The Sound of America Honor Band & Chorus News Page
Please note - this website will not be updated until August.
NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS (updated 6-29-10)
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Do you have an unforgettable summer planned for next year? Join others in coming together to create and share music!
Apply now for 2011!
Applications from the current brochures may be used to apply for the 2011 European Concert Tour. Just mark "2011" at the top of the application to show your interest for next year's tour, before mailing it in to us. It's a great time to apply and become accepted so you can do fund-raising before school begins next fall!
CONTACT US if you have any questions or would like to request a brochure.
NOT SURE? We strongly encourage you to contact us to request contact details of recent tour members from your area. No one can better attest to the SOA musical tour experience better than our past members. We'd be happy to put you in contact with some past SOA members. Don't be hesitant to call them! Please note that we'll be out of the office during the month of July.
SOA 2010 TOUR MEMBERS - GET READY!
SOA TOURMEMBERS should have received all 5 Phases, and music by this date, June 19th. Please print them, keep them in a folder and review them.
CHOIR MEMBERS: Music was mailed on May 25 and 26th and with Phase V. Your rehearsal CDs have been sent to you. MEMORIZE!
BAND MEMBERS: Your music was sent along with Phase V. Learn it well!!! Gently mark accidentals or key changes with pencils, if necessary.
The Final Accounting Forms and Parent Letters were mailed in mid-May.
- If you recently received your PASSPORT, please email or call us with your number and date of issue so we can complete our lists.
- Although the TRAVEL INSURANCE (through TravelGuard) is optional, there have been occassions when it has been beneficial for an tour member to have purchased it. We strongly recommend purchasing travel insurance. They do cover for unforseen circumstances such as the flight cancellations and delays that we just witnessed occurring with the Icelandic volcano ash plume. The insurance covers hospital fees, emergency transportation, trip cancellation and interuption due to a circumstance such as injury, illness, or flight cancellations. Also included is coverage for theft, and lost or delayed baggage, etc. If you need instrument insurance, refer to the information sent to you in Phase III or check your home owner's or renter's insurance, as the Travel Guard insurance only covers up to $500 for one item that is lost, stolen or dammaged.
We are anxious to meet all of you!
2009 Tour members :
Come to the Bon Voyage Concerts on July 6th! Send us a self-addressed, stamped envelope with your ticket request for the 3 or 7:30 PM concerts at Etown.
You should have all received your order forms in August for any post tour souvenirs. Photo enlargements are in the mail as of 11-20-09! T-shirts and polo shirts were mailed December 14th and 15th. CDs were placed in the mail Dec 21st! We hope they'll arrive in time for Christmas!
Have you seen your photos in the 2009 Photo gallery? When you click on the link, it will send you to another site. The best way to view it is by clicking on "slide show".
Click here to see the poster from St Germain-en-Laye.
Rothenburg Newspaper article Here is another webpage from Rothenburg with more photos
The following link has a number of photos taken while at the US Cemetery in Luxembourg. It was brought to our attention by the Luxembourg's Friends of US Veterans. Photos are on the right and you can see they've had some ceremonies since we've been there - for veteran's day, and other dignitaries, etc. You'll need to scroll down in that window to July's events - it will say 25 July Sound of America.
2008 SOA TOUR MEMBERS:
VERDUN
VIDEO online: Check out this LINK on YouTube, put up by a videographer in France.
(As you know, other videos are on youtube.com, uploaded by other
students.)
Your talents were so appreciated by the audiences and we have received so many nice compliments! This was the first time SOA has ever visited (and sang in) the gorgeous Mondsee church, where the Sound of Music wedding took place! It was also the first time to the Meuse region of France - (Verdun) - where we were treated so well by the French people who seemed so grateful! It was an honor to have been given American flags from US Veterans' associations, to present to their fallen brothers in both the World War I Cemetery near Verdun (largest American cemetery outside of US) and the World War II Cemetery (where Patton is buried) in Luxembourg.
We hope you all enjoyed the fun, the sites, the friendships and performances and all the memories that make the SOA 2008 tour unique and unforgettable! We had wonderful audiences throughout the trip. Some extraordinary audiences not to be forgotten: Cortina, Stresa, La Chaux, Luxembourg and Verdun, among others!
Enjoy these links about our concerts!
GRINDELWALD
- ROTHENBURG
- ELIZABETHTOWN
- LUXEMBOURG
See photo gallery for 2008 photos!
Other links: 90th anniversary of Franco-American Offensives,
This link shows you more about the Sound and Light Show that we'll attend. Very exciting! Also - a clip of last year's show, to give you an idea what to expect. www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_SlkFp3vKs
2007 TOUR MEMBERS:
We are ordering more 2007 CDs - in case you are interested in purchasing more. We are way behind DVD production, as we're now working on 2005 and 2006. Keep us in touch with your current e-mail address and mailing address!
2006 Alumni:
Thanks for an exciting trip! It was one of the hottest ever, but amazingly enough, we had fewer health problems! We're tough! CD's are still available. DVD's are behind schedule. Keep us updated with your current address and e-mail addresses by contacting us or submitting your information on the alumni page. Contact us for any questions.
Consider joining us again! We are currently working on the 2005 DVD and soon to be working on the 2006 - please be patient - we know you are anxious. Save your money and keep us up to date on your e-mail and mailing addresses!
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2005
TOUR MEMBERS: DVD News!
2005 Tour members - almost done! We are e-mailing the Order Forms to you! If you haven't heard from us - write us!
Contact us to verify your e-mail
or snail mail address for when we will send out the order forms
for the DVDs.
Visit the alumni pages and submit your information. Consider traveling again with us! We could really use some altos, basses, clarinets, bass clarinets, and low brass!
SOA 2004 & 2003 TOUR MEMBERS:
The 3 DVD set - we have 1-2 copies of the 3-disc DVDs available
CDS: CD's can still be ordered as well - we have a few left.
ALL ALUMNI - Click here to see news about SOA and other alumni!
A few CDs from 1995, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 are available at a discounted rate. e-mail Terri for more info. In most cases, there are 3-10 CDs left of each of these years. We do not plan to order more, so if you want a set, order before we're out!
SOA Fannypacks are available for $5, including postage! A handful of SOA Tour t-shirts remain from certain years: '99 - M, L, XL; '01 - L, XL; '02 - S, M; '03 - S, M, XXL; '04 - XL; '05 - L, XL; '06 - S, XL; '07 - S). Ask Terri if your year's T-shirt is available in your size.
Would you be interested in purchasing your year's recordings on CDs, which were previously only available on tape or album? Give us your input. We are considering these options, but we need more interest to make it feasible.
To All Alumni:
We are still looking for more talented musicians - you may contact us with referals! You can join us next summer! Contact us if you are serious! Please stay in touch! Please think about joining us again or recommending a talented student to us. Keep us posted on your address and phone number and e-mail address - by submitting your Alumni Form on-line. Otherwise, just stay in touch by e-mail.Visit our alumni pages!
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Can you help? The Sound of America is looking for help in funding its program. We are a non-profit organization, registered with the IRS under 501(c)3. Corporate and individual donations are requested in helping to maintain the existence of this music enrichment youth program. Please contact us to make a donation to the organization or to sponsor a student; or to send us or request from us information regarding funding, you may also call us at 717 245 2826. Click here for more info on how to donate on-line or by mail/fax. |
A Patriotic
Tribute Compact Disc (for sale)
To honor the heroes and victims of Sept. 11
This CD features patriotic selections from recordings of SOA concerts taken over the past 16 years.
It is dedicated to honor those directly affected by the attacks of last September. All proceeds of these CDs will go to Engine 6 Fire Department of New York City and the families of its lost firefighters.
Hundreds of these CD's have already been sold at our concerts in the US & in Europe.
click to enlarge CD cover photo
TRUMPETERS: As WWII veterans are rapidly becoming fewer, there is great demand for buglers to play taps at funerals. Because the demand is so high, some ceremonies are performed with a fake bugler with a pre-recorded "Taps" inside the horn. Volunteer at this site: Bugles across America.
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Last updated: 6-19-10