[FONT=Times New Roman,Times,serif]Any takers? Suzy and I will be there again this year.
[/FONT][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Dear Jim,
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Just a quick note to remind and update you on the John Philip Sousa Foundation's NATIONAL COMMUNITY BAND next July in New Orleans.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Our goal is to seat a properly balanced 100 piece band and we are getting close to that realization with 74 members already signed up. Here are the remaining openings for the band:[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]If you have given any thought to joining us this summer, don't hesitate any longer - send in your Registration fee and application today. You can go directly to the application on the Sousa Foundation website at www.sousafoundation.org and follow the links to Projects and Awards, then to The National Community Band.[/FONT]
[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Here are a few more details on the weekend's activities:
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]The rehearsals will begin on Friday evening, July 10 and the concert will in the afternoon of Sunday, July 12. You should plan to arrive in New Orleans no later than 5pm on the 10th and can plan to depart anytime after 5pm on the 12th.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]HOTEL ARRANGEMENTS[/FONT][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]- You are responsible for booking and paying for your own room. We have rooms blocked at two hotels in New Orleans for next July 10 - 12. Both are very reasonably priced, but one is located nearer to the Loyola Campus and the other is a bit closer to the French Quarter. Both offer access to the Street Car that runs from the French Quarter to Loyola and back.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]MAISON ST. CHARLES HOTEL AND SUITES[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]1319 St. Charles Avenue[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]New Orleans, LA 70130[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif](504) 522-0187[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]www.maisonstcharles.com[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]King Occupancy - $109+ tax[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]QQ/Double Occupancy - $119+ tax[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Triple/Quad Occupancy - $129/139= tax[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]These rates apply from 7/10 through 7/13[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]When booking your room mention the "National Community Band"[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]HAMPTON INN DOWNTOWN-FRENCH QUARTER[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]226 Carondelet Street[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]New Orleans, LA 70130[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif](504) 529-9990[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]www.neworleanshamptoninns.com[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Single-Quad Occupancy - $89.00+ tax[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]When booking a room use code (NCB)[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Chair and part assignments will be made in May and music will be mailed to you in early June (plenty of time to practice). [/FONT]
[/FONT][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Sincerely,[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Gerald Guilbeaux[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]The National Community Band [/FONT][/FONT]
[/FONT][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Dear Jim,
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Just a quick note to remind and update you on the John Philip Sousa Foundation's NATIONAL COMMUNITY BAND next July in New Orleans.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Our goal is to seat a properly balanced 100 piece band and we are getting close to that realization with 74 members already signed up. Here are the remaining openings for the band:[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]2- Oboes[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]1- Bassoon[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]4- Bb Clarinets[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]4- Trumpets[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]6- Horns[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]3- Trombones[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]2- Tubas[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]1- String Bass[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]3- Percussionists[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]All other sections not listed here are FULL. We will begin a "waiting list" for seats as sections fill up.[/FONT][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]1- Bassoon[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]4- Bb Clarinets[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]4- Trumpets[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]6- Horns[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]3- Trombones[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]2- Tubas[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]1- String Bass[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]3- Percussionists[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]If you have given any thought to joining us this summer, don't hesitate any longer - send in your Registration fee and application today. You can go directly to the application on the Sousa Foundation website at www.sousafoundation.org and follow the links to Projects and Awards, then to The National Community Band.[/FONT]
[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Here are a few more details on the weekend's activities:
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]The rehearsals will begin on Friday evening, July 10 and the concert will in the afternoon of Sunday, July 12. You should plan to arrive in New Orleans no later than 5pm on the 10th and can plan to depart anytime after 5pm on the 12th.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]HOTEL ARRANGEMENTS[/FONT][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]- You are responsible for booking and paying for your own room. We have rooms blocked at two hotels in New Orleans for next July 10 - 12. Both are very reasonably priced, but one is located nearer to the Loyola Campus and the other is a bit closer to the French Quarter. Both offer access to the Street Car that runs from the French Quarter to Loyola and back.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]MAISON ST. CHARLES HOTEL AND SUITES[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]1319 St. Charles Avenue[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]New Orleans, LA 70130[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif](504) 522-0187[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]www.maisonstcharles.com[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]King Occupancy - $109+ tax[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]QQ/Double Occupancy - $119+ tax[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Triple/Quad Occupancy - $129/139= tax[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]These rates apply from 7/10 through 7/13[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]When booking your room mention the "National Community Band"[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]HAMPTON INN DOWNTOWN-FRENCH QUARTER[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]226 Carondelet Street[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]New Orleans, LA 70130[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif](504) 529-9990[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]www.neworleanshamptoninns.com[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Single-Quad Occupancy - $89.00+ tax[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]When booking a room use code (NCB)[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Chair and part assignments will be made in May and music will be mailed to you in early June (plenty of time to practice). [/FONT]
[/FONT][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Sincerely,[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Gerald Guilbeaux[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]The National Community Band [/FONT][/FONT]