Banff Music Retreat

Hello everyone,

I'd like to share with you my tentative plans for next year:

1. Banff Music Retreats - Oct. 16-18, 2009
2. Always & Forever - November 8, 2009
3. Mayor's Concert - December 12, 2009
4. Kiwanis Festival - March or April, 2010
5. Clinicians - May, 2010
6. Spring Concert - June 12, 2010

Now, you'll notice that the first item is something quite different from anything done before and I'm quite excited about it. However, before I can plan for it I need some feedback from all of you. Here are the details:
1. Depart Friday, Oct. 16 after work.
2. Spend Saturday with clinicians and a guest conductor.
3. Either have a planned activity for all of us (hot springs, movie, bowling, etc.) or just have time on our own.
4. Spend Sunday morning with the guest conductor and then return home.

Now for the fun part - the cost. The LCBS will be willing to pay for the clinicians, guest conductor and bussing. That leaves $200/person (at most) which would include lodging for 2 nights (double occupancy), all meals and an activity on Saturday night. These rates would go down should you decide to sleep 3 or 4 to a room and if we decide not to do an organized activity on Saturday night. Based on these figures, this means the LCBS will be subsidizing $150/person.

Also, you can get a tax receipt back after paying the $200.

This could be an amazing opportunity for musical growth and teambuilding for our band and I'd like for all of us to carefully consider this proposal. What I need to know from all of you is:

1. Would you be willing to budget $200 (at most) to go to Banff for the weekend?
2. Do the dates of October 16 - 18 work for you?

Please let me know as soon as possible if you think that this is something you could be a part of.

Thanks for considering this!

Karen