Membership Clarification:

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.

Contact Information

Robert Krebs, Mark Seay and Sanford Jones, host organizers
American School of Doha
P. O. Box 22090
Doha, Qatar
Phone: +974 442 1377
Fax: +974 442 0885
rkrebs@asd.edu.qa - posted 21 July, 2008

Hotel Information for HBC

We will be using two hotels in Doha for our HBC participants. All rooms for festival participants and their teachers and official chaperones will be reserved through AMIS and the host school by using the online housing forms.

The 2 hotels are the Doha Seef
http://dohaseefhotel.com/
and the Grand Regency
http://www.grand-regency.com/

The cost per room, whether it is used as a single or a double/twin, is the same and includes breakfast and taxes. The cost is 785 Qatar Riyals per room which converts to about US$215. This will mean that students sharing a room will each pay around € 75 per person per night. Within the next month we will confirm these costs as we watch exchange rates. - posted 8 September, 2008

Visa Information

Online Visa information - http://www.destdoha.com/visainfo.html

This web site lists 33 countries whose citizens can buy visas at the point of entry for US$15 per person. If you have students or teachers from countries that require a visa to be purchased ahead of time, you can contact Robert Krebs at ASDoha for a letter of invitation. rkrebs@asd.edu.qa

It is important to include the proper name of the student (as it is on the passport), nationality, your school’s name and address, name of accompanying teacher, your school’s fax number and the fax number of the Qatari Embassy through which you are applying for your visa. - posted 21 July, 2008

Audition Codes

Here are the audition codes for the 2008-2009 school year. Use this new number to clearly mark all auditions being submitted for festivals during the 2008-2009 school year. Do NOT use the initials for your school on the audition discs, CDs, or cassettes.

If you do not find your school’s name on this list, email the Executive Consultant so a number can be assigned to your school. - posted 30 July, 2008

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Important Reminder for all preparing auditions:
Students are each to announce " I am violin number 1" (or the appropriate instrument and audition number) at the beginning of their audition. They must never announce their school or their name. The number they say is the order in which their audition appears on the CD. It must also match the online form that was submitted. This helps us to be sure we are hearing the auditionee we think we are hearing. The second student on the CD would say "I am violin number 2" and so on. Remember, all violins go on one disc, all sopranos go on one disc, all basses go on one disc....

BE SURE TO READ ALL INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE AUDITION CD BEFORE YOU START TO RECORD WITH YOUR STUDENTS! - -posted 21 July, 2008

Hotel Information

We will be using two hotels in Doha for our HBC participants. All rooms for festival participants and their teachers and official chaperones will be reserved through AMIS and the host school by using the online housing forms.

The 2 hotels are the Doha Seef
http://dohaseefhotel.com/
and the Grand Regency
http://www.grand-regency.com/

The cost per room, whether it is used as a single or a double/twin, is the same and includes breakfast and taxes. The cost is 785 Qatar Riyals per room which converts to about US$215. This will mean that students sharing a room will each pay around € 75 per person per night. Within the next month we will confirm these costs as we watch exchange rates. - posted 8 September, 2008

Concert Information

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