Senior Spring Tour - May 2012

Vancouver, BC

HCA Senior Band's success at Association of Christian Schools International's Canadian music festival in Three Hills, AB and the spectacular results at 2008's Heritage Festival in Anaheim, CA, 2009's Heritage Festival in Seattle, WA and 2011's Heritage Festival in Chicago, IL demonstrated to HCA Fine Arts Director Torri Airhart and the HCA Music Parents Association that HCA students should continue to compete at the highest level possible. The 2010 tour to Saskatoon also demonstrated that non-competition tours help build bridges between our students and the community through music. Music is a bridge that spans generations.

Touring to an international festival in a major city provides our students with a world-class musical challenge as well as a broad range of educational and cultural opportunities. Tour fees include all festival fees, hotel accommodation, transfers and ground transportation, admittance to social, cultural, and educational facilities, clinical instruction at a major university, and all meals.

To help families and students budget for tour two payment plans are available. All registrations must include post-dated cheques for all payments due before February 28, 2012. Final tour costs will be established by November 1, 2011 and the remaining post-dated cheques for final tour payments are due by November 30, 2011.

Plan 1 – Three payments

Payment 1 – Tour Deposit of $500 due September 30, 2011.

Payment 2 – Interim payment of $400 payable January 31, 2012. (Post-dated cheque due by September 30, 2011.)

Payment 3 – Final payment of approximately $300 due March 15, 2011. (Post-dated cheque due by November 30, 2011.)

Plan 3 – Lump-sum payment - 5% discount

One payment of $900 due by September 30, 2011. A post-dated cheque for final tour fees is payable March 15, 2012 and due by November 30, 2011.

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Shopping Rewards

Shopping reward balances may be applied to overall tour fees by using the attached fee calculation form. No Shopping Reward balances accumulated after April 15, 2012 may be applied to 2011 tour fees.

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Tour Bursaries

Tour bursary applications are due September 30, 2011. Deposits and post-dated cheques must accompany the application. Fees will be adjusted for successful applicants. Students on the lump sum plan are not eligible for bursaries.

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A $25 Fee will be applied to all NSF cheques.