DENIS WICK CANADIAN WIND ORCHESTRA

MUSICFEST CANADA’s “THE NATIONALS”

MAY 14 – 20, 2023
Day 1 – Sunday, May 14

4:00-7:00 pm - arrive at the Radisson Hotel & check in

7:00pm - Welcome Reception, Room 225, Niagara Falls Convention Centre
8:00pm - DWCWO full band Rehearsal, Room 225, Niagara Falls Convention Centre
9:00pm - free time

Day 2 – Monday, May 15

9:00am - DWCWO Rehearsal, Room 225, Niagara Falls Convention Centre (Woodshed
Canadian Percussion Ensemble Rehearsal, Encore Ballroom)
12 noon - lunch break
1:30pm - DWCWO Rehearsal w/percussion, Room 225, Niagara Falls Convention Centre
5:30pm - dinner break
7 pm - DWCWO Rehearsal, Room 225, Niagara Falls Convention Centre
9:00pm - walk back to hotel/free time

Day 3 – Tuesday, May 16

9:00am - DWCWO Rehearsal, Room 225, Niagara Falls Convention Centre (Woodshed
Canadian Percussion Ensemble rehearses all morning as usual, Encore Ballroom)
10 am-12 noon. DWCWO woodwind rehearsal with Gillian and Mark, and brass sectionals:

DWCWO BRASS sectionals 10-12

HORN (Ron George) Chorus Room #2

TRUMPET (Shawn Spicer) Green Room
TROMBONE (Sidnee McLeod) Star Dressing Room #1
TUBA/EUPHONIUM (Brent Adams) Star Dressing Room #2
PERCUSSION (WCPE regular rehearsal) (Andy Morris) Encore Boardroom

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12-1 pm lunch

1:00pm - DWCWO Brass & Percussion Rehearsal, Room 225, Niagara Falls Convention Centre,
and woodwind sectionals:

DWCWO woodwind sectionals 1-3pm

FLUTE (Stephen Tam) Chorus Room #2

CLARINET (Zoltan Kalman) Chorus Room #1
OBOE (Heather MacDonald) Costume Room
BASSOON (Kristin Day) Star Dressing Room #1
SAXOPHONE (Jeffrey Leung) Star Dressing Room #2

3:00pm - DWCWO Rehearsal, Room 225, Niagara Falls Convention Centre

5:30pm - dinner break/free time
7 pm - DWCWO Rehearsal, Room 225, Niagara Falls Convention Centre
8 pm - Young Conductor Session #1, Old Wine In New Bottles
9:00pm - walk back to hotel/free time

Day 4 – Wednesday, May 17

NOTE - Kim Vrieling will need a setup for the concert this morning

9:00am - DWCWO Rehearsal, Room 225, Niagara Falls Convention Centre (Woodshed
Canadian Percussion Ensemble Rehearsal, Encore Ballroom)
Note ~ Mark will lead the band at 11 am so Gillian can go to a meeting
12:00pm - lunch break
1:30pm - DWCWO Rehearsal w/percussion, Room 225, Niagara Falls Convention Centre
4:00 pm - percussion help to move gear to stage for central forces concert
4pm - Young Conductor Session #2, Old Wine in New Bottles
5:00pm - dinner break
6:00pm - walk to Niagara Falls Convention Centre for headline concert
6:30pm - headline concert (Central Band of the Canadian Armed Forces)
7:30pm - walk back to hotel/free time
Note - YCR conductors will debrief and discuss video with Gillian and Mark after concert

Day 5 – Thursday, May 18

9:00am - DWCWO Rehearsal, Room 225, Niagara Falls Convention Centre (Woodshed
Canadian Percussion Ensemble Rehearsal, Encore Ballroom)
10:30am - First rehearsal (no percussion) with Robert Miller, Yamaha Canada Artist and
Euphonium Soloist
12 noon - lunch break
1:30pm - DWCWO Rehearsal w/percussion, Room 225, Niagara Falls Convention Centre
Note~Gillian will lead from 1:30 until Mark gets back from presentation
4pm - Run-through and spot check with Robert Miller, Yamaha Canada Artist and
Euphonium Soloist
5:30pm - dinner break/free time

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 7:00pm - DWCWO light rehearsal and spot checks,Room 225, Niagara Falls Convention
Centre
9 pm - walk back to hotel/free time

Day 6 – Friday, May 19

9:00am - DWCWO/ Woodshed CPE concert run-through and dress rehearsal, Room 225,
Niagara Falls Convention Centre
12:00pm - free time/National Youth Jazz Combo concert at Peller Estates Ballroom, Niagara
Falls Convention Centre
1:30 pm - DWCWO Special Session, Room 225, Niagara Falls Convention Centre
Q&A Robert Miller about playing
Peter Meechan about his piece and composing
Moderated by Gillian and Mark
5:30pm - dinner break/free time/CSCJB feature concert, Peller Estates Ballroom, Niagara
Falls Convention Centre
7:00pm - Sound check, Peller Estates Ballroom, Niagara Falls Convention Centre
8:00pm - DWCWO feature concert, Peller Estates Ballroom, Niagara Falls Convention Centre
9:00pm - walk back to hotel/free time

Day 7 – Saturday, May 20

11:00am - check out of hotel

*Itinerary is tentative and subject to final confirmation*