The Round Rock High School Clarinet and Saxophone Choirs

The Midwest Clinic, Chicago, Illinois

December 20th-23rd

  • Clarinet Choir Schedule

    Wednesday, December 20th - Travel Day

    6:00 AM Report to Band Hall

    6:15 AM Depart from RRHS

    7:00 AM Arrive at ABIA

    7:30 AM Check In

    10:10 AM Depart for Chicago on Southwest Flight #1792

    12:40 PM Arrive at MDW

    2:00 PM Depart via train for hotel

    2:40 PM Arrive at station, walk to hotel

    3:00 PM Check In at hotel

    5:00 PM Dinner nearby @ Harold’s Chicken Shack or South Loop Market

    6:15 PM Depart for Skydeck Chicago

    6:30 PM Arrive, ride the elevator and check it out

    7:45 PM Return to the hotel

    10:30 PM Lights Out

    Thursday, December 21st - SightSeeing and Rehearsal Day

    6:30 AM Wake up

    7:30 AM Eat breakfast at the hotel

    8:30 AM Depart for the Field Museum

    9:00 AM Arrive, enjoy the museum

    11:00 AM Walk to Millenium Park

    11:30 AM Arrive and see the bean

    12:00 PM Eat lunch at Park Grill

    1:30 PM Walk to the Ice Skating rink

    1:45 PM Enjoy some skating with friends

    5:15 PM Depart for the hotel

    5:30 PM Arrive at the hotel, retrieve instruments

    6:00 PM Walk to McCormick

    6:15 PM Clarinet Choir Rehearsal #1 in W470 AB

    7:30 PM Clarinet Choir Rehearsal #2 in W470 AB, then store instruments in homeroom #474B

    8:30 PM Order dinner from one of two places, Steve's Bite or Haidilao Hot Pot, then return to hotel

    8:45 PM Eat dinner at the hotel

    10:30 PM Lights Out

    Friday, December 22nd - Performance and Convention Day

    6:45 AM Wake up

    7:30 AM Breakfast at the hotel

    8:00 AM Walk to McCormick as a group

    8:30 AM Enjoy the Sax Choir Performance

    9:30 AM Sax performance concludes

    9:45 AM Visit the exhibit hall

    11:30 PM Eat lunch at McCormick in the West Hall Food Court

    12:15 PM Return to hotel to change

    1:15 PM Return to McCormick, store items in homeroom #474B, then go to W183 for performance

    1:30 PM Get set up and warm up

    2:00 PM Sound Check

    3:15 PM Clarinet Choir Performance in W183

    4:15 PM Clarinet performance concludes

    4:30 PM Gather items from homeroom and return to hotel, get ready to go out

    5:00 PM Dinner at Lou Malnati's

    6:30 PM Depart for Chicago Symphony

    7:30 PM Chicago Symphony

    9:00 PM Return to the hotel

    10:30 PM Lights Out

    Saturday, December 23rd - Travel Day

    2:00 AM Wake Up

    3:00 AM Depart for train station

    3:30 AM Depart for MDW on train

    4:00 AM Arrive and check in

    6:25 AM Depart for AUS on Southwest Flight #0385

    9:15 AM Arrive at AUS

    10:00 AM Depart for RRHS

    11:00 AM Arrive, store things and head home

  • Saxophone Choir Schedule

    Wednesday, December 20th - Travel Day

    6:00 AM Report to Band Hall

    6:15 AM Depart from RRHS

    7:00 AM Arrive at ABIA

    7:30 AM Check In

    10:10 AM Depart for Chicago on Southwest Flight #1792

    12:40 PM Arrive at MDW

    2:00 PM Depart via train for hotel

    2:40 PM Arrive at station, walk to hotel

    3:00 PM Check In at hotel

    5:00 PM Dinner nearby @ Harold’s Chicken Shack or South Loop Market

    6:15 PM Depart for Skydeck Chicago

    6:30 PM Arrive, ride the elevator and check it out

    7:45 PM Return to the hotel

    10:30 PM Lights Out

    Thursday, December 21st - SightSeeing and Rehearsal Day

    6:30 AM Wake up

    7:30 AM Eat breakfast at the hotel

    8:30 AM Depart for the Field Museum

    9:00 AM Arrive, enjoy the museum

    11:00 AM Return to the hotel to get instruments

    11:15 AM Arrive at the hotel

    11:40 AM Walk to McCormick from the hotel

    12:00 PM Sax Choir Rehearsal #1 in W194 AB, then store instruments in homeroom #474B

    1:30 PM Depart for Millenium Park

    1:45 PM Eat lunch at Park Grill

    3:00 PM Walk to the Ice Skating rink

    3:15 PM Enjoy skating with friends!

    5:45 PM Depart for McCormick, retrieve instruments from homeroom #474B

    6:15 PM Sax Choir Rehearsal #2 in W194 AB

    7:15 PM Store instruments in homeroom #474B

    7:45 PM Eat dinner near the hotel at Steve's Bite or Haidilao Hot Pot

    8:45 PM Return to the hotel

    10:30 PM Lights Out

    Friday, December 22nd - Performance and Convention Day

    5:15 AM Wake up

    6:00 AM Breakfast at the hotel, dressed and ready to go

    6:30 AM Walk to McCormick as as group, retrieve items from homeroom #474B

    6:45 AM Get set up and warm up

    7:15 AM Sound check

    8:30 AM Sax Choir Performance in W183

    9:30 AM Performance concludes

    9:45 AM Gather items from homeroom and then go to hotel as a group to change

    10:30 AM Return to McCormick and visit the exhibit hall

    12:00 PM Eat lunch at McCormick in the West Hall Food Court

    1:30 PM Go watch Westwood perform

    3:15 PM Enjoy the Clarinet Choir Performance

    4:15 PM Clarinet performance concludes

    4:30 PM Return to hotel, ready to go out

    5:00 PM Dinner at Lou Malnati's

    6:30 PM Depart for Chicago Symphony

    7:30 PM Chicago Symphony

    9:00 PM Return to the hotel

    10:30 PM Lights Out

    Saturday, December 23rd - Travel Day

    2:00 AM Wake Up

    3:00 AM Depart for train station

    3:30 AM Depart for MDW on train

    4:00 AM Arrive and check in

    6:25 AM Depart for AUS on Southwest Flight #0385

    9:15 AM Arrive at AUS

    10:00 AM Depart for RRHS

    11:00 AM Arrive, store things and head home

Trip Cost due to Round Rock High School:

Airfare $295.00

Hotel $286.00

Chicago Symphony $70.00

City Pass $94.00 (Field Museum, Art Museum, Skydeck Chicago)

Total $745.00

You may pay in full or make a half payment by November 27th. The remainder is due by December 14th

Estimated meal and in-town travel costs to be paid by the students while on the trip:

Meals $130.00

Travel $40.00

Total $170.00

Hotel Information

  • Hampton Inn Chicago McCormick Place

  • 123 East Cermak, Suite 100 Chicago, Illinois 60616 USA

  • 312.791.1121

Midwest Clinic Location

  • 77th Annual Conference - December 20 - 22, 2023
    (Wednesday - Friday)
    McCormick Place West
    2301 S. Indiana Ave.
    Chicago, Illinois 60616

  • The Midwest Clinic

Badge and Entry Information

Performers Badges
Paper badges for your performers are available for pick-up at the VIP counter at registration.  Performers do not need to register via the links below or the website.  Your packet will also include badge holders, lanyards, and participation certificates.  The paper badges will have the name of your organization as well as “Performer.”  They will not have individuals’ names. 

Guests/Chaperones
As a K-12 performing ensemble, you are eligible for 1 guest/chaperone badge per every 2 performers.  Your guests/chaperones should click on the “Guest/Chaperone” registration link below and use your special discount code on the payment page to redeem their complimentary registration.  Once all of your codes have been used, any additional guests/chaperones can register via the link and pay the $30.00 registration fee.  You can distribute these registrations at your discretion.  Badges can be picked up at the registration center in the McCormick Place Concourse during the conference.  While these badges will have a bar code for scanning, they will not be eligible for professional development credit tracking. 

Guest/Chaperone Registration link: https://cvent.me/AzWBe1

Discount Code: ROCKCHAP

Walking and Driving Times