All State Band Tour Info
All State Band Info | 2012 Tour Info | Rehearsals and Auditions | 2012 Tour Itinerary (coming soon)
All State Band Pre-Tour Concert
Date: June 18, 2012
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Albion College Chapel, Albion, MI
Lions All State Band Tour/Camp – Packing List
Passport and Visa
Picture ID (state ID, Drivers License or photo school ID)
1 suitcase (NO more then 40 lbs and 60 linear inches)
1 carry-on, plus possibly your instrument
3-1-1 for carry-ons = 3.4 ounce (100ml) bottle or less (by volume) ; 1 quart-sized, clear, plastic, zip-top bag; 1 bag per passenger placed in screening bin. One-quart bag per person limits the total liquid volume each traveler can bring. 3.4 ounce (100ml) container size is a security measure. If in doubt, put your liquids in checked luggage.
Be prepared. Each time TSA searches a carry-on it slows down the line. Practicing 3-1-1 will ensure a faster and easier checkpoint experience.
Instrument (in good working order)
Extra reeds, valve oil, slide grease- etc.
Music
Flip Folio, and enough pages for all your music
Travel uniforms- shirts, shorts, and ALL white ankle socks (NOT no-show)
ALL WHITE tennis shoes
If you need to wear a belt, plain black
Solid navy jacket or sweatshirt - no trim or logos (Lions apparel from past years acceptable)
If you want to wear a sweatshirt or jacket on tour, it must fit into the above restrictions
Sunscreen/lip balm/sunglasses
Extra shoes
Casual dress clothing for Teen Dance and banquet.
Small Umbrella-optional
Toiletries
Money for souvenirs (all meals are covered in trip cost)
Camera
Swimsuit
Tour Details
Destination: Busan, Korea
Tour Dates: June 17 - June 27, 2012
2012 Tour Poster (coming soon)
Tour Highlights
- 3-Day Pre-Tour Band Camp at Albion College (June17-June 20, 2012)
- Lions International Convention
- City Tour of Busan
- United Nations Memorial Cemetery
- Haeundae Beach
- Teen Dance
- Dinner Cruise
- Haeinsa Temple in Daegu
Performance Schedule
- Pre-tour concert
- Lions International Flag Ceremony
- Concert at Plenary Session of Lions International Convention
- Demonstration at Lions convention for Vice Presidential candidate
- Lions Clubs International Parade
- Concert for burn patients at hospital in Busan
- Joint concert with Korean High School
- Service Concert in Daegu
- Post-tour parade performance on July 21, 2012 at the Gerber Baby Food Festival in Fremont, MI
The price for the 2012 tour is $3,795 per student.
Students are reponsible for payment of their tour fees, and installments are due by the dates listed in the payment schedule. The tour fee covers all transportation, meals, tours and admissions for the entire trip beginning with the pre-tour rehearsal in June. In addition, it covers the cost of the basic travel uniform and souvenir recordings of the band.
Tour fee includes:
All rehearsals meals
Accommodations and meals during 4-day pre-tour band camp at Albion College
Roundtrip transportation
Hotel accommodations while on tour
All tour admissions
All meals and gratuities while on tour
Two travel uniforms (band shirt, shorts and socks)
Payment Schedule:
$795 due January 14, 2012
$1,000 due March 15, 2012
$1,000 due April 15, 2012
$1,000 due May 15, 2012
Audition Information
Auditions for the 2012 Lions of Michigan All State Band will be held on Sunday, October 30, 2012 at Ovid-Elsie High School between 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Two ways to try out, in person or with an audition tape. (Please note that percussionists and visual ensemble must try out in person.) Contact us for more information.
Who is Eligible to Audition?
Michigan students who are currently in grades 9 through 12 and members of their local high school band are eligible to audition. Performers may audition on any marching band wind or percussion instrument. Students may also audition for color guard or dance positions. Percussion and visual performers MUST audition at Ovid-Elsie.
Important Information about Auditions
Students on wind instruments will prepare an etude (which can be downloaded from the "Rehearsals and Auditions" page on this website) and a chromatic scale. Students will also perform the concert Ab, Eb, Bb, F and C major scales. Sight-reading may be administered. Taped auditions are permitted.
Percussion auditions will consist of a prepared etude supplied by our percussion instructor, rudiments as appropiate, and sight-reading. It is imperative that students auditioning on percussion try out in person.
Visual/Dance ensemble applicants will be taught short routines and evaluated on the basis of how well they are able to learn them. It's recommended that students who audition for visual ensemble have a background in color guard, but it is not mandatory. Students auditioning for the visual ensemble must try out in peson.
The band staff is seeking a broad range of performance levels. This is not an honors band, and they are seeking individuals at all playing levels. Applicants should not feel threatened by the audition process.
Rehearsal Dates:
January 14, 2012 - Ovid-Elsie High School, 8989 E. Colony Rd., Elsie, MI 48831
April 21, 2012 - Ovid-Elsie High School
June 17-June 20, 2012 - Albion College (Pre-Tour Camp)