HYP Spring Trip 2020
On March 26-29, 2020 HYP was to travel to Nashville, Tennessee, to take part in the Worldstrides Heritage Festival. Sadly, the trip has been cancelled due to COVID-19.
HYP Spring Trip 2019 – New Orleans!
April 10-14, 2019, the HYP traveled to New Orleans, Louisiana. HYP had a 90-minute clinic before competing in the Heritage World Strides Festival. On the sightseeing itinerary were: Garden District, Jackson Square, French Quarter, Oak Alley Plantation, Mardis Gras World, National World War II Museum and Cafe Du Monde. On the final evening of the trip HYP attended an awards banquet and masquerade ball. Congratulations to HYP on bringing home wonderful memories, a gold rating, top orchestra honors, and an invitation to play at an honors festival next year in a major city!
Past Tours
| 2019 | New Orleans, LA |
| 2018 | Touhill Performing Arts Center, St. Louis, Missouri |
| 2017 | Universal Studios – Orlando, Florida (Music USA Festival) |
| 2016 | The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts – Washington, DC |
| 2015 | Red Lion, PA (Miss Gouker's hometown) |
| 2014 | Concert in the Cumberland Caverns – Chattanooga, TN |
| 2013 | Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN |
| 2012 | Carnegie Hall – New York, NY |
| 2011 | Chicago, IL, at the Field Museum |
| 2010 | Atlanta, GA |
| 2009 | Normandy and Paris, France, at the American Cemetery in Normandy for the 65th anniversary of the Allied Invasion (D-Day) |
| 2008 | Washington, DC |
| 2007 | Red Lion, PA |
| 2006 | Virginia Beach, VA |
| 2005 | Honolulu, Hawaii |
| 2004 | Atlanta, GA |
| 2003 | Chattanooga, TN |
| 2002 | Washington, DC |
| 2001 | Myrtle Beach, SC |
| 2000 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 1998 | Atlanta, GA |
| 1997 | Myrtle Beach, SC |
| 1996 | Gatlinburg, TN |
| 1995 | Virginia Beach, VA |
| 1994 | St. Louis, MO |
| 1993 | Atlanta, GA |
| 1992 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 1991 | Virginia Beach, VA |
| 1990 | Chicago, IL |
| 1989 | St. Louis, MO |
| 1988 | Nashville, TN |
| 1987 | Chicago, IL |
| 1986 | St. Louis, MO |