
Registration​
​Join the 135 singers already registered!
Several 25% discounted singer packages (now just $900) have recently become available for newly-joining singers. All voice parts welcome.
Contact Shulamit shu@machutch.com to register.​
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Cost
$1,199 per singer​​
1st deposit $300 deadline extended to October 31, 2024
2nd deposit $350 due December 1, 2024
3rd and final deposit $549 due April 15, 2025
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It is still possible to register beyond the above deadlines.
Please let Shulamit know you would like to register. Send an email to shu@machutch.com and Shulamit will ask MAP to re-open the Viva group registration.
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Register and Pay
Singers participating in the MidAmerica Productions (MAP) Carnegie residency (New York rehearsals, performance, dinner cruise) register and make payments to MAP via the online portal, GroupCollect
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https://mapmusic.grcoll.co/v2/go/hoffmann25
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​Trip code, "hoffmann25."​​​​
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Non-refundable Deposits
All deposits to MAP are non-refundable. Should a singer withdraw from the residency, MAP will allow a substitute singer to take their place. Viva la Musica will try to facilitate arrangements for substitutions between the person withdrawing and the new registrant.
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Cancellation Insurance
MAP strongly recommends registrants consider purchasing cancellation insurance. You may use any insurance company offering travel insurance. MAP suggests travelexinsurance.com (call 1-800-228-9792). Use Location Code 32-6180 when requesting a Travelex insurance quote. Another trip insurance option suggested by MAP is RoamRight.
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Singers book their own travel & hotel
Singers make their travel and hotel bookings. Book accommodations for Thursday, June 19—Monday, June 23, to cover the residency activities. You, of course, are welcome to arrive earlier and stay later.
The hotel at which the massed choir rehearsals will take place:
the Intercontinental Hotel, Times Square,
300 W 44th St, New York, NY 10036
Shulamit is staying at the Intercontinental. The Intercontinental makes for easy access to the Friday and Saturday massed choir rehearsals. But staying at hotel nearer to Carnegie will be convenience on Sunday, with dress rehearsal in the morning and performance in the early afternoon. MAP suggests the following and there are many more:
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(live links on hotel names below take you to hotel websites)
The Sheraton, 3 blocks south of Carnegie
811 7th Avenue, W 53rd St, New York, NY 1001.
Tel. 833-483-3139
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870 7th Ave, New York, NY 10019.
Tel. 833-372-4430
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160 W56th St, New York, NY 10019.
Tel. 888-494-4651
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1335 6th Avenue, New York, NY 10019.
Tel. 833-372-4430
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​Steve Hanna*, travel agent, steve@sjhanna.com, suggests:
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210 West 55th Street, New York, NY, 10019
Tel. 866-238-4218
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230 W 54th St, New York, NY 10019
Tel: 212-247-5000
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*As of 1/18/2025, Steve is out of town, not returning until Mid February, so it might be best for those hoping Steve would organize group booking to go ahead and make your own bookings.
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Groupies Welcome
Friends and family of singers—our cherished groupies—are most welcome in New York, and we look forward to performing for you at Carnegie. Groupies, like singers, make their own travel and accommodation arrangements. Groupies purchase their own tickets for the Carnegie concert, and are invited to purchase tickets for the post concert cruise celebration. There are no other charges for groupies, either to MAP or to Viva.
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Viva la Musica season preparation
Singers are asked to pay $200 season registration to help offset some of the costs that Viva la Musica incurs for preparation for Carnegie: rehearsals—conductor, pianist, venue, Zoom access and recordings—educational and information online portal, event insurance, hall rental, and Bay Area dress rehearsals and a performance—orchestra, soloists, venue, playbill, advertising, and administration. If singers are participating only in some of the season's activities, registration fees can be prorated at the singer's discretion. Registration fees are payable to Viva la Musica. Check or cash at in-person rehearsal or check mailed to:
Viva la Musica, c/o Carol Meyer
13162 Franklin Ave.,
Mountain View, CA 94040.
Amounts above $200 will be gratefully recognized as donations to Viva.
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Donations to Viva are most appreciated
Viva la Musica is a 501(c)3 non-profit public benefit entity.
California Corporation #C2984278. Tax ID # 26-0338125.
Donations are tax deductible to the full extent of the law.
Let Shulamit Know!
If you are planning to to register for the Carnegie residency and for the Viva preparation, please let Shulamit know.
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Email: shu@machutch.com
Phone: 650-346-5084 (PST)