Europe Proposal for Choir Perform in Europe Germany & Czech Republic
Commitment Our commitment to you KI views every tour as a series of performance events which set the pace and content of the sightseeing and touring elements. The key is combining your great musical talent with inspiring venues, warm audiences, exchange activity and cultural immersion. This is complemented by safe, entertaining, informative and easy touring. Combining these factors results in the wow factor we strive to achieve for every ensemble. We will work closely with you throughout the planning of your tour to ensure all your touring aspirations are met. Oliver Scofield President Michael Clohesy Chief Executive EUROPE 2
highlights GERMANY & PRAGUE Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Day 10 Departure Arrive Berlin Check in City tour of Berlin Concert Visit Berlin Music Instruments Museum Travel to Potsdam Travel to Wittenberg Boat Cruise Wittenberg Visit the Luther s House Concert Travel to Leipzig Guided visit to St. Thomas Church Continue to Prague Visit the museum dedicated to Antonin Dvorak City tour of Prague Concert City tour of Prague Farewell Dinner Departure Sample Tour 3
PROGRAM GERMANY & PRAGUE Day 1 Departure Day 2 Arrive Berlin Meet Kiconcerts tour manager Check in Welcome dinner Overnight Berlin Day 3 Breakfast (daily) City tour of Berlin. See the Alexanderplatz and TV tower, Brandenburg Gate, Victory Column, Reichstag, Postdamer Platz, Unter den Linden, Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Tiergarten (Zoo), The Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church and Kurfürstendamm Rehearsal Concert in Berlin possibly at Kaiser Wilhelm Gedächtniskirche (tbd) Overnight Berlin EUROPE 4
PROGRAM Day 4 Visit Berlin Music Instruments Museum. Discover one of the greatest music instrument collections in Europe Travel to Potsdam and see the famous Castle of Sanssouci, the royal summer residence of Frederick the Great. Frederick who was close to the French Enlightenment, aspired to be a philosopher-king. He was also a gifted musician who played the transverse flute and was a composer Return to Berlin Overnight Berlin Day 5 Travel to Wittenberg. This city had a close connection with Martin Luther and the dawn of the Protestant Reformation. Follow M. Luther and his contemporaries in the footsteps they left all over the city. Discover the numerous Luther sites, which belong to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage. See the Church of St. Mary, the Castle Church and the Market square Boat Cruise Wittenberg (Duration: about 3 hours) Overnight Wittenberg Sample Tour 5
PROGRAM Day 6 Visit the Luther s House where Martin Luther lived from 1508, portraying in authentic detail how the preacher lived his everyday life. The highlights of the house are the pulpit from the town church and a monk s habit that Luther is said to have worn at the Imperial Diet in Worms. The Luther room is still preserved in its original condition, forming the focal point of the house Rehearsal Concert (for example at the Castle church - tbd) Overnight Wittenberg Day 7 Travel to Leipzig and follow the trails of famous musicians such as Johann-Sebastian Bach, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartoldy or Robert & Clara Schumann Guided visit to St. Thomas Church, made famous as the place where Johann-Sebastian Bach worked as a cantor Continue to Prague Check in Overnight Prague EUROPE 6
PROGRAm Day 8 Visit the museum dedicated to Antonin Dvorak. Dvorak (1841 1904) was a Czech composer of Romantic music who employed the idioms of the central Europe folk music. From 1892 to 1895, Dvorak was the director of the National Conservatory of Music in New York City and composed his best-known works such as the New World Symphony, the American String Quartet and the Cello Concerto City tour of Prague including Prague Castle with St. Vitus Cathedral, Lesser Town Square and St. Nicolas Church, Charles Bridge over Vltava river, Old Town Square and Prague s Astronomical Center Rehearsal Concert Overnight Prague Day 9 Continue the city tour of Prague including the Charles Bridge over Vltava river, Old Town Square and Prague s Astronomical clock Farewell Dinner Overnight Prague Day 10 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 Sample Tour 7
PRODUCERS KIconcerts proudly stages some of the finest performance tours around the world and in America. Many of these are custom stand alone tours in glorious destinations and settings such as the Vatican. Others are part of festivals in venues as commanding as the Sydney Opera House, Forbidden City Concert Hall, Votiv Kirche, Dvorak Hall, and the Berliner Dome. These festivals are deftly guest conducted by some of the most talented of all musical leaders and educators. International performance travel has always presented challenges requiring a myriad of details to come together in order to make magical musical moments. This has never been truer than today. KI seeks to be your partner in managing these challenges in new and creative ways. 3260 E. Woodmen Road, Suite 200 Colorado Springs, CO 80920-3587 P: 719 260-0200 F: 719 598-8674 info@kiconcerts.com www.kiconcerts.com