If you are an alumni member, we would welcome your help to make the next tour possible. For the tour committee, this page will be used temporarily for planning agendas. Please help the CSO raise money for the tour with a donation by clicking below:
The orchestra is planning to take a tour to New Orleans, LA, in January 2010. Updates will be posted on this page.
Members, please scroll down to fill form including
travel, roommate, and accommodation information:
Thu. Jan. 14th: Arrival day. 6 pm charter bus leaves airport for downtown area for joint rehearsal with Greater New Orleans Youth Orchestra and Loyola Orchestra. 7-930 pm Joint orchestra rehearsal. Stay with host family.
Fri. Jan. 15th: Rehearsal day. 10-1 pm joint rehearsal. Lunch. 2-5 pm joint rehearsal. Joint evening event with host family. Stay with host family.
Sat. Jan. 16th: Concert day. 1030-1 pm dress rehearsal at Hall. Afternoon free. 8 pm evening joint concert (Program: Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances, Dvorak Symphony No. 9 from the New World). Stay with host family.
Sun. Jan. 17th: Concert day #2. Possible group breakfast at Cafe du monde. Check into hotel. 2-4 pm Dress rehearsal in Trinity church. 5 pm Concert (1 hour) in Trinity church. Stay in Hotel.
Mon. Jan. 18th: Sight seeing day. Stay in Hotel.
Tues. Jan. 19th: Habitat for Humanity day. Work day 1. Group dinner. Stay in Hotel.
Wed. Jan. 20th: Habitat for Humanity day. Work day 2. Group dinner. Stay in Hotel.
Thur. Jan. 21st: depart NOLA. Check out of hotel at 7:00 am. Bus to airport 8:00 am
There will be free time during this tour. Housing will be covered through fundraising, but because of low funds, travel will have to be covered personally (we will work out a way to accommodate for people with bigger instruments).