Your World of Music LARRY WYATT FESTIVAL Haydn Lord Nelson Mass BUDAPEST, VIENNA & SALZBURG MAY 2016 www.kiconcerts.com TOUR PROSPECTUS
WELCOME MESSAGE I am so pleased to have been asked to conduct a festival performance in Budapest, Hungary in late May, 2016. Budapest is a beautiful city on the Danube with a rich cultural heritage. Since the 1990 s Budapest has made great strides in modernizing while maintaining the charm and somewhat exotic characteristics of its interesting history. Before the Romans the city was a Celtic community later it was a center of Renaissance culture - eventually the Ottomans ruled the area for 150 years. Each of these civilizations left their stamp on the city. I am proposing that we perform the Haydn Lord Nelson Mass as our combined festival repertoire. I look forward to exploring this unique city and to working with an outstanding festival choir and orchestra. I hope that you will join me - Dr. Larry Wyatt LARRY WYATT FESTIVAL 2016 in CENTRAL EUROPE 2
FESTIVAL LEADER Dr. Larry Wyatt University of South Carolina Larry Wyatt is in his 28th year as Director of Choral Studies at the University of South Carolina. In addition to directing the Concert Choir, he supervises the master s and doctoral programs in choral conducting and the Graduate Vocal Ensemble. Dr. Wyatt holds degrees from Murray State University, The University of North Texas, and Florida State University. Prior to coming to USC, he served as Choral Director and Coordinator of the Vocal Department at Loyola University in New Orleans. While in New Orleans he founded the New Orleans Symphony Chorus and prepared them for performances of over forty major works with internationally recognized conductors. In addition to the New Orleans Symphony, his choirs have sung with the Houston, Atlanta, Charleston, South Carolina Philharmonic and Jerusalem Symphony Orchestras. He has prepared choruses for Robert Shaw, Lawrence Foster, Krzysztof Penderecki, Maxim Schostakovich, Robert Page, David Stahl, Philippe Entremont, Leonard Slatkin, Sergiu Comissiona, Andrew Massey, James Paul, Nicholas Smith and of course, Donald Portnoy. He has conducted and served as a clinician in Mexico, Argentina, Bulgaria and Canada. In February 2002, he conducted Vaughan-Williams Dona Nobis Pacem in his third engagement at Carnegie Hall, and in February of 2005 he conducted Beethoven s Mass in C in the same venue. In addition to his work at USC, Dr. Wyatt is founder and director of Colla Voce, a community chamber ensemble of professional musicians that began in spring 2001. He is active as a clinician, guest conductor and adjudicator, and has served as president of the Southern Division of the American Choral Directors Association. YOUR WORLD OF MUSIC 3
PROGRAM BUDAPEST & VIENNA PROGRAM Sunday, May 22 Departure Monday, May 23 Arrival in Budapest Meet your KIconcerts tour manager Introduction to Budapest, one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. Its extensive World Heritage Site includes the banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter, Andrássy Avenue, Heroes Square and the Millennium Underground Railway, the second-oldest metro line in the world Check in Dinner Tuesday, May 24 Breakfast daily Rehearsal Tour Budapest: see Buda and Pest, the two halves of the city, the Buda Castle, the Fisherman s Bastion, the Hungarian Parliament, Heroes Square and St. Stephen s Basilica Festival welcome dinner Wednesday, May 25 Tour Budapest Rehearsal Optional individual concerts or free time to attend concerts Thursday, May 26 Time to explore Budapest Dress rehearsal Gala concert Dinner LARRY WYATT FESTIVAL 2016 in CENTRAL EUROPE 4
PROGRAM Friday, May 27 Transfer to Vienna Visit the Schönbrunn Palace, the fabulous baroque summer residence of the Hapsburg Emperors. Marie-Antoinette lived in the Palace as a young girl. Here the six year old Mozart played for the empress inside the Palace Check in Dinner Overnight Vienna Saturday, May 28 Guided city tour of Vienna including Ring Avenue, the Hofburg Palace, the Opera House, St Stephen s Cathedral, Mozart s Figaro House, City Hall and the Burgtheater Optional individual concerts or free time to attend concerts Overnight Vienna Sunday, May 29 Transfer to airport and travel back home or continue to Salzburg ** Itinerary subject to change. ** Confirmation of performances is dependent upon early receipt of performance information: biographies, pictures, recordings and repertoire YOUR WORLD OF MUSIC 5
PROGRAM SALZBURG EXTENSION Sunday, May 29 Travel to Salzburg Experience the world of the Sound of Music and visit many of the sites made famous in the movie Check in Overnight Salzburg Monday, May 30 Enjoy a guided walking tour of Salzburg including a visit to Mozart s Birthplace. You will also see the Fortress Hohensalzburg, Mirabell Gardens and Salzburger Dom Optional individual concerts Or free time to attend concerts Overnight Salzburg Tuesday, May 31 Transfer to Munich 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 LARRY WYATT FESTIVAL 2016 in CENTRAL EUROPE 6
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