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<strong>April</strong> <strong>25</strong> - <strong>28</strong>, <strong>2013</strong><br />
TH 14 ANNUAL WHISTLER MUSIC FESTIVAL<br />
A non-competitive festival with a graded option for Concert Bands, Symphonic Bands & Wind<br />
Ensembles, Orchestras, Concert Choirs & Chamber Choirs, Jazz Bands, Jazz & Vocal Jazz Ensembles<br />
WHISTLER MUSIC FESTIVAL PACKAGE:<br />
Whistler Village, BC<br />
4 Day / 3 Night Packages<br />
• Whistler Music Festival registration fees<br />
• Return transportation by private coach<br />
(including driver accommodation where applicable)<br />
• 3 nights hotel accommodation<br />
• Directors' Reception & Student Social<br />
from $299.00 CAD p.p.<br />
plus taxes<br />
from Vancouver<br />
• Adjudicated performances & workshops in all categories Based on 40 students in 1 ensemble and 4 complimentary chaperones<br />
• Guaranteed audience (concert band, concert choir & orchestra)<br />
• International faculty<br />
• Multiple adjudicators to provide a range of feedback<br />
• Instrumental ensemble and voice master classes<br />
• Gala festival concert featuring top professionals<br />
• Massed Bands, Massed Strings and Massed Choirs<br />
(includes all massed performance music)<br />
Contact Ellison Travel & Tours for pricing from your city.<br />
FESTIVAL EVENTS<br />
Thursday, <strong>April</strong> <strong>25</strong><br />
• Check-in<br />
• Directors' Reception<br />
• Student Social<br />
• Professional Development workshops for directors<br />
• Performance recording<br />
• Conductor's video with commentary<br />
(concert band, concert choir, orchestra)<br />
• Individualized festival plaque<br />
• Great facilities and the finest quality equipment<br />
Friday, <strong>April</strong> 26<br />
• Adjudicated band, orchestra & choir performances<br />
• One hour adjudication workshops<br />
• Scheduled audiences<br />
• Evening Jazz performance<br />
• Meticulous scheduling to ensure full participation for all<br />
• Saturday mass for Catholic schools<br />
• Emphasis on active learning through participation<br />
• Participants will be playing and/or singing every day<br />
• Discounts in Whistler Village<br />
• On site services of Con Brio & Ellison Travel & Tours<br />
Saturday, <strong>April</strong> 27<br />
• Adjudicated jazz performances<br />
• Jazz adjudication workshops<br />
• Band & orchestra ensemble master classes<br />
(led by a different faculty member to the previous day)<br />
• Vocal master classes<br />
• Directors’ Professional Development clinics<br />
• Gala Festival Concert<br />
"The Whistler Music Festival presented by Con Brio Festivals surpasses every<br />
requirement for an unforgettable music experience: a wonderful venue, a<br />
welcoming staff and superb faculty, immediate feedback on concert<br />
performances, breathtaking scenery, and first class accommodations. I'm<br />
proud to be affiliated with this fine festival, and invite you to join us at<br />
Whistler <strong>2013</strong>. You and your students will be glad you did!"<br />
Michael Burch-Pesses<br />
Director of Bands | Department of Music, Pacific University Oregon<br />
Sunday, <strong>April</strong> <strong>28</strong><br />
• Massed Strings<br />
• Massed Choirs<br />
• Massed Band of over 1,000 instrumentalists<br />
For your Whistler or Sun Peaks Music Festival Package Quote & Registration contact Ellison Travel & Tours in North<br />
Vancouver, BC at 604-983-2470 or toll-free at 866-983-2470 / Exeter, ON call 519-235-2000 or toll-free at 800-265-7022
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