DIRECTOR S HANDBOOK WESLEY MONUMENTAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH CHOIR GERMANY JUNE/JULY Your World of Music

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1 DIRECTOR S HANDBOOK WESLEY MONUMENTAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH CHOIR GERMANY JUNE/JULY 2016 Your World of Music

2 Your World of Music

3 FLIGHTS ELECTRONIC TICKETS AND SEATS: Electronic ticket copies are not necessary for check-in; only a valid passport is required. A manifest with E-ticket numbers, Record locators and Seat assignments for each tour member is on the next page and also posted to MyKI. Changes to seating can be done at airport check-in. Note that seats for the Amsterdam to Berlin flight are under airport control and each tour participant will be assigned a seat upon check-in at the Savannah airport. PASSPORT COPIES: We urge you to take a set of copies or make sure each member of the group has their own copy. This will be required should a passport go missing during the tour. CHECK-IN AT SAVANNAH AIRPORT: We recommend arriving at the airport at least 3 hours prior to departure. Delta Airlines ticket counters are located in the Main Terminal Second Level. The group will be checked in individually and checked luggage will be checked through to Berlin, Germany. Each passenger will be issued 3 boarding passes: Atlanta (ATL), Amsterdam (AMS) and Berlin (TXL). After check-in, each passenger must clear a security checkpoint before proceeding to the departure gate. CONNECTION AT ATLANTA HARTSFIELD-JACKSON AIRPORT: Connection time: 1 hour 58 minutes Your Delta flight will arrive at the Domestic Terminal and your connection flight departs from the International Terminal. The Plane Train connects passengers to all terminals. Arrival and departure gates are assigned on day of travel. On leaving the aircraft, please check the electronic monitors for up-to-date gate information. CONNECTION AT AMSTERDAM SCHIPHOL AIRPORT: Connection time: 1 hour 40 minutes Your Delta Airlines flight will arrive at Arrival Hall 3 and your KLM connection flight will depart from Departure Hall 1. Upon leaving the aircraft, please check monitors for upto-date gate information and flight time. The group and carry-on baggage will need to clear Immigration and Security checkpoints before reaching the departure gate. Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church Page 3

4 FLIGHTS ARRIVAL AT BERLIN TEGEL AIRPORT: On leaving the aircraft, please follow signs for Arrivals and Baggage Claim. Once your group has claimed baggage, please proceed to the Arrivals area. Your tour guide, Ilse Mang, will be waiting for you here to escort the group to the awaiting coach. RETURN TO USA: The group will be transported to the Frankfurt Airport for check-in 3 hours prior to departure. Delta Airlines ticket counters are located in TERMINAL 2. The group will be checked in individually and checked luggage will be checked through to Savannah, USA. Each passenger will be issued 2 boarding passes: Atlanta (ATL) and Savannah (SAV). After check-in, each passenger must clear a security checkpoint before proceeding to the departure gate. CONNECTION AT ATLANTA AIRPORT: Connection time: 2 hours 22 minutes On leaving the aircraft, please follow signs to US Immigrations and Customs. You will need to claim all checked luggage and clear customs checkpoint. To checkin luggage for the connecting flight, simply hand it to a Delta Airlines agent in the baggage re-check area before exiting customs. Please check the electronic monitors for up-to-date gate information. Page 4

5 E-TICKETS AND SEATS Last Name First Name Middle Name Ticket Numbers Record Locator: 4AQ77U Jun 22, 2016 SAV-ATL DL 1265 Jun 22, 2016 ATL-AMS DL 072 Jun 23, 2016 AMS-TXL KL 1823 Jul 01, 2016 FRA-ATL DL 105 Jul 01, 2016 ATL-SAV DL Harper Monica Alexandra C 24G 40G 24C Record Locator: 6VBFJE Seats 2 Rountree Patricia Gail B E 10G assigned at check-in at 15E 25C Record Locator: 6ONK9H Savannah 3 Allen Ashley Carlson B 40G airport 43B 23D 4 Anderson Ellene Wilkinson E 40H 25C 27B 5 Anderson John Thomas D 40J 25D 27A 6 Bauer III Charles Francis E 40A 40A 16C 7 Beasley Blair Alexander B 19G 23G 16E 8 Brown Nancy Cope C 19F 42B 22A 9 Brown Jr Woodford Raymond D 19D 42C 23B 10 Butler David Hunter E 16H 31C 23A 11 Butler Linda Blaylock A 16J 31D 17C 12 Demere Jr John Bullock C 32H 35F 17E 13 Faulk Catherine Frances D 22D 24A 14A 14 Faulk Elizabeth Anne E 22F 24B 15C 15 Ganas Anna Cathleen A 20H 24C 15D 16 Ganas Susan Marshall B 20J 32C 15E 17 Golden Christopher Neal C 39C 42A 22B 18 Grimmett Ashby Leonidas E 38D 32D 26B 19 Grimmett Katherine Leigh E 38G 43A 23C 20 Grimmett Kim Bell D 38F 32E 26A 21 Hanson Craig Minton A 21C 23F 16D 22 Hardesty Morgan Leslie D 21D 31F 22C 23 Ivey Anna Arms A 21F 34A 22E Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church Page 5

6 E-TICKETS AND SEATS Record Locator: ZEBBY3 24 Kilhefner Dale Ziegler C 28G 42E 17A 25 Kilhefner Karen Ahlman D 28F 42D 27C 26 Lupton Cindy Smith C 32F 40C 27D 27 Michaels Janice Evelyn B 29D 31E 17D 28 Mobley Kara Kristen E 30D 26E 27E 29 Mobley Kathryn Evonne Lamkin A 30F 26D 26C 30 Monroe Hannah Lee B 35G 32G 26D 31 Parkman Leslie Ann E 35F 31G 22D 32 Racz Katherine Jeanne B 35D 34B 17B 33 Rimes Deanne Elizabeth C 34D 36B 16B 34 Rimes Kenneth Victor D 34C 36C 16A 35 Russo Camille Jenkins C 35C 43C 23E 36 Smith Alysa Rene A 36C 23D 25D 37 Sorrells Deanna Caitlin C 36D 36A 26E 38 Tamplin Jack Adams D 37C 26G 24A 39 Waters Mary Cecile B 37D 23E 25E 40 Watts Frances Claire B 34F 26F 24B 41 Watts John Charles A 34G 35G 14B Record Locator: 5BH2VR RDU-ATL DL 1803 ATL-RDU DL Chadwick Janet Marie B 30C 41B 23D Record Locator: 5A9ZL6 Depart from Atlanta Return to Atlanta 43 Lupton Hunter Drewrey G 35A 44 Elisha Dean Odum 45 Diane Lee Boyd 46 Byron Albert Boyd 47 Melissa M Emery LAND ONLY (6 PAX) 48 Eric Joseph Fritch 49 William Morgan Lupton Page 6

7 KICONCERTS: CONTACTS/TIPPING KIconcerts office number is (Monday-Friday 8:00 AM 5:00 PM MDT). EMERGENCY NUMBER: The office after-hours emergency phone number is This should only be used for genuine emergencies. TOUR GUIDE: Here is the mobile phone number of your tour guide who will be with your group throughout the entire tour. Ilse Mang: TIPPING Basic group tips are included in the tour price however please feel free to give additional tips for exceptional service. Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church Page 7

8 HOTELS BERLIN: PARK INN ALEXANDERPLATZ Address: Alexanderplatz 7, Berlin Tel: Fax: LEIPZIG: PENTAHOTEL Address: Großer Brockhaus 3, Leipzig Tel: Fax: leiph-leipzig/hotel-information/ COLOGNE: LINDNER HOTEL CITY PLAZA Address: Magnusstrasse 20, Cologne Tel: Fax: FRANKFURT: HOLIDAY INN AIRPORT NORTH Address: Isenburger Schneise 40, Frankfurt Tel: Fax: us/en/frankfurt/frais/hoteldetail Page 8

9 ROOMING LIST Name # Room Type Monica Alexandra Harper 1 Twin Katherine Leigh Grimmett 1 Twin Ashley Carlson Allen 2 Twin Camille Jenkins Russo 2 Twin Ellene Wilkinson Anderson 3 Double John Thomas Anderson 3 Double Charles Francis Bauer III 4 Twin Craig Minton Hanson 4 Twin Byron Albert Boyd 5 Double Diane Lee Boyd 5 Double Nancy Cope Brown 6 Double Woodford Raymond Brown Jr. 6 Double David Hunter Butler 7 Double Linda Blaylock Butler 7 Double Melissa M Emery 8 Single Catherine Frances Faulk 9 Twin Elizabeth Anne Faulk 9 Twin Eric Joseph Fritch 10 Single Anna Cathleen Ganas 11 Twin Susan Marshall Ganas 11 Twin Ashby Leonidas Grimmett 12 Twin Kim Bell Grimmett 12 Twin Morgan Leslie Hardesty 13 Twin Leslie Ann Parkman 13 Twin Dale Ziegler Kilhefner 14 Double Karen Ahlman Kilhefner 14 Double Cindy Smith Lupton 15 Twin Mary Cecile Waters 15 Twin Hunter Drewrey Lupton 16 Twin William Morgan Lupton 16 Twin Kara Kristen Mobley 17 Twin Kathryn Evonne Lamkin Mobley 17 Twin Hannah Lee Monroe 18 Twin Deanna Caitlin Sorrells 18 Twin Deanne Elizabeth Rimes 19 Double Kenneth Victor Rimes 19 Double Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church Page 9

10 ROOMING LIST Name # Room Type Patricia Gail B. Rountree 20 Single Alysa Rene Smith 21 Twin Frances Claire Watts 21 Twin Jack Adams Tamplin 22 Twin Elisha Dean Odum 22 Twin Blair Alexander Beasley 23 Twin Christopher Neal Golden 23 Twin John Bullock Demere Jr 24 Twin John Charles Watts 24 Twin Janice Evelyn Michaels 25 Twin Katherine Jeanne Racz 25 Twin Janet Marie Chadwick 26 Twin Anna Arms Ivey 26 Twin Page 10

11 PERFORMANCE SUMMARY WESLEY MONUMENTAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH DIRECTOR/ACCOMPANIST: MONICA HARPER PERFORMANCE SUMMARY Friday 24 June Rehearsal Park Inn Alexanderplatz Berlin Friday 24 June Informal Performance Berliner Dom Berlin Friday 24 June Vespers & Concert Kaiser Wilhelm Gedachtniskirche Berlin Sunday 26 June Rehearsal Pentahotel Leipzig Leipzig Sunday 26 June Informal Performance Thomaskirche Leipzig Wednesday 29 June Informal Performance Cologne Cathedral Cologne Wednesday 29 June Mass & Concert Apostel-Kirche Cologne Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church Page 11

12 CONCERT PROGRAM Berliner Dom 20 minutes a cappella Ain t a That Good News William Dawson Lift Thine Eyes Felix Mendelssohn Heilig Felix Mendelssohn Sicut Cervus Palestrina Pilgrims Hymn Stephen Paulus Ave Maria Anton Bruckner Ain t Got Time to Die Hall Johnson (tenor solo) Kaiser Wilhelm Gedachtniskirche - Music for Vespers 1st Vesper: 1) Pilgrims Hymn Stephen Paulus 2) Ave Maria Anton Bruckner 2nd Vesper: 1) Sicut Cervus Palestrina 2) Lily of the Valley Wendell Whalum Leipzig Thomaskirche 20 minutes a cappella Hark! I Hear the Harps Eternal Alice Parker O Little One Sweet Old German Melody harmonized by J. S. Bach Cast Thy Burden Upon the Lord Felix Mendelssohn Sicut Cervus Palestrina Pilgrims Hymn Stephen Paulus Lily of the Valley Wendell Whalum Ain t Got Time to Die Hall Johnson (tenor solo) Music for Noon Prayer Cologne Cathedral Pilgrims Hymn - Stephen Paulus Hark! I Hear the Harps Eternal Alice Parker Sicut Cervus Palestrina Page 12

13 CONCERT PROGRAM Full Concert Program - Kaiser Wilhelm Gedachtniskirche and Apostel- Kirche SELECTED FROM: Ain t a That Good News William Dawson Lift Thine Eyes Felix Mendelssohn Beautiful Savior Silesian folk tune arranged F. Melius Christiansen Kyrie and Sanctus from Missa Brevis Sancti Joannis de Deo Franz Joseph Haydn Heilig Felix Mendelssohn Sicut Cervus Palestrina Pilgrims Hymn Stephen Paulus Ave Maria Anton Bruckner Ain t Got Time to Die Hall Johnson Bullock Demere, tenor Hark! I Hear the Harps Eternal Alice Parker Easter Anthem William Billings O Little One Sweet Old German Melody harmonized by J. S. Bach Cast Thy Burden Upon the Lord Felix Mendelssohn Lily of the Valley Wendell Whalum I ll Fly Away arr. Burt Sazbo (Men s Chorus) Down by the Riverside John Rutter Georgia On My Mind arr. Ed Lojeske Camille Russo, soprano A Clare Benediction - John Rutter Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church Page 13

14 PERFORMANCES The Event Rehearsal Date: Friday 24 June Place: Berlin Venue: Park Inn Alexanderplatz Schedule: 8.00am to 8.30am The Event Informal Performance Date: Friday 24 June Place: Berlin Venue: Berliner Dom Schedule: Arrive at Dom Free time to explore Move to steps Informal performance (20 minutes) Performance concludes Depart Dom Please refer to itinerary for timing 20 minute program Ain t a That Good News William Dawson 2 Lift Thine Eyes Felix Mendelssohn 2 Heilig Felix Mendelssohn 2 Sicut Cervus Palestrina 3 Pilgrims Hymn Stephen Paulus 3 30 Ave Maria Anton Bruckner 3 30 Ain t Got Time to Die Hall Johnson (tenor solo) 2 30 Equipment & facilities None Dress code Casual day wear Page 14

15 PERFORMANCES The Event Vespers & Concert Date: Friday 24 June Place: Berlin Venue: Kaiser Wilhelm Gedachtniskirche Schedule: Arrive at venue Rehearsal (1 hour) Rehearsal concludes Change into concert dress Take places for Vespers 1st Vesper commences Sing 2 songs (each 3-5 minutes long) 1st Vesper concludes Break 2nd Vesper commences Sing 2 songs (each 3-5 minutes long) 2nd Vesper concludes Take places for concert Concert commences (40 minutes) Concert concludes Change clothes Depart venue Please refer to itinerary for timing Music for Vespers 1st Vesper: 1) Pilgrims Hymn Stephen Paulus 2) Ave Maria Anton Bruckner 2nd Vesper: 1) Sicut Cervus Palestrina 2) Lily of the Valley Wendell Whalum Continue next page Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church Page 15

16 PERFORMANCES Equipment & facilities Piano Piano at floor level available for concert only Performance space for concert: Area in front of altar Vespers: Area near altar Other: music stand for conductor rooms for changing clothes - downstairs bathroom facilities downstairs Page 16

17 CONCERT FLYERS CHORKONZERT / CONCERT Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church Chancel Choir (Georgia, USA) Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche Breitscheidplatz, Berlin / U Kurfürstendamm Fr 24. Juni um 18:15 Uhr Friday 24 June, 6.15pm Das Programm wird beinhalten / Program will include: Kyrie and Sanctus Haydn from Missa Brevis Sicut Cervus Palestrina Pilgrims Hymn Paulus Ave Maria Bruckner Ain t Got Time to Die Johnson Hark! I Hear the Harps Eternal Parker Easter Anthem Billings Dirigentin Director Dr Monica Harper presented by Freier Eintritt / Free admission Your World of Music KIconcerts.com Facebook.com/KIchoirs Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church Page 17

18 PERFORMANCES The Event Rehearsal Date: Sunday 26 June Place: Leipzig Venue: Pentahotel Leipzig Schedule: 9.00am to 9.30am The Event Informal Performance Date: Sunday 26 June Venue: Thomaskirche, Leipzig Schedule: Meet at church after lunch Enter church and assemble on steps in front of the altar Performance (20 minutes) Performance concludes Depart church Please refer to itinerary for timing 20 minute program Hark! I Hear the Harps Eternal Alice Parker 2 O Little One Sweet Old German Melody arr J. S. Bach 4 Cast Thy Burden Upon the Lord Felix Mendelssohn 1 Sicut Cervus Palestrina 3 Pilgrims Hymn Stephen Paulus 3 30 Lily of the Valley Wendell Whalum 2 30 Ain t Got Time to Die Hall Johnson (tenor solo) 2 30 Equipment & facilities Performance space: 3 steps and flat floor in front No other facilities available and no piano performance must be a capella Dress code Casual day wear Page 18

19 PERFORMANCES The Event Noon Prayer Date: Wednesday 29 June Place: Cologne Venue: Cologne Cathedral Schedule: Arrive at Cathedral Take places in the performance area on the right side of the altar /aisle Short warm up Noon Prayer commences Sing during Prayer Prayer concludes Depart cathedral Approved repertoire Pilgrims Hymn by Stephen Paulus 3 30 Hark! I Hear the Harps Eternal Alice Parker 2 Sicut Cervus Palestrina 3 Times during service to be decided on the day Equipment & facilities Performance space: right side of the altar /aisle Other: music stand for conductor Dress code Casual day wear Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church Page 19

20 PERFORMANCES The Event Mass & Concert Date: Wednesday 29 June Venue: Apostel-kirche, Cologne Schedule: Arrive at venue Store concert dress Rehearsal (1 hour) Rehearsal concludes Break for dinner Return to venue Change into concert dress Mass commences Sing during Mass Mass concludes Break (30 minutes) Concert (1 hour) Concert concludes Please refer to itinerary for timing Equipment & facilities Piano for Concert Grand piano - Bechstein (concert only) Mass: The choir will be seated in Organ Gallery. The Gallery is not a usual loft; it is a mezzanine at the rear of the church with a staircase either side giving direct access to the baptismal area Performance space: Concert from the platform and steps in front of the altar Other: music stand for conductor 2 rooms for changing clothes Wesley MUMC Music for Mass Missa Brevis Sancti Joannis de Deo - Haydn 29th June is an important day for the parish (St Peter and St Paul Eve). The Mass will be in Latin. The Choralschola (choir of the Basilica) will participate in the mass too Page 20

21 CONCERT FLYERS BASILIKAKONZERT: SING TO THE LORD Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church Chancel Choir (Georgia, USA) Basilika St. Aposteln Neumarkt 30, Köln / U Rudolfplatz Mi 29. Juni um 20:30 Uhr Wednesday 29 June, 8.30pm Das Programm wird beinhalten / Program will include: Kyrie and Sanctus Haydn from Missa Brevis Sicut Cervus Palestrina Pilgrims Hymn Paulus Ave Maria Bruckner Ain t Got Time to Die Johnson Hark! I Hear the Harps Eternal Parker Easter Anthem Billings Dirigentin Director Dr Monica Harper presented by Freier Eintritt / Free admission Your World of Music KIconcerts.com Facebook.com/KIchoirs Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church Page 21

22 MENUS - SUBJECT TO CHANGE Vegetarian meals are reserved for members who have provided a preference to KI 23 June 2016 Restaurant Zum Alten Fritz, Berlin Starter: Traditional potato soup Main: Pork cutlet with fresh asparagus, parsley potatoes and butter sauce Vegetarian Main: Vegetable and cheese spaetzli noodles with salad Dessert: Fresh strawberries with vanilla cream 30 June 2016 Restaurant Paulaner am Dom, Frankfurt Starter: Mixed salad with yogurt dressing Main: Baked schnitzel with creamy chanterelle sauce and spaetzli noodles Vegetarian Main: Creamy chanterelle (mushrooms) with bread dumpling Dessert: Home-made apple strudel with a scoop of vanilla ice cream Page 22

23 ITINERARY - SUBJECT TO CHANGE Day Date 2016 City Time Services Transp Meal Wed 22-Jun SAV 2:25 PM Depart Savannah ATL 3:42 PM Arrive Atlanta - Domestic Terminal 5:40 PM Depart Atlanta - International Terminal Delta Airlines 1265 Delta Airlines 072 Thu 23-Jun AMS 8:30 AM Arrive Amsterdam- Arrival Hall 3 Clear Immigration and Customs 10:10 AM Depart Amsterdam - Departure Hall 1 KLM 1823 TXL 11:25 AM Arrive Berlin Berlin Collect luggage Meet your Tour Guide: Ilse Mang Luggage on coach (1 x 54-seater) Coach Board coach Depart airport Brief introductory tour of Berlin 1:30 PM Arrive city centre near Potsdamer Platz Lunch at own expense Time to explore on own Walk 3:30 PM Meet your Tour Guide Board coach Coach Arrive hotel: PARK INN ALEXANDERPLATZ Check in 6:00 PM Meet your Tour Guide Depart hotel Walk Walk to restaurant: DER ALTE FRITZ Address: Karl-Liebknecht-Str.29, Berlin Tel: +49 (0) :30 PM Dinner D Depart restaurant Walk back to hotel Overnight Berlin Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church Page 23

24 ITINERARY - SUBJECT TO CHANGE Day Date 2016 City Time Services Transp Meal Fri 24-Jun Berlin 6:30 AM Morning Call Breakfast (available from 6:00 AM) Bring concert dress Move to room: Konferenzraum 8:00 AM REHEARSAL 8:30 AM Rehearsal concludes Meet your Tour Guide: Ilse Meet Local Guide at hotel: Beate Harnisch-Wirth Board coach Coach 9:00 AM Depart hotel Guided city tour including the Alexanderplatz, TV tower, Potsdamer Platz, Tiergarten (Zoo), Kaiser Wilhelm Gedächtnis Church, Victory Column, Reichstag, Brandenburg Gate, Unter den Linden, Staatsoper Unter den Linden and Tiergarten Zoo (with stops for photos along the way) 11:00 AM Arrive at BERLINER DOM Enter cathedral for time to explore Move to steps 11:30 AM INFORMAL PERFORMANCE (20 minutes) 11:50 AM Performance concludes Depart Cathedral Tour concludes Lunch at own expense Time to explore Berlin on own 3:00 PM Meet your Tour Guide 3:15 PM Board coach Coach 3:45 PM Arrive at KAISER WILHELM GEDÄCHTNISKIRCHE Address: Breitscheidplatz, Berlin Store concert dress in changing rooms 4:00 PM Rehearsal 5:00 PM Rehearsal concludes Change into concert dress B Continue next page Page 24

25 ITINERARY - SUBJECT TO CHANGE Day Date 2016 City Time Services Transp Meal 5:30 PM 1st Vesper commences Sing during Vespers (2 songs) 5:45 PM 1st Vesper concludes Break 6:00 PM 2nd Vesper commences Sing during Vespers (2 songs) 6:15 PM 2nd Vesper concludes Take places for concert CONCERT 6:55 PM Concert concludes Collect belongings 7:15 PM Depart venue Board coach Return to hotel Store concert dress Dinner at own expense Return to hotel Overnight Berlin Coach Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church Page 25

26 ITINERARY - SUBJECT TO CHANGE Day Date 2016 City Time Services Transp Meal Sat 25-Jun Berlin Breakfast at leisure (available from 6:00 AM) B Bring luggage to coach Luggage on coach Time to explore Berlin on own Walk Lunch at own expense Return to hotel 1:45 PM Meet your Tour Guide: Ilse Board coach Coach 2:00 PM Depart hotel Travel to Leipzig Leipzig 5:00 PM Arrive hotel: PENTAHOTEL LEIPZIG Check in Dinner at own expense Walk Return to hotel Overnight Leipzig Page 26

27 ITINERARY - SUBJECT TO CHANGE Day Date 2016 City Time Services Transp Meal Sun 26-Jun Leipzig 7:30 AM Morning Call Breakfast (available from 6:30 AM) Move to room on ground floor 9:00 AM REHEARSAL 9:30 AM Rehearsal concludes Meet your Tour Guide: Ilse Meet Local Guides at hotel: Isa Belgrad and Gudula Esquinazi 10:00 AM Depart hotel Walk Guided walking tour of Leipzig, following the trails of world known musicians like Johann-Sebastian Bach, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartoldy or Robert & Clara Schumann 12:00 PM Tour concludes at St. Thomas Church Lunch at own expense 1:45 PM Meet your Tour Guide at entrance to St. Thomas Church Entrance to St. Thomas Church most famous as the place where Johann-Sebastian Bach worked as a cantor Assemble on steps in front of altar 2:00 PM INFORMAL PERFORMANCE in St Thomas Church (20 minutes) 2:20 PM Performance concludes 2:30 PM Depart church Board coach Coach Transfer to Halle Halle 3:30 PM Arrive Halle 4:00 PM Leipzig Guided tour of Haendel House Halle (with guides from Haendel House) 5:30 PM Meet Local Guide: Konrad Giesau and Key Ute Guided walking tour of Halle including Hallmarkt with its five towers, the church "Marktkirche" where Georg Friedrich Handel and Martin Luther have worked, the Beatles Museum and several impressive fountains 7:00 PM Tour concludes Dinner at own expense 9:00 PM Meet your Tour Guide Board coach Return to Leipzig Arrive hotel Overnight Leipzig Walk Coach B Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church Page 27

28 ITINERARY - SUBJECT TO CHANGE Day Date 2016 City Time Services Transp Meal Mon 27-Jun Leipzig Breakfast at leisure (available from 6:30 AM) B Full day at leisure to explore on own Lunch at own expense Dinner at own expense Return to hotel Overnight Leipzig Tue 28-Jun Leipzig 7:00 AM Morning Call Breakfast (available from 6:30 AM) 8:30 AM Bring luggage to coach Coach Meet your Tour Guide: Ilse Luggage on coach Board coach Depart hotel Kassel 11:30 AM Arrive Kassel Lunch at own expense Walk Time to explore Kassel on own 3:00 PM Meet your Tour Guide Board coach Coach Depart Kassel Cologne 6:00 PM Arrive hotel: LINDNER HOTEL CITY PLAZA Check in Dinner at own expense Walk Return to hotel Overnight Cologne B Page 28

29 ITINERARY - SUBJECT TO CHANGE Day Date 2016 City Time Services Transp Meal Wed 29-Jun Cologne 8:00 AM Morning Call Breakfast (available from 6:30 AM) Bring concert dress 9:30 AM Meet your Tour Guide: Ilse Meet 1st Local Guide at hotel: Marion Dijkman Dulkes Depart hotel Coach Commence guided city tour by coach Meet 2nd local guide at Tourist Information (old 10:30 AM town): Wilfried Schade Begin walking tour passing Cologne Dome, Roncalliplatz square, the historic Town Hall, the Walk Guerzenich festival hall, Alter Markt square and the Romanesque church of Gross St Martin 11:45 AM Tour concludes at COLOGNE CATHEDRAL Enter cathedral Walk Take places for noon service 12:00 PM NOON PRAYER COMMENCES SING FOR NOON PRAYER Noon Prayer concludes Depart cathedral Lunch at own expense Time to explore Cologne on own 3:00 PM Meet your Tour Guide at Cologne Cathedral Board coach Coach Arrive at APOSTEL-KIRCHE Address: Apostelnkloster 10, Cologne Store concert dress 4:00 PM Rehearsal 5:00 PM Rehearsal concludes Depart church Walk Dinner at own expense 6:30 PM Return to church Change into concert dress 7:00 PM MASS COMMENCES SING DURING MASS 8:00 PM Mass concludes 8:30 PM CONCERT 9:30 PM Program concludes Depart venue Board coach Coach Return to hotel Overnight Cologne B Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church Page 29

30 ITINERARY - SUBJECT TO CHANGE Day Date 2016 City Time Services Transp Meal Thu 30-Jun Cologne 7:30 AM Morning Call Breakfast (available from 6:30 AM) B 9:00 AM Bring luggage to coach Coach Meet your Tour Guide: Ilse Luggage on coach Board coach Depart hotel St Goar 11:30 AM Arrive St Goar Embark boat: RMS Goethe Boat Enjoy Rhine River cruise passing Lorelei Rock and 12:20 PM Oberes Mittelrheintal Lunch at own expense on board Rudesheim 3:15 PM Cruise concludes Disembark Time to explore Rudesheim on own 5:00 PM Meet your Tour Guide Board coach Coach Continue to Frankfurt Frankfurt 6:00 PM Arrive Frankfurt city centre Time to explore Frankfurt on own Walk 7:15 PM Meet your Tour Guide Walk to restaurant: PAULANER AM DOM Address: Domplatz 6, Frankfurt Tel: +49 (069) :30 PM FAREWELL DINNER D Depart restaurant Board coach Coach Arrive hotel: HOLIDAY INN FRANKFURT AIRPORT NORTH 10:00 PM Check in Overnight Frankfurt Page 30

31 ITINERARY - SUBJECT TO CHANGE Day Date 2016 City Time Services Transp Meal Fri 1-Jul Frankfurt 7:00 AM Morning Call Breakfast (available from 6:30 AM) 8:30 AM Bring luggage to coach Coach Meet your Tour Guide: Ilse Luggage on coach Board coach Depart hotel 9:15 AM Arrive airport Check in Farewell Ilse Mang FRA 11:45 AM Depart Frankfurt - Terminal 2 ATL 3:46 PM Arrive Atlanta - International Terminal Clear US Immigration and Customs 6:08 PM Depart Atlanta - Domestic Terminal SAV 7:24 PM Arrive Savannah Delta Airlines 015 Delta Airlines 1102 B Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church Page 31

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