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To book a presentation of Brian Burns' Once Upon A Time In Texas at your school, please email your inquiry to:

or you can reach us by phone at

(214) 354-1861.

IMPORTANT: Before you make a booking agreement for this presentation, please consider the following carefully: by agreeing to an engagement at your school on a specific date and time, Brian is effectively taking himself off the market and agreeing to forego other opportunities for the same date and time.  As such, it is imperative that he enter only into firm commitments; no tentative or contingency bookings.  If you do not have the authority to enter into such a legally binding agreement, please have another representative with such authority contact us.  We will vigorously pursue legal remedy for performance fees lost due to cancellations.

Performance Fees

We don't publish fees on this web site or in our promotional material because they vary depending upon location of show, number of performances required, etc.  We will work with you to provide a presentation that is educational, entertaining, and cost-effective.

Upon booking a presentation, you will receive (by email) an invoice for the performance fee.  If other paperwork is required by your school (W9, contract, vendor form, etc.) such paperwork should be mailed, at the time of booking, to:

Brian Burns
2124 Churchill Downs Dr.
Arlington, TX  76017

The paperwork will be completed and mailed back to you (please indicate a return address).

IMPORTANT: Please note that unless other arrangements have been clearly agreed upon in advance, the performance fee is payable and due on the date of the performance.  The check should be made payable to “Brian Burns”.  It has been necessary for us to adopt a rigid policy regarding this fee, so if there is any outstanding paperwork that needs to be completed in order to ensure that the fee can be paid and the performance can proceed on our agreed date and time, please let us know as soon as possible.  Please understand: unless other arrangements have been clearly agreed upon in advance, if the check is not (a) available on the date of the performance, and (b) made out properly to “Brian Burns”, the performance will be cancelled.

Presentation Requirements

Brian uses a state-of-the-art sound system that sounds clear and powerful in any sized room, from small libraries to mid-sized auditoriums and cafeterias, to large gymnasiums.  The only requirement for the equipment is a grounded 120 volt electrical outlet (or equivalent extension) within 15 feet of the performance area.  Safety of your students is of utmost concern; therefore, the performance area should be clear of students while Brian is setting up for a performance and loading up afterwards.

To ensure a presentation that is enjoyable and rewarding for all, please consider the following guidelines:

Your school's office personnel MUST be informed of the presentation beforehand so that they will be expecting Brian's arrival at the school office 45 minutes to an hour before the performance time.  On several occasions, Brian has arrived to perform only to be turned away by office personnel who had not been informed of the performance.  This is considered to be cancellation without notice, and we will vigorously pursue legal remedy for performance fees lost due to cancellations.

Students should be reminded of the rules of audience etiquette before the performance.

The first half of the presentation focuses on historical material and the students should be attentive and refrain from clapping along to the songs.

As the performance progresses, students will be invited to clap and sing along, and by the end of the show, hopefully, the entire audience will be singing like the Vienna Sausage Choir!

Toward the end of the show, Brian will conduct a brief question and answer session where audience members are encouraged to raise their hands and ask questions.

Autographs

Brian is agreeable to signing autographs after a performance; however, his scheduling often prevents him from doing so.  If one student gets an autograph, everyone wants one.  Arrangements for autographs should be discussed and agreed upon in advance.