Sir John Franklin High School Music Tour March 13 - 15, 2019

Tour Cost: $1,335 per student CAD

Initial $500 deposit paid already, Second $500 Deposit due November 30, balance due by January 11, 2019

Complete the Tour Operator’s Secure Online Tour Application Form on or before Friday, November 30, 2018 by going to this link: www.abalancingact.ca/SJFH-tour-19009

Includes: • Flights: Yellowknife/Edmonton/Yellowknife including all applicable taxes at time of booking AND First Checked Bag Fee • 2 nights hotel accommodation at Comfort Inn & Suites including all applicable taxes & service charges • 2 Hot Breakfasts and 2 Dinners, including all taxes and gratuities • Private Coach Airport to hotel March 13, March 15 from 12 - 6 pm Hotel to & airport, including taxes & driver gratuity • 90-minute Band Clinic at Performing Arts Center with Cosmopolitan Music Society Conductor • Visit to U of A Music Department to sing with the Madrigal singers • School Visit & Performance • Come From Away at Jubilee Auditorium and Matilda at • Art Gallery Admission, Tour, Admission • Admission to West Edmonton Mall or • Student Travel & Cancellation Insurance

Not Included: Ø Items of a personal nature such as phone calls, snacks Ø Meals other than mentioned above (lunch daily & airport dinner enroute to Yellowknife from Edmonton) Ø Baggage handling and/or hotel maid gratuities (driver & guide gratuities are included) Ø Unforeseen taxes, fuel surcharges or service charges levied by the governments or our suppliers

Old Strathcona Band Clinic: Students will work with a guest conductor who will lead a rehearsal of your ensemble. The conductor will work on specific areas of technique and interpretation determined in consultation with the ensemble’s director. Working with these featured artists will deepen both the interpretation and delivery of your repertoire to make the experience a memorable one.

Broadway’s Come From Away has won Best Musical all across North America! A remarkable true story of 7,000 stranded passengers and the small town in Newfoundland that welcomed them. Cultures clashed and nerves ran night, but uneasiness turned into trust, music soared into the night, and gratitude grew into enduring friendships.

Matilda - The story of an extraordinary girl who dares to take a stand and change her destiny. Winner of 50 international awards, including four Tony Awards and a record-breaking seven Olivier Awards

Royal Albert Museum - the largest museum in western Canada and one of the top museums in Canaada, features expansive natural and human history halls chronicling the history of Alberta's people, animals, and landscapes, an expanded Bug Gallery with visible hatchery, and a Children's Gallery specifically designed for hands-on learning through play. Indigenous stories are interwoven throughout all six human history galleries in the new museum, one of which is dedicated specifically to contemporary First Nations and Métis narratives.

Art Gallery of Alberta - Founded in 1924, the is the oldest cultural institution in Alberta, and the only museum in the province solely dedicated to the exhibition and preservation of art and visual culture. Featuring three floors of premiere exhibition space; the City of Edmonton Terrace; the Singhmar Centre for Art Education; Zinc restaurant; Shop AGA; Ledcor Theatre and an Art Rental and Sales Gallery, the Art Gallery of Alberta is a not-to-be-missed part of the city's Arts District.

West Edmonton Mall World Waterpark or Galaxyland - The World Waterpark is wet, wild, wonderful fun for the whole family. Our amazing five- acre playland is home to water slides, hot tubs, children's areas and tropical temperatures. Galaxyland - North America’s largest indoor amusement park features more than 27 spectacular rides, attractions and play areas for all ages.

Muttart Conservatory - unique at first sight. This innovative botanical garden sets the pace for plant science in western Canada and defines Edmonton’s skyline with striking glass pyramids rising from the river valley.

Cindy Westby – Educational Travel Specialist A Balancing Act Educational Tours 54 Bow Ridge Road, Cochrane, AB T4C 1T7 Ph: (403) 852-1603 E-mail: [email protected] www.abalancingact.ca