2017 WTSBOA All-West Clinic and Convention

Arlington HS Band & Orchestra

February 9-11, 2017
Cannon Center, Memphis, TN
Transportation
Students in the All-West Jazz Bands and Orchestras (both String and Symphony) will need to arrange
personal transportation to the Cannon Center Thursday morning. Carpooling is encouraged for the 8
students in these 11 students in these ensembles. Jazz members register at 7:45 am, with All-State
recordings beginning at 8:30 am. Orchestra members register at 8:30 am, with rehearsal beginning
at 9:00 am. Plan to be downtown early and ACCOMMODATE FOR TRAFFIC! Mr. Simpson will be
present

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Students in the All-West Concert Bands will attend 2 and 3 periods Thursday morning, then eat
lunch during A lunch. They will then report to the band room, where a bus will take them all
downtown to the Cannon Center. Large instruments (tubas, bass clarinets) should be loaded on the
band trailer before school.

After their performances with given All-West ensembles, students are released to their parents to
return home.

Hotel
Those who signed up for the All-West Hotel will be staying at the Sheraton (attached to the Cannon
Center). Room keys and numbers will be assigned Thursday evening following the night rehearsal.

Price: $82.92 paid to the AHSBBA if student is staying in a four-person room.

Lights out will be given from the directors based upon release time from ensemble rehearsals.
Students WILL NOT leave the hotel to downtown Memphis without directors or parent chaperones.

Meals
Each day during lunch break and dinner break, the directors will meet all students in the main lobby of
the Cannon Center facing Main Street. There will be parent chaperones to split up to eat at the
various restaurants around downtown. Students will not walk around downtown Memphis alone.
Students should bring money for 3 meals (Thursday dinner, Friday lunch/dinner)(approx $10-
$15/meal)

Attire
Attire for all rehearsal is casual (t-shirts, jeans, etc.), but appropriate. No inappropriate words,
slogans, or pictures.

Attire for concerts is suit coat/tie and slacks for gentlemen, formal dress or slacks/blouse for ladies.
All should wear dress shoes. Students are welcome to wear AHS band or orchestra concert attire
(tuxedos, black dresses, all black).

Behavior
Students should be on their best behavior throughout the All-West weekend. You are representing
yourself, all the students attending All-West, Arlington High School, the AHS Orchestra, and the AHS
Band. Any behavior issue will be dealt with swiftly by the directors and WTSBOA.

If any question arise, email timothy.simpson@acsk-12.org or zachary.corpus@acsk-12.org. Also text/call

the directors should any problems occur!