Nashville, Tennessee

                         ITINERARY

   Thursday       Welcome to Nashville
                        Check into festival hotel: Radisson
                        Dinner is on your own
                        Free time for sightseeing

   Friday           Breakfast at the hotel
                        Event 1: Non-Secular at the Ryman Auditorium
                        Lunch is on your own
                        Event 2: Classical Competition at the
                        Country Music Hall of Fame “Ford Theatre”
                        Dinner at Opry Mills Mall
                        Free Time at Opry Mills—coupon books TBA

   Saturday       Breakfast at the hotel
                        Event 3: Pops Competition at the Wildhorse
                        Lunch at the Hard Rock Cafe
                        Tour the Country Music Hall of Fame
                        Experience Downtown Nashville
                        Solo Competition at the
                        Country Music Hall of Fame “Ford Theatre”
                        Dinner and Awards at Wildhorse

   Sunday          Breakfast at the hotel
                        Check out of the hotel
                        Recording Session for the Competition Winners
                        Optional Sightseeing time
                        Depart for home

  EVENT DESCRIPTIONS

Event 1 - Non-Secular Competition
Group must perform two (2) selections with music having some
Christian or religious connotation (gospel, contemporary, & hymns).
Event 2 - Classical Competition
Group must perform two (2) traditional concert or classical vocal
arrangements.
Event 3 - Pops Competition
Group will perform two (2) with either pops or Broadway vocal
arrangements.
Soloist Competition: Top 3 Male and Top 3 Female Vocalists will receive Awards. Winner will have options for recording or performance opportunities.
Recording Options: Top group in each event will record a CD in the famed
Studio “B” with options to purchase the CD (that can be later reproduced and sold by your school as a fundraiser for the Choir.)
Broken-down by the winners of the following sections
     Event 1: Non-Secular Music
     Event 2: Classical Music
     Event 3: Pops Music
    The Next Top Scored Group
Writer Competition: Any student attending the “Festivals of Stars’ has an opportunity to submit either a) lyrics only or b) music and lyrics to be adjudicated by a panel of Nashville’s top music writers, publishers, and recording artist. Top winners in each category will receive an award and winning materials will be submitted to a Nashville publisher for possible publication. This is based on two sections:
     A. Lyrics
     B. Music & Lyrics
School Groups may enter 1, 2 or all 3 of the events. If your group wins more than one category it is only eligible to perform twice on the CD.

Stories Behind The Songs
Groups will participate in a 45-minute private session with one of Nashville's accomplished songwriters. Visitors are given insight on the craft of songwriting from concept to hit. These up close and personal sessions give your group the rare opportunity to hear recognizeable songs in their original form.