2012 National Festival of the States WASHINGTON, D.C. Part of the 150 TH COMMEMORATION of the AMERICAN CIVIL WAR Produced by Music Celebrations International.

2012 National Festival of the States WASHINGTON, D.C.

Part of the150TH COMMEMORATION of the

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR

Produced by Music Celebrations International

DAVID STARR JORDAN MIDDLE SCHOOL CHOIR

Music Celebrations International extends an official invitation to the DAVID STARR JORDAN MIDDLE SCHOOL CHOIR to participate in the 2012 NATIONAL FESTIVAL OF THE STATES concert series in WASHINGTON, D.C. as part of the 150TH COMMEMORATION OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR.

  Music Celebrations International is proud to join with the U.S. Navy

Memorial Foundation, the National Park Service, Cultural Tourism D.C., and the office of the Mayor in welcoming you as a participant in this festival concert series.

Music Celebrations International extends an official invitation to the DAVID STARR JORDAN MIDDLE SCHOOL CHOIR to participate in the 2012 NATIONAL FESTIVAL OF THE STATES concert series in WASHINGTON, D.C. as part of the 150TH COMMEMORATION OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR.

  Music Celebrations International is proud to join with the U.S. Navy

Memorial Foundation, the National Park Service, Cultural Tourism D.C., and the office of the Mayor in welcoming you as a participant in this festival concert series.

About Music Celebrations

MCI Concert Tours with Integrity

DAY 1: THURSDAY (D)Afternoon arrival in Washington, D.C.Meet your Tour Manager, who will escort your choir through the duration of your activitiesTake a panoramic motorcoach tour of Historic Washington, D.C.Check into your hotelAttend a free 6pm concert on the Millennium Stage at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing ArtsDinner at the Kennedy Center CaféTake an evening walking tour of the Lincoln, Vietnam, Korean, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and National World War II Memorials, as well as the Washington MonumentReturn to your hotel for overnight

DAY 2: FRIDAY (B,D)Breakfast at the hotelVisit Ford’s Theater, where Lincoln was shot, and the Peterson House, where Lincoln passed awayTake a tour of the United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumLunch, on ownVisit Arlington National Cemetery and participate in a special wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier*Dinner at a local restaurantPerformance for American Military Veterans as part of the National Festival of the States*Return to your hotel for overnight

DAY 3: SATURDAY (B,D)Breakfast at the hotelTake a tour of the Smithsonian Institute’s American History Museum, Natural History Museum, or Air & Space MuseumLunch, on own, at the Old Post Office PavilionTake a walk along Pennsylvania Avenue for a view of the White House(White House visits must be requested through a member of Congress) Take a walking tour of Capitol Hill and see the Supreme Court and Capitol buildingsVisit the Library of Congress, the largest library in the worldDinner at a local restaurantTake an evening walking tour of the Jefferson Memorial and the Iwo Jima Marine MemorialReturn to your hotel for overnight

DAY 4: SUNDAY (B)Breakfast at the hotelHotel check-out and board motorcoach Sing in a morning church service at one of the renowned churches/cathedrals in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area*Alternatively, participate in a clinic with a noted choral conductor* Afternoon departure for home

STANDARD 3 NIGHTS / 4 DAYS ITINERARY

*Subject to confirmation

In addition to wonderful performances, this event will provide opportunities to visit

important landmarks in Washington D.C. such as:

CAPITOL BUILDING

WHITE HOUSE

SUPREME COURT SUPREME COURT BUILDINGBUILDING

NATIONAL NATIONAL CATHEDRALCATHEDRAL

KENNEDY KENNEDY CENTERCENTER

FORD’S THEATRE

HOLOCAUST MUSEUMHOLOCAUST MUSEUM

ARLINGTON NATIONAL ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERYCEMETERY

MEMORIALSMEMORIALS

JEFFERSON

LINCOLNVIETNAM

MEMORIALSMEMORIALS

KOREAN

WORLD WAR II

WASHINGTON MONUMENT

MEMORIALSMEMORIALS

IWO JIMA

FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELTAIR FORCE

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUE MUSEUMS SMITHSONIAN INSTITUE MUSEUMS (T O (T O NAME A FEW)NAME A FEW)

MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY

NATURAL HISTORY MUSUEM

AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM

AMERICAN INDIAN MUSEUM

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUE MUSEUMS SMITHSONIAN INSTITUE MUSEUMS (T O (T O NAME A FEW)NAME A FEW)

Music Celebrations International

looks forward to providing theDavid Starr Jordan Middle

School Choirwith a truly memorable

musical and cultural experienceof a lifetime!