| A. The class schedule/massed ringing rehearsal schedule is still in process, but we can tell you that the Festival begins at 3pm on Friday, June 13. By that time you should have gone through registration, have all your equipment set up and be ready to go. The opening event will probably be a massed ringing rehearsal. Regarding the concerts - Yes, they are open to the public and the charge is $10 per person. The opening concert will be Friday, June 13, at 7:30 pm by Enchantment Albuquerque Handbell Ensemble. On Saturday evening, June 14, at 7:30pm "Go Bellistic!", an outstanding duet group from Arizona, will perform. Both concerts are at the Embassy Suites. The specific location will be announced later. The festival closing concert is at 3pm at the Embassy Suites. This concert is open to the public for a freewill donation. After the closing concert, choirs pack up and leave when ready. Q. I've completed my forms and they are in the envelope ready to mail. But, where do I mail them? I can't find an address anywhere. A. Forms are to be mailed to Sharon Sparlin, 9151 E. Showcase Lane, Tucson, AZ. You'll find her address near the bottom of the Part II form - right in the center of the page just below where you've just figured out how much money you're going to have to include with the registration forms. Q. If the choir director is a current member of AGEHR, do individual members of the choir need to pay the $65 AGEHR membership fee or will the director's membership cover individual ringers? A. The Director's AGEHR Membership covers individual ringers. Q. Can a school use a PO to register? A. A PO will be accepted by Area XI in payment however, 2 PO numbers may be required. One for the deposit and one for the final payment. If a PO is used for deposit please remember that your registration space will not be confirmed until the check is received and processing of a PO can take anywhere from 2-4 weeks. Q. How many chaperones do I need for 13-15 students? A. You will need 1 chaperone for every 6 youth of same sex. If you have 12 girls and only 1 boy you will need 3 chaperones, 1 for the male and 2 for the females. If you have 15 students and only 1 is a boy, then you would have to provide a total of 4 chaperones, 1 for the male and 3 for the females. Q. Do you have information posted about chaperone responsibilities and duties? A. Guidelines are being finalized now and will be made available at the website by the middle of February. Continue to check www.area11.org for the information. Q. What is the address of the Embassy Suite for room reservations? Is this the location of the festival/conference? A. Yes, the Festival is at the Albuquerque Embassy Suites. Information is now "live" on the Hotel Room Reservation Page on this web site. Click here. It includes the Embassy Suite's address, the link to online registrations, and a phone number in case you want to call for your reservations instead of making them online. Q. The room rate of $119 + tax - is this for one room or one person? If we have two people per room can we divide this cost in half? A. The $119+tax is per ROOM. Two types of rooms are available - one king sized bed or two double beds. Every room also has a queen sized sofa sleeper. All rooms are suites. Q. What is included in the "SATURDAY ONLY - ONE-DAY PASS for the $75 AGEHR member price? Does it include Massed Ringing opportunities? What about lunch? A. The one day pass folks may attend any of the workshops and most of them will be scheduled Saturday. As to ringing opportunities, there will be several reading sessions scheduled and those are also open to one day attendees. The Massed ringing opportunities, however, are limited to those attending the conference for all three days since these sessions are rehearsals designed to conclude with a concert on Sunday. One-day attendees are welcome to OBSERVE the massed ringing rehearsals. The one-day pass also includes lunch if registration is postmarked no later than June 1,2008. The fee remains $75 if dated after June 1. However, after that date lunch will be on an "as available" basis. Q. Another question about the "SATURDAY ONLY - ONE-DAY PASS." How many hours of that day will be classes and how many hours will be ringing rehearsals for the final concert? What classes are planned? A. The schedule is not set in stone yet, but it looks like there will be about 2 hours of ringing rehearsals and about 5 to 6 hours of classes. Classes are not all set yet either, but here are some - Use of Handchimes in school and worship, Handbell Maintainence, Use of Handbells in school and worship, Treble Techniques, Battery Techniques, The Cup Game, Movement and Dance, Bass Techniques, Staging and Presence, Working with hearing impaired ringers/directors, Working with ringers who have some physical challenges, Ensemble Techniques, Processionals. So you can see, those who are able to attend for Saturday only will have plenty of learning opportunities even if they choose not to observe the massed ringing rehearsals. Q. Do one-day attendees have to pay the $50 fee for not staying at the Embassy Suites? A. Festival attendees (whether they register for the one-day pass or for the entire event) who live within a 50 mile radius of Albuquerque do NOT pay the $50 fee. Folks from Santa Fe (63 miles) would pay the fee.....folks from Tijeras/Moriarty do not. Q. I'm a "newbie" in the handbell world and the prospect of ringing with a massed group sounds very exciting. I'm wondering though, "Where in the world do you get bells for all those people? I think it might be hard to get used to ringing bells that belong to someone else." A. Welcome "newbie." Massed ringing IS exciting and our repertoire includes music for several different ringing levels. But you've asked a good question. The answer is - the people who attend bring bell sets with them! That's your instrument, just like a violinist or other instrumentalist brings his/her own instrument when they go to play with an orchestra. The tables, foam, chimes, mallets are also part of the instrument so you bring them too. Sometimes tables can be rented. See next question. Q. Are tables and foam being provided or do we have to bring our own? A. Tables are available for rent at $15 per table (six foot banquet table). Foam is not available. Attendees usually bring their own tables and foam.
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