WIND ENSEMBLE ROME TOUR
FEBRUARY UPDATES
Only 41 days until the Rome Tour!
Final payment due Thursday, February 28
The final payment of $1,000 (or your balance) is due by next  Thursday, February 28.  You can  pay online here  (for a $15 processing fee) or leave your cash or check payment in the band room mailbox.
Save the Date: Mandatory Tour Meeting on Thurs, March 14
All tour participants (along with one parent or guardian) must plan to attend the mandatory Rome Tour meeting, to be held on Thursday, March 14th from 7-9pm in the Samohi Band Room.
Complete your Tour Forms by March 14
Fill in these tour forms, collect signatures (as needed), and plan to bring them with you to our meeting on March 14.
  1. Overnight field trip form - student participant
  2. Overnight field trip form - adult participant (chaperones only)
  3. Emergency card - please note that the Emergency Card requires a physician’s signature for distribution of any medications to your students, including over the counter medications. We have some Wind Ensemble parents who are physicians who can sign these forms for us the night of March 14.
  4. Medication form - if your student will be bringing a prescription medication on the tour, you will need to complete this form and have it signed by the student's physician.
Rome Concert Tickets Available for the Teatro Tor Bella Monaca
If you are planning on being in Rome and want to attend the April 11 concert, please follow directions at the link below to purchase advance tickets:


The concert at the Basilica of Sant'Ingazio is free and open to the public. We hope to be able to share ticketing information soon for the Teatro di Villa Torlonia.
Final Itinerary Available
Click here for the latest version of the tour itinerary. Please note: the Villa Torlonia concert start time may be changed from 8:00 to 7:00 PM.
Tuesday, April 9:
Small Ensemble Performances at the
Wednesday, April 10:
Performance at
Thursday, April 11:
Performance at
Other Tour Logistics
  • Tour Staff and Administrators include Mr. McKeown and Ms. Kaddoura from Samohi Band, Ms. Woo and Mr. Garnreiter from John Adams Middle School, and Ms. Komlos, Samohi H House Principal.
  • Luggage: Each traveler will be allowed one checked bag (maximum 50 lbs), one instrument, and one carry-on bag or personal item (such as a purse, backpack or laptop bag). These limits apply whether the student is checking their instrument or bringing the instrument on board.
We are VERY Close to our $64,000 Fundraising Goal!
Thanks to a very successful "Bands at the Broad" concert and silent auction, we have raised over $42,000 to cover instrument rental costs, concert venue fees, and tour scholarships. Thank you to the many Wind Ensemble Families who volunteered for or contributed to this event! Combined with a $20,000 grant from the City of Santa Monica, our total fundraising has reached $62,000 - 97% of our goal!
It's not too late to join the Spaghetti Challenge!
Help us raise that final 3% through the  Spaghetti Challenge! Be brave like Mr. McKeown, who had spaghetti dumped on his head to support our student musicians! Get your own campaign started at SpaghettiChallenge.com.