## These Activities are for St. Cecilia String Ensemble Students  The St. Cecilia String Ensemble has never had a proper workshop trip, and it has been a very long time since NDC participated in our local festival. With this plan, we get both! We will take one day at Mount Royal University with their fantastic musicians, and a separate day altogether for the Highwood Lions Music Festival. ## One Trip March 14, 2023, Festival on March 24, 2023 ## Final Cost - $100 paid through schoolcashonline **March 14, 2023** 8:15 AM - Depart Notre Dame Collegiate for Mount Royal University 9:00 AM - Arrive at Mount Royal University, distribute to clinics 9:30 AM - Sectional Clinics 11:30 AM - Clinician Recital (clinicians perform for the students) 12:00 PM - Bag Lunch 12:30 PM - Guest Conductor Workshop 2:30 PM - Depart 3:15 PM - Back at NDC *Please note your student needs to be at NDC by 8:15, so taking the bus to school in the morning might make them late. Also, your student **may not** make it back in time to catch a school bus home, depending on traffic in Calgary, but we will make every effort to make that happen.* **March 20, 2023** Block 4 - Bonus Strings Rehearsal during the School Day **March 24, 2023** This is a **non-school day in lieu of Parent-Student-Teacher Interviews**, so please plan accordingly. 12:30 PM - Students arrive at High River United Church by their own means with their instruments and music. 1:00 PM - Performance in the Children's Space at the High River United Church. 1:30 PM - Depart. **What Students Will Need:** - Working tuned instrument, pencil, sheet music - Cash for lunch - Band Uniform on March 24 only **We will need a single female chaperone for this trip to join us. If you are able, please email Mr. Windsor directly to indicate your availability.**