For the very first time, 3 groups are competing at The Heritage Festival!
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.
"The tour this year is travelling to Vancouver, BC and will depart the morning of May 21. We will be including instructional workshops first at MEI in Abbotsford, and the music department at UBC, before competing at the Heritage Festival in Vancouver. We will have a day to enjoy the Capilano Bridge event through the festival program, and also some down time of shopping and seeing the sights that Vancouver provides. We will be arriving back on May 27." - Allison Fish, Jan 2012
Plan 1 – Three payments
Payment 1 – Initial tour deposit of $400 due January 28, 2012. Please note that this is a non-refundable fee.
Payment 2 – Interim payment of $450 payable March 1, 2012. (Post-dated cheque due by January 28, 2012)
Payment 3 – Final payment of approximately $300 due April 1, 2012. (Post-dated cheque due by January 28, 2012)
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.
Click here for Shopping Reward information.
Tour Bursaries
Tour bursary applications are due February 12, 2012. 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.
If you have any further questions, please send email to Allison Fish (allison.fish@shaw.ca) or Torri Airhart (torrance.airhart@palliser.ab.ca).