I have toured all over the world with my choirs, and have performed in some of the most beautiful and famous rooms in Europe and America; your tour and performance package is right up there with the best I have had. Your service and responsiveness has been second to none in my career. My students and I are grateful for the experience we had in New York, thank you for all you did to make it possible. Jason Harney Aliso Niguel High School, CA I have traveled with my high school choirs for over 20 years. MCP is by far the best experience I have had yet. Their timely, professional and courteous service was exemplary. What a pleasure! Bonnie Graeve Royal High School, CA In 28 years of teaching, I have never participated in a festival more worthwhile. It equaled or surpasses the quality of performance in All-State choirs. This festival was more educational than any others I have ever been in. We will try to do this every year! Jean Immler Charter Tech High School, NJ

Manhattan Concert Productions is dedicated to excellence in music making, hospitality, and travel details. We offer distinctive festival, workshop, and performance opportunities for deserving choirs, orchestras and bands at renowned venues in New York City, San Francisco, Washington DC, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Honolulu, Prague, England, Scotland, Germany, Austria, Italy, Baltic and Nordic countries. At all sites, accommodations are provided at excellent hotels. Significant attention is given to the selection and preparation of visiting musicians, guest conductors, and our professional orchestra and soloists along with detailed planning for efficient rehearsals and successful concerts. Travel to concert cities is not included in the prices quoted below. In order for us to better service your trip and assure timely arrival in the concert city, air travel may be arranged by MCP through Protravel International of New York. You will receive a price quote in advance and, conveniently, be able to include airfare with your payments to MCP. Travel by bus or train is on your own. We know that musicians who participate in our concerts, when not rehearsing or performing, will want to maximize their stay by taking advantage of the sights and activities that are unique to each host city. To assist your trip planning, we will be happy to provide a full list of tour options, hotel information and daily itineraries upon request. Performance opportunities are offered to ensembles through the following series. A brief description of each is followed by a list of costs and package inclusions. MASTERWORKS SERIES: participation in a festival chorus that performs larger choral/orchestral works accompanied by professional orchestra and soloists. Details >>> OCTAVO SERIES: participation in a festival chorus of high school singers that performs 6-7 varied shorter works with piano, organ or a small instrumental accompaniment. Details >>> EXCEL SHOW CHOIR COMPETITION Details >>> CHILDREN'S CHOIR SERIES: designed for children's choirs who will participate in an optional adjudicated recital, individual clinic session, and in a festival chorus that performs 6-7 varied shorter works with a guest conductor. Details >>> NEW YORK CITY VOCAL JAZZ FESTIVAL: designed for vocal jazz ensembles who are given the opportunity for solo performance, adjudication, and private clinic sessions for musical and choreography advice, along with participation in a festival chorus. Details >>> DEBUT SERIES: designed to give deserving bands, orchestras and choirs the opportunity to perform as a solo ensemble at renowned venues in New York City, Washington DC, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Hawaii. Details >>> NATIONAL BAND AND ORCHESTRA FESTIVAL: designed to give ensembles the opportunity to perform in outstanding venues and receive comments from nationally recognized clinician/conductors. Details >>> Masterworks Series Concert Residency Package Cost $TBA per person at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, Hawaii Theatre, Walt Disney Concert Hall $TBA per person at Davies Symphony Hall, Chicago Orchestra Hall, Boettcher Concert Hall, Grace Cathedral, Riverside Church Travel to concert city not included Inclusions Five days and four nights in New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Denver or Washington DC Six days and five nights in Hawaii Excellent hotel accommodations based upon quad occupancy Concert Management festival chorus development preparation monitoring (including a set of rehearsal CDs) conductor and rehearsal accompanist professional orchestra and soloists rehearsal schedule and spaces concert venues: CARNEGIE HALL, LINCOLN CENTER, RIVERSIDE CHURCH, New York; ORCHESTRA HALL, Chicago; HAWAII THEATRE, Honolulu; KENNEDY CENTER, Washington DC; DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL and GRACE CATHEDRAL, San Francisco; WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL, Los Angeles; BOETTCHER CONCERT HALL, Denver stage crew house management and ushers ticket service publicity audience development programs Rehearsal and concert-related bus transportation, if necessary, during the residency Ticket to "Top of the Rock," observation deck on top of Rockefeller Center (New York City) Macy's discount coupon booklet (New York City) Post-concert reception Ticket to U.S.S. Arizona Memorial, Pearl Harbor (Hawaii) Admission to The Polynesian Cultural Center, including lei greeting, admission to all the island nations of Polynesia, a canoe tour of the islands, IMAX film, traditional Luau and evening entertainment (Hawaii) Metro pass for each participant (Washington DC) Narrated bus tour for each ensemble (Washington DC) Passport to ride cable cars, streetcars and buses (San Francisco) San Francisco City Pass, which gives admission to Blue & Gold Fleet Bay Cruise, unlimited Cable Car and Municipal Railway transportation, California Academy of Sciences & Steinhart Aquarium, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, and Exploratorium (San Francisco) Admission to Aquarium (Denver) Paramount Pictures Studio Tour (Los Angeles) Certificates of participation for each musician Framed copy of concert poster and commemorative plaque to participating ensembles Non-performing participants may attend rehearsals and will receive all inclusions, plus a complimentary ticket to the performance Non-performing participants receive a $TBA discount off of package price back to top Octavo Series Concert Residency Package Cost $TBA per person at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, Walt Disney Concert Hall $TBA Hawaii Theatre $TBA per person at Davies Symphony Hall, Chicago Orchestra Hall, Boettcher Concert Hall, Riverside Church, Grace Cathedral Travel to concert city not included Inclusions Four days and three nights in New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Denver or Washington DC Six days and five nights in Hawaii Excellent hotel accommodations based upon quad occupancy Concert Management festival chorus development preparation monitoring (including a set of rehearsal CDs) conductor and rehearsal accompanist rehearsal schedule and spaces concert venues: CARNEGIE HALL, LINCOLN CENTER and RIVERSIDE CHURCH, New York; ORCHESTRA HALL, Chicago; HAWAII THEATRE, Honolulu; KENNEDY CENTER, Washington DC; DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL and GRACE CATHEDRAL, San Francisco; WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL, Los Angeles; BOETTCHER CONCERT HALL, Denver stage crew house management and ushers ticket service publicity audience development programs Rehearsal and concert-related bus transportation, if necessary, during the residency Ticket to "Top of the Rock," observation deck on top of Rockefeller Center (New York City) Broadway show (New York) Macy's discount coupon book (New York) San Francisco City Pass, giving admission to Blue & Gold Fleet Bay Cruise, unlimited Cable Car and Municipal Railway transportation, California Academy of Sciences & Steinhart Aquarium, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, and Exploratorium (San Francisco) Passport to ride cable cars, streetcars and buses (San Francisco) Metro pass for each participant (Washington DC) Narrated bus tour for each ensemble (Washington DC) Post-concert reception Ticket to U.S.S. Arizona Memorial, Pearl Harbor (Hawaii) Admission to The Polynesian Cultural Center, including lei greeting, admission to all the island nations of Polynesia, a canoe tour of the islands, IMAX film, traditional Luau and evening entertainment (Hawaii) Admission to Aquarium (Denver) Paramount Pictures Studio Tour (Los Angeles) Certificates of participation for each musician Framed copy of concert poster and commemorative plaque to participating ensembles Non-performing participants may attend rehearsals and will receive all inclusions, plus a complimentary ticket to the performance Non-performing participants receive a $TBA discount off of package price back to top EXCEL SHOW CHOIR COMPETITION Concert Residency Package Cost $TBA per person based on quad occupancy $TBA per person for observation only based on quad occupancy Travel to New York not included Inclusions Four days and three nights in New York City Adjudicated ensemble performance, Jazz at Lincoln Center complex, Columbus Circle and Central Park preliminary competition leads to Division I or II assignment final competition by division Awards to winners of each division Awards for best soloists Award to sweepstakes paired ensembles Participant seminars for students, teachers and chaperones Professional entertainment Hotel accommodations based upon quad occupancy at midtown Manhattan hotel Rehearsal and concert-related bus transportation, if necessary, during the residency Farewell reception cruise with appetizers and dancing; sights include the State of Liberty and the beautiful Manhattan skyline; bus transportation provided to and from Chelsea Pier Certificates of participation for each musician Commemorative plaque to participating ensembles back to top Children's Choir Series Concert Residency Package Cost $TBA per person at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, and Walt Disney Concert Hall $TBA Hawaii Theatre $TBA per person at Boettcher Concert Hall, Grace Cathedral, Davies Symphony Hall Travel to concert city not included Inclusions Four days and three nights in New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Denver or Washington DC Six days and five nights in Hawaii Excellent hotel accommodations based upon quad occupancy for singers, double occupancy for chaperones Performance at CARNEGIE HALL, New York City; GRACE CATHEDRAL, San Francisco; KENNEDY CENTER, Washington DC; HAWAII THEATRE, Honolulu; BOETTCHER CONCERT HALL, Denver; WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL, Los Angeles Concert Management festival chorus development preparation monitoring (including a set of rehearsal CDs) conductor and rehearsal accompanist rehearsal schedule and spaces concert venue stage crew house management and ushers ticket service publicity audience development programs Rehearsal and concert-related bus transportation, if necessary, during the residency Private clinic for each participating ensemble Possible recital of participating ensembles, or ensemble performance on the final festival concert, depending on hall availability, participant interest, concert content, and number of participants Passport to ride cable cars, streetcars and buses (San Francisco) San Francisco City Pass, which gives admission to Blue & Gold Fleet Bay Cruise, unlimited Cable Car and Municipal Railway transportation, California Academy of Sciences & Steinhart Aquarium, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, and Exploratorium (San Francisco) Ticket to "Top of the Rock" observation deck at the Rockefeller Center (New York City) Broadway show (New York City) Macy's discount coupon book (New York City) Metro pass for each participant (Washington DC) Narrated bus tour for each ensemble (Washington DC) Ticket to U.S.S. Arizona Memoria, Pearl Harbor (Hawaii) Admission to The Polynesian Cultural Center, including lei greeting, admission to all the island nations of Polynesia, a conoe tour of the islands, IMAX film, traditional Luau and evening entertainment (Hawaii) Admission to Aquarium (Denver) Paramount Pictures Studio Tour (Los Angeles) Post-concert reception All sites: certificates of participation for each musician framed copy of concert poster and commemorative plaque to participating ensembles Non-performing participants may attend rehearsals and will receive all inclusions, plus a complimentary ticket to the performance back to top New York City Vocal Jazz Festival Package Cost $TBA per person Travel to New York not included Instrumental ensembles are themselves responsible for any costs related to cartage, rental, or storage of instruments. Inclusions Four days and three nights in New York City Excellent hotel accommodations in midtown Manhattan based upon quad occupancy Nationally-recognized clinicians Adjudicated recital of participating ensembles directed by their own conductors Private clinic session Participation in festival chorus under direction of Duane Davis, internationally acclaimed clinician and director of Shades of Blue Performance in the new Allen Room, Jazz at Lincoln Center in the Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle and Central Park Management of final festival concert, Jazz at Lincoln Center, featuring participating ensembles festival chorus development rehearsal schedule and spaces preparation monitoring conductor and rehearsal accompanist featured guest ensemble concert venue sound system and percussion equipment provided stage crew house management and ushers ticket service publicity audience development programs Rehearsal and concert-related bus transportation, if necessary, during the residency Certificates of participation for each musician Framed copy of concert poster and commemorative plaque to participating ensembles Post-concert reception Ticket to "Top of the Rock" observation deck at the Rockefeller Center Macy's discount coupon book Non-performing participants will receive all inclusions, plus a complimentary ticket to the performance Non-performing participants receive a $TBA discount off of package price back to top Debut Series Package Cost $TBA per person at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, Hawaii Theatre, Walt Disney Concert Hall $TBA per person at Davies Symphony Hall, Chicago Orchestra Hall, Boettcher Concert Hall Travel to concert city not included Instrumental ensembles are themselves responsible for any costs related to cartage, rental, or storage of instruments. Inclusions Four days and three nights in New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Denver or Washington DC Six days and five nights in Hawaii Excellent hotel accommodations based upon quad occupancy Performance at CARNEGIE HALL or LINCOLN CENTER, New York; ORCHESTRA HALL, Chicago; DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL, San Francisco; HAWAII THEATRE, Honolulu; BOETTCHER CONCERT HALL, Denver; KENNEDY CENTER, Washington DC; WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL, Los Angeles Concert Management participating ensemble selection by recommendation or taped audition rehearsal schedule and spaces preparation monitoring concert venue stage crew house management and ushers ticket service publicity audience development programs Rehearsal and concert-related bus transportation, if necessary, during the residency Ticket to "Top of the Rock," observation deck on top of Rockefeller Center (New York City) Macy's discount coupon book (New York) San Francisco City Pass, giving admission to Blue & Gold Fleet Bay Cruise, unlimited Cable Car and Municipal Railway transportation, California Academy of Sciences & Steinhart Aquarium, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, and Exploratorium (San Francisco) Passport to ride cable cars, streetcars and buses (San Francisco) Metro pass for each participant (Washington DC) Narrated bus tour for each ensemble (Washington DC) Ticket to U.S.S. Arizona Memorial, Pearl Harbor (Hawaii) Admission to The Polynesian Cultural Center, including lei greeting, admission to all the island nations of Polynesia, a canoe tour of the islands, IMAX film, traditional Luau and evening entertainment (Hawaii) Admission to Aquarium (Denver) Paramount Pictures Studio Tour (Los Angeles) Post-concert reception Certificates of participation for each musician Framed copy of concert poster and commemorative plaque to participating ensembles Non-performing participants may attend rehearsals and will receive all inclusions, plus a complimentary ticket to the performance Non-performing participants receive a $TBA discount off of package price back to top National Band and Orchestra Festival Festival Cost $TBA per person Travel to festival city not included Instrumental ensembles are themselves responsible for any costs related to cartage, rental, or storage of instruments. Inclusions Four days and three nights in New York City Excellent hotel accommodations in midtown Manhattan based upon quad occupancy Performance at CARNEGIE HALL, New York City Written or taped comments from nationally recognized clinician panel Individual ensemble clinic session with one of our guest conductor/clinicians Final Festival Concert Management rehearsal schedule and spaces preparation monitoring concert venue stage crew house management and ushers ticket service publicity audience development programs Rehearsal and concert-related bus transportation, if necessary, during the residency Post-concert reception Certificates of participation for each musician Framed copy of concert poster and commemorative plaque to participating ensembles Non-performing participants may attend rehearsals and will receive all inclusions, including admission to performances back to top