GUEST CONDUCTOR:

Our guest conductor for this year’s festival is Dr. Virginia Allen, Founder and Artistic Director Emerita of the Philadelphia Wind Symphony. She is a conductor, music educator, arranger, and consultant in Philadelphia and an adjunct faculty member at The Julliard School. Dr. Allen will be a rewarding and memorable experience for all of the students. I have included a copy of her bio in this packet. Dr. Allen has chosen a wonderful, exciting and demanding program. She and I are confident that our students in District 12 will excel!

CONCERT PROGRAM:

The concert program is as follows (all of these pieces should be in the students folders –

please contact me if you are missing any of the following):

· Star Spangled Banner, arr. Jack Stamp

· Salute to PMEA March – A.D. Davenport

· Of Honor and Valor Eternal – Ayety Shabazz

· Reflections on the Hudson – Nancy Bloomer Deussen, arr. Virginia Allen

· Three Dances of Enchantment – Luigi Zaninelli

I. The Via Veneto

II. She Walks Through the Fair

III. The Feast of San Rocco

· The Rusty Bucket – Carol Brittin Chambers

· An Original Suite – Gordon Jacob

2. Intermezzo

· Symphonic Songs – Robert Russell Bennett

III Celebration

HOUSING:

Students will be housed overnight Thursday and Friday at the:

Embassy Suites by Hilton Philadelphia – Valley Forge

888 Chesterbrook Blvd., Wayne, PA 19087

Hotel Phone: 610-647-6700

CONCERT TICKETS:

The concert will be held at 11:00am on Saturday, February 15th. All tickets will be

sold at the door at a cost of $5.00 each. (We are not pre-selling tickets.) There

will be two complimentary tickets for directors at the door the morning of the concert.