in a natural environment, will enable you to familiarize yourself with the first nation s traditions, past and present Huron dance and song show Optional individual concerts Wednesday, June 1 Departure for Montréal International Airport for your return flight home Montréal A Season Finale Showcase 6

9 The coverage in the policy is set out fully in the full Travel Insurance Certificate that can be seen online at or that KIconcerts can send you. SOME HIGHLIGHTS: CANCEL FOR ANY REASON BENEFIT If you cancel your Trip for any reason not otherwise covered by this policy, you will be reimbursed for the amount paid for 75% of the prepaid, forfeited, non-refundable Payments or Deposits you paid for your Trip provided: 1) your premium payment was received within 14 days of the initial deposit/payment for your Trip; and 2) you cancel your Trip two (2) days or more before your Scheduled Trip Departure Date. OTHER REASONS FOR PRE-DEPARTURE CANCELLATION If you cancel your Trip for a covered reason, you will be reimbursed for the amount of prepaid, forfeited, non-refundable Payments or Deposits that you paid for your Trip. They will pay your additional cost as a result of a change in the per person occupancy rate for prepaid travel arrangements if a Traveling Companion s Trip is canceled for a covered reason and your Trip is not canceled. POST-DEPARTURE TRIP INTERRUPTION The company will pay benefits if you have to interrupt your trip for covered reasons TRAVEL DELAY If your trip is delayed for 12 hours or more for specified reasons, the company will reimburse you up to $150 per day up to a maximum of $750 for reasonable additional expenses incurred by you for hotel accommodations, meals, telephone calls and local transportation while you are delayed. Subject to certain conditions, the company will reimburse you, less any amount paid or payable from any other valid and collectible insurance or indemnity, up to $1,500 for direct loss, theft, damage or destruction of your Baggage, passports or visas during your Trip. The company will reimburse you, less any amount paid or payable from any other valid and collectible insurance or indemnity, up to $150 per day to a maximum of $300, for the cost of reasonable additional clothing and personal articles purchased by you, if your Baggage is delayed for 24 hours or more during your Trip. MEDICAL EXPENSE/EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE Accidental Death and Dismemberment $25,000 Medical Expense/Emergency Assistance TRAVEL INSURANCE PLAN KIconcerts announces expanded coverage & new lower premiums to increase your travel protection Accident & Sickness Medical Expenses $25,000 Emergency Medical Evacuation $50,000 Repatriation of Remains Included Montréal A Season Finale Showcase 8

10 TRAVEL INSURANCE PLAN WAIVER OF THE PRE-EXISTING CONDITION EXCLUSION The Pre-Existing Condition Exclusion is waived provided you meet the following requirements: 1) the premium for the coverage is received by KIconcerts within 14 days of the initial deposit/ payment for your Trip & 2) you are not disabled from travel at the time you pay your premium. Please Note, this policy may not be purchased after you have made final payment for your Trip. ONE CALL A 24-hour worldwide service for medical emergencies, transmitting emergency messages, arranging emergency cash transfer, replacing lost travel documents including tickets and passports. CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS Certain exclusions and limitations apply and are detailed in the Travel Insurance Certificate. For example, coverage does not apply to: any Sickness or condition of you, a Traveling Companion or an Immediate Family Member traveling with you that existed during the 60 days prior to the effective date of the coverages (this exclusion is waived if your premium is received within 14 days of your initial deposit/payment for your Trip and you are not disabled from travel at the time you pay your premium), suicide, normal pregnancy, war or any act of war, mental or nervous disorders. COVERED EVENTS For all items other than the Cancel For Any Reason coverage, the insurance company specifies the covered events. These are set out in the travel insurance certificate but include Other Covered Events, as defined, include the following events or their consequences: 1) Post-Departure Trip Interruption due to cancellation of arrangements by an airline, cruise line or tour operator due to inclement weather, mechanical breakdown of the aircraft on which you are scheduled to travel, organized labor strikes that affect public transportation or a government-mandated shut down of an airport or air traffic control system for reasons other than a Terrorist Act or an act of war (maximum of $750); or 2) cancellation or interruption of your Trip due to: a documented traffic accident while en route to departure; being hijacked or quarantined (except as a result of an epidemic or pandemic); jury duty; destruction of your Home or workplace by vandalism, burglary or natural disaster; being called to the emergency service of government to provide aid or relief in the event of a natural disaster; a documented theft of passports or visas; transfer of employment of 250 miles or more. A Traveling Companion is defined as a person whose name appears with yours on the same Trip arrangements and who during the Trip will share accommodations with you. Sickness or injury must commence while the Travel Protection Plan is in effect for you. This plan does not cover a loss that results from an illness, disease, or other condition (of you, an Immediate Family Member, Traveling Companion or Business Partner), event or circumstance which occurs at a time when this plan is not in effect for you. The Travel Protection Plan is underwritten by: Stonebridge Casualty Insurance Company, Columbus, OH. Benefits are administered by: Trip Mate, Inc.* 9225 Ward Parkway, Suite 200, Kansas City, Missouri, 64114, (*In CA, dba Trip Mate Insurance Agency). KIconcerts Plan 390v 9

11 PRODUCERS KIconcerts proudly stages some of the finest performance tours around the world and in America. Many of these are custom stand alone tours in glorious destinations and settings such as the Vatican. Others are part of festivals in venues as commanding as the Sydney Opera House, Forbidden City Concert Hall, Votiv Kirche, Dvorak Hall, and the Berliner Dome. These festivals are deftly guest conducted by some of the most talented of all musical leaders and educators. International performance travel has always presented challenges requiring a myriad of details to come together in order to make magical musical moments. This has never been truer than today. KI seeks to be your partner in managing these challenges in new and creative ways. ERIC DALE KNAPP Artistic Advisor Eric Dale Knapp brings a diverse and unique background to KI. He has enjoyed success in Music Education at all levels, Church Music, and with professional choral and orchestral organizations. He has conducted at distinctive concert halls including Carnegie Hall, Sydney Opera House, Shanghai s Oriental Art Centre, Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Dvorak Hall and Vienna s Musikverein. Mr. Knapp is Artistic Director and Conductor of the New Jersey Choral Society & Orchestra which he has led to critical acclaim both in the U.S. and abroad; Artistic Director and Conductor of the Connecticut Choral Society & Orchestra; Music Director for the Mark Thallander Foundation; founder and Music Director of Orchestra de Camerata and Artistic Director of Chamber Music at the Salisbury House Iowa. He is Principal Conductor of the American Festival Symphony at Carnegie Hall and Artistic Advisor to KIconcerts for choral and orchestral programming. For 13 years he served as Music Director and Senior Organist at Faith Lutheran Church in Des Moines, IA. Mr. Knapp is based in New York City and is represented by Wade Artist Management E. Woodmen Road, Suite 200 Colorado Springs, CO P: F: info@kiconcerts.com