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Page 1 of 16 Youth Music of the World is the foremost organiser of Performance Travel Programmes in the world. Working with its partner Destination Events, Youth Music of The World has created, and exclusively operates, some of Europe’s greatest events for International Musicians. Events in the Youth Music and Destination Events stable include its flagship spectacular ‘The New Year’s Day Parade and Festival in London’, - the foremost event of its kind in the world with an annual attendance in excess of a million people and a television audience of more than 220 million worldwide. Other events include ‘The Paris Parade Festival’, ‘La Grande Parade de Chantilly’, ‘Edinburgh’s Easter Festival’, and ‘Easter in Maastricht’. Over the last twenty years Youth Music has arranged superb Performance Tours for more than 250,000 young musicians from all over the world to its various European events. For several years we have been planning the creation of a major event in Rome. We do not take things lightly at Youth Music, and an enormous amount of preparatory work has to be done before a major event can be launched. It has taken nearly two years, but I am now quite delighted to announce two new splendid events in Italy that will take place for the first time over the New Year period 2007/2008. With the Patronage and full support of Sr. Walter Veltroni, Mayor of Rome, and the Cultural Director for the City of Rome, we are pleased to announce an event provisonally entitled ‘American Bands in Rome’ to take place on January 1st 2008. This event promises to be spectacular. It will not just consist of North American Bands, there will also be a matching number of musical participants from Italy and other European countries. The event will consist of the opportunity to present magnificent arena displays in the splendid Piazza del Popolo before processing along Via del Corso, and Via Condotti to the Piazza di Spagna, and then giving finale performances in one of Rome’s most feted locations, the Spanish Steps. The event will be a truly Roman Celebration of New Year’s Day. A second highlight will be the opportunity to perform in the newly created Street Show in Frascati. Frascati is a delightful town perched high in the hills above Rome adjacent to Castel Gandolfo the Papal summer residence. Frascati is world renowned for its wine production, but there is much more to this wonderful town. Here on the 31st of December will be a Street Show (Parade) featuring local musical groups and other acts along with specially invited international bands. The event is jointly created by the Town of Frascati and Youth Music of The World, and is, of course, under the Patronage of the Mayor of Frascati. Page 2 of 16 (2) The two magnificent events are embellished by a brilliantly conceived cultural and touring programme which will immerse all participants in the deep and rich history of the eternal city of Rome, as well as visiting the Tuscan City of Florence the centre of Renaissance Art. As you would expect with Youth Music of The World the Performance Tour has been very carefully researched and prepared to mesh perfectly the cultural and touring opportunities with the all important performance opportunities. Our director of the Performance Tours in Rome is Ms. Ela Gurmen assisted by Mr. Alfredo Vernillo. Ela will be familiar to many of you, and is a byword for excellence in her organisation and operation of Touring Programmes for musical groups. The entire event is, of course, directed by our accomplished head office staff, and all of our representative offices have been fully and exhaustively educated in every conceivable aspect of the programme. During our preparations for the Launch of this magnificent venture in Rome we have organised and promoted a number of Performance Tours for groups in Italy to perfect our levels of service. In doing this we have promoted a considerable number of concerts in various venues in Rome, and other Cities in Italy with great success. Whilst we are principally seeking to invite substantial marching bands to the events in Rome and Frascati, should there be concert bands or orchestras, or even jazz bands within those marching bands, and should those ensemble wish to perform whilst in Italy, then we have some superb venues at which it would be possible for us to arrange individual or combined performances. To take part in Youth Music’s events in 2007/8 in Rome will be a truly memorable, once in a lifetime opportunity. I do urge you to look seriously at the materials in this pack, and then to contact one of our Representatives as soon as possible. If you have an interest we should want to put your name forward for consideration for invitation at the earliest possible time. Yours sincerely, Robert Bone Page 3 of 16 AMERICAN BANDS IN ROME AN INVITATIONAL EVENT NEW YEAR 2007/8 SCHEDULE OF PERFORMANCE PROGRAMME OFFER FOR THOUSAND OAKS HIGH SCHOOL BAND DATE OF ISSUANCE OF OFFER 20th November 2006 NAME OF GROUP: Thousand Oaks High School Band NUMBER OF PAYING PLACES OFFERED: 175 DEPARTURE GATEWAY: Los Angeles (LAX) DEPARTURE FROM USA: 27th / 28th December 2007 DATE OF RETURN TO USA: 3rd / 4th January 2008 PACKAGE PRICE PER PERSON: US$ 2,340.00 THE ABOVE PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE AIRLINE/AIRPORT AND GOVERNMENT ‘TAXES, FEES, CHARGES & SURCHARGES’. THESE ARE CURRENTLY APPROXIMATELY US $ 255. PER PERSON. THESE CHARGES, AT THE RATE APPLICABLE ON NOVEMBER 5th 2007, WILL BE ADDED TO THE ABOVE PACKAGE PRICE. THE PACKAGE PRICE HAS BEEN CALCULATED ON A RATE OF EXCHANGE OF €1.00 (One Euro) = US$1.25. THE PACKAGE PRICE WILL INCREASE BY $ 6.00 FOR EACH CENT THAT THE DOLLAR IS WEAKER THAN €1.00 = $1.25 AND WILL DECREASE $6.00 FOR EVERY CENT THAT THE DOLLAR IS STRONGER THAN €1.00 = $1.25 ON NOVEMBER 5th 2007. Page 4 of 16 AMERICAN BANDS IN ROME AN INVITATIONAL EVENT NEW YEAR 2007/8 OFFER PAGE 2 PERFORMANCE TRAVEL PROGRAMME INCLUSIONS Round trip economy class air travel on a scheduled airline from your USA gateway to a Rome airport. One main meal and one snack meal will be served on each trans-Atlantic flight. Complimentary soft drink service on all long haul flights. Movies and audio entertainment on all trans-Atlantic sectors. There may be a small charge for headsets. Flights may be multi sectored – i.e. it may take up to three flights from your originating gateway to reach Rome. Six nights accommodation in a moderate First Class centrally located hotel in Rome. Students may be accommodated in rooms with a maximum of four beds, but usually in twin or triple bedded rooms, whilst all adults will be guaranteed to have twin or double bedded rooms. All rooms will have en-suite facilities including a bath and/or shower and W.C. A Continental buffet breakfast served in the hotel each day in Rome. A high quality three course dinner will be served in the hotel, at a nearby restaurant or at a restaurant convenient to the touring itinerary, on four nights. Each meal will consist of either an appetiser or pasta first course, (Antipasti or Primi Piatti) followed by a main course (secondi piatti) and then a desert (postre). All meals will be accompanied by complimentary soft drinks. One lunch served on the day of the Street Show in Frascati. This will be a simple two course meal based around local produce. One light and simple dinner served in the hotel on New Year’s Eve. This meal will be two courses, and will consist of either a Pasta or Pizza dish with a desert. One special farewell typical Roman dinner served in an atmospheric restaurant with some musical entertainment. This will be a four course meal of substantial portions with soft drinks included. Round trip transfers from a Rome airport to the central Rome hotel by luxury coach including specialist meet and greet service on arrival, and check-in assistance on departure. Page 5 of 16 AMERICAN BANDS IN ROME AN INVITATIONAL EVENT NEW YEAR 2007/8 OFFER PAGE 3 A half day educational tour of the City of Rome with a professional English speaking guide. This will be a four hour tour which will include visits to the Colosseum and the Forum A half day educational tour of the Vatican City. This tour will be accompanied by a professional English speaking specialist guide, and chartered motor coach transportation to and from the Vatican City is included. The tour will include visits to the Vatican Museum, The Basilica of St. Peter’s, and the Sistine Chapel. The duration of the tour is four hours. A full day educational tour to the City of Florence. The tour will be by a specially chartered motor coach. Specialist professional Florence guides will accompany the tour throughout its time in Florence. Specific visits will be made the Accademia, and to the Duomo. The tour duration including a dinner stop will be 14 hours. Participation in the Frascati Street Show on the 31st of December. Included will be motor coach transportation to and from Frascati which will include a visit to the village of Castel Gandolofo, the Pope’s summer residence, on the journey to or from Frascati. Participation in the invitational event under the sponsorship of Walter Veltroni, Mayor of Rome, - ‘American Bands in Rome’, on January 1st 2008. All necessary transportation to and from the performance venues is included. To celebrate New Year’s Eve, either the provision of a private room and discotheque at your hotel for your own private party, or alternatively travel by chartered coaches to St.