WAUTOMA HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR A FESTIVAL FOR YOUNG VOICES

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1 DIRECTOR S HANDBOOK WAUTOMA HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR A FESTIVAL FOR YOUNG VOICES Featuring Jonathan Willcocks with Kevin Meidl JUNE 2013 Your World of Music

2 FLIGHTS ELECTRONIC TICKETS AND SEATS: Electronic ticket copies are not necessary for check-in; only a valid passport is required. A manifest with E-ticket numbers and Record locators for each tour member has been posted to MyKI. Seating will be done by Virgin Atlantic at airport check-in. PASSPORT COPIES: Other than 1 missing copy, we have a full set of copies of your passports in the KI office. We urge you to take a set of copies or make sure each member of the group has their own copy. This will be required should a passport go missing during the tour. CHECK-IN AT CHICAGO O HARE AIRPORT: We recommend arriving at the airport at least 3 hours prior to departure. Virgin Atlantic is located in the International Terminal 5. The group will be checked in individually and issued a boarding pass to London (LHR). Checked luggage will be checked through to LHR. After check-in, each passenger must clear a security checkpoint before proceeding to the departure gate. ARRIVAL AT LONDON HEATHROW AIRPORT: Your flight will arrive at Terminal 3. On leaving the aircraft, please follow signs for Arrivals and Customs and Immigration. Once your group has cleared customs with claimed baggage, please proceed to the Arrivals area. Your tour guide, Liz Pairman, will be waiting for you here to escort the group to the awaiting coach. RETURN TO USA: The group will be transported to the London Heathrow airport for checkin 2.5 hours prior to departure. Virgin Atlantic is located in Terminal 3. Each passenger will be issued a boarding pass to Chicago (ORD) and checked luggage will be checked through to ORD. After each passenger is checked in, follow to the signs to Airport Security and then to your departure gate. A FESTIVAL FOR YOUNG VOICES 2

3 CONTACTS KICONCERTS: KIconcerts office number is (Monday-Friday 8:00 AM 5:00 PM MDT). EMERGENCY NUMBER: The office after-hours emergency phone number is This should only be used for genuine emergencies. TOUR GUIDE: Here is the mobile phone number of your tour guide who will be with your group throughout the entire tour. Liz Pairman: WAUTOMA HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR 3

4 HOTELS BRISTOL: MERCURE HOLLAND HOUSE Address: Redcliffe Hill, BS1 6SQ Bristol Tel: Fax: LONDON: LANCASTER GATE HOTEL Address: 66 Lancaster Gate Hotel, London, W2 3NA Tel: +44 (0) Fax: +44 (0) A FESTIVAL FOR YOUNG VOICES 4

5 PERFORMANCE SUMMARY Tuesday 18 June Thursday 20 June Friday 21 June Exchange Concert Holy Trinity Church Westbury on Trym Bristol Workshop with Jonathan Willcocks St Sepulchre without Newgate Church London Gala Concert Southwark Cathedral London WAUTOMA HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR 5

6 CONCERT REPERTOIRE SACRED MUSIC Sing Unto God - Paul Fetler In Remembrance - Eleanor Daley Requiem - Craig Hella Johnson John the Revelator - Albert McNeil Simple Gifts - Leonard Bernstein Psalm 23 - Z. Randall Stroope There is no Rose - Z. Randall Stroope Lord Make Me An Instrument - Jonathan Willcocks Can You Count the Stars - Jonathan Willcocks Conducted by Kevin Meidl SECULAR MUSIC My Lover is a Farmer Lad - John Jacob Niles Danny Boy - Z. Randall Stroope Homeland - Z. Randall Stroope Orange Colored Sky - Robert Gentry Longest Time - Billy Joel Sure on this Shining Night - Samuel Barber CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN Light of a clear Blue Morning - Craig Hella Johnson Make Our Garden Grow - Leonard Bernstein My Luve s Like a Red, Red Rose - David Dickau The Pasture - Z. Randall Stroope How Can I Keep from Singing - Gwyneth Walker A FESTIVAL FOR YOUNG VOICES 6

7 PERFORMANCES The Event Exchange Concert Date Venue Schedule Tuesday 18 June Holy Trinity Church Westbury on Trym, Bristol Arrive at church Rehearsal (90 minutes) Break for dinner Return to church Change into concert dress Concert -performance by 1st local choir -performance by Oshkosh/Wautoma -intermission (refreshments provided) -performance by 2nd local choir -performance by Oshkosh/Wautoma Concert concludes Each performance set 20 minutes Please refer to itinerary for timing Name of partner group Director: Number or performers: Age range: Name of partner group Director: Number or performers: Age range: Venue information Westbury on Trym Church Choir David Ogden 25 singers 8-18 years Bristol Schools Chamber Junior Choir David Ogden 40 singers 7-13 years Changing room and bathroom available Water Please bring your own bottled water for the day WAUTOMA HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR 7

8 CONCERT PROMOTIONS CONCERT Tuesday 18 June, 7.30pm Holy Trinity Church Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol Artistic Director: Dr Kevin Meidl PARTICIPATING CHOIRS: Oshkosh North High School Chorale (Wisconsin, USA) Director: Bridget Duffy Wautoma High School Choir (Wisconsin, USA) Director: Benjamin Vis Westbury on Trym Church Choir AND Bristol Schools Chamber Junior Choir (Bristol, UK) Director: David Ogden TICKETS Adults 5, children free Available on the door or in advance from Westbury-on- Trym Parish Offi ce. For information call in aid of Westbury-on-Trym Parish Church s East/West Appeal presented by KIconcerts.com Facebook.com/KIchoirs A FESTIVAL FOR YOUNG VOICES 8

9 PERFORMANCES Westbury on Trym Church Choir Music is a vital part of the worship at Holy Trinity Church. The Director of Music is David Ogden, assisted by Organist Richard Johnson. There are separate Girls and Boys Choirs for children aged from 7 years, offering musical, vocal and religious education following the Royal School of Church Music s Voice for Life Scheme. The choirs are open to children from the parish, local schools and wider community. The Girls and Boys Choirs are supported by adult soprano and alto singers both in helping to run and administrate the choir, and providing vocal support. The Bristol Schools Chamber Choirs - Junior Choir Aimed at students aged between 7 and 11 years, this choir aims to foster a love of singing in its members by helping them to read music and sing parts in a fun and relaxed way, whilst always aiming for the highest standards. Rehearsals are Fridays from 4.45pm - 6pm at Cotham School. WAUTOMA HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR 9

10 PERFORMANCES David Ogden David Ogden is a professional conductor and composer. He conducts Exultate Singers, City of Bristol Choir, the Royal Mail Choir, Royal School of Church Music s Millennium Youth Choir and RSCM Chamber Choir, and in his post of Head of the Bristol Choral Centre, he conducts the Bristol Schools Chamber Choirs. David has conducted numerous concerts of all kinds of music, from jazz and songs from the shows to first performances by contemporary composers, along with an extensive repertoire of songs, anthems and over 100 large-scale choral works. For over 20 years he has worked with numerous professional and amateur groups of all shapes and sizes in many fields of music making, including concerts, musical theatre and opera, community projects, primary and secondary level educational workshops, from small children s groups to the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. In the UK, he works extensively with the Royal School of Church Music, and with the BBC, conducting choirs on BBC Radios 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and the World Service, working as conductor, arranger and music adviser on BBC TV s Songs of Praise. He worked as music adviser and conductor for the BBC s hit series Call The Midwife, and with choirmaster Gareth Malone rehearsing the Royal Mail Choir in the BBC Two series The Choir: Sing While You Work. He conducted the choir in a charity single with X-Factor winner Joe McElderry in April 2013 in aid of Prostate Cancer Care. His compositions are published by the RSCM and White Light Publishing, and are performed in schools and churches worldwide. His music is broadcast frequently on BBC radio and television. In April 2008 one of his anthems was performed by a 250-strong choir in the presence of Pope Benedict XVI as part of a Papal Mass in the Washington Nationals Baseball Stadium in Washington DC with a congregation of 40,000 people in attendance. In April 2009 he travelled to Assisi to conduct the RSCM Millennium Youth Choir in a week-long choral pilgrimage for the BBC, marking the 800th anniversary of the founding of the Order of St Francis. In 2004 David was made an Associate of the Royal School of Church Music in recognition of his services to church music. A FESTIVAL FOR YOUNG VOICES 10

11 PERFORMANCES The Event Workshop with Jonathan Willcocks Date Venue Schedule Thursday 20 June St Sepulchre without Newgate, London Arrive at venue Workshop (3 hours) Depart venue Please refer to itinerary for timing Repertoire Lord, make me an instrument Can you count the stars Jonathan Willcocks Jonathan Willcocks was born in Worcester, England, and after early musical training as a boy chorister at King s College, Cambridge and an Open Music Scholar at Clifton College, he took an Honours degree in Music from Cambridge University where he held a choral scholarship at Trinity College. As a composer, Jonathan s music is published by Oxford University Press, the Lorenz group of companies, MorningStar, and Prime Music (represented in USA/ Canada by MorningStar). His published music includes major choral works, works for children s choir, many shorter pieces (including anthems and secular choral music), and instrumental works. There are now many recordings of Jonathan s music (see His Music/Recordings), and his music is frequently performed and broadcast in many parts of the world. Jonathan is currently conductor and musical director of Guildford Choral Society, the Chichester Singers, and the professional chamber orchestra Southern Pro Musica, and freelance conducting engagements in recent seasons have taken him to many parts of the world including the USA, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Singapore, New Zealand, and most of the European countries, as well as the United Kingdom. Throughout his career, Jonathan has maintained a strong interest in music education, most recently as Director of the Junior Academy, Royal Academy of Music in London, who awarded him an Hon RAM degree in recognition of his work in the development of talented young musicians. His extensive choral and orchestral conducting experience results in many invitations to take choral workshops and adjudicate competitions and festivals and to act as a Consultant to leading Music Education establishments. He is an examiner for professional diplomas and graded music exams for the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music and also a trainer and moderator for the ABRSM examiner panel. WAUTOMA HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR 11

12 PERFORMANCES The Event Gala Concert Date Venue Schedule Friday 21 June Southwark Cathedral, London Arrive at Cathedral Store concert dress Rehearsal in Cathedral (90 minutes) Depart Cathedral Lunch and touring Return to Cathedral Meet Financial Times Choir Combined rehearsal in rehearsal room (1 hour) Change into concert dress Combined sound check in the Cathedral FT Choir sound check Break (30 minutes) Concert commences -performance by Oshkosh/Wautoma (part program) -performance by FTC -performance by Oshkosh/Wautoma (rest of program) -combined Finale Concert concludes Please refer to itinerary for timing Name of partner group Director: Number or performers: Age range: Combined repertoire Venue information Water Supporting charity The Financial Times Choir Paul Ayres singers aged Swing Low - arr, Paul Ayres Conducted by Paul Ayres Can You Count the Stars - Jonathan Willcocks Conducted by Kevin Meidl Changing rooms and bathrooms available Please bring your own bottled water for the day Proceeds in aid of the British Heart Foundation A FESTIVAL FOR YOUNG VOICES 12

13 PERFORMANCES The Financial Times Choir In tune with business The FT choir brings together staff from across the business to perform together. It started in 1990 and the choir s repertoire includes Bach, Berlioz, Britten, Duruflé, Gounod, Rachmaninov, ArvoPärt, Parry, Salamone Rossi, Stravinsky, Tallis, Warlock, Willcocks to name but a dozen. And, matching the international reach of the FT, we have sung in English, French, German, Hebrew, Latin and Russian. Several members sing with other choirs such as City Chorus, The London Concert Choir, The London Oriana Choir and the London Pro Arte Choir. Our director is Paul Ayres who, as well as looking after us, is a composer and arranger, leads children s education workshops, plays piano for improvised comedy shows and has given many solo organ recitals in the UK, Scandinavia, Europe, North America and Australia. He is also the regular conductor of City Chorus, the London College of Music choirs, the Walbrook Singers, and is the associate accompanist of Crouch End Festival Chorus. Paul Ayres Paul Ayres is a freelance musician, working in and around London, UK. As composer & arranger, mainly of vocal, choral and theatre music, Paul has had many works commissioned, performed and published. As choral conductor & musical director, Paul has worked with many groups - new music ensembles, choral societies, schools, church choirs, youth theatres, children s music workshops As organist & accompanist, Paul has given concerts and recitals throughout the world Paul has led many music education projects, in various roles as composer, conductor, workshop leader, facilitator. WAUTOMA HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR 13

14 CONCERT PROMOTIONS CONCERT Friday 21 June, 7.30pm Southwark Cathedral Montague Close, London Bridge Artistic Director: Dr Kevin Meidl PARTICIPATING CHOIRS: Oshkosh North High School Chorale (Wisconsin, USA) Director: Bridget Duffy Wautoma High School Choir (Wisconsin, USA) Director: Benjamin Vis AND THE Financial Times Choir (London, UK) Director: Paul Ayres FREE CONCERT with a retiring collection on the night in aid of the British Heart Foundation Registered Charity # presented by KIconcerts.com Facebook.com/KIchoirs A FESTIVAL FOR YOUNG VOICES 14

15 MENUS (Subject to Change) Breakfast served daily at hotels Vegetarian meals are reserved for members who have provided a preference to KI June 16, 2013 Mercure Holland House, Bristol Buffet prepared on the day with variety of starters, mains and desserts June 17, 2013 Bordeaux Quay, Bristol Starter: Buffalo Mozzeralla with heritage tomato & fresh pea bruchetta Main: Coq au Vin - braised free range chicken leg & breast, with chestnut mushrooms, baby onions and pilaf rice Vegetarian Main: Spring vegetables, mint & mascapone risotto (pea, broadbean & aspargus) Dessert: Crème brûlée, almond biscuit June 18, 2013 Victoria Pub, Bristol Starter: Prawn Cocktail Main: Roast Beef served with fresh vegetables, roast potaotes and Yorkshire pudding Vegetarian Main: Mushroom Wellington served with fresh vegetables, roast potaotes and Yorkshire pudding Dessert: Vanilla Cheesecake June 19, 2013 Serpentine at the Lancaster Gate Hotel, London Choice of Starter: Soup of the day OR Seafood Salad OR Mixed Garden Salad Main: Beef & Guinness stew, roast root vegetables and boiled new potatoes Vegetarian Main: Vegetable lasagne with spinach and mushrooms Choice of Dessert: Lemon Cheesecake OR Strawberry Gateaux June 20, 2013 Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, London Starter: Chef s speciality soup Main: Supreme of chicken served with a leek & mushroom cream sauce & vegetables Vegetarian Main: Wild mushroom Strognaoff served with rice Dessert: Chocolate fudge cake & vanilla ice cream June 21, 2013 The Barrowboy & Banker, London Starter: Chargrilled aubergine, red peppers & parmesan roulade Main: Fish & Chips - Fullers beer battered hake fillet, chips, peas & tartar sauce Vegetarian Main: Yorkshire Pudding with puy lentil stew, roasted vegetables & gravy Dessert: Sticky toffee pudding with fresh pouring cream WAUTOMA HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR 15

16 OTHER INFORMATION TIPPING These are the guidelines we recommend should you choose to tip: Tour Guide: Bus Driver: GBP 1.50 per person, per day GBP 1.00 per person, per day CHANGES TO ITINERARY The following changes were made to the itinerary after the tour booklets were printed. June 16- A visit to Salisbury for lunch on own and time to explore has been added before your visit to Stonehenge June 17- A visit to Wells has been added after lunch A FESTIVAL FOR YOUNG VOICES 16

17 ITINERARY(Subject to Change) Day Date 2013 City Time Services Transp Meal Sat 15-Jun ORD 6:00 PM Depart Chicago O'Hare - Terminal 5 Virgin Atlantic 40 Sun 16-Jun LHR 8:00 AM Arrive London Heathrow - Terminal 3 London Clear Immigration and Customs Meet your Tour Guide: Liz Pairman Luggage on coach Coach Depart airport Salisbury 11:30 AM Arrive Salisbury Lunch at own expense Time at leisure to explore the market town 1:45 PM Meet your Tour Guide Depart Salisbury Stonehenge 2:30 PM Arrive Stonehenge Explore the mystical rock formation 3:30 PM Depart Stonehenge Bristol Arrive hotel: MERCURE HOLLAND HOUSE Check in 6:30 PM Dinner at hotel D Overnight Bristol WAUTOMA HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR 17

18 ITINERARY(Subject to Change) Day Date 2013 City Time Services Transp Meal Mon 17-Jun Bristol 7:00 AM Morning Call Breakfast (available from 7:00 AM) B 8:45 AM Meet your Tour Guide: Liz Coach Depart hotel Guided tour passing John Wesley's Chapel, St Nicholas Market, Colston Hall, the Library, Cabot Tower, Clifton Suspension Bridge, the harbourside and St. Mary Redcliffe Church (with photo stops along the way) 11:30 AM Tour concludes Lunch at own expense 1:00 PM Meet your Tour Guide Depart Bristol Wells 2:15 PM Arrive Wells Time to explore the town with its famous Cathedral 5:00 PM Meet your Tour Guide Return to Bristol Bristol 6:15 PM Arrive restaurant: BORDEAUX QUAY Address: V-Shed, Canons Way, Bristol Tel: :30 PM Dinner D Depart restaurant Arrive hotel Overnight Bristol A FESTIVAL FOR YOUNG VOICES 18

19 ITINERARY(Subject to Change) Day Date 2013 City Time Services Transp Meal Tue 18-Jun Bristol 7:00 AM Morning Call Breakfast (available from 7:00 AM) B Bring concert dress 8:15 AM Meet your Tour Guide: Liz Coach Depart hotel Bath 9:30 AM Arrive Bath Orientation walking tour of Bath Walk Tour concludes at entrance to the Roman Bath House Receive audio headsets for self-guided tour 10:50 AM Tour of the Roman Bath House and Pump Room Tour concludes 12:00 PM Depart Roman Bath House Lunch at own expense Time to explore Bath on own 1:15 PM Meet your Tour Guide Coach Depart Bath Bristol 2:30 PM Arrive at HOLY TRINITY CHURCH WESTBURY- ON-TRYM Address: Church Rd, Westbury on Trym, Bristol BS9 3EQ 3:00 PM Rehearsal 4:30 PM Rehearsal concludes Depart venue Walk to restaurant: VICTORIA PUB Walk Address: 20 Chock Ln, Bristol, Avon BS9 3EX Tel: :00 PM Dinner D Depart restaurant 6:30 PM Return to venue Meet the Westbury on Trym Church Choir and Meet the Bristol Schools Chamber Junior Choir Change into concert dress 7:30 PM EXCHANGE CONCERT 9:30 PM Concert concludes Depart venue Coach Arrive hotel Overnight Bristol WAUTOMA HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR 19

20 ITINERARY(Subject to Change) Day Date 2013 City Time Services Transp Meal Wed 19-Jun Bristol 7:00 AM Morning Call Breakfast (available from 7:00 AM) B 8:30 AM Bring luggage to lobby 8:45 AM Meet your Tour Guide: Liz Luggage on coach Coach Depart hotel London 11:30 AM Arrive at Covent Garden Lunch at own expense Time to explore and for shopping 2:15 PM Meet your Tour Guide Guided tour passing Buckingham Palace (changing of the guard if held), Big Ben, Houses of Parliament, Downing Street, Westminster Abbey, Piccadilly Circus and the London Eye (with stops for photos) 4:30 PM Tour concludes at hotel Arrive hotel: LANCASTER GATE HOTEL Check in Meet at hotel restaurant: SERPENTINE 6:30 PM Dinner D Overnight London A FESTIVAL FOR YOUNG VOICES 20

21 ITINERARY(Subject to Change) Day Date 2013 City Time Services Transp Meal Thu 20-Jun London 7:00 AM Morning Call Breakfast (available from 7:00 AM) 8:30 AM Meet your Tour Guide: Liz Coach Depart hotel 9:30 AM Arrive at the Tower of the London Entrance to the Tower to explore and view the Crown Jewels 11:30 AM Depart the Tower of the London Lunch at own expense 1:15 PM Meet your Tour Guide 1:30 PM Arrive at ST SEPULCHRE-WITHOUT-NEWGATE Address: Holburn Viaduct, London EC1 Meet Jonathan Willcocks 2:00 PM WORKSHOP WITH JONATHAN WILLCOCKS 5:00 PM Workshop concludes Depart venue 6:00 PM Arrive restaurant: YE OLDE CHESHIRE CHEESE Address: 145 Fleet Street, London, EC4A 2BU Tel: Dinner Depart restaurant Arrive hotel Overnight London B D WAUTOMA HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR 21

22 ITINERARY(Subject to Change) Day Date 2013 City Time Services Transp Meal Fri 21-Jun London 6:30 AM Morning Call Breakfast (available from 7:00 AM) B Bring concert dress 7:45 AM Meet your Tour Guide: Liz Coach Depart hotel 8:30 AM Arrive at SOUTHWARK CATHEDRAL Store concert dress 9:00 AM DRESS REHEARSAL 10:30 AM Rehearsal concludes 10:45 AM Depart Cathedral 11:30 AM Arrive at St Paul's Cathedral Time to explore the interior of the cathedral 12:30 PM Depart St Paul's 1:00 PM Arrive Southwark Precinct Walk to the Borough Market Walk Lunch at own expense Time to explore and for shopping 4:45 PM Meet back at SOUTHWARK CATHEDRAL Move to the JTW Room 5:00 PM Rehearsal with the Financial Times Choir 6:00 PM Rehearsal concludes Change into concert dress 6:30 PM Sound check in Cathedral 7:00 PM Sound check concludes Break 7:30 PM GALA CONCERT 9:00 PM Concert concludes Depart Cathedral Walk to restaurant: THE BARROWBOY & BANKER Address: 6-8 Borough High St London SE1 9QQ Tel: :30 PM Dinner D Depart restaurant Arrive hotel Overnight London A FESTIVAL FOR YOUNG VOICES 22

23 ITINERARY(Subject to Change) Day Date 2013 City Time Services Transp Meal Sat 22-Jun London 5:30 AM Morning Call 6:30 AM Breakfast B 7:00 AM Bring luggage to lobby Meet your Tour Guide: Liz Luggage on coach Coach Depart hotel 8:30 AM Arrive airport Check in LHR 11:00 AM Depart London Heathrow - Terminal 3 ORD 1:55 PM Arrive Chicago O'Hare - Terminal 5 Virgin Atlantic 39 WAUTOMA HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR 23

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