A Special Choral Salute Celebrating

AMERICA’S GREATEST PRESIDENTS

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Music Celebrations International extends an official invitation to the Dothan High School Choir to participate in America’s National Presidents Day Choral Festival in Washington, D.C., to take place on Presidents’ Day – February 20th, 2012.

Music Celebrations is pleased to create and organize this special Choral Salute to America’s Greatest Presidents – George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. This celebration will take place in the Concert Hall in the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts under the Artistic Direction of Dr. André Thomas, Director of Choral Activities at Florida State University.

Note Merely an evening for Washington, this national festival will be an evening for the entire country – a major opportunity to draw the attention of Americans to the impact these great men have made not only in our country but around the world.

Saturday, February 18th, 2012Arrive in Washington, D.C.Meet your Tour Manager(s), who will escort you through the duration of your activitiesTake a panoramic motorcoach tour of Historic Washington D.C.Check into your hotel4:30pm Welcome Dinner and Festival Introductions7:00pm—10:00pm Evening Festival Chorus Rehearsal 

Sunday, February 19th, 2012Breakfast at the hotel9:00am—12:00pm Morning Festival Chorus RehearsalEnjoy a box lunch en route to Arlington National CemeteryTake a tour of Arlington National Cemetery to participate in the special U.S. Military Wreath Laying Ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns (pending confirmation)Visit Ford’s Theater, where Lincoln was shot, and the Peterson House, where Lincoln passed awayDinner at a local restaurant7:00pm—10:00pm Evening Festival Chorus Rehearsal

Monday, February 20th, 2012Breakfast at the hotel10:00am Festival Chorus Dress Rehearsal in the Kennedy CenterFollowing rehearsal, box lunch is provided2:00pm National Presidents Day Choral Festival Performance in the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (to be confirmed)Dinner at a local restaurantTake an evening walking tour of the Lincoln, Korean, Vietnam, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and National World War II Memorials, as well as the Washington Monument 

Tuesday, February 21st, 2012Breakfast at the hotelTake a tour of the Smithsonian Institute’s American History Museum, Natural History Museum, or Air & Space MuseumLunch, on own, at the Old Post Office PavilionTake a walk along Pennsylvania Avenue for a view of the White House(White House visits must be requested through a member of Congress) Take a walking tour of Capitol Hill and see the Supreme Court and Capitol buildingsVisit the Library of Congress, the largest library in the worldDinner at a local restaurantTake an evening walking tour of the Jefferson Memorial and the Iwo Jima Marine MemorialReturn to your hotel for overnight

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012Breakfast at the hotelHotel check-out and board motorcoachMorning visit to George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate and GardensLunch, on own, at Mount VernonAfternoon departure for home

In addition to a wonderful festival experience including working with Dr. André Thomas, this event will

provide opportunities to visit important landmarks in

Washington D.C. such as:

CAPITOL BUILDING

WHITE HOUSE

SUPREME COURT SUPREME COURT BUILDINGBUILDING

NATIONAL NATIONAL CATHEDRALCATHEDRAL

KENNEDY KENNEDY CENTERCENTER

FORD’S THEATRE

MEMORIALSMEMORIALS

JEFFERSON

LINCOLNVIETNAM

MEMORIALSMEMORIALS

KOREAN

WORLD WAR II

WASHINGTON MONUMENT

MEMORIALSMEMORIALS

IWO JIMA

FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELTAIR FORCE

ARLINGTON NATIONAL ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERYCEMETERY

MOUNT VERNONMOUNT VERNON

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUE MUSEUMS SMITHSONIAN INSTITUE MUSEUMS (T O (T O NAME A FEW)NAME A FEW)

MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY

NATURAL HISTORY MUSUEM

AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM

AMERICAN INDIAN MUSEUM

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUE MUSEUMS SMITHSONIAN INSTITUE MUSEUMS (T O (T O NAME A FEW)NAME A FEW)

National President’s Day Festival Rehearsal in Kennedy Center

National President’s Day Festival Concert in Kennedy Center

National President’s Day Festival Concert in Kennedy Center

Music Celebrations International

looks forward to providing theDothan High School Choirwith a truly memorable

musical and cultural experienceof a lifetime!