Each year Langley’s orchestras participate in a Spring trip and perform in a competition and/or clinic and enjoy sightseeing with orchestra friends.
April 13-16, 2024 – Nashville, TN
Langley Orchestra is going to the music city Nashville, TN on April 13-16, 2024! Based on survey responses thus far, it looks like we will hit capacity on this trip – 165 seats and an entire flight to the Langley Orchestra! The Langley Orchestra Society had put down a deposit to reserve the airline tickets. Complete the two step registration: 1) register through Kaleidoscope Travel; and 2) pay the first deposit payment through MySchoolBucks by October 18. Only those who completed BOTH steps will guarantee a spot on the trip. Once we hit our maximum number of travelers, we’ll start a waitlist. Here are some key points of the trip:
- Trip date: April 13-16th, 2024
- Estimated cost for students: $1,700 (including round trip flights, hotel, local transportation, entertainment, breakfasts and dinner, educational experiences, symphony performance)
- Estimated cost for chaperones: $1,830-2,140 (double or single room), please Email: LangleyOrchestraTrip@gmail.com if interested
- Hotel: Gaylord Opryland Resort
- Educational activities: Orchestra Clinics with Orchestra directors at local universities such as Vanderbilt University, and Tennessee State University; Songwriting workshops with a group recording of the new tune.
- Concert venue: Schermerhorn Symphony Center
- Entertainment: Historic Nashville, Country Music Hall of Fame, Grand Ole Opry, General Jackson Showboat, Line dance
- First deposit due: October 18, 2023
- Final Payment due: January 10, 2024
- Required meeting for students and chaperones: APRIL 3, 2024
Please see a copy of the Langley Orchestra 2024 trip presentation slides below. Contact langleyorchestratrip@gmail.com with any questions or any offers to help!
March 9-12, 2023 – New York, NY (Carnegie Hall)
In March 2023, 143 Langley Orchestra students traveled to New York City and had the privilege of performing at world-famous Carnegie Hall! Highlights of this unforgettable trip included:
- Performances by all 3 Orchestras (Concert, Symphonic, Philharmonic) in Director’s Choice’s Premier Performance Invitational
- Post-concert reception at Hard Rock Cafe
- Exploring Times Square
- Top of the Rock
- Hadestown on Broadway
- Museum of Natural History
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Ellen’s Stardust Diner
- Boat ride to see the Statue of Liberty and NYC Skyline
March 2022 – no overnight field trips permitted
March 2021 – New York, NY (Carnegie Hall) (CANCELED BECAUSE OF PANDEMIC)
April 2020 – Philadelphia, PA (CANCELED BECAUSE OF PANDEMIC)
In April 2020, Langley Orchestra planned on traveling to Philadelphia, PA, the Birthplace of Liberty (and the Philly cheesesteak!).
Destination sites and activities included:
- 2020 Philadelphia Heritage National Band and Orchestra Festival
- Dinner cruise on the Delaware River
- Lunch at the Reading Terminal Market
- Philadelphia Orchestra performance
- Cheesesteak lunch at Pat’s King of Steaks
- Philadelphia Phillies baseball game
- Philadelphia Museum of Art and the famous “Rocky” steps
- Franklin Institute and Planetarium
- Longwood Gardens
April 2019 – Vienna, Austria and Budapest, Hungary
Langley Orchestra enjoyed 3 nights in Vienna, Austria and a day in Budapest, Hungary. Highlights included:
- Walking tour through Old Vienna – Hoher Market, Altes Rathaus, Chacellery of Bohemia, Clock Museum and St. Peter’s Church
- Visited State Opera House, Haydn’s House and Museum, and explored Old City and St. Stephen’s Cathedral
- Performed at Minoritenkirche in Vienna
- Visited Schorbrunn Palace, including State Apartments and Imperial Gardens
- Visited State Archives, Lord’s Street, Holy Trinity Square, and the Fisherman’s Bastion in Budapest
April 2018 – Toronto, Canada
- Niagara Falls boat cruise & journey behind falls
- Toronto Symphony Orchestra performance with backstage tour
- Hockey Hall of Fame
- Royal Ontario Museum
- CN Tower tour
- Ontario Science Center
- clinic & performance
- Parliament building tour