Picking your classes for the 2002 Summer Toot is easy - making the decisions might be hard, but the actual class indications are easy. Simply pick one letter designator from each period, and then pick an alternate in case your first choice is full or unavailable.

Remember, classes based on skill levels (beginner, intermediate, advanced) are geared for those skills; please be ambitious but mindful of your relative skills. Our main interest is that everyone's classes are a good fit. We will have class change requests at Monday night dinner and the Monday night playing sessions so that you can choose other classes to attend in case your first (or second) choice don't work out for whatever reason. If you are signing up for a master class, please let us know what piece(s) you might like to perform and what the accompaniment is.

Send your class choices to Danny ASAP so that you can get your preferred classes. You can do so through email dmj726@aol.com or by telephone (512-371-0099) or by US Mail: PO Box 4328, Austin, TX 78765.

• Sunday afternoon 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm, June 2     On campus check-in, in Harms Dorm (the "new dorm").
• 7:15 pm Sunday, June 2     Orientation Meeting, followed by Concert and Reception
  
  
• 9:00 am - 5:30 pm Monday through Friday     Daily classes (see descriptions below), with breaks and lunch
• 7:00-ish pm Sunday through Friday     Special Evening Events (see specific times and descriptions below)
  
  
• Saturday morning     After-glow classes, Schedule to be announced
• Saturday after lunch     depart, and start planning to attend the Fall Toot!

The Great Texas Krummhorn Konklave (Summer Edition) will once again thrill and delight those who make the journey to Scholz's Beer Garden (to say nothing of its effect on Scholz's regular customers) . Krummhorns will be available for all who wish to play and a cash bar will be available for those who wish to soak their reeds in beer. Non-participants are welcome, and a good time for all is guaranteed. We play, sing, converse, meet locals, and generally have a wonderful time in this Austin landmark, located just down the hill from the Texas Capitol.

If you are arriving by air, the easiest way to get to the campus is by the Super Shuttle, which will get you there for around $15 per person. Fees are set by location, so tell the operator you are going to Concordia University, 32nd St. and IH-35, zip code 78705. The Super Shuttle has an office in the airport terminal, on the Baggage Claim level. For those who need extra help, please notify me well in advance and we will arrange for you to be met at the airport.

Registration will begin at 2:00 in the Lobby of Harms Dorm, called the "new dorm" on some of the campus maps. For a campus map, go to www.concordia.edu and follow the links to the campus map. Please be advised that the Toot is not equipped to take payment with credit cards. We do accept checks and cash. Remember to bring an extra check for the $15 Conference fee imposed by Concordia University.

Room keys and room assignments will be handed out at registration. The schedule for the week and class lists and classroom assignments will be posted in Harms and in Peters (the Music Bldg.) and we will have campus maps at registration as well. The workshop will officially begin at 7:15pm on Sunday with an orientation session, followed by a short concert by the University of North Texas Collegium and a reception in the performance hall of the Peters Center.

The first meal on your meal card is the Sunday night dinner. The last regular meal on the meal plan is Saturday breakfast; however, Concordia will make up a box lunch for the Saturday lunch at a cost of $6. Let us know as soon as possible whether or not you'd like to order a convenient box lunch, ready to travel!

Housing

Housing requests have been honored (unless you are personally informed otherwise.) Reiteration: the rooming arrangement in Harms Hall is in suites, four bedrooms to a suite. Each bedroom is private, and there are two bathrooms in each suite with a shared living room. Towels and sheets are provided. If you must arrive before Sunday, you will be able to move into your dorm room by Saturday afternoon ($26 per person fee).

As usual, bring a music stand, music you want to play with others, instruments you want to play, etc. For some beginning classes there will be instruments available to borrow. If you need to borrow or rent other instruments, let us know well in advance. The Boulder Early Music Shop is in residence for the Toot so music and instruments will be available for purchase and BEMS does accept credit cards. The AC in some of the dorms and classrooms can be fierce so bring a wrap or sweater; an umbrella can come in handy for summer storms.

If you want private lessons, contact the instructor(s) of choice after you arrive on campus.

Please write, call, or email if you have any other questions. This is indeed my first time to direct the Toot, and I want to assure you that my co-directors Jennifer Davis and Jenifer Thyssen and I want you to have truly wonderful experiences, musically and personally, and we will do everything in our power to make it so!