Itinerary Day 7 - 12

 

Day 7
Sun, July 8th
VIENNA
 
SUMMA CUM LAUDE COMPETITION or CELEBRATION

Breakfast

Please see SCL artistic program details:
Orchestra: www.sclfestival.org/grp2012/meriden_symphony_pro.htm
Choir: www.sclfestival.org/grp2012/meriden_pro.htm

 Choir program 

Workshops and seminars conducted at the University of Music in Vienna
Enjoy three interesting and interactive choir workshops together with other participating choirs conducted by members of the festival’s choir jury and renowned SCL Academy staff, e.g. Mr. Ronald Smart, Mr. Steen Lindholm or Mr. Johannes Hiemetsberger at Vienna’s University of Music. You have the chance to practically study new pieces as well as get musical and technical advice from our renowned workshop leaders.



 Orchestra competition program 

Today the prestigious competition will be held in the Golden Hall of the Musikverein and you will be judged by a selection of top music professionals, all well-respected and well-known internationally e.g. Mr. Alexander Joel, Mr. Georg Mark or Mr. Ronald Smart. Within a time period of 15 to 20 minutes the participants are required to present the following pieces:
- compulsory pieces please find all details on www.sclfestival.org
- one piece by a composer of the ensemble’s home country
- additional piece(s) required in order to reach the minimum playing time, to be freely chosen.


Lunch-box provided

Rehearsal at the Festival Hall of Groß Siegharts

ADDITIONAL CONCERT PERFORMANCE (#4) in Groß Siegharts at the Festival Hall

Dinner provided at the venue
Overnight Vienna (7)

Day 8
Mon, July 9th
VIENNA
 
SUMMA CUM LAUDE COMPETITION or CELEBRATION

Breakfast at hotel

Please see SCL artistic program details:
Orchestra: www.sclfestival.org/grp2012/meriden_symphony_pro.htm
Choir: www.sclfestival.org/grp2012/meriden_pro.htm

 Choir competition program 

Today the prestigious competition will be held in the Golden Hall of the Musikverein and you will be judged by a selection of top music professionals, all well-respected and well-known internationally e.g. Mr. Erwin Ortner, Mr. Ronald Smart, Mr. Steen Lindholm or Mr. Johannes Hiemetsberger.
Within a time period of 15 to 20 minutes the participants are required to present the following pieces:
- compulsory pieces please find all details on www.sclfestival.org
- one piece by a composer of the ensemble’s home country
- additional piece(s) required in order to reach the minimum playing time, to be freely chosen.



 Choir celebration program  Orchestra celebration program

Today the unique celebration concert is taking place in the Golden Hall of the Musikverein, the highlight of the SCL non-competitive program. Within a period of 20 min feel free to present pieces of your own choice to the audience and take the opportunity to listen to the other ensembles.



 Orchestra program 

Workshops and seminars conducted at the University of Music in Vienna

Enjoy three interesting and interactive orchestra workshops conducted by members of the festival’s orchestra jury and other renowned SCL Academy staff, e.g. Mr. Alexander Joel, Mr. Ronald Smart, Mr. Georg Mark at Vienna’s University of Music. You have the chance to practically study new pieces as well as get musical and technical advice from our renowned workshop leaders.


Lunch-box provided
Dinner provided at local restaurant

Rehearsal at the Bad Schönau´s Marienkirche

ADDITIONAL CONCERT PERFORMANCE (#5) in Bad Schönau at the Marienkirche

Overnight Vienna (8)

Day 9
Tue, July 10th 
VIENNA
 
"GALA WINNERS’ CONCERT IN THE GRAND HALL OF THE WIENER KONZERTHAUS"


Breakfast at hotel

Own program in the morning or time at your leisure for shopping and sightseeing


OPTIONAL:
Visit the “Haus der Musik”
The “Haus der Musik” (House of Music) presents a very special way to enjoy music – a unique high-tech voyage of discovery into the phenomenon of music – where sounds become visible, organ pipes may be walked on and visitors can become virtual conductors and composers.

  Vienna is home to many splendid museums waiting to be explored
Visit the Albertina, the Museum of Fine Arts, the Museum of Ethnology, the Wien Museum or the MuseumsQuartier, one of the ten largest cultural complexes in the world and one of the most popular places among young people in Vienna. (Entrance fee not included)


The year 2012 in Vienna is dedicated to KLIMT – “A Kiss changes the World!” Visit one of the many exhibitions of Klimt in one of the many splendid museums in Vienna! For further information please see: www.wien.info/en/sightseeing/museums-exhibitions/klimt2012




Lunch provided at local restaurant

Gala Winners’ Concert in the world-renowned Grand Hall of the Wiener Konzerthaus
KonzerthausJoin all the participating ensembles one more time at this event (You will find yourself either on the big stage or in the audience (depending on the final competition results), but wherever you will be, this is a true celebration of your individual achievements of the past few festival days as well as a celebration of International friendships that have been established over the course of the Summa Cum Laude Festival.

Farewell Dinner Reception at Vienna Town Hall hosted by the Lord Mayor of Vienna
Overnight Vienna (9)

Day 10
Wed, July 11th 
VIENNA to SALZBURG
 

Breakfast at hotel and check-out

 

Transfer to Salzburg (approx. 190 miles)

 

WELCOME TO SALZBURG

Salzburg
  Art lovers call Salzburg the Golden City of High Baroque; historians refer to it as the Florence of the North, or the German Rome; and music lovers know it as the Festival City -- birthplace of Mozart and home of the world-famous Salzburg Festival.

Lunch provided at local restaurant

Walking guided tour in the afternoon
See the Dom, the Festival Hall, St. Peter’s Abbey Church and its graveyards (tomb of Mozart’s sister Nannerl) as well as Mozart’s birthplace (entrance included) in the famous Getreidegasse. Enjoy the marvellous gardens of Mirabell Palace.
Salzburg
 
Check-in at your accommodation

Dinner at hotel
Overnight Salzburg (10)

Day 11
Thu, July 12th 
SALZBURG
  Breakfast at hotel

In the morning, you will be taken on the Sound of Music Tour
Discover Salzburg in the footsteps of “The Sound of Music” and see the locations where the world-famous film was shot. Some of the highlights and film locations that you will see on your tour include: the Gardens of Mirabell Palace, Leopoldskron Palace, Hellbrunn Nonnberg Abbey, St. Gilgen and Lake Wolfgang.

  Lunch provided at local restaurant
Leisure time for sightseeing and shopping

Dinner provided at local restaurant
Rehearsal at the Festival Hall, Werfenweng

CONCERT TOUR PERFORMANCE (#6) THE MERIDEN SCHOOL in Werfenweng, Sound of Music Area, Festival Hall

Overnight Salzburg (11)

Day 12
Fri, July 13th 
RETURN HOME
  Early breakfast at hotel and check-out just for the Papastavros (04 participants)
Transfer to Munich airport for your departure flight number: A3 at 11.15 am (04 participants)

Breakfast at hotel and check-out for the rest of the group
Transfer to Munich airport for your departure flight number: EK 50 at 03.45 pm (for the rest of the group)



ITINERARY SUBJECT TO CHANGE OR MODIFICATION BY CONCERT COORDINATORS