April, 2007

Dear Directors,

Rhythms International was born five years ago out of necessity.  Many people had been accustomed to going to a festival and being treated like guests and receiving a quality program with fine service.  This is a dieing quality but we strive to maintain it at every turn.  Over the past five years we have succeeded in creating our own tradition of loyalty and devotion to the education of music to all who wish to learn through the cooperation of both adjudicators and directors alike.

Another year is already in the works and things are going extremely well.  Our loyal followers are back and new people are joining our growing family.  The word of the day is "Team Spirit" amongst us all from the directors to road staff, escorts, adjudicators and musicians alike not to mention the student musicians who feel they are part of the event too!  Everyone feels the complicity that exists between the Rhythms Team and its guests.

Virginia Beach

Our goal was, and always will be, to deliver the highest level of service possible to all and we will not compromise on this for any reason.  All those who participate in a Rhythms Festival feel this from the very beginning and leave with a smile.  Our objective is to prepare and deliver the best festival possible all while respecting the tight budgets we are all on these days.  We know how hard it is to make a dollar and we strive to make our festivals affordable to all.

Our family has grown over the past year with the arrival of such excellent people as Al "Corky" Fabrizio in Rochester, Tony Hyde in Boston, Rich Chiandusse in New York (Catskills and Philadelphia) and Hugh Topham in Montreal to name a few.  These fine people have been involved in the festival/music world for many years and have joined the Rhythms Team.  Their input has permitted us to increase our quality of service.  We have grown over the past 5 years and have adjusted to this grown very well.  The reason for our growth is simple.  We offer the highest quality of product possible while remaining flexible to meet each groups budgets.  Please note that we do not group everyone together.  Each and every group's package is tailor-made to meet their needs.  This personalized packaging is one of the exclusive services we offer to all our guests making you unique within an event.

Our fine partners such as Ellison Tours and Maximum Tours have made the whole process that much easier.  Their expertise in travel and making our programs accessible and available have enabled us to attain the level we have and given us the opportunity to expand for 2008.  Both these partners offer you the hands-on service you need to have a great experience without surprises.

You will find within both our 2008 catalogue and our web-site, the line-up of destinations and dates for 2008.  This selection has been made by popular demand and the dates selected according to a general calendar.  We know that no two groups work on the same calendar.  It is for this reason that we have our "YOU TELL US" form.  If you do not see the date or destination that you want, all you have to do is contact us or fill in the form.  It will be our pleasure to meet your needs and will be so much easier for us if you tell us exactly what you need and want.  You have no idea just how accommodating we can be until you contact us.

 

Yours In Music,

Michael Leclerc
President