Cell Phone Registration & T-Shirt Size Form

Student musicians - please complete the following form with your information prior to our meeting on January 21st. Thank you!

Cell Phone Registration & T-Shirt Size Form

Tour T-Shirt Design Contest!

Do you have an eye for design?  We are soliciting t-shirt design ideas from students participating in the upcoming Orlando Orchestra and Choir tour.  

The t-shirt design parameters are:

-Must include ensemble names: District 99 Orchestra and Downers Grove North High School Choir

-Must include tour dates: February 11-15, 2016

-The design should reflect travel to Florida in some way

Design submissions are due to your music teacher no later than Tuesday, January 19th.

Mandatory Choir Tour Rehearsal

We are looking forward to hearing the first sounds of our touring choir, that will perform on the Waterside Stage at Disney Springs on Friday, February 12th. Thank you for planning ahead to make sure you are able to attend our only rehearsal for our performance:

Thursday, February 4th from 3:20-5 pm in the Choir Room

Concert Repertoire: Please review prior to rehearsal

How Can I Keep From Singing

Homeland

Still I Rise

Northern Lights

Light One Candle

Mandatory Tour Meeting

ATTENTION ALL FLORIDA TOUR PARTICIPANTS:

There will be a mandatory meeting for all students/parents:

Thursday, January 21st

7:00-8:00 PM

DGN Student Cafeteria

Students and at least one parent/guardian should plan to attend.

We will be filling out important documents, meeting our tour chaperones and going over the itinerary and details of travel. We are looking forward to seeing you there! 

Orchestra Rehearsal Schedule

Hello District 99 Orchestra Members!

I'm excited to start working on the music we will be performing in Orlando.  You should all have the rehearsal schedule by now - both in print and digitally - but here is another place you can find the information.  

All rehearsals are mandatory for students participating in this trip.  Please take responsibility for practicing the music that has been distributed to you prior to our first rehearsal.

Monday, January 11th 4:00-6:00 PM South High Orchestra Room

MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY

Monday, January 18th 8:00-11:00 AM North High Orchestra Room

Tuesday, January 26th 4:00-6:00 PM North High Orchestra Room

Tuesday, February 9th 4:00-6:00 PM South High Orchestra Room

Dietary Restrictions

Attention trip participants!  We need you to fill out the dietary restrictions form (also found in the right hand column) as soon as possible! Thanks!

Registration Deadline Extended

Registrations have been rolling in quickly over the past three days - we're excited to have so many students traveling with us! However, in response to several requests, the deadline for registering for our 2016 Orlando Tour has been extended through Friday, September 11th.  At that point, the trip registration portal will close, and Bob Rogers Travel will be able to begin reserving airline tickets, hotel rooms, etc. based on our firm, final numbers.  The first automatic credit card withdrawal will now take place on Friday, September 18.