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Final Itinerary
Itinerary
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Central European Cultural Experience, March
7-16 2007
VIENNA, SALZBURG,
PRAGUE, BRNO
THE CZECH REPUBLIC & AUSTRIA
Stephen F. Austin High School Orchestra and friends
from William B. Travis High School Orchestra.
CAROLYN VANDIVER and
ALISA PEDERSON, CONDUCTORS
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The concert tour outlined below should provide
musical gratification of the highest order. The
schedule is based on visits to four important
cultural centers in the heart of Central Europe
in a region historically associated with the development
of Western Music. Performances are planned in
major Central European cultural centers including
Vienna and Salzburg in Austria. In addition Brno
and Prague in the Czech Republic will be visited.
While the focus on music is paramount, there is
ample time for sightseeing, educational and cultural
enrichment.
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| Wednesday, March
07 |
HOUSTON to SALZBURG |
| 4.15pm |
The STEPHEN F. AUSTIN HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA
AND FRIENDS FROM WILLIAM B. TRAVIS HIGH SCHOOL
ORCHESTRA depart from Houston (IAH) per Lufthansa
flight LH 441 arriving Frankfurt the next morning,
March 08, 2007 at 9.10AM
Dinner and breakfast will be served on board.
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| Thursday, March
08 |
SALZBURG
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| 09.10am |
Arrive at Frankfurt airport |
| 11.10am |
58 passengers continue to Vienna, Austria per
Austrian Airlines flight OS 122 arriving Vienna
at 12.40PM |
| 12.00pm |
Second contingent will continue to Vienna, Austria
per Lufthansa Flight LH3534 arriving in Vienna at
2 PM.
The entire group will be met by Concerts Austria
staff, your guides
Mr.Ondrej Strejcek and Ms.Zuzana Milková.
( 
more information about your guides)
Load the instrument truck
Board the buses and continue for a final ride through
the lovely Austrian countryside to Salzburg!
Arrive in Salzburg in the afternoon
Lunch on your own en route (This is the perfect
time to exchange money)
Check-into hotel; time to rest (recommended time:
no longer than 2 hours, this will ensure that participants
will adjust to Western European time and overcome
their jet lag quickly.) |
| 7.00 pm |
Welcome dinner at your hotel and briefing with
your guides |
| 8.30 pm |
Start rehearsal at hotel |
| 9.00 pm |
End of rehearsal
Overnight Salzburg (1)
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| Friday, March
09 |
SALZBURG |
| 8.00 am |
Buffet breakfast at the hotel |
| 9.00 am |
Board the busses and start a morning guided city
tour of Salzburg including a visit to Mozart's birthplace.
(Entrance fee included) |
| 12.00 pm |
End of city tour
Lunch on own arrangements
Board bus and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the
Salzkammergut Lake district and enjoy the landmarks
of the famous film 'Sound of Music'
Return to Salzburg and prepare for concert |
| TBD |
Instrument truck departs
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| 5.00 pm |
Depart for concert (concert attire and music)
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| 6.00 pm |
Sound check |
| 6.30 pm |
End of sound check |
| 7.00 pm |
EVENING CONCERT TOUR PERFORMANCE (#1) BY THE
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN HS ORCHESTRA AND FRIENDS FROM
WILLIAM B. TRAVIS HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA CONDUCTED
BY CAROLYN VANDIVER AND ALISA PEDERSON IN THE PARISH
CHURCH ITZLING IN SALZBURG |
| 8.00 pm |
End of concert |
| 9.00 pm |
Dinner provided at hotel
Return to your Hotel
Arrive at the hotel
Overnight Salzburg (2)
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| Saturday,
March 10 |
SALZBURG to
PRAGUE |
| 7.00 am |
Buffet breakfast at the hotel |
| 8.00 am |
Depart for Prague.
Lunch on your own en route.
Arrive in Prague in the afternoon, check
into your hotel |
| 4.30 pm |
Depart the hotel with your local guide and start
a city tour including the Prague Castle,
walking tour of the old town, St. Vitus
Cathedral, and the Charles Bridge.
Board cruise boat
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| 7.30 pm |
Dinner cruise on the Vlatava River (7.00
boarding boat) |
| 9.30 pm |
End of cruise and return to hotel
Overnight Prague (3) |
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| Sunday,
March 11 |
PRAGUE |
| 9.00 am |
Buffet breakfast at hotel |
| 10.00 am |
Depart from Hotel |
| 11.00 am |
Visit the famous Villa Bertramka, with
the Museum of Mozart (entrance included) |
| 12.30 pm |
Lunch on your own.
In the afternoon enjoy more sightseeing and some
time at leisure in the centre of Prague, return
to your hotel
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| 7.00 pm |
Dinner provided at the hotel
Overnight Prague (4) |
| Monday,
March 12 |
PRAGUE to BRNO
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| 7.00 am |
Breakfast at hotel |
| 8.00 am |
Depart Prague, travel through the rolling Bohemian
and Moravian countryside to Brno, the Moravian
Capital, at one-time headquarters of Napoleon (Battle
of Austerlitz in 1805) |
| 12.00 pm |
Lunch on own arrangements in the city-centre.
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| 1.00 pm |
Start lecture with a member of Brno's
Janacek Conservatory
Visit of Janacek Museum (two groups) |
| 3.00 pm |
end of lecture and visit |
| 3.30 pm |
Check into your Hotel |
| 7.00 pm |
Dinner provided at hotel
Overnight Brno (5) |
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| Tuesday,
March 13 |
BRNO to VIENNA |
| 7.00 am |
Buffet breakfast at hotel |
| 8.00 am |
Depart for Vienna (have passports ready)
Arrive in Vienna before lunch time
Lunch on your own
Check into your hotel
Start your guided city tour of Vienna including
a visit of
Schoenbrunn Palace. (Entrance fee included)
See the Ring Avenue, the Hofburg Palace,
the Opera House, St. Stephen's Cathedral,
Mozart's "Figaro House", City
Hall and visit the Central Cemetery (honorary
tombs of famous composers like Beethoven, Gluck,
Schubert, Johann Strauss Father and Son, Lanner
and Brahms). |
| 7.00 pm |
Dinner at local restaurant Wieselburger at the
Prater, the oldest amusement park in the world with
its famous ferris wheel and plenty of other attractions.
Overnight Vienna (6) |
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| Wednesday,
March 14 |
VIENNA |
| 8.00 am |
Buffet breakfast at the hotel |
| 9.00 am |
Transfer to the city center (bring concert attire
and music)
and the "Spanish Riding School"
to visit the traditional morning training of this
famous institution, the only one in the world that
has practiced for over 430 years and continues to
cultivate classical equestrianism in the Renaissance
tradition of the "haute école". |
| 10.00 am |
Start of the morning exercises performed to music! |
| 12.00 pm |
End of the visit
Lunch on your own |
| TBD |
The instrument truck will go directly to the
concert venue |
| 1.00 pm |
Board the buses
Depart for the province Burgenland and
the evening concert in Bad Tatzmannsdorf
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Arrive in Eisenstadt - where Joseph Haydn
lived for 30 years. Eisenstadt is the capital as
well as the cultural and educational center of the
province of Burgenland. This charming Baroque town
- its buildings influenced by the Prince Esterhazy
dynasty - is Austria's smallest and youngest provincial
capital. Eisenstadt had its heyday in the 18th century
when it was ruled by Prince Nikolaus Esterhazy.
See the Esterhazy Palace where Haydn conducted
the court orchestra almost every evening.
Continue to Oberschützen and meet with
your hosts -
the Oberschützen Institute orchestra,
a branch of the University of Music and Dramatic
Arts in Graz which is the second largest
town in Austria and an important center for science
and cultural activities.
More information about the Oberschützen Institute:
www.kug.ac.at/oberschuetzen/oschue_english.shtml |
| 3.30 pm |
Arrive Oberschützen and musical welcome
by the hosts followed by a musical introduction
by the STEPHEN F. AUSTIN HS ORCHESTRA AND FRIENDS
FROM WILLIAM B. TRAVIS HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA |
| 4.45 pm |
Joint rehearsal
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| 5.45 pm |
Depart for Bad Tatzmannsdorf (5 minutes
drive) |
| 6.00 pm |
The orchestra will be officially welcomed by
a city representative.
Sound check |
| 7.30 pm |
JOINT CONCERT with the Oberschützen
Institute orchestra
EVENING CONCERT TOUR PERFORMANCE (#2) BY THE STEPHEN
F. AUSTIN HS ORCHESTRA AND FRIENDS FROM WILLIAM
B. TRAVIS HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA CONDUCTED BY CAROLYN
VANDIVER AND ALISA PEDERSON IN BAD TATZMANNSDORF
End of concert
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| 9.00 pm |
Dinner provided in Bad Tatzmannsdorf at local
restaurant Weinstadl
Return to Vienna
Overnight Vienna (7) |
| Thursday,
March 15 |
VIENNA |
| 8.00 am |
Buffet breakfast at hotel |
| 9.00 am |
Transfer to the city center and time for more
sightseeing and exploration.
Lunch on your own. Time for shopping.
In the afternoon visit the outstanding "House
of Music" to experience the following
attractions:
*The Great Masters of Viennese music tradition:
Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Strauss.
*The Virtual Conductor *The Waltz Dice Game *The
Vienna Philharmonic Museum
*New Year´s Concert Experience (35 min.)
* The Sonosphere
* The Brain Opera
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| 2.30 pm |
Lecture by Prof. Roland Horvath, Member of
the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Topics include: "Vienna a Center of Music
in the World", "Music History in
Vienna" and "Perspectives of a
Professinal Musician". |
| 5.00 pm |
Return to the hotel |
| 7.00 pm |
Farewell dinner provided at the hotel followed
by a Waltz-performance. Afterwards you
can also try the waltz. Professional dancing teachers
from Vienna will assist.
Overnight Vienna (8)
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| Friday,
March 16 |
VIENNA to HOUSTON
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| 4.45 am |
Early breakfast and check out of the hotel |
| 5.15 am |
Depart the hotel and transfer to the Vienna
International Airport
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| 5.40 am |
Arrive at the airport and check-in for your return
flight back to the USA |
| 7.40am |
The entire group will depart Vienna, Austria
per Lufthansa flight LH3543 and arrive in Frankfurt,
Germany at 9.15AM.
The group will change planes in Frankfurt and continue
from Frankfurt, Germany to Houston, USA per Lufthansa
Flight LH440 departing Frankfurt at 10.15 AM arriving
Houston (IAH) at 3.30PM the same day. |
| 3.30pm |
Arrive Houston
WELCOME HOME |
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