What: Italy in 2010 / Here in 2011
The IHC band will fly to Nepi, Italy for 7-10 days, hosted by the local concert band, the Banda di Nepi.
We will participant in joint concerts and events, visit Rome and other sites around Italy, and have a fantastic educational experience.
Then in summer 2011, we will host them here and do the same in Portland.
Why: What an Opportunity!
This exchange will be a fantastic educational and musical experience for the band. We will share music, meals, and
experiences with the members of the Banda di Nepi.
These will both "working trips", where we share our talents and music with the Italians; participate in regional music
festivals; and hear, see, and taste taste each others' cultures. This is sure to be a "life experience" for Mainers, some of whom have never
been to another country.
Nina, our director, and Nick Benfaremo went to Italy this past summer, scouting out our trip.
They went to Nepi, met our host band, toured the area, went to Rome and ate pasta.
See their pictures!
Who: Everyone in the band
We hope everyone in the band will join us for this trip, along with their guests.
The Italy Committee is working hard to ensure that it will be relatively inexpensive - we do not want anyone to decide not to come
because of the costs. Accomodations will be in the local Nepi community, so the largest costs will be airfare and travel expenses,
which we are trying to offset with fundraising.
When: Late August 2010
Exact dates are being worked out, but our trip will be at the end August of 2010 and will coincide with a
regional band festival, where the IHC band will perform.
Where: Nepi, Italy - Near Rome
We will be staying in Nepi, Italy, 25 miles north of Rome.
View IHCCB Trip To Italy in a larger map
Our Hosts: the Banda di Nepi
Band: www.bandadinepi.it
Region: http://www.romeartlover.it/Clodia1.html
From the Nepi band:
Dear Director,
We are a music band from a little town of 8000 inhabitans far 40 kilometers from Rome, and we are interested to have excanges with you. My name is Riccardo, I play tenor trombone in the band. Our band is of 35 elements, and we play Italian modern music, some of classics, and music for band. We have 6 or 7 events/year.
If you are interested to our cooperation, please visit our site at www.bandadinepi.it
If you want to find our location on a map, the name of the town is Nepi. You can find other informations and images at: http://www.proloconepi.com/ , http://www.comune.nepi.vt.it/
Best regards
Ciao!
Riccardo Fantera - Banda di Nepi
