Troy University
Southeastern United States (SEUS)
Middle School Honor Band Itinerary
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1
9:50 a.m. (Locker break) Load vehicles and bus at Southside Middle School
10:00 a.m. Depart SMS for Troy
Travel to I-85 Exit 16, take Mt. Meigs/Waugh exit and follow Hwy. 80 to Pike Road (Co. Rd. 85), then turn left on US 231 South.
11:30 a.m. Eat lunch in Troy
1:00 p.m. Go to campus; park and walk to tryout area; warm up; registration
See enclosed packet regarding audition requirements for each instrument
2:00 p.m. Auditions begin . . . we wait for everyone to finish
4:00 p.m. Check in to hotel / free time at hotel
Best Western Troy Inn
100 Hunters MountainPkwy
(334) 566-1585
Indoor swimming pool
Exercise room
Complimentary breakfast
6:30 p.m. Dinner
7:30 p.m. Troy University Symphony Band and Collegiate Singers present
“Sounds of the Season” --Audition results posted following the concert
9:00 p.m. Free time at hotel
10:00 p.m. Lights out
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2
7:00 a.m. Breakfast at hotel
8:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Rehearsal in assigned areas
10:30 a.m. Concert: Mabry Middle School (we all attend)
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Rehearsal in assigned areas / Mr. Bird attends band director clinic
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30 p.m. Concert: Pinckneyville Middle School (we all attend)
2:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Rehearsal in assigned areas
Mr. Bird attends band director clinics
5:00 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. Dinner Break
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Rehearsal in assigned areas
8:30 p.m. Troy University Jazz Ensemble Concert
(AWESOME – they were at our Jazz Fest last year!)
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3
6:30 a.m. Breakfast
7:30 a.m.-8:30 a.m. Final Rehearsal
8:30 a.m. Check out of hotel / change into “uniform” Don’t forget S & E medals
(purple shirt, black pants, black socks, black shoes)
9:45 a.m. Call time in Trojan Arena – Sartain Hall
10:00 a.m. Concert performance
BOOSTER CLUB PAYS THE $65 REGISTRATION ONCE YOU ARE SELECTED.
WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING A SHARE OF THE TOTAL HOTEL BILL.
ONCE WE KNOW WHO IS SELECTED AND WHO WILL BE ATTENDING, THEN WE NEED THE WAIVER (ATTACHED) AND YOUR PART OF THE HOTEL COST.
WE TYPICALLY HAVE BETWEEN 20 AND 25 STUDENTS MAKE THIS TRIP, SO WE WILL NEED AT LEAST 5 CHAPERONES TO VOLUNTEER FOR THE WEEKEND.
WE WILL NOT KNOW WHO HAS BEEN CHOSEN UNTIL MID-TO LATE NOVEMBER.