John Dickson SING AUSTRIA Salzburg & Vienna Individual & Festival Concerts JUNE 2019 Prague and Budapest extension options www.kiconcerts.com
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Dear Friends, Perhaps the opportunity of international travel combined with music making has shaped my life as a professional musician as much as any other experience. Seeing the world through other cultures and singing in some of the globe s great venues are life-changing experiences, whatever your career path. I hope you will consider singing with me while we explore the enchanting cities of Vienna and Salzburg. John Dickson Artistic Director & Conductor Sing Austria 2019 with John Dickson Page 3
LEADER JOHN DICKSON John Dickson is the Edward G. and Catherine M. Galante Chair for Choral Music Education at Louisiana State University s School of Music. As Director of Choral Studies and Chair of the Division of Ensembles and Conducting, he conducts the internationally acclaimed A Cappella Choir and supervises the masters and doctoral programs in choral conducting. He continues as the founding artistic director and conductor of Coro Vocati, one of Atlanta s newest and most accomplished professional chamber choirs. Internationally known as a conducting pedagogue, Dr. Dickson has presented master-classes before the Association of British Choral Directors and the Russian State Music Conservatories of St. Petersburg and Moscow, and has served as adjudicator and conductor for choral festivals and workshops in England, Wales, Scotland, Finland, France, and Canada. His choirs have been featured at numerous state, regional, and national ACDA conventions and he is a frequent conductor for All- State choruses. Appointed as a Visiting Fellow of Wolfson College, Cambridge University, Dr. Dickson sang with Sir David Willcocks and The Bach Choir in London. A second post-doctoral fellowship allowed him to serve as David Hill s assistant conductor for The Bach Choir. Dr. Dickson is also the Founding Director of the C. S. Lewis Foundation s Oxbridge Choral Institute, a professional chorus serving the triennial symposium in Oxford and Cambridge Page 4
PROGRAM SALZBURG & VIENNA MONDAY, JUNE 3 Depart U.S.A. TUESDAY, JUNE 4 Arrive in Munich Meet KIconcerts tour manager Transfer to Salzburg Introduction to Salzburg Check into hotel Dinner nightly Overnight Salzburg WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5 Breakfast daily Sightseeing tour of Salzburg including a visit to Mozart s Birthplace and seeing some of the Sound of Music sites Optional individual concerts (tbd) Overnight Salzburg Sing Austria 2019 with John Dickson Page 5
PROGRAM THURSDAY, JUNE 6 Transfer to Vienna Rehearsal Check in Festival welcome dinner Overnight Vienna FRIDAY, JUNE 7 Rehearsal Guided city tour of Vienna passing Ring Avenue, the Hofburg Palace, the Opera House, St. Stephen s Cathedral, Mozart s Figaro House, City Hall and the Central Cemetery (housing honorary tombs of famous composers including Beethoven, Gluck, Schubert, Johann Strauss - father and son, Lanner and Brahms) Optional individual concerts (tbd) Overnight Vienna Page 6
PROGRAM SATURDAY, JUNE 8 Dress rehearsal Time to explore Vienna Festival Gala Concert - individual and combined performances Overnight Vienna SUNDAY, JUNE 9 Transfer to airport and travel back home OR continue onto Prague or Budapest ** Itinerary subject to change. ** Confirmation of performances is dependent upon early receipt of performance information: biographies, pictures, recordings and repertoire Sing Austria 2019 with John Dickson Page 7
PROGRAM PRAGUE EXTENSION OPTION SUNDAY, JUNE 9 Transfer to Prague Check in MONDAY, JUNE 10 Visit St. Vitus Cathedral and see the Prague Castle Time to explore Prague for individual sightseeing and shopping Night time tour of Prague including the Old Town Square with Prague s Astronomical Clock and Charles Bridge Overnight Prague Optional individual concerts (tbd) Overnight Prague TUESDAY, JUNE 11 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 Page 8
SUNDAY, JUNE 9 BUDAPEST EXTENSION OPTION PROGRAM Transfer to Budapest Tour Budapest: see Buda and Pest, the two halves of the city, the Buda Castle, the Fisherman s Bastion, the Hungarian Parliament and Heroes Square Check in Overnight Budapest MONDAY, JUNE 10 Continue to tour Budapest Free time to explore this fascinating European city once the seat of the Austro-Hungarian empire Optional individual concerts (tbd) Overnight Budapest TUESDAY, JUNE 11 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 Sing Austria 2019 with John Dickson Page 9
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