Hayley in Washington DC for PBS' A Capitol Fourth 2008

[howard]

Hello All,

Things are starting to get exciting in the U.S., it's the Hayley invasion!


Out of curiosity I would be interested in knowing how Hayley got invited to this event.

Finally the program directors got THE TOP TALENT!!!

Happy Hayley 4th to All,
Howard

[JOHN MCNEIL]

I wish to echo other forum members and wish all Hayley's Canadian friends HAPPY CANADA DAY from the great state of Michigan in America. I can't wait to see Hayey on Friday night.

[milewalker]

Hello all,

Methinks the reheasal for this may be just as important for Hayley as the actual concert in the long run....

www.melodika.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4195&Itemid=50


Media Only Open Dress Rehearsal Schedule and Live Feeds of A Capitol Fourth, America's Biggest Birth
Tuesday, 01 July 2008
Hosted by Jimmy Smits, With the Biggest and Brightest Stars, Huey Lewis & The News, Taylor Hicks, Jerry Lee Lewis, Hayley Westenra, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Harolyn Blackwell and Scott Hamilton


*** General Admission Gates for the Public Open at 5 p.m. on July 3 and 4 ***


WHAT:


Open dress rehearsals for accredited media of the 28th Annual PBS A Capitol Fourth Concert. Note: The concert will be broadcast live on PBS from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol on Friday, July 4, 2008 from 8:00 to 9:30 p.m. ET (check local listings).


WHEN: THURS., July 3 TALENT REHEARSAL SCHEDULE (subject to change):
10:00A - 10:45A Harolyn Blackwell
10:45A - 11:45P Huey Lewis and the News
11:45A - 12:00P Brian Stokes Mitchell
12:00P - 12:20P Hayley Westenra
12:20P - 12:50P The U.S. Marine Drum and Bugle Corps
2:00P - 3:00P Taylor Hicks
3:00P - 4:00P Scott Hamilton, Olympic Heroes,
Brian Stokes Mitchell
4:00P - 5:20P Jerry Lee Lewis (with stand-in)
5:20P - 5:40P Jimmy Smits
7:35P - 10:00P FULL CONCERT DRESS REHEARSAL
(see below for live feed info)
** CLOSED SET WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY, JULY 2 & 4: NO MEDIA ACCESS **

WHERE: U.S. CAPITOL, WEST LAWN, IN FRONT OF THE STAGE.

LIVE FEED:

Pool members -- CNN, CBS, NBC, FOX and ABC -- are invited to use the live program feed available at Verizon's AVOC pool switch Source Port # 20 by calling the CBS News Bureau (pool chair) assignment desk at [phone]. The CBS pool coordinators are Fernando Suarez and Tom Seem. The assignment desk will make the feed available to you on Thursday, July 3, 19:45 - 22:00 EDT (full dress rehearsal) and Friday, July 4, 20:00 - 21:30 EDT (live broadcast). All media are welcome to receive the concert on PBS's Schedule X which can be found on ANC 2, C-Band Transponder 16. This service is an unencrypted analog clear feed. The L band frequency is 1130 mghz horizontal polarity. The audio subcarriers are L = 6.2 mghz and R= 6.8 mghz. Additionally, a mult feed will be available from the production truck on site. The maximum footage allowed for use is 3 minutes and the video credit which must be chyroned while footage is broadcast is A Capitol Fourth Concert/PBS.

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Jon

[timj]

Thanks for the info Richard and Jon, now I'm going Thursday, maybe I can bumble in with the Media folks........TimJ

[Joe]

Jul 3, 2008 2:52:06 GMT timj said:

Thanks for the info Richard and Jon, now I'm going Thursday, maybe I can bumble in with the Media folks........TimJ

Hi Tim!

Great news. Have a safe trip and enjoy the celebration!

Happy 4th...
Joe

[Stephany]

Hi Tim,

This is amazing news - I knew there would be at least one HWI representant at this 4th of July event
Have fun in Washington and please say 'hi' to Hayley for us!

Hayley has her dress rehearsal at noon by the way. It's today at the West Front Lawn, U.S. Capitol.

Stephany

[Richard]

Have a great time, Tim!

Please tell us all about it, particularly Hayley's performance, and don't forget your camera and note-book. With a bit of luck they'll think you're from the press. i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

Happy Independence Day!

Richard

[Stephany]

Posted by TimJ in another thread I locked:

Jul 4, 2008 3:02:05 GMT timj said:

went to the early rehersal but cuold not get close, met Hayley and Katherine after got pix,Hayley got Green&Black's. went to 7:30 rehersal too far away for pixs(security). Hayley sang Shenendoah(great!), We held up a Hayley Banner, camera crew liked it, so we have to go back Friday eve, no USB port here, pictures later........TimJ

...and the reply from Graeme:

Jul 4, 2008 3:45:43 GMT graemek said:

Great Work Tim,

Give her our regards if poss.

Graeme

[Stephany]

Hi everyone

See below new pictures of Hayley Westenra performing at the 'A Capital Fourth 2008' dress rehearsal on the West Front Lawn of the Capitol building on July 3, 2008 in Washington, D.C. (Photos by Paul Morigi/WireImage). The gorgeous red dress is back!

Stephany

[Joe]

Hi Tim and Stephany!

Well done, Tim...thanks for your update. Enjoy the concert!

Thanks for the photos, Stephany Hayley's dress is a lovely shade of red

Joe

[Richard]

Thanks Tim and Stephany!

This event is taking over Google News at the moment, with dozens of similar articles. If anybody wants to read them (I don't), click HERE, but if not, enjoy the show. i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

Happy Independence Day everybody!

Richard

[roger]

Hi Tim,

You have certainly done HWI proud and your kindness was appreciated as can be seen below.

I received an email from Kathryn Nash shortly before midnight (BST) last night. That would have been 6.45pm in Washington. Due to the time difference, some of the information was a little late for us but I think we knew most of it anyway. The line commencing with "tonight" actually refers to last night ((3rd July). Here it is in full:

Hi Roger


Hope this email finds you well.


Just thought I'd let you know the timings for Hayley here in Washington....we've already met x2 HWI's - Tim and his brother and they made Hayley feel very welcome here in the States with a fabulous banner and some choccie!


Anyway, here are her timings:


tonight - dress rehearsal - collection at 7.30pm and estimated time of rehearsal 8.20pm,


July 4th - 7.30pm pick up and approximate time on state 8,50pm (there's a live Telecast National Memorial Day Concert from 8pm -9pm.


thanks Roger!


Best wishes
K

I have acknowledged the email and sent love and best wishes for the show from everyone at HWI. Well done, Tim, and thank you.

Roger

[grant]

Hi Stephany and Tim

Jul 4, 2008 5:59:43 GMT Stephany said:

The gorgeous red dress is back!

I don't recognise the red dress Stephany Have we seen it before?

Thanks for the report Tim and very pleased that you were able to say hello to Hayley, I'm sure she would have been delighted to see you.

Looking forward to seeing your pics!

Best wishes
Grant

[Stephany]

Roger, thank you very much for passing this email along. Well-done Tim, you make us proud! I look forward to seeing a picture of your banner, hehe. Thank you to Kathryn for informing us about Hayley's schedule in Washington.

Jul 4, 2008 9:21:30 GMT grant said:

I don't recognise the red dress Stephany Have we seen it before?

Hello Grant

I might be wrong but I think the red dress is also THIS ONE[/u].

Stephany

[grant]

Thank you for passing that on Roger.

So Kathryn and Hayley are thousands of miles away and preparing for what could be one of Hayley's most important appearances in the States for a long time and still Kathryn finds time to send you an Email to give details. Not only that, but a good proportion of it refers to their meeting with Tim and his brother!!

That speaks volumes to me and shows just how valued the members here are by Hayley and her team.

Thanks also Roger for passing on good wishes from us all here on the forum. I am sure I speak for all members when I say how proud and privileged it makes me feel to know that we are thought of in such a special way.

Best wishes
Grant