About The Festival
October
2008 will see the annual Honor Jazz Band Festival visit the International School of Luxembourg. AMIS is proud to sponsor this festival which is designed
to support our finest
High
School
jazz musicians
and to
give
them
the opportunity to learn from jazz musicians and teachers while
working with like-minded fellow jazz musicians.
Our host
will be Demos Dimitrakoulakos and the guest conductor will be Kerry Nichols, formerly of The American School in Japan.
The new
audition instructions are available in the Audition section of the AMIS web site.
These will take the place of
the instructions on
the version 4 CD of AMIS audition materials. The Version 5 CD is now available from AMIS headquarters.
The inaugural
festival was held at The American School in London in October 1997 and
was hosted and directed by
Gordon Murphy of The American School in London. Festivals
were held at The American School of the Hague hosted by Jim
Yarnell; The American Community School - Hillingdon hosted by
Rick Hein, David Harrison and Kevin Woolford; the American School of Warsaw,
hosted by Mhairi MacInnes; the International School of Prague
hosted by Jim Krikava, The American School in London hosted by Pete Lutkoski, The International School of Brussels hosted by Alisa Jiminez and The American School in Japan hosted by Kerry Nichols. Previous
guest conductors also include Alan Ginter, formerly of the Bilkent
University
Preparatory
School,
Ankara, Turkey: Kerry Nichols, of the American School in Japan;
Jon Hodge, of Heidelberg High School; John Salminen then of the
International School of Brussels, Jim Yarnell of The American
School of the Hague, and Neal Yocom of the American School of
Paris.
Hotel Information:
Students will be housed with ISL families. Teachers will stay in the festival hotel:
Hotel information:
Hotel Parc-Bellevue
5 Avenue Marie-Thérès
L-2132 LUXEMBOURG
Tel +352 45 61 41 1
Fax +352 45 61 41 222
http://www.parcbellevue.lu
Map
Hotel prices per night including breakfast and taxes:
Single : € 95, Double: € 112
Also on the map link - http://www.artcafe.lu/new/fr/restos/art_cafe/map.html is the Hotel Parc Belle-vue where the directors are staying.
Other hotels in the Goeres group are also marked on this map. This may be of help for those parents wishing to make hotel reservations for that weekend. Parents may alternatively choose to stay in any of the hotels on the City Tourist Office Website:
http://www.lcto.lu
School Contact Information
International School of Luxembourg
36 blvd Pierre Dupong
Luxembourg L-1430
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Telephone: +352 26 0440
Fax: + 352 26 044704
Demos Dimitrakoulakos, Host Organizer
Demosthenes_Dimitrakoulakos@islux.lu
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
VISA INFORMATION
Many students and teachers who are citizens of countried outside North America, Japan, and the EU countries will need to apply for a visa to visit Luxembourg which belongs to a group known as the Schengen area. These people will need to apply for a Schengen Visa.
PLEASE CHECK EARLIER RATHER THAN LATER TO SEE WHICH MEMBERS OF YOUR GROUP WILL REQUIRE A VISA. IT TAKES SEVERAL WEEKS, MINIMUM, TO OBTAIN ONE.
You will need a letter from the host school to support your visa application. Please send the following information to Karen MacDonald as early as possible so he can send the appropriate letter of invitation for your students.
email address: karen_macdonald@islux.lu
Give her:
- your school's name and address.
- your school's telephone and fax numbers
- the names, nationality and passport number of each of your students requiring a visa.
- it is important that this is exactly the name on the passport
- the name of the teacher/chaperones traveling with the students
- the date you expect to enter Luxembourg and the date you expect to leave Luxembourg
- the fax number of the Luxembourg Embassy to which this letter must be sent directly
It may be that the embassy of another Schengen country will handle the affairs of Luxembourg in your area. Be sure to check on this early!
Hal will send you a fax of the letter as well as sending the letter directly to the Luxembourg Embassy where you are applying for the visa.
If you send all the requested information directly to Karen as early as possible, this will certainly help in getting the necessary visas for your group.
posted 29 August, 2008
Transport for Arrivals and Departures
From Train Station
Take a taxi or a bus to ISL :
- Taxi: 5 mins, approx 7 €-10 €, max 4 people per taxi
- Bus: Take no 15 or no 12. Either of these bus options involve a minimum of a 5-minute walk. See Transport in Luxembourg City for directions. Cost €1.50 per person.
From Airport
Take a taxi direct to ISL or take the airport bus to train station then bus or taxi to ISL :
- Taxi direct to ISL : 20-25 mins, approx 40€-55€ per taxi, maximum 4 people per taxi
- Airport bus to train station: Take the airport bus to the train station (Bus no 16 (Eurobus), costs €1.50, leaves every 10-15 mins, until 23.00.). From train station, either take a taxi or a bus as detailed in the Transport in Luxembourg City section.
For the return journey on Sunday, the airport bus (Eurobus) goes every 30 mins, at 24 and 54 minutes past the hour from the train station between 6.24 and 22.24.
Here is the link to the timetable:
http://www.vdl.lu/vdl_multimedia/Autobus/01_Horaires_PDF-p-3348/16_hordet_2008_09_15.pdf
Alternatively, taxis can be ordered from the hotel or call Taxis Colux on 48 22 33.
By bus or car
Please following the directions on the ISL website http://www.islux.lu/homepa_dir.html
-posted 19 September, 2008
Transport in Luxembourg City
Public bus or taxi are the main methods of transport within the city. The city centre is small and pedestrianised. Walking to the surrounding areas is also an option. See the map link in the Concert Information section.
Taxi: There are taxi stands at the bus and train stations. Or you can call Taxis Colux on 48 22 33.
Bus: Buses are fairly frequent to most parts of the city. The timetables are well publicised and are available here:
http://www.vdl.lu/Environnement+et+mobilit%C3%A9-p-641223/Autobus/Nouveau+r%C3%A9seau+AVL-p-643427/Lignes.html
Each stop has a name, usually on the shelter or the bus stop sign. Many stops are request only so push the STOP button before your stop. Tickets are available on the bus, costing €1.50 and last for 2 hours. Books of 10 tickets are available from many shops and post offices —you punch a ticket to validate it every time you need one.
Here is some information on the buses passing close to ISL:
Bus no 15 goes from the city centre, passes close to the Hotel Parc Bellevue and also to ISL.
To Hotel Parc Bellevue:
From the city centre, get on either at the bus station (Centre Hamelius, located between Boulevard Royal and Place d'Armes) or at the train station. Hotel Parc Bellevue is on Avenue Marie-Therese (bus stop "Rheinsheim" after "Wampach").
From ISL, get on at "Nancy" at Place Nancy at the far end of Rue Poincare. Get off at "Rheinsheim" after "Marie Adelaide" and walk down Rue du Fort Rheinsheim.
To ISL:
From the city centre, get on either at the bus station (Centre Hamelius, located between Boulevard Royal and Place d'Armes) or at the train station.
From Hotel Parc Bellevue, get on at the bus stop opposite the hotel "Rheinsheim".
Get off at "Poincare" after "Nancy". Walk along Rue R Poincare to Boulevarde Pierre Dupong, cross the road and enter the campus (Geeseknapchen) by the large round building. ISL is the furthest building you see ahead. Walk along the large tarmac area past the long building (Lycee Aline Mayrisch) to reach ISL. It is about a 5-10 minute walk.
To the city centre:
From ISL, Go out the entrance and bear left out of the playground. Cross a wide path and walk along the wide path leading past the long building. Exit the campus at the large round building and cross the road. Walk up Rue R Poincare, past the bus stop you arrived at, to the square at the end of the road, Place Nancy. The bus stop is by the shelter on the opposite side of the square.
From the hotel, it is not far to walk to the centre, but you can also take the bus. Walk up Rue du Fort Rheinsheim opposite the hotel and get on at "Rheinsheim".
From either ISL or the Hotel, if you need the Place d'Armes area get off at "Monterey", (this is two stops after "Rheinsheim"), as the bus does not stop at the bus station. Walk along Avenue Monterey to the bus station and enter the pedestrianised city centre there. If you need the train station, the bus continues on to there.
Bus 15 goes every 15 mins between 6am and 8pm, then roughly every 30 mins till 11.30pm. It runs less often on Sundays (dimanche).
Here is the link to the timetable for bus 15:
http://www.vdl.lu/vdl_multimedia/Autobus/01_Horaires_PDF-p-3348/15_hordet_2008_09_15.pdf
Bus 12 also goes from the city centre (either the bus station or the train station) to the area around ISL. Every 15 mins. You can get off at "Conservatoire", after "Athenee", and walk down to ISL like this: Cross the road and walk towards the covered walkway. Go down the steps to the right of the Conservatoire entrance, walk along the rough walkway round in front of the Conservatoire building. Join a wide tarmac pathway and walk down the hill past the soccer pitch and turn right after the pitch to ISL.
Here is the link to the timetable for bus 12:
http://www.vdl.lu/vdl_multimedia/Autobus/01_Horaires_PDF-p-3348/12_hordet_2008_09_15.pdf
- 1 August, 2008, updatred 19 September, 2008
Concert Information
Both the Friday night "Combo Night" and the Saturday night concert featuring the Big Band will begin at 7 p.m. (19:00). There is no admission charge to either concert. The Saturday night concert will be held at The International School of Luxembourg.
Art Cafe
1a, rue Beaumont
L-1219 Luxembourg
The link to the map section of the Art Cafe website is here:
http://www.artcafe.lu/new/fr/restos/art_cafe/map.html
This map also shows the location of ISL, being just above the blue circle at the end of the A4 motorway. Just below the blue circle is a large Park and Ride car park where visitors can park and take a bus to the city centre (10 mins). From the central bus station (Centre Hamelius), it is a 5-minute walk through the pedestrianised city centre to the Art Cafe. Alternatively cars can be parked at any of the city centre car parks, particularly at the Place du Theatre adjacent to the Art Cafe, but Friday evenings can be busy.
Visitors will need to click on the Zoom In button to get a detailed map of the city centre in order to walk to the Art Cafe.
- 1 August, 2008, updated 19 September, 2008
