Nashville, 2009:
Day One
Meals provided today: Dinner
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| 11:00 am |
Welcome! Arrive at Hampton Inn & Suites Opryland, where you will meet Sean Berg, your MCP Travel Services representative.
If rooms are available, we will check in at this time. If rooms are not available, store luggage and depart for downtown Nashville. |
| 12:00 pm |
Load coach and transfer to Downtown Nashville and the Visitor Information Center |
| Lunch |
On your own |
1:30-
2:15 pm |
Backstage Tour the World Famous RYMAN AUDITORIUM |
3:00-
5:00 pm |
Visit the COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME & MUSEUM |
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6:00 pm |
Dinner and Entertainment at the WILDHORSE SALOON |
|
8:00 pm |
Explore Downtown Nashville for some shopping in the 2nd Avenue Shopping District |
|
10:00 pm |
Transfer to hotel for overnight. Time to enjoy the indoor pool before bed check. |
Day Two
Meals provided today: Breakfast and Dinner
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|
8:00 am |
Breakfast at hotel |
|
9:00 am |
Board coach and depart for The Hermitage, home of Andrew Jackson, the 7th President of the United States. The Hermitage is the most authentic early presidential home in America, where you'll be a honored guest in the Jackson family mansion, the formal garden, slave quarters, and the original log cabin the Jacksons occupied in 1804. Their 1,100-acre plantation was once home to 150 enslaved African Americans who worked the farm, cultivated the gardens, tended livestock, baled cotton, cared for the home and its guests, and met countless other needs of the plantation. |
|
11:30 am |
Transfer to Nashville's WEST END/VANDERBILT Area |
|
1:30 pm |
Visit Vanderbilt University where you will meet with Dr. Dwayne Sagen, Assistant Dean of Admissions of the Blair School of Muisc. |
|
2:00 pm |
Visit with Dr. David Childs, Director of Choral Activities at Vanderbilt University |
3:00 -
4:00 pm |
Vocal Clinic with Sean Berg at Vanderbilt University |
|
4:30 pm |
Transfer to Opry Mills for some shopping |
|
7:00 pm |
Perform at the Opry Mill Stage (25 minutes) |
|
8:00 pm |
Dinner at the RAINFOREST CAFE |
Following
dinner |
Transfer to hotel for overnight. Time to enjoy the indoor pool before bed check. |
Day Three
Meals provided today: Breakfast and Lunch
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|
8:00 am |
Breakfast at hotel |
|
9:30 am |
Rehearsal at hotel to prepare for performances today |
|
10:30 am |
Transfer to the General Jackson Showboat landing dock |
|
11:00 am |
Perform at the General Jackson loading dock (20 minutes) |
11:30 am-
2:30 pm |
Board the General Jackson Showboat for your lunchtime cruise
Show: Tom Watson's Fiddlin' Around |
|
2:30 pm |
Backstage Tour of the GRAND OLE OPRY |
|
Dinner |
On your own |
|
5:45 pm |
Perform on the Opry Plaza (20 minutes) |
7:00-
9:00 pm |
Attend a performance at the GRAND OLE OPRY
Performers include: Martina McBride, Jo Dee Messina, Mel Tillis, Rhonda Vincent, and Kenyon Lockry |
Following
show |
Transfer to hotel for overnight |
Day Four
Meals provided today: Breakfast
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|
8:00 am |
Breakfast at hotel |
|
11:00 am |
Check out of hotel |
|
12:00 pm |
Load coach for trip back to Urbana, IL
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New York City, 2007: |
| Day One |
| 10:30 am |
Depart Grand Rapids on Continental Airlines flight #2150 |
| 12:20 pm |
Welcome! Arrive at the Newark Airport, where an MCP Travel Services representative will meet you at baggage claim. |
| 1:00 pm |
Transfer to the Park Central Hotel, store luggage with bellmen. |
| 2:00 -2:45 pm |
Transfer to The Cathedral of St. John the Divine. |
| 3:00-3:30 pm |
Informal performance at St. John the Divine. |
| 4:00 pm |
Transfer to Little Italy/Chinatown and for shopping on your own before dinner. |
| 5:30 pm |
Dinner at Sal Anthony's S.P.Q.R in Little Italy - 212-925-3120. |
| Evening |
Following dinner, check-in to room at the Park Central Hotel; followed by visit to the Top of the Rock Observation Tower at Rockefeller Center. Free time to follow. |
| Free time Options: |
Enjoy Times Square, Rockefeller Center, Central Park, St. Patrick's Cathedral, or 5th Avenue Shopping. |
Day Two |
| 7:00 pm |
Breakfast at Carnegie Deli. |
| 8:30 am |
After breakfast, walk to Radio City Music Hall for a tour of the famous site. |
| 9:00 & 9:15 am |
Tour Radio City Music Hall (30@9am & 11@9:15am).
|
| Mid-Morning |
Transfer to World Trade Center Site, visit Ground Zero, St. Paul's Chapel, and Trinity Wall Street |
| 12:00-12:30 pm |
 Performance opportunity in the famous St. Paul's Chapel at the WTC site, which served as rest and refuge for recovery workers following September 11; George Washington attended this church when New York was the capitol; his pew remains. |
| 12:45 pm |
Transfer to LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts. Attend a class at LaGuardia and have a performance exchange. |
| 1:20 -3:00 pm |
Exchange with LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts. |
| 6:00 pm |
Dinner at Angelo's Pizza |
| 8:00-11:00 pm |
Attend Broadway performance of Wicked. Following the show, return to hotel for overnight. |
Day Three |
| 8:00 am |
Breakfast at Carnegie Deli. |
| 9:00 am-12:00 pm |
Choral Clinic, Solo Masterclass , and Broadway Q&A Session @ Shelter Studios |
| 12:30 pm |
Return to Hotel to change clothes for Broadway Show |
| 2:00-5:00 pm |
Attend: The Lion King |
| 6:30 pm |
Farewell Dinner: Ellen's Stardust Diner |
| Evening |
Following dinner transfer to hotel for Free Time |
| Free time Options: |
Enjoy Times Square, Rockefeller Center, Central Park, St. Patrick's Cathedral, or 5th Avenue Shopping. Return to hotel rooms for overnight. |
Day Four |
| 8:00 am |
Breakfast at Carnegie Deli. |
| Morning |
Check out of hotel. |
| 9:30 am |
Meet in lobby, transfer to St. Francis for participation in worship service. |
| 11:00 am-12:00 pm |
Church Service participation @ St. Francis Church. |
| 12:30 pm |
Return to Hotel. |
| 1:00 pm |
Depart for airport for 3 pm departure. |
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| Wednesday |
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Los Angeles, 2007: |
| Day One |
| 8:00 am |
American Flight #4401 departs from CMI, Willard Airport; transfer at O'Hare to American Flight #1487. |
| 12:05 pm |
Welcome! Arrive at LAX, Los Angeles International Airport, and transfer to your hotel, the Hilton Universal City. MCP Travel Services rep will meet you at baggage claim. |
| 1:00-5:00 pm |
Upon arrival, board coach with your professional tour guide for a LA City & Movie Stars' Homes tour. Sites include: Hollywood Hills / Sign, Hollywood Walk of Fame, Mann's Chinese Theatre, Sunset Strip / West Hollywood, Beverly Hills / Rodeo Drive, Movie Stars' Homes in Brentwood & Pacific Palisades, Santa Monica, Venice Beach.
**We will stop for an independent lunch during the tour**
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| 5:00 pm |
Following tour, check into the Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City. |
| 6:00 pm |
Dinner provided at City Walk's Buca di Beppo. |
| 7:30 pm |
Following dinner, enjoy some time at the Universal City Walk; a shopping, dining and entertainment complex next to Universal Studios, home to more than a dozen restaurants, over two dozen retail shops and an 18-screen movie theater. |
| 9:30 pm |
Return to hotel for overnight. |
Day Two |
| 8:00 am |
Breakfast at Hotel |
| 9:00 am |
Vocal clinic @ Hotel |
| 10:00 am |
Spend the day at: Universal Studios Hollywood. |
| 3:00 pm |
Depart Universal Studios for taping of the Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson. Following the taping, return to hotel. |
| 5:30 pm |
 Return to Universal City for dinner on your own and enjoy some time at the Universal City Walk; a shopping, dining and entertainment complex next to Universal Studios, home to more than a dozen restaurants, over two dozen retail shops and an 18-screen movie theater. |
| 9:00 pm |
Return to hotel and enjoy the indoor swimming pool. |
Day Three |
| 7:30 am |
Breakfast at Hotel |
| 8:30 am |
Transfer, via subway to Long Beach Poly High School, A 2004 Grammy Signature "Gold" School located in Long Beach, CA. |
| 9:30 -11:00 am |
Exchange performance with the LBPHS Vocal Jazz Ensemble. |
| 12:00 pm |
Following exchange performance, transfer to the Santa Monica Pier and Amusement Park for a ride on the Pacific Wheel, meal vouchers for lunch. You will also have an opportunity to perform on the pier, visit the 3rd Street Promenade, and go to the beach. Enjoy the sunset on the Santa Monica Pier. |
| 6:30 pm |
Transfer to Dodgers Stadium for baseball game. |
| 7:50 pm |
Attend - LA Dodgers vs. LA Angels. Dinner is on your own. Following the game, return to hotel. |
Day Four |
| 8:00 am |
Breakfast at Hotel |
| 10:00 am |
Transfer to Downtown Hollywood to further explore Mann's Chinese Theater and the Hollywood Walk of Fame. |
| 12:30 pm |
Transfer to the University of Southern California campus. |
| 1:30 pm |
Clinic and Q&A with the USC Sirens, an all female acappella group. |
| Afternoon |
Further explore the USC Campus and enjoy the sun. |
| Evening |
|
| 7:00 pm |
Farewell Dinner will be provided at City Walk's Hard Rock Cafe. Following dinner your evening is free. |
Day Five |
| 9:00 am |
Breakfast at Hotel |
| Morning |
Enjoy some free time to shop for last minute gifts and souvenirs. |
| 11:00 am |
Check out of your hotel and prepare for your return trip home. |
| 12:00 pm |
Load coach for transfer to the Los Angeles International Airport. |
| 2:30 pm |
Depart LAX on American Flight # 1624; transfer at O'Hare to American Flight #4036. |
MCP Travel Services is our company division that specializes in providing additional services for MCP festivals and custom designed domestic tours for choirs, bands, orchestras and theater groups. Our staff consists of educators, musicians, business professionals and hospitality experts. With an eye for travel details and passion for program content, we collaborate with group leaders to establish an effective itinerary that matches your budget, location, and calendar needs.