PASSION OF ITALY. Vatican JUNE 14-20, Join the festival choir in singing the Mass at St Peter s Basilica

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1 at the Vatican PASSION OF ITALY JUNE 14-20, 2011 Join the festival choir in singing the Mass at St Peter s Basilica and perform in the Rome Festival Concert Conducted by: Dr. Hilary Apfelstadt The Ohio State University & Dr. Anna Hamre California State University, Fresno Individual concert options in Rome and throughout Italy

2 PASSION OF ITALY TaBLe Of ContenTS Leaders Destination Highlights One Highlights Two Program One Program Two Package Details Travel Insurance Plan Producers DRS. APFELSTADT & HAMRE Passion of Italy

3 LeaDERS JOIN US IN ITALY We are delighted to invite you to join us in exploring the musical passion of Italy. Italy has given us some of the finest music known to humankind, and we are eager to celebrate this with you in the Passion of Italy Festival. It is our honor to lead you in singing Mass at one of the world s greatest cathedrals as well as performing in the Rome Festival Concert. We greatly enjoyed our collaboration in Prague and Vienna in 2009 and look forward to creating further musical magic with you in the Passion of Italy Festival. Please join us for an unforgettable musical and cultural experience! - Anna Hamre & Hilary Apfelstadt

4 LeaDERS DR. HILARY APFELSTADT Dr. Hilary Apfelstadt is Professor and Associate Director of the School of Music at the Ohio State University in Columbus. As Director of Choral Activities, she conducts the Chorale and teaches graduate conducting. Her choirs have performed at Division and National American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) conferences, at Carnegie Hall, and in Canada and overseas. She has directed numerous all-state and honor choirs throughout the U.S. and has guest conducted in Canada, Europe and Cuba. In 2009, she guest conducted the Mormon Tabernacle Choir on a live broadcast of Music and the Spoken Word. A native of Canada, she holds degrees from the University of Toronto, the University of Illinois and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is a life member of ACDA, serving as National President from DR. ANNA HAMRE In demand as a guest conductor, clinician, and adjudicator, Anna Hamre became Director of Choral Activities at California State University, Fresno in Dr. Hamre teaches undergraduate conducting and graduate conducting and literature at Fresno State, where she is responsible for the management of the choral program. She conducts the Concert Choir, Chamber Singers, and Community Chorus Master Chorale and Coro Piccolo, frequently collaborating with the Fresno Philharmonic Orchestra. Dr. Hamre is the author of The High-School/University Sight-Singer (Masterworks Press of Olympia, WA), a music-literacy method in use in every state, plus the District of Columbia, Guam, British Columbia, Hong Kong, and Indonesia. REPERTOIRE Music under consideration includes: Palestrina Sicut cervus Viadana Exultate justi in Domino Martini Domine, ad adjuvandum me festina Verdi Va, pensiero (from Nabucco) Rossini Petite messe solennelle (excerpts) Mozart Ave verum corpus Vivaldi Gloria The final repertoire selection will be confimed in consulation with participating Directors. Italy Passion of Italy 2

5 DESTInaTION Italy is the cradle of so much magnificent music and culture. Everybody deserves a chance to sing there at least once. Venice Florence Rome 3

6 highlights One ROME ONLY 2011 Tuesday, June 14 Depart USA Wednesday, June 15 Arrive in Rome Orientation Check in Dinner Thursday, June 16 Friday, June 17 Saturday, June 18 Sunday, June 19 Monday, June 20 Sightseeing Rehearsal Welcome dinner Rehearsal Sightseeing (optional individual concert) Vatican sightseeing St Peter s Mass Free morning Festival concert Farewell dinner Departure Italy Passion of Italy 4

7 highlights TWO VENICE, FLORENCE, ROME 2011 Saturday, June 11 Sunday, June 12 Monday, June 13 Tuesday, June 14 Departure Arrive Venice Tour of Venice Performance Travel to Florence Sightseeing Wednesday, June 15 Visit Pisa or Lucca (optional individual concert) Thursday, June 16 Friday, June 17 Saturday, June 18 Sunday, June 19 Monday, June 20 Travel to Rome Rehearsal Welcome dinner Rehearsal Sightseeing (optional individual concert) Sightseeing Sing Mass at St. Peter s Basilica Sightseeing Gala concert at Santa Maria Sopra Minerva or Santa Maria degli Angeli Farewell Festival Dinner Departure for home 5

8 PROGRAM One ROME ONLY 2011 Tuesday, June 14 Depart Gateway City Wednesday, June 15 Arrival in Rome Meet KIconcerts tour manager Check in Dinner Overnight in Rome Thursday, June 16 Breakfast (daily) A guided walking tour of Ancient Rome. See the Capitoline Hill, citadel of ancient Rome, the Tarpeian Rock, the Roman Forum and the Colosseum Transfer to rehearsal venue Rehearsal Festival Welcome dinner Overnight in Rome Italy Passion of Italy 6

9 PROGRAM One Friday, June 17 Morning rehearsal Guided walking tour of the historical centre of Rome including Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, Piazza Navona and piazza Campo de Fiori Optional individual concert Dinner Overnight in Rome Saturday, June 18 Today we have a guided tour of the Vatican Museums, including the Sistine Chapel, with its breathtaking frescos by Michelangelo, and the Raphael Rooms, which established Raphael s reputation in Rome. See St. Peter s Square, the largest part of Vatican City, the world s smallest state Sing Mass at St Peter s Basilica Dinner Overnight in Rome Sunday, June 19 Free morning to explore Rome Transfer to festival venue Festival Concert Farewell Dinner Overnight in Rome Monday, June 20 Transfer to airport and travel back home **Itinerary subject to change. **Confirmation of performances is dependent upon early receipt of performance information: biographies, pictures, recordings and repertoire 7

10 PROGRAM TWO VENICE, FLORENCE, ROME Saturday, June 11 Depart USA Sunday, June 12 Arrival in Venice Meet KIconcerts tour manager Transfer to Mestre Check in Dinner Overnight in Mestre Monday, June 13 Breakfast (daily) Enjoy a guided visit of the historical center of Venice: the golden Basilica of St. Mark, the Doge s Palace decorated by 16th century artists such as Titian and Tintoretto, the Bridge of Sighs and Piombi Prison Performance Dinner Overnight in Mestre Italy Passion of Italy 8

11 PROGRAM TWO Tuesday, June 14 Travel to Florence. Florence is a city in which Italian artistic and intellectual genius flourished. Dante, poet and historian, Michelangelo, painter, architect and sculptor found the city to be an ideal forum for their intellectual and artistic development. Upon arrival we have a guided tour of Florence. Visit the Piazza Del Duomo, Palazzo Vecchio, Accademia Museums and Piazza della Signoria Transfer to Montecatini Check-in Dinner Overnight in Montecatini Wednesday, June 15 Visit Pisa located on the Arno River on the Ligurian Sea. The city is known worldwide for its famous bell tower or visit Lucca, with its ancient ramparts that ring the old city featuring some of Italy s finest medieval and Renaissance architecture. See San Michele in Foro, San Frediano, the cathedral San Martino, the shopping street via Fillungo, Palazzo and Torre Guinig Independent lunch Return to Montecatini Explore the old city Optional individual concert Dinner Overnight in Montecatini Thursday, June 16 Travel to Rome Rehearsal Festival Welcome Dinner Overnight in Rome 9

12 PROGRAM TWO Friday, June 17 Today we have a guided tour of the Vatican Museums, including the Sistine Chapel, with its breathtaking frescos by Michelangelo, and the Raphael Rooms, which established Raphael s reputation in Rome. See St. Peter s Square, the largest part of Vatican City, the world s smallest state Rehearsal Dinner Overnight in Rome Saturday, June 18 Guided tour of Ancient Rome. See the Capitoline Hill, citadel of ancient Rome, the Tarpeian Rock, the Roman Forum, and the Colosseum Sing Mass at St. Peter s Basilica Dinner and overnight in Rome Sunday, June 19 Guided tour of Rome. See Circo Maximus, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, Piazza Navona and Piazza di Spagna. Gala concert at Basilica Santa Maria Sopra Minerva or Basilica Santa Maria degli Angeli Farewell dinner Overnight in Rome Monday, June 20 After breakfast we transfer to Rome airport for your return flight home **Itinerary subject to change. **Confirmation of performances is dependent upon early receipt of performance information: biographies, pictures, recordings and repertoire Italy Passion of Italy 10

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16 at the Vatican 2011: Hilary Apfelstadt & Anna Hamre REGISTRATION OF INTEREST FORM Sing Mass at St. Peter s Name of Conductor Name of Ensemble Address Mailing Address City/State/Zip Home phone Mobile phone Office phone Fax Website You may wish to nominate a tour contact person to assist the director in all matters relating to the tour including financial, promotional and organizational details. Tour Contact Person (if other than conductor) Address City/State/Zip Home phone Mobile phone Office phone Fax Approx. Number of Ensemble members in the tour Approx. Number of accompanying persons in the tour I will send a photo of myself to use in my brochures by (date) I will send performance information by (date) I wish KICONCERTS to print (quantity) brochures Return completed form to: 3260 E. Woodmen Road, Suite 200 Colorado Springs, CO P: F: info@kiconcerts.com