UAH Jazz Ensemble

The UAH 100 Jazz Ensemble will spend Fall Break, 2009, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.  The trip will include performances in San Juan, as well as ample opportunity to listen to music and enjoy the sand, sun, and surf.

This web page will be updated as more details become available.

Costs

This trip will be FREE for ensemble members, except for food and entertainment expenses.

Flights, hotel rooms, and all required ground transportation will be paid by funds the jazz ensemble has been saving over recent years.

Deposit

Once the university pays for the flights, those tickets cannot be transferred to another person.  Consequently, we need to be absolutely certain that the people in the band at the beginning of the semester definitely go on the trip and perform.

Students in the UAH 100 Jazz Ensemble must pay a $100 deposit by August 31 (the day before the drop deadline).  This deposit will be returned to the student at the airport as the band departs for Puerto Rico, and can be used however the student wishes.

Students who do not pay the deposit will need to drop the class so they can be replaced by someone else.  Students who pay the deposit but do not go on the trip will forfeit their deposit.

Schedule

There are no classes on Thursday, Friday, or Saturday (October 8-10).  We will miss classes on Monday, October 12.  Students are advised to make arrangements with professors during the FIRST WEEK of classes in August.

Flight Schedule

Thursday, October 8

	6:40am – 8:43am	DL 2008	Huntsville to Atlanta
	9:55am – 1:50pm	DL 419	Atlanta to San Juan

Monday, October 12

	2:40pm – 6:36pm	DL 424	San Juan to Atlanta
	8:15pm – 8:10pm	DL 1409	Atlanta to Huntsville

Hotel

The band will stay at the Courtyard Marriott Isla Verde.

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Students will share double rooms, with separate beds.  The hotel has live salsa bands every night we are there.

Tentative Schedule (subject to change)

Thursday, October 8, 2009

• 5:00am – Arrive at Huntsville airport
• 6:40am – Depart for Atlanta (DL 2008)
• 8:43am – Arrive in Atlanta
• 9:55am – Depart for San Juan (DL 419)
• 1:50pm – Arrive in San Juan, bus to Hotel
• 4:30pm – Bus departs for Conservatory
• 5:00-7:00pm – Joint rehearsal with AfroCaribbean Ensemble at the Conservatorio de Música de Puerto Rico
• 7:30pm – Bus returns to Hotel

Friday, October 9, 2009

• 10:00am – Bus departs for Conservatory
• 10:30-11:30am – Instrument Seminar at the Conservatorio de Música de Puerto Rico
• 12:00-1:00pm – Jazz Forum Performance at the Conservatorio de Música de Puerto Rico
• 1:30pm – Bus returns to Hotel
• 8:00-9:00pm – Concert at Courtyard Marriott

Saturday, October 10, 2009

• Free morning and afternoon
• 5:30pm – Bus departs for Museum
• 6:00pm – Sound check at Museum
• 7:00pm – Concert at the Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico
• 8:30pm – Bus returns to Hotel

Sunday, October 11, 2009

• Free day

Monday, October 12, 2009

• 12:00pm – Bus from hotel to airport
• 12:15pm – Arrive at San Juan airport
• 2:40pm – Depart for Atlanta (DL 424)
• 6:36pm – Arrive in Atlanta
• 8:15pm – Depart for Huntsville (DL 1409)
• 8:10pm – Arrive in Huntsville

We will also have numerous opportunities to listen to live music and enjoy the weather.

Additional details will be posted here as they are confirmed.