WITH Z. RANDALL STROOPE

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1 . in Germany WITH Z. RANDALL STROOPE JUNE 15-21, 2011 Join.Z..Randall.stroope Perform.in.the.festival.Choir. at.the.berliner.dom.(tbd) Individual concerts in Berlin, Leipzig and options to extend to Prague or Vienna

2 WITH Z. RANDALL STROOPE TabLE.Of ConTEnts Leader Destination Highlights Core Program Extension One Extension Two Package Details Travel Insurance Plan Producers Z. RANDALL STROOPE In Germany

3 LEADERS JOIN ME IN BERLIN Friends I hope you might be in a position to join me in Berlin in. the early summer of I have always wanted to stop longer in Berlin, one of Europe s most electrifying cities, to immerse myself more. in the culture and to present fine music. This festival is a chance for full choirs, or parts thereof,. to combine for a gala concert which I am I honored to be able to conduct. There are also opportunities to perform individual concerts and to visit Leipzig as well as Dresden, Prague and Vienna in the extension programs. I will enjoy the chance to present some of my music, to. work with your choirs and of course to hear you in concert. I look forward to exploring this unique city with you. - Z. Randall Stroope

4 LEADERS Z. RANDALL STROOPE Z. Randall Stroope is one of the most active choral conductors and composers working today, with recent conducting engagements at the American School in Singapore, Canterbury Cathedral, England, Salzburger Dom in Salzburg, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., Vancouver Symphony (British Columbia), and two performances at the Vatican in the past year. His compositions sell over 200,000 copies a year, and are performed regularly by esteemed ensembles throughout the world, including professional ensembles in France, Holland, Hong Kong, Spain, Japan, Australia, the Czech Republic, and Canada. Dr. Stroope has personally conducted/recorded 13 professional compact discs, and recordings of his music are heard frequently on radio and television broadcasts, including National Public Radio. Stroope studied conducting at Arizona State University with Douglas McEwen and with Margaret Hillis, Chorus Master of the Chicago Symphony. He is the Director of Vocal and Choral Studies at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, where he conducts the Concert Chorale and Chamber Choir and coordinates the undergraduate and graduate choral conducting program at the University. Dr. Stroope is also the Artistic Director of a summer international choral festival in Rome, Italy. Choral groups under his direction have taken 15 international tours, including China, Russia, Japan, Sweden, and South Africa. Germany With Z. Randall Stroope 2

5 DESTInaTION Berlin Leipzig Dresden Prague Vienna 3

6 highlights JUNE 2011 Wednesday, June 15 Depart Gateway City Thursday, June 16 Friday, June 17 Saturday, June 18 Sunday, June 19 Monday, June 20 Tuesday, June 21 Arrive Berlin Check in City tour of Berlin Rehearsal Welcome dinner City tour of Leipzig Sing Mass Rehearsal Visit Sachsenhausen concentration camp Individual concert Dress rehearsal Individual concert Gala concert Depart for home or for extension tour Germany With Z. Randall Stroope 4

7 CORE.PROgram JUNE 2011 Wednesday, June 15 Depart Gateway City Thursday, June 16 Arrive in Berlin Meet KIconcerts Tour Manager Transfer to your hotel & check-in Overnight in Berlin Friday, June 17 Breakfast (daily) Guided city tour of Berlin. See Alexanderplatz and the TV tower, Brandenburg Gate, Victory Column, Reichstag, Postdamer Platz, Unter den Linden, Staatsoper Unter den Linden, The Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church and Kurfürstendamm Rehearsal Welcome dinner Overnight in Berlin 5

8 core program Saturday, June 18 Travel to Leipzig Lunch en route at own arrangements Guided tour of Leipzig including St. Thomas and St. Nicholas Church, the Gewandhaus, the old and new city halls and the houses of Felix Mendelssohn, Robert & Clara Schumann and J.S. Bach Option to sing Mass in Leipzig church Return to Berlin Overnight in Berlin Sunday, June 19 Rehearsal Transfer to Oranienburg Visit the Sachsenhausen concentration camp. This camp was one of the first detention facilities established by the Nazis when they gained power in 1933 Return to Berlin Option for individual concerts Overnight in Berlin Germany With Z. Randall Stroope 6

9 core PROGRam Monday, June 20 Dress rehearsal Gala concert with Randall Stroope Overnight in Berlin Tuesday, June 21 Depart for home or for extension tour **Itineraries subject to change. **Confirmation of performances is dependent upon early receipt of performance information: biographies, pictures, recordings and repertoire 7

10 EXTEnsIOn.OnE DRESDEN, PRAGUE Tuesday, June 21 Travel to Dresden Discover this beautiful Saxon town and its landmarks such as the recently restored Frauenkirche, Church of Our Lady (a highlight of any visit to Dresden). See also the Theaterplatz square graced by the Zwinger Palace, the most important late-baroque building in Germany, the opulent Semper Opera House, the Residenz Palace with its stables and the Cathedral Continue to Prague Overnight in Prague Wednesday, June 22 Guided ciity tour of Prague including Prague Castle with St. Vitus Cathedral, Lesser Town Square and St. Nicolas Church, Charles Bridge over Vltava river and Prague s Old Town Square Concert Overnight in Prague Thursday, June 23 Depart for home Germany With Z. Randall Stroope 8

11 extension TWO DRESDEN, PRAGUE, VIENNA Tuesday, June 21 Travel to Dresden Discover this beautiful Saxon town and its landmarks such as the recently restored Frauenkirche, Church of Our Lady (a highlight of any visit to Dresden). See also the Theaterplatz square graced by the Zwinger Palace, the most important late-baroque building in Germany, the opulent Semper Opera House, the Residenz Palace with its stables and the Cathedral Continue to Prague Overnight in Prague Wednesday, June 22 Guided ciity tour of Prague including Prague Castle with St. Vitus Cathedral, Lesser Town Square and St. Nicolas Church, Charles Bridge over Vltava river and Prague s Old Town Square Concert Overnight in Prague 9

12 EXTEnsIOn.TWO Thursday, June 23 Travel to Vienna Discover the Schönbrunn Palace, once the summer residence of the Habsburg family and home of Maria Theresa Overnight in Vienna Friday, June 24 City tour of Vienna. Along the Ringstrasse you will see numerous grand buildings such as the State Opera House, the magnificent Museum of Fine Arts with its world famous art treasures of the Habsburgs, the Natural History Museum and in the cultural district you will view the Museums Quartier, the Hofburg winter residence, the Parliament, the City Hall, the Burgtheater and the Belvedere Palace which houses the largest and the most precious Gustav Klimt collection in the world Optional individual concert Overnight in Vienna Saturday, June 25 Depart for home Germany With Z. Randall Stroope 10

13 TRAVEL INSURANCE PLAN KIconcerts announces expanded coverage & new lower premiums to increase your travel protection The coverage in the policy is set out fully in the full Travel Insurance Certificate that can be seen online at or that KIconcerts can send you. SOME HIGHLIGHTS: CANCEL FOR ANY REASON BENEFIT If You cancel Your Trip for any reason not otherwise covered by this policy, We will reimburse You for 75% of the unused non-refundable prepaid expenses for Travel Arrangements You paid for Your Trip, provided: 1) payment for this plan is received by KIconcerts within 14 days of Your initial deposit/payment for Your Trip; and 2) You cancel Your Trip two (2) days or more before your Scheduled Trip Departure Date. This Cancel For Any Reason Benefit does not cover: 1) penalties associated with any air or other travel arrangements not provided by KIconcerts; or 2) the failure of KIconcerts to provide the bargained-for Travel Arrangements due to cessation of operations for any reason. OTHER REASONS FOR CANCELLATION If you cancel your Trip for a covered reason, you will be reimbursed for the amount of the unused non-refundable prepaid expenses for Travel Arrangements you paid for your Trip. They will pay your additional cost as a result of a change in the per person occupancy rate for prepaid travel arrangements if a Traveling Companion s Trip is canceled for a covered reason and your Trip is not canceled. TRIP INTERRUPTION The company will pay benefits if you have to interrupt your trip for covered reasons. TRAVEL DELAY If your trip is delayed for 12 hours or more for covered reasons, the company will reimburse you up to $150 per day up to a maximum of $750 for reasonable accommodation expenses incurred by you for hotels, meals, telephone calls and local transportation while you are delayed. Subject to certain conditions, the company will reimburse you, less any amount paid or payable from any other valid and collectible insurance or indemnity, up to $1,500 for direct loss, theft, damage or destruction of your Baggage, passports or visas during your Trip. The company will reimburse you, less any amount paid or payable from any other valid and collectible insurance or indemnity, up to $150 per day to a maximum of $300, for the cost of reasonable additional clothing and personal articles purchased by you, if your Baggage is delayed for 24 hours or more during your Trip. 12

14 TRAVEL INSURANCE PLAN MEDICAL EXPENSE/EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE Accidental Death and Dismemberment $25,000 Medical Expense/Emergency Assistance Accident & Sickness Medical Expenses $25,000 Emergency Medical Evacuation $50,000 Repatriation of Remains Included WAIVER OF THE PRE-EXISTING CONDITION EXCLUSION The Pre-Existing Condition Exclusion is waived if payment for this plan is received by KIconcerts within 14 days of your initial deposit/payment for your Trip. Please Note: This policy may not be purchased after you have made final payment for your Trip. ONE CALL A 24-hour worldwide service for medical emergencies, transmitting emergency messages, arranging emergency cash transfer, replacing lost travel documents including tickets and passports. CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS Certain exclusions and limitations apply and are detailed in the Travel Insurance Certificate. For example, coverage does not apply to: any Sickness or condition of you, a Traveling Companion or an Immediate Family Member traveling with you that existed during the 60 days prior to the effective date of the coverages (this exclusion is waived if your premium is received within 14 days of your initial deposit/payment for your Trip.) COVERED REASONS Other Covered Reasons, as defined, includes the following events or their consequences: Cancellation or Interruption of your Trip due to: Inclement Weather, unannounced Strike, mechanical breakdown that causes complete cessation of services of Your Common Carrier for at least 12 consecutive hours; a documented traffic accident while enroute to departure; being hijacked or quarantined; jury duty; destruction of your home or destination by fire, flood, burglary or natural disaster; being called to the emergency service of government to provide aid or relief in the event of a natural disaster; a documented theft of passports or visas or a transfer of employment of 250 miles or more; Involuntary Job Termination (must be employed with same employer for 1 year); a Terrorist Incident which occurs in your departure city which is a scheduled destination for your Trip provided the Terrorist Incident occurs within 30 days prior to the Scheduled Departure Date for your Trip or Revocation of military leave due to war. The Travel Protection Plan is underwritten by: US Fire Insurance Company, Eatontown, NJ. Benefits are administered by: Trip Mate, Inc.* 9225 Ward Parkway, Suite 200, Kansas City, Missouri, 64114, (*In CA, dba Trip Mate Insurance Agency). KIconcerts Plan F390v. 13

15 PRODUCERs For over 30 years, KIconcerts (Kingsway International) has provided Choirs with affordable and unforgettable international and domestic custom tours and choral festivals. KIconcerts combines unique destinations, awe-inspiring venues, warm audiences with renowned composers, educators, conductors and choristers. Together with our talented local concert tour organizers we facilitate a deep sharing of culture the essence of performance travel. Performance travel has always presented challenges requiring a myriad of details to combine in order for life changing magical musical moments to occur. This has never been truer than today. KI looks to partner with you in managing these challenges in new and creative ways. Our recent clients have shared their views on our tours have a look at ERIC DALE KNAPP Artistic Advisor Eric Dale Knapp brings a diverse and unique background to KI. He has enjoyed success in Music Education at all levels, Church Music, and with professional choral and orchestral organizations. He has conducted at distinctive concert halls including Carnegie Hall, Sydney Opera House, Shanghai s Oriental Art Centre, Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Dvorak Hall and Vienna s Musikverein. Mr. Knapp is Artistic Director and Conductor of the New Jersey Choral Society & Orchestra which he has led to critical acclaim both in the U.S. and abroad; Artistic Director and Conductor of the Connecticut Choral Society & Orchestra; Music Director for the Mark Thallander Foundation; founder and Music Director of Orchestra de Camerata and Artistic Director of Chamber Music at the Salisbury House Iowa. He is Principal Conductor of the American Festival Symphony at Carnegie Hall and Artistic Advisor to KIconcerts for choral and orchestral programming. For 13 years he served as Music Director and Senior Organist at Faith Lutheran Church in Des Moines, IA. Mr. Knapp is based in New York City and is represented by Wade Artist Management E. Woodmen Road, Suite 200 Colorado Springs, CO P: F: info@kiconcerts.com

16 in Germany: Z. Randall Stroope REGISTRATION OF INTEREST FORM 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