MLC Perth Ensemble Music Tour Italy, Austria, Latvia, Switzerland 30 June - 17 July, 2014 |
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Day 1 Mon, June 30thARRIVAL IN EUROPE
WELCOME TO VENICE
FLIGHT: QR 129 DOH – VCE with arrival at 2:00 pm
Arrival at Venice Airport and transfer to Montegrotto Terme area
You will be picked up in Venice airport by the experienced tour managers, drivers and touring coaches.
ARRIVAL IN VENICE
Venice is a magical city par excellence, one of the most scenic and extraordinary where history and art reflect in the peaceful water of the Lagoon. Here there is romance, poetry and melancholy… So much has been written about Venice that it seems superfluous to remember that this is one of the most unique cities in the world. It has justifiably been named by UNESCO as being a site of important human heritage not only for its artistic wealth, but also for its extraordinary co-existence of the activity of mankind and its natural situation on the Lagoon.
Lunch on own arrangements
Check in at your Petrarca Hotel 3* in Montegrotto Terme
Time for freshen up and relax
Dinner at hotel
Overnight Montegrotto Terme (1)
Day 2 Tue, July 1stVENICE
Breakfast at hotel
Transfer to Venice city centre from the beautiful city of Chioggia with a local boat (ca 2,5 hours boat trip one way) and return to Venice City center
Guided Walking Tour in Venice
Enjoy your half day guided walking tour of Venice including Piazza San Marco, Basilica San Marco, the 450-foot high Campanile, the Bridge of Sighs and the Doges Palace. (entrance to Doges Palace)
Free time for lunch on own arrangements
EVENING CONCERT PERFORMANCE (#1) at the Hotel Petraca in Montegrotto Terme
– For more concert info please click the “Concert Venue” link
Dinner at hotel
Overnight Montegrotto Terme (2)
Day 3 Wed, July 2ndVENICE
Breakfast at hotel
Guided visit to Murano, the Glass Island & Burano Island (4 hours trip) - Pick up from Tronchetto / dropp off Venice city centre!
What made Murano's glassmakers so special? For one thing, they were the only people in Europe who knew how to make glass mirrors. They also developed or refined technologies such as crystalline glass, enameled glass (smalto), glass with threads of gold (aventurine), multicolored glass (millefiori), milk glass (lattimo), and imitation gemstones made of glass. Their virtual monopoly on quality glass lasted for centuries, until glassmakers in Northern and Central Europe introduced new techniques and fashions around the same time that colonists were immigrating to the New World.
Lunch on own arrangements (Venice city center)
Leisure time for sightseeing and shopping
CONCERT PERFORMANCE (#2) at the Basilica di San Marco (St. Mark´s Basilica) in Venice
Dinner provided at local restaurant
Transfer to Tronchetto Bus terminal
Overnight Montegrotto Terme (3)
Day 4 Thu, July 3rd VENICE => VIENNA
Breakfast at hotel & Check-out
Transfer to Vienna, ca 615 km; ca 10 hours ride (including bathroom breaks and lunch en route on own arrangements)
WELCOME TO VIENNA – THE WORLD CAPITAL OF MUSIC
VIENNA is a city of many facets: Trendy clubs, young galleries, modern architecture and stylish boutiques are as much a part of Vienna as the concert halls, large museums, splendid buildings and nostalgic shops. From a Roman settlement to the world capital of music, Vienna has undergone vast changes throughout the centuries. From the late 18th century on, Vienna‘s culture – particularly its music – was famous throughout Europe. Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Strauss, Mahler, and Bruckner all lived in the city. Today, what makes Vienna unique is the way the city equally embraces history and modernity, spanning the glorious imperial age to contemporary art and architecture.
Check-in at the Eventhotel Pyramide – official SCL FESTIVAL accommodation!
Many of the participants of the Summa Cum Laude Festival will be staying at one of the Global Villages– creating a wonderful international atmosphere and many opportunities for cultural exchange activities! Right across from the SCS, Austria’s largest shopping center, Austria Trend Eventhotel Pyramide features a 53,800 ft² spa and recreation area. The air-conditioned rooms offer safes, minibars, satellite TV, and bathrooms with bathrobes and a hairdryer. Surrounded by 50 acres of greenery, Hotel Pyramide features a restaurant with a garden and a bar with a terrace. The Highways A2, A21 and A23 can be reached within a 5 minute drive and bring you to the City Center of Vienna can be reached in 25 minutes.
Dinner provided at local restaurant or hotel
Overnight Vienna (4)
Day 5 Fri, July 4th ARRIVAL => Vienna
SCL FESTIVAL DAY
Breakfast at hotel
Morning guided city tour of Vienna with English-speaking local guide
Start your 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 visit the famous Schönbrunn Palace (entrance included)
Lunch on own arrangements
Summa Cum Laude International Youth Music Festival
There will be a keynote speech and musical welcome!
The true focus of the Summa Cum Laude International Youth Music Festival is to offer the participating international youth the opportunity to create lasting connections across all boarders. Music is the language we all share, and this global event will build bridges between the many young participants. The friendships that result will have far reaching benefits, now and in the future.
SCL Festival Welcome Dinner provided
Conductor´s Dinner kick off meeting (all conductors)
Overnight Vienna (5)
Day 6 Sat, July 5th VIENNA
SCL FESTIVAL DAY
Breakfast at hotel
Competition for the Methodist Ladies´ College Chorale & Celabration for the Methodist Ladies ´ Barbershop
Today the prestigious competition of the participating choirs 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 or Mr. Steen Lindholm. Within a time period of 15 to 20 minutes the participants are required to present the following pieces: - compulsory pieces please fi nd 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.
Today the unique celebration concert of the participating choirs 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.
Lunch- boxes provided
Some free time for sightseeing and shopping
Dinner at local restaurant provided
Overnight Vienna (6)
Day 7 Sun July 6th VIENNA
SCL FESTIVAL DAY
Breakfast at hotel
Some Leisure time for sightseeing and shopping or Rehearsal opportunity
Lunch- boxes provided
ADDITIONAL CONCERT PERFORMANCE (#3) in Vienna at MuTh (the concert hall of the Vienna Boys´ Choir in Vienna)
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.
Dinner provided at local restaurant
Overnight Vienna (7)
Day 8 Mon July 7th VIENNA
SCL FESTIVAL DAY
Breakfast at hotel
Some leisure time for sightseeing and shopping
Lunch-boxes provided
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.
Dinner at your local restaurant
ADDITIONAL CONCERT PERFORMANCE (#4) in Fels am Wagram in the Church
Overnight Vienna (8)
Day 9 Tue July 8th VIENNA
SCL GALA WINNERS’ CONCERT IN THE KONZERTHAUS
Breakfast at hotel
Some Leisure time for sightseeing and shopping or Rehearsal opportunity
Lunch at own arrangements
Lecture, preparation for Gala Winners´ Concert and group photo at the Wiener Konzerthaus (all groups)
Gala Winners’ Concert in the world-renowned Grand Hall of the Wiener Konzerthaus
Join 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.
Award ceremony, farewell reception at the Hofburg Imperial Palace
Let’s celebrate in imperial style!
Overnight Vienna (9)
-----> Itinerary Day 10 - 18
