CHATTANOOGA GRAND NATIONAL ADJUDICATOR INVITATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL Meals paid completely for or the amount of $$$ given indicated. Special attention should be paid to split itineraries. Students will need to know what items and buses they are riding for different days and times. Percussion will also need to pay special attention to when and where instruments are loaded. It changes a couple of times during the trip. All students will need to do a good job keeping track of items to avoid confusion, delays, loss, or theft. Travel shirt will need to be packed in suitcase. Travel shirt is to be worn on Friday morning and early afternoon. Tuesday, April 24 th 6:00 6:45 PM Chaperone Meeting 7:00 8:00 PM Turn in luggage at HS Band Room This is your one suitcase that is loaded underneath the bus. It should include your travel shirt and the clothes you will need for Thursday afternoon through Sunday morning. You should check the forecast for the Chattanooga area in order to be prepared for the weather. Wednesday, April 25 th 5:00 PM Report to Band Room Campus police recommends that you have someone bring you to the band room. If you have to leave your vehicle here, it needs to be parked where you normally park. Do not park in the oval. Do not leave anything of value in your vehicle and give further cause for break in or theft. 5:15 PM Buses Arrive 5:30 PM Load Buses Uniforms are to be stored in the front storage bays, suitcases in the middle storage bays, and instruments in the back storage bays of each bus. All percussion equipment should be loaded on bus 3 (and 4 if necessary). 6:00 PM Depart Jenks Eat dinner before you arrive or bring a sack lunch to eat on the bus. Again, you should check the forecast for the Chattanooga area in order to be prepared for the weather. Include those items with your carry on bag. Planned stop for driver break en route. Students given $5 for stop. Driver change in the middle of the night (West Memphis, AR)
Thursday, April 29 th 6:30 AM Breakfast - Manchester, TN There will be a variety of fast food places to choose from students given $10 for this meal. 7:15 AM Reload Buses 7:30 AM Depart Continue to Chattanooga 9:00 AM Arrive @ Ruby Falls Lunch included with this venue pizza. 11:45 AM Load Buses for Rock City 12:00 PM Rock City Gardens & Tour 1:30 PM Load Buses for Hotel 1:45 PM Depart for Hotel Move into Eastern Time Zone clocks move forward 1 hour 3:00 PM Arrive @ Hotel Chattanooga Marriott Hotel (Convention Center) 2 Carter Plaza Chattanooga, TN 37402 423-308-1075 www.chattanoogamarriottdowntown.com 3:15 PM Room Check-In SCHEDULES SPLIT BY CONCERT BANDS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY There will be several times on the trip when it will be necessary to split the group by concert bands. For those times, bus assignments will be: Wind Symphony will ride buses 1 & 2 Bus 1 Last names A-K Bus 2 Last names L-Z Symphonic Band will ride buses 3 & 4 Bus 3 Last names A-K Bus 4 Last names L-Z
SYMPHONIC BAND ITINERARY 4:00 PM Load Buses 3 & 4 for Dinner 4:15 PM Depart for Dinner 4:30 PM Dinner Bea s Restaurant 4500 Dobbs Ave Chattanooga, TN 37407 423-867-3618 5:20 PM Load for Rehearsal 5:30 PM Depart 5:45 PM Arrive, Unload, Set-Up 6:00 7:30 PM Rehearsal Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe HS 1850 Battlefield Parkway Fort Oglethorpe, GA Percussion use instruments necessary for rehearsal. 7:45 PM Load Buses All percussion equipment not being used should be moved to bus 1 (and 2 if necessary) before departing for hotel. All percussion equipment will need to be on buses 1 (and 2 if necessary) for Friday s performance. 8:00 PM Depart for Hotel 8:30 PM Arrive @ Hotel Down Time 10:00 PM Room Curfew 10:30 PM Lights Out WIND SYMPHONY ITINERARY 4:00 Down Time 5:30 PM Load Buses 1 & 2 for Dinner 5:40 PM Depart for Dinner 6:00 PM Dinner Bea s Restaurant 4500 Dobbs Ave Chattanooga, TN 37407 423-867-3618 6:50 PM Load for Rehearsal 7:00 PM Depart
7:15 PM Arrive, Unload, Set-Up 7:30 9:00 PM Rehearsal Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe HS 1850 Battlefield Parkway Fort Oglethorpe, GA Percussion use instruments necessary for rehearsal. 9:15 PM Load Buses All percussion equipment should be loaded on bus 1 (and 2 if necessary) for the Symphonic Band performance tomorrow. 9:30 PM Depart for Hotel 9:45 PM Arrive @ Hotel 10:00 PM Room Curfew 10:30 PM Lights Out Friday, April 27 th 7:00-8:00 AM Breakfast 8:30 AM Load Buses Students on normal bus assignments not split by concert band. Students MUST wear Travel shirt today until we return to the hotel. 8:45 AM Depart for Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum 9:00 AM Arrive @ Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum Address 9:15 AM Board Train Missionary Ridge Local Route, Train Ride, Turntable Demonstration 11:30 AM Load Buses 11:45 AM Depart for Mall 12:00 PM Arrive @ Hamilton Place Mall 2100 Hamilton Place Blvd. Chattanooga, TN 37421 423-894-7177 Students given $15. Food court area available. 2:00 PM Load Buses for Hotel 2:15 PM Depart for Hotel 2:30 PM Arrive @ Hotel Wind Symphony percussion students unload instruments that are not being used by the Symphonic Band.
SCHEDULES SPLIT BY CONCERT BANDS FOR PART OF THE DAY SYMPHONIC BAND ITINERARY 3:30 PM Load Buses 1 & 2 for Contest Use same lists as before even though it is bus 1 & 2 at this time. Students should be dressed In concert attire. Make sure to have all parts of the concert uniform. Percussion, make sure you have everything needed for your performance. Do not assume! Make sure it is there! 3:45 PM Depart for Contest Memorial Center 399 McCallie Ave. Chattanooga, TN 423-757-5042 4:00 PM Unload, Check-In 5:00 PM Warm Up 5:30 PM Performance 6:00 PM Clinic 6:30 PM Change Clothes 7:00 PM Depart for dinner 7:15 PM Dinner Ryan s Grill & Buffett 5326 Ringgold Ave Chattanooga, TN 423-894-0592 8:30 PM Load for Hotel 8:45 PM Depart for Hotel 9:00 PM Arrive @ Hotel WIND SYMPHONY ITINERARY 3:00 4:30 PM Rehearsal @ Hotel Conference Room There will be no stands and Percussion equipment will be limited to what we have brought that is not being used by the Symphonic Band. 4:30 PM Load Buses 3 & 4 for Contest Same lists as before when split, just different buses. 4:45 PM Depart for Contest Memorial Center 399 McCallie Ave. Chattanooga, TN 423-757-5042 5:00 PM Arrive, Listen to Performances
6:30 PM Load Buses 7:00 PM Depart for Dinner 7:15 PM Dinner Ryan s Grill & Buffett 5326 Ringgold Ave Chattanooga, TN 423-894-0592 8:30 PM Load for Hotel 8:45 PM Depart for Hotel 9:00 PM Arrive @ Hotel Any remaining Percussion equipment should be moved to bus 1 (and 2 if necessary). 10:00 PM Curfew Instructions for what needs to be available, packed, etc. 10:30 PM Lights Out Saturday, April 28 th 6:30-7:30 AM Breakfast Eat a big breakfast. Lunch isn t until 2:00 PM. 8:00 AM Room Check Out Begins Each room must be cleared by their chaperone before leaving the room. It is suggested that students take turns eating breakfast, getting ready for the day, and finish packing. 9:00 AM Load Buses Again, we are split by concert bands. Wind Symphony will need access to concert attire later in the day. After the contest, we will go back to original buses before going home. Wind Symphony will ride buses 1 & 2 Bus 1 Last names A-K Bus 2 Last names L-Z Symphonic Band will ride buses 3 & 4 Bus 3 Last names A-K Bus 4 Last names L-Z 9:15 AM Depart for Tennessee Aquarium 9:30 AM Arrive @ Tennessee Aquarium One Broad Street Chattanooga, TN 37402 800-262-0695
10:00 AM Enter Aquarium 1:15 PM Load Buses 1:30 PM Depart Aquarium 1:45 PM Arrive @ Southern Bell 2:00 PM Board Southern Belle Lunch Cruise 3:30 PM Return to Pier SCHEDULES SPLIT BY CONCERT BANDS FOR PART OF THE DAY WIND SYMPHONY ITINERARY 3:30 PM Load Buses 1 & 2 for Memorial Center Will have to do this quickly in order to get to performance venue on time. 3:45 PM Arrive, Change Clothes, Unload 5:10 PM Warm Up 5:45 PM Performance 6:20 PM Clinic Most likely load instruments back on bus after the clinic. If time allows, change out of concert attire too. 7:00 PM Awards Ceremony Change out of concert attire if time did not allow after clinic. SYMPHONIC BAND ITINERARY 3:30 PM Tour of Gift Shop 4:30 PM Load Buses 3 & 4 for Memorial Auditorium 5:00 PM Arrive, Listen to Bands Perform BOTH BANDS 7:00 PM Awards Ceremony Although there is an awards ceremony Friday night, any awards earned by either band will be awarded to us at the ceremony on Saturday night. 7:45 PM Load Buses and Depart for Dinner At this time we are back to original buses. It will be important that you have packed your stuff in the correct place. This will help prevent items being lost when we return back to Jenks.
8:00 PM Dinner Golden Corral 1808 Gun Barrel Road 423-894-3337 9:15 PM Load Buses 9:30 PM Depart for Home Driver switch en route to Jenks Sunday, April 29 th 8:00 AM Breakfast Alma, AR Several fast food places to choose from $10 given to students for this meal. 11:00 AM Estimated Arrival back in Jenks. If possible, arrival time will be sent via email blast or info posted on website. Students will also be instructed to call that morning to inform parents of arrival time.