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Play on America's greatest stage
Perform at the National Band & Orchestra Festival at Carnegie Hall! Carnegie Hall hardly needs an introduction – it is simply one of the most prestigious venues in the world for classic and popular music. Lead your group to the performance of a lifetime on the famed Ronald O. Perelman Stage in the Isaac Stern Auditorium.
Festival at Carnegie Hall | Instrumental Application
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Ensembles attending Festival at Carnegie Hall experience the rich history and tradition of arts that are part of the diverse culture of New York City. Package includes:
One free base travel package for every 20 packages purchased
Orientation session
Three nights hotel accommodations in quad rooms in a Manhattan hotel
Attendance at a Broadway show
Admission to your choice of one sightseeing excursion – Statue of Liberty, Top of the Rock, or the Empire State Building
Audio CD of your performance (one CD per school)
Professional photo of group performance for each participant
Commemorative plaque for your school
Certificate of Achievement for each student
Commemorative program poster for director
Hotel baggage handling upon arrival and departure (one bag per person)
The largest and most comprehensive insurance policy in the student travel field
Meet Your Adjudicators
Frank Battisti created the New England Conservatory’s famed Wind Ensemble and is past president of the College Band Directors National Association.
Charles Peltz is the Director of Wind Ensembles at the New England Conservatory of Music and the Music Director of the Glens Falls Symphony Orchestra.
Craig Kirchhoff is Professor of Conducting and Director of University Bands at the University of Minnesota where he conducts the University Wind Ensemble and guest conducts in the University Opera Program.
H. Robert Reynolds is the Principal Conductor of the Wind Ensemble at the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California. Prior to that, he taught at the University of Michigan for 26 years.
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Music Directors, learn how exciting and rewarding it is to earn an invitation to perform on America's greatest stages! You'll learn more about our organization, get a sneak peek of what it's like to attend an elite event, explore our director rewards, and more.
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