Tag: tour
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2019 Tour | Day 7 – Leipzig
We were lucky to have a bit of a later start today, leaving the hotel at 9:30 for a walking tour of Leipzig. On the tour, we saw quite a […]
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2019 Tour | Day 6 – Leipzig
The choir started the day off bright and early to travel to Ohrdruf to visit the house Bach stayed in with his brother after his parents had died. It was […]
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2019 Tour | Day 5 – Eisenach
Baby Bach here! Hope you’re ready to find out all about our day today back in my hometown. We started off the day on the bus from Prague to Eisenach. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Italy Tour – Padova
After a very tiring concert and party yesterday, the choir enjoyed sleeping in late and eating a late breakfast at 9:30. After packing our bags, we got onto the […]
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Italy Tour – Pisa and Lucca
After our relaxing and radiant day yesterday, the choir was in good spirits and ready for more walking! We kicked off the day with a delicious breakfast at the hotel, […]
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Italy Tour – Cinque Terre
The sixth day in Rome for the choir started bright and early as we all hopped on the bus at 7:20AM and headed to the docks where we would depart […]
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Italy Tour – Florence!
The Calgary Children’s Choir had a bright and early start this Friday morning, having breakfast at 6:30am. After breakfast we packed up then hit the road. We embarked on the […]
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Italy – Rome Day 3!
We had another amazing (albeit very warm) day. The choir started the day off singing a concert at St. Agnes’s church, a beautiful space. Around the age of 12-13, St. Agnes […]
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Italy Tour – Rome Day 2!
We had an early start today being on the bus at 7:45, which then took a scenic route to the renowned Vatican City. As you could imagine it is a […]
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Italy Tour – Rome!
This morning was our first rehearsal of the tour! We found a cute little conference room on the upper level of the hotel, and practiced for about two hours. […]
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Italy Tour – Travel and Rome!
Hello, it has been a very long day for all of us here in Italy! First things first, at 9 AM on the 2nd of July we met at the […]
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Italy and Music
We are so thrilled to be going to Italy this summer on an exciting tour! Italy is one of the most exciting places for musicians, because it is home to […]
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Ottawa Tour 2015 – Day 5!
Today we started with the doors to the breakfast hall being locked, so after some confusion and some well placed phone calls by Heather Fradette we got our morning meal […]
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Ottawa Tour 2015 Day 3!
Today was a very full day, rehearsing en masse with the mind-bogglingly energetic and musically brilliant Dr Sirett. We were especially 8:30 in the morning when the rehearsal started, or […]
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Ottawa Tour 2015 Day 4!
We started the day bright and early with an 8:30 rehearsal with Dr. Sirett, tired and groggy from “the grog”, the music woke us up. After a lunch on […]
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Ottawa Tour 2015 – Day 2!
Today was a very eventful day. We went to the Museum Of Canadian History, the mall and had our first mass rehearsal for Unisong! We woke up quite early to […]
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Ottawa 2015 Tour – Day 1
What a day! Starting off bright and early, we met at the Calgary airport at 8:10 am. We took off right before noon. The flight was a little bumpy, but […]
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Welcome to 2015!
Welcome back to 2015 everyone! We have a very exciting year ahead of us, and we’re thrilled for you to join us! At the end of January, our Children’s Choir, and […]
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The Value of Touring
Tour is just one of the many exciting benefits of joining a choir. The Calgary Children’s Choir tours every two years, and we carefully select touring destinations that enhance our […]
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In An Old House in Paris
On Tour with the Calgary Children’s Choir: Summer 2013 Judith Pond (photo via Caela McCann) In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines, lived twelve little […]
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All Too Soon
We started our day at 9:00 in the morning, when we got on our tour bus to go to the El Prado Museum. We were all very excited because we […]