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  • 2019 Tour | Day 4 – Prague

    2019 Tour | Day 4 – Prague

    Our morning began, as most fine mornings do, in the sweltering heat, on the Prague metro, in wool kilts, getting laughed at by crazy people.

    We then made our way back to St. Vitus’ Cathedral to participate in Sunday mass with all other members of the festival. It was cool to see how the different eras affected the architecture.

    On our way to the tram, we quickly stopped at St. Wenceslas’ Vineyard for some pretty pictures and souvenirs! 

    We took a quick trip on the tram to the Old Town Square for lots of free time to get yummy food, and spent the rest of our Czech Korunas before we leave for Germany tomorrow. 

    We made our way to the (thankfully cool) Church of St. Gallen to perform our shared concert with the Prague Lady Teachers’ Choir. It was a beautiful space to sing in, and both choirs did an excellent job! 

    Finally, the crown jewel of our evening; our dinner cruise on the Vltava River. With food, a view, and the most beautiful souls we’ve ever had the pleasure of encountering. We shared the night with the Spjevule and Strumochok choirs from Slovakia and the Ukraine respectively. Although we only parted mere hours ago, we miss them all dearly. We laughed, we cried, we left. We exchanged Instagram’s. It’s been an emotional night. 

    It’s now very late. We have to pack so we can say goodbye to Prague and continue with our shenanigans in Eisenach tomorrow. We hope the rest of the trip is as good as today was! 

    xoxo,

    Baby Bach & the Gang 
    (Adriana, Grace, and Sarah)

  • 2019 Tour | Day 3 – Prague

    Today the choir group started their day with a delicious breakfast followed by a trip down to the hotel’s pool to dip their toes into the water. Next up they took the metro to meet other choirs at the St. Vitus cathedral.

    St. Vitus is the cathedral which is connected to the famous castle just outside of the city center in Prague. The choir then got to listen to some of the other groups in the amazing space. After being treated to the performance the groups began rehearsing for mass. The choir then got to sample some delicious mozzarella pizza for lunch and enjoyed the rest of the sunny day!

  • 2019 Tour | Day 2 – Prague

    2019 Tour | Day 2 – Prague

    Friday morning we took the subway and the tram to the center of town and had a two-hour master class at the Music Conservatory. There, our conductor taught us some folk-songs in Czech! It was a great session. After lunch, there was a welcome ceremony at City Hall, where we were addressed by the Mayor of Prague and other dignitaries. This was followed by a tour of the city hall and a climb to the top of the clock tower. Once we reached the top we were treated to stunning city views.

    In the late afternoon, all the choirs sang a brief program for each other. We enjoyed hearing the other choirs with their unique sound, style repertoire and uniforms! Everyone was fantastic and it was interesting to hear the differences between them all. We rounded off the day with a dinner of pork, a LOT of it, with potato dumplings, cabbage, and carrot cake for dessert! After a subway ride home at 11 pm, we were all ready to settle in for a good nights sleep. Thankfully, our day tomorrow is a later start and we can sleep in a bit.

  • 2019 Tour | Day 1 – Prague

    It has been a busy, exciting tour so far. After we arrived in Prague at 7:00 am and grabbed a quick airport breakfast. It was about midnight our time when we met our tour guide but the kids and chaperones held up extremely well and had a great time on the morning walking tour of parts of the old city. We went to the castle, saw St.Vitus’ church, (where we will sing on Sunday), walked across the famous Charles Bridge, and had lunch in the town square. The weather was hot and humid, and in spite of our lack of sleep, we were able to enjoy the morning. We even had an impromptu performance in an echoey archway at the castle, which was subject to numerous cell phone cameras!

    After lunch we arrived at out hotel and many of us couldn’t wait to get our room key so we could catch a nap.

    In order to get around we have become subway pro’s. Thursday night, when we caught our first subway to our restaurant for dinner and our mascot, “Baby Bach” enjoyed the ride, and the steep escalators!

    We enjoyed meeting and sharing a song with the Young Men’s Ensemble from the LA Children’s Chorus, after a beautiful welcome dinner at Smetana Hall. This choir, along with choirs from Slovenia, Ukraine, Slovakia, and the surrounding area, are all participating in the choral festival.