My students made beautiful music, learned so much and created memories that will stay with them for decades to come. The musical experience far exceeded our expectations. Heidi Vass La Reina High School I want to commend you for your excellent organization. From the airlines to the charter buses, from the hotel location to the itinerary, from the MCP staff availability to the rehearsal venue and schedule, everything was superb. It is my hope to travel again with MCP. I am thoroughly impressed! Thanks again for making our experience so memorable and such a success! Darryl Guzman Ohlone College Community Chorale MCP is not your typical festival experience. The staff are musicians that understand the ins and outs of the festival experience. Ryan Casey Stoughton High School

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, bands, and orchestras at renowned venues in New York City, San Francisco, Washington DC, Chicago, Prague, England, Scotland, Germany, Austria, Italy, and the 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 our land packages. 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 land 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 >>> 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 JAZZ FESTIVAL: designed for 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 (vocalists only). 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 and Washington DC. Details >>> NATIONAL BAND AND ORCHESTRA FESTIVAL: designed to give ensembles the opportunity to perform on the Carnegie Hall stage and receive comments from nationally recognized clinician/conductors. Details >>> EXCEL CONCERT CHOIR SHOWCASE: designed to offer quality choral performances and clinic opportunities at a lower cost in New York City, Washington DC, Chicago, and San Francisco. Details >>> Masterworks Series Inclusions Five days and four nights in New York City or Washington DC 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, New York; KENNEDY CENTER, Washington DC 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 Metro pass for each participant (Washington DC) Narrated bus tour for each ensemble (Washington DC) 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 $100 discount off of package price back to top Octavo Series Inclusions Four days and three nights in New York City or Washington DC 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, New York; KENNEDY CENTER, Washington DC stage crew house management and ushers ticket service publicity audience development programs Rehearsal and concert-related bus transportation, if necessary, during the residency Broadway show ticket (New York) Ticket to "Top of the Rock" observation deck on top of Rockefeller Center (New York City) Macy's discount coupon book (New York) Post-concert reception Metro pass for each participant (Washington DC) Narrated bus tour for each ensemble (Washington DC) 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 $100 discount off of package price back to top Children's Choir Series Inclusions Four days and three nights in New York City Excellent hotel accommodations based upon quad occupancy for performers, double occupancy for nonperformers 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, New York 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 Broadway Show ticket Ticket to "Top of the Rock" observation deck on top of Rockefeller Center Macy's discount coupon booklet 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 back to top New York City Jazz Festival 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 Steve Zegree, internationally acclaimed clinician and director of Gold Company 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 $100 discount off of package price back to top Debut Series Inclusions Four days and three nights in New York City and Washington DC Excellent hotel accommodations based upon quad occupancy Performance at CARNEGIE HALL, LINCOLN CENTER – ALICE TULLY HALL, New York; KENNEDY CENTER, Washington DC 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) Post-concert reception Metro pass for each participant (Washington DC) Narrated bus tour for each ensemble (Washington DC) 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 $100 discount off of package price back to top National Band and Orchestra Festival Inclusions Four days and three nights in New York City Excellent hotel accommodations based upon quad occupancy Adjudicated 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 Ticket to "Top of the Rock" observation deck on top of Rockefeller Center 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 Excel Concert Choir Showcase Inclusions Excellent hotel accommodations, based on quad occupancy. (1-4 night residencies available; Festival Only option also available) Choirs perform under the direction of their own conductor at excellent concert venues Each choir receives taped and written comments from nationally recognized collegiate conductors Choirs may choose to compete, or participate for comments and clinic only A choir will be chosen by the clinicians for a repeat performance at the final awards ceremony Each choir receives an individual clinic with one of the clinicians For those choirs choosing the 2-, 3-, and 4-night options, the director may submit a balance octet to participate in a festival honors chorus that will perform at the final awards ceremony Individual students may elect a voice coaching (at an additional cost); the voice staff will choose soloists to perform at the final awards ceremony Choirs may elect a variety of sightseeing options available in each city (at an additional cost) Trophies and participation certificates will be presented at the final awards ceremony Non-performing participants may attend performance and clinic and will receive all inclusions, including the awards ceremony back to top