AMIS
International Asian Middle School Honor Band |
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| October 27 | Middle
School Honor Band Auditions Deadline, All audition materials to arrive at CFH Breaking news! All auditioned Festivals! HBC, SHO, JHO, AMSHB, EMSHB, HJB! A new online registration form will be appearing in the very near future. Please do not use the current forms. Details of new procedures will be posted in the near future. - 23 September, 2008 |
| November 6-9 | AMIS Middle School Honor Band Audition Panel |
| November 11 | AMIS Middle School Honor Band Results Posted ont he Internet |
| November 18 | AMIS
International Middle School Band Festival Online Acceptance Form Due (Online) Student Festival Agreement Forms Completed and Posted to AMIS Headquarters |
| November 18 | AMIS International Middle School Band Festival Housing Form Due |
| December 15 | AMIS Middle School Band Festival Payment Due |
| December 15 | Director's Expertise Form Due for AMIS International Middle School Band Festival |
December 15 |
Arrival Departure Forms Due for AMIS International Middle School Band Festival |
| 12-14 February | AMIS
International Asian Middle School Honor Band Festival, International School of Manila |
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Students from schools that are AMIS members as of November 1, 2008 pay "member" fees. Students from schools other than those that are AMIS members as of November 1, 2008 pay "non-member" fees. Teachers from AMIS member schools (as of November 1) pay "member" rates. Teachers who are individual members of AMIS also pay "member" rates. All others pay "non-member" rates.Note: Only students from AMIS member schools are eligible to apply for financial aid.
The previously posted material was incorrect. Please read the Audition Instructions Reminder below.- 2 October 2007
Audition Instructions Reminder
MIDDLE SCHOOL HONOR BAND AUDITIONS
All high school auditions are "blind" as is the Junior Orchestra whish is grades 6-9. MSHB is NOT a blind audition and the audition instructions should be followed, including having the student announce his or her name. - 1 October, 2007Brian Howrey, host organizer
International School Manila
University Parkway
Fort Bonifacio, Global City
134 Taguig, Metro Manila
Philippines
Phone: +632 840 8400
Fax: +632 840 8405howreyb@ ismanila.org - posted 21 July, 2008
Manila is in the process of opening a new international airport. Currently, all flights are arriving at Ninoy Aquino International Airport - NAIA. If your flight arrives at the new terminal, it is very close to NAIA, and will not be a problem for pick-up.
Transportation to and from the airport and ISM on Wednesday and Sunday will be provided by ISM. If you plan on arriving before Wednesday and/or leaving after Sunday you will need to make you own arrangements for transportation and accommodation.
You should change money at the airport. The currency here is the Philippine Peso. The current exchange rate runs $1.00 US to 45 pesos but this is always in flux.
Credit cards are not widely used. Most payments are made with cash.
Student Accommodation
Students will be housed with ISM families for 4 nights – Wednesday, February 11th until Sunday, February 14th.
Students will meet their host families from ISM on Wednesday afternoon between 3:00 and 5:00 and will be brought back to ISM on Sunday where school busses will depart for the airport. Flights arrive and depart Manila at all times during the day and night, so if you must schedule an early morning flight, that will not be a problem.
The Festival will run from Thursday, February 12th until Saturday, February 14th. The final concert will be in the Fine Arts Theatre at the International School Manila. There will not be a charge for the concert. Audience members are invited to contribute to the AMIS scholarship fund if they would like to. The FAT holds 800 so there will be room for any visiting families. Please could you let visiting parents and friends know that they will need to arrange their own transportation to and from the concert.
Groups are welcome to arrive before the Festival and/or stay after but arrangements for this will need to be made by the visiting schools.
Accommodation for Directors and Official Chaperones
Accommodation will be arranged by ISM for Wednesday-Saturday nights (4 nights) of the Festival for all directors and official chaperones. We will not be able to arrange accommodation for parents and others who travel with the group. The accommodation will be in the Dusit Thani Makati.
Dusit Thani Manila, Philippines
Ayala Centre, Makati City
Metro Manila,
Phone: +63 (2) 867 3333
http://www.dusit.com/hotels/philippines/manila/dusit_thani/index.htmlCurrently, the school rate is PHP5,500 / $127US per single per night. A double occupancy is PHP6,500 / / $139.00.
The Dusit Thani does accept credit cards.
The 4 nights accommodation will need to be
paid for on arrival and check-in.The Dusit Thani is easy walking distance to the Glorietta Shopping Center and the Greenbelt Shopping Center. Taxis are also readily available (about 75 pesos to ISM).
- posted 21 July, 2008, revised 5 September, 2008
Visa requirements differ for each country. Your school travel office should be able to help with this. Also, be sure that students under the age of 15 have a Waiver of Exclusion Ground (WEG).
Waiver of Exclusion Ground (WEG)
The Waiver of Exclusion Ground (WEG) is for non-Filipinos traveling to the Philippines who are below fifteen (15) years of age, and are neither accompanied by or not coming to join a parent in the Philippines.
The following documents must be submitted to immigration authorities upon arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) or other international ports of entry:1. Affidavit of Request and Consent by either parent or legally appointed guardian of the child, naming therein the person who will be accompanying the child to the Philippines and with whom the child will stay while in the country. The said Affidavit must be notarized by a local Notary Public or the consular officer at the Embassy/Consulate;
2. Clear photocopy of the data page of the child’s passport;
3. Clear photocopy of the data page of the accompanying adult or guardian;
and
4. Payment of immigration fees.
The public is further advised to take note of the following:
a. the issuance of the WEG Order is subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Immigration and all those who will be granted the WEG shall pay the corresponding fee upon arrival at the port of entry;
b. the submission of the complete documents (items 1-3) is not a substitute for the payment of the WEG fee; and
c. what is being applied for at the Embassy/Consulate is the legalization of the affidavit of request and consent and that the payment made at the Consulate is the legalization fee, not the WEG fee.
The payment of the WEG fee and the issuance of the WEG Order are both done at the port of entry in the Philippines
- posted 21 July, 2008, revised 5 September