• An application and $30 application fee are required for each participating KIO strings and winds/brass/percussion/harp student.
• Participants are responsible for their own travel, food, and lodging expenses.
• Rehearsals will be held in Wichita in the Forum and Mediterranean Rooms of the 250 Douglas Place Garvey Building (part of the Garvey Center on 250 W. Douglas Ave.) near the KMEA site across Douglas Ave. from the Century II Convention Center (225 W. Douglas Ave.). Our concert will be on February 24 in the Century II Concert Hall. Here is a link to a map and diagram of where the Forum and Mediterranean Rooms are located in the Garvey Center: http://www.garveycenter.com/directory/banquet.html

  Here is a diagram of where the Century II Concert Hall is located in the Century II Convention Center: http://www.century2.org/NR/rdonlyres/BAFD3929-BC16-4333-86F0-3ED8C8610C46/0/CenturyIIFacilityMap.pdf

   

• Parking is available in the Garvey Center Garage for $ .75/hour from 9:00 am・:00 pm, and parking is free in the garage after 5:00 pm. A map and diagram of the Garvey Center Garage location can be found at the following link http://www.garveycenter.com/directory/banquet.html  

  On-street free 2-hour parking is available on the south side of the Garvey Center on Douglas Ave. Parking at the Century II Convention Center is available on the south side and to the east by the library for a parking meter fee.

   

• All participants are required to bring their own music stand.
   
• All strings players are required to print off their own strings chair placement auditions excerpts. PLEASE practice and have the excerpts learned by Thursday morning strings chair placement auditions.
   
• Strings players will be given bowed parts upon arrival on Thursday morning, February 23 (1st and 2nd Violins will receive their bowed parts once the strings sections and seatings have been announced at 12:00 pm) for use in all rehearsals and Friday concert.
   
• Winds/brass/percussion/harp players are expected to print off their own parts and have practiced their parts before the first KIO rehearsal on Thursday afternoon, 1:00 pm.
   
• All percussionists should bring their own sticks and mallets.
   
• A REMINDER: Winds/brass/percussion/harp players do not need to arrive and register in the morning. Please plan on arriving to register and then enter the Forum Room to warm up for our first rehearsal anytime between 12 and 12:45 pm on Thursday, February 23.
   
• All participants are expected to play in every rehearsal and the Friday afternoon 2:45 pm concert.
   
• All participants are expected to arrive 15 minutes early to each rehearsal and 30 minutes early to the Friday afternoon 2:10 pm Dress Rehearsal and KIO Concert.

Concert attire: