tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86731116743247797152024-03-14T10:34:14.002-07:00KIconcertsKIconcerts and Your World of MusicKIconcertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07298781184078298695noreply@blogger.comBlogger252125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673111674324779715.post-66906814471247316032019-08-13T14:39:00.001-07:002019-08-13T14:39:51.036-07:00Henry Leck's 20/21 international festivals - Vienna, Toronto, Edinburgh & VancouverDear friends,<br /><br />I wanted to invite you to participate in the following exciting choir festivals. Nothing excites me more than collaborating with renowned conductors along with your singers! I am so pleased to announce I am joining four incredibly talented colleagues in the following festivals:<div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b>2021</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.kiconcerts.com/choral/events/?program&id=269" target="_blank"><b>Edinburgh</b></a> with <b>Pearl Shangkuan,</b> June 24-29 <br /><a href="https://www.kiconcerts.com/choral/events/?program&id=270" target="_blank"><b>Vancouver</b></a> with <b>André Thomas,</b> July 3-8</span><br /><br />We’ll rehearse the treble and SATB voices separately for their portions of the gala concert and bring all the singers together for the combined finale pieces. The power of many voices joining as one thrills me as much today as it did 50 years ago at the start of my career.<br /><br />You can also enjoy individual performances in many cases with local ensembles through exchange concerts. This touring experience offers the best of both worlds… a “festival” experience plus an “individual choir tour” experience. Plus you have the added benefit of cultural immersion, informative sightseeing, time to explore and an opportunity to build that esprit de corps we all strive for in our choirs. KIconcerts completes the package by providing great tour managers, accommodation, meals and travel arrangements while always keeping the music front and center. I have worked with them many times, and always appreciate their prioritization of a high musical experience.<br /><br />Join us for the joy and adventure of making great music in new lands and for the unique comradery that comes from international travel.<br /><br />Feel free to <a href="mailto:HenryLeck@KIconcerts.com" target="_blank">contact me</a> for more information<br /><br /><b>Henry Leck</b><br /><i>Artistic Director</i></div>
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KIconcertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07298781184078298695noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673111674324779715.post-41959006822161157542019-08-06T13:17:00.000-07:002019-08-06T13:22:50.626-07:00Sing at St. Peter's Basilica - register your choir for the June 2020 Rome Choral Festival<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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With registration closing on September 15, I wanted to make sure your choir had the opportunity to participate in the <a href="https://www.kiconcerts.com/choral/events/?program&id=263" target="_blank"><b>2020 Passion of Italy Festival,</b></a> in Rome on June 9th – 14th.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><i><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Individual concerts</span></b> – as requested</i></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><i>Combined gala concert with accompaniment in <b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">major venue with great audience</span></b></i></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><i>Opportunity for the combined festival choir to <b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">sing Mass at St. Peters Basilica</span></b></i></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><i>Extension touring and concert opportunities in <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>Florence, Venice</b></span> and beyond</i></span><br />
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This will be my 3rd opportunity to conduct a KIconcerts festival and I know they can deliver! They deliver on informative touring tailored for your singing community, great hotels, good food, convenient transport and most importantly cultural immersion through exchange concerts and the like.<br />
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We all love to sing, we all love to provide our choirs a pinnacle to aim for and we all love enthusiastic audiences. Our music sweeps us up in many of lifes journeys and this journey to the land of the waterways of Venice, the Renaissance of Florence, the Sistine Chapel and Coliseum in Rome is one your singers will never forget.<br />
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<a href="mailto:JohnDickson@KIconcerts.com" target="_blank"><b>Contact me</b></a> for more details and join me in Italy next June.<br />
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<a href="https://www.kiconcerts.com/choral/events/?id=263" target="_blank"><b>Join me in Rome</b></a> for individual concerts and touring, combined choir rehearsals, a truly unique opportunity to sing Mass at St Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican as the Festival choir prior to our Gala Concert. Tour the Colesium, the Roman Forum, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, Spanish Steps and all the sights of this monumental city. A feast of experiences, a lifetime of memories! </div>
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Once again, KI succeeded in producing a magical tour that combined the best of amazing sights, comfortable accommodations, and unforgettable music making. The sculptured landscapes of Salzburg, the stunning architecture of Vienna, and the ancient Old Town of Prague, inspired in our singers an elegance of artistry worthy of a Mozart Requiem performed in <a href="https://www.facebook.com/KIchoirs/videos/673581929779816/" target="_blank"><b>Vienna’s Votivkirche</b>.</a> As a singer and traveler, I trust KIconcerts to provide the best – and they have yet to disappoint.<br />
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KIconcertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07298781184078298695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673111674324779715.post-73413001071765327612019-06-24T07:40:00.000-07:002019-06-24T11:35:03.562-07:00Summer’s time for planning 2020/21 concert tours as KI hosts ensembles around the world<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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we give thanks for all the happy returns already this year including: Gunn High School – <b>Italy</b> • University of North Alabama – <b>Costa Rica</b> • Scarsdale High School – <b>Ireland</b> • Credo Choir – <b>Portugal/Morocco</b> • Central Community College Spectrum – <b>Central Europe</b> • Loyola Marymount University – <b>UK/France</b> • Lake Highland Preparatory School – <b>Japan... </b><br />
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<b>Henry Leck/Michael McGlynn</b> in Ireland premiering Michael McGlynn’s <i>The Song of the Blackbird, </i>Mozart’s <i>Requiem</i> in Vienna, <b>Elena Sharkova</b> in Montreal. Summer concludes with Pacific Pride Choir’s <b>Vietnam and Cambodia</b> tour. <br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">So many great 20/21 <a href="https://www.kiconcerts.com/custom-tours/" target="_blank">custom tours</a> on 6 continents</span></span></b><br />
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2020/21 provides a world of touring opportunities including <b>ITALY</b> (Dickson 20, Sharkova 21), <b>IRELAND</b> (Dilworth 20, Hella Johnson 21), <b>UK</b> (Lloyd 20, Leck/Shangkuan 21, Fleming 21), <b>CENTRAL EUROPE</b> (Leck/Sharkova 20, Dilworth 21), <b>VIETNAM</b> (Palant 21) and <b>CANADA</b> (Leck/Bradley 20, Leck/Thomas 21, Stroope 21). <br />
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KIconcertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07298781184078298695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673111674324779715.post-30524142845679482232019-05-03T09:16:00.000-07:002019-05-06T11:25:53.416-07:00Join Jonathan Palant in Vietnam - a unique choir festival opportunity in 2021<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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In 2018, I led Dallas' Credo Community Choir on a performance tour through Vietnam. While being far from home and unfamiliar to many, Credo members found the experience to be musically exhilarating and culturally astonishing.<br />
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I am pleased to also invite you to join the <a href="https://www.kiconcerts.com/choral/events/?id=266" target="_blank"><b>"One Voice Choir Festival"</b></a> that I will lead to Hanoi and Saigon in <b>June 2021.</b> This choral festival offers individual concerts for each ensemble, as well as collaborations with Vietnamese choirs in each city. Personally, I am most excited for the combined festival gala concert that will surely be a highlight for all involved. I look forward to leading this collaboratively with participating directors.<br />
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Vietnam is a welcoming country known for its historical significance and cultural vitality and, of course, its amazing cuisine. Together, we will explore the markets and street culture of Hanoi, the vibrant energy in Ho Chi Minh City, and enjoy Ha Long Bay’s jaw-dropping scenery aboard our luxurious overnight ship.<br />
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Vietnam is truly a ‘singing country’ and I have seen firsthand the enthusiasm and verve with which Vietnamese conductors and choristers bring to the music they make. Our concerts will surely be well-received and the friendships made through the musical collaborations will be long-lasting.<br />
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KIconcerts has the knowledge, experience and staff to customize a unique set of opportunities tailor-made to your needs and those of your singing community. I welcome the opportunity to collaborate with you as we unite those from varying cultures and traditions through the power of our music. I do hope you will join me.<br />
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KIconcertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07298781184078298695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673111674324779715.post-40176910168194617402019-04-03T12:46:00.002-07:002019-04-03T12:46:37.984-07:00Vienna 2020 & Rome 2021...two of the world's great cities - sing with Elena Sharkova there!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br /><br />Friends and colleagues<br /><br />Why do we travel to sing? To perform in breathtaking venues, to take our ensembles to another level of purpose and collaboration, share our talent with new and appreciative audiences, sing alongside singers of another language and culture, walk the streets some of our most revered composers once walked before us, see the world and look back on our own – or any combination of these reasons and so many more?<br /><br />It is many times easier for choirs to spend a few of their touring days in a festival setting with other choristers and uniquely meaningful to join with other singers as a combined choir in amongst individual concerts and post festival touring. One of the very appealing features of being a part of a festival is there is no pressure to bring your full choir or to have a well balanced ensemble for touring.<br /><br />This is why I am pleased to invite you to the <a href="http://www.kiconcerts.com/choral/events/?id=259" target="_blank"><b>2020 festival</b></a> Henry Leck and I are leading in Vienna and to announce that I will be leading KI’s <a href="http://www.kiconcerts.com/choral/events/?id=268" target="_blank"><b>2021 Passion of Italy Festival</b></a> in Rome.<br /><br />Austria and Italy both sweep us up in the history of music and Europe. We will sing in spaces designed for vocal ensembles to soar, we will see sights that explain much of the origins of our society and we will have fun – fun that only singers joining in one voice can know!<br /><br />Let me know if you are interested and contact my <a href="http://www.kiconcerts.com/contact/" target="_blank">friends at KIconcerts</a> for more details. See you in Europe<br /><br /><b>Elena Sharkova</b><div>
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KIconcertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07298781184078298695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673111674324779715.post-23896060336137916552019-04-02T08:52:00.001-07:002019-04-02T08:52:28.243-07:00What have Edinburgh, Vancouver, Vienna and Toronto got in common? 2020 & 2021 choir festivals with Henry Leck...Please consider joining me in any of these great festival destinations in the summer of 2020 and 2021!!!<br />
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One of the many reasons to have two of us co-directing is that it allows the festival to include both treble and mixed voices separately and in combination for rehearsals and the Gala Concert, giving us all much greater flexibility and artistic opportunity. This will be, of course, in addition to the individual concerts you might want as well.<br />
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I have selected two great, accessible cities in Canada along with two excellent overseas options for those planning a European tour in either year. I am also hoping it helps to plan this far out for ensembles considering their 2021 options.<br />
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I would be <a href="mailto:HenryLeck@KIconcerts.com" target="_blank">happy to talk</a> with you further about any of these wonderful destinations and to extend an invitation on behalf of myself and my wonderful partners to see you at any of these unique musical events over the next two years. <br />
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KIconcertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07298781184078298695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673111674324779715.post-69157430253993034882019-03-15T11:56:00.000-07:002019-03-15T11:56:21.195-07:00Dublin 2020 & Prague 2021 choir festivals - hope you can join Rollo Dilworth<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Dear Colleagues,<br /><br />I know many of you are aware of the <a href="http://www.kiconcerts.com/choral/events/?id=260" target="_blank"><b>Dublin festival</b></a> I am leading in June 2020. This is shaping up to be a great event with the St. Thomas Gospel Choir from Philadelphia attending along with an Irish choir and US school and community choristers. Feel free to register interest now as I consider the repertoire that will best suit the choirs looking to attend.<br /><br />While at the ACDA conference in Kansas City, I finalized plans with KIconcerts to stage my <a href="http://www.kiconcerts.com/choral/events/?id=264" target="_blank"><b>2021 festival in Prague</b></a> with opportunities for choirs to sing individually in Austria or Budapest as well.<br /><br />I am blessed to be able to work in Ireland and the Czech Republic in consecutive years.<br /><br />Feel free to reach out <a href="mailto:RolloDilworth@KIconcerts.com" target="_blank">to me</a> for further information on musical questions and of course, to our <a href="http://kiconcerts.com/contact/" target="_blank">friends at KI,</a> about touring questions you may have.<br /><br />Hoping to see you in Europe<br /><br /><b>Rollo Dilworth</b><div>
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<a href="http://www.kiconcerts.com/files/prospectus/KI_Ireland2020_Dilworth.pdf" target="_blank">Download Dublin Prospectus</a> | <a href="http://www.kiconcerts.com/files/prospectus/KI_Prague2021_Dilworth.pdf" target="_blank">Prague Prospectus</a> | <a href="http://kiconcerts.com/contact/" target="_blank">Contact KI</a> </div>
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KIconcertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07298781184078298695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673111674324779715.post-67823407265324707762019-02-21T13:42:00.000-08:002019-02-21T13:42:09.424-08:00Complimentary professional headshots @ KI’s ACDA booth 500 – your passport to concert touring<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We have set up our ACDA booth #500 as a studio with a photographer taking professional pics of our beloved clients/colleagues.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">
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</span><br />Please <a href="mailto:Oliver@KIconcerts.com" target="_blank">nominate your 1st, 2nd and 3rd preferences</a> for a 15 minute appointment. <br /><br /><a href="mailto:Oliver@KIconcerts.com" target="_blank"><img alt="KIconcerts ACDA professional headshots time preferences" border="0" data-original-height="220" data-original-width="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuulByl85lplbMf6J5hcW2bSyzj5Gd3_VHaZ_ajAyNXdiu77ynlBZX-caZSyuSXggIpXBGTg1YC7ZIGUACjuutR5NMt2wDPaxJQ0wsH8gYxowlTXSdsjWBRrvCRlIgkVnJZAePI38wfZc/s1600/ACDA19_timeslots_blog_190222.jpg" title="" /></a><div>
Of course our team is also available to talk about your touring plans before or after. We look forward to immortalizing you as well as chatting.<br /><br /><b>Dr. Matthew Harden<br /><a href="http://www.kiconcerts.com/"></a>Lance Lancaster <br /><a href="http://www.kiconcerts.com/custom-tours/central_europe/"></a>Robert Wallace <br />Michael Clohesy<br />Oliver Scofield </b><br /><br /></div>
KIconcertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07298781184078298695noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673111674324779715.post-60787669037821402532019-02-01T11:39:00.000-08:002019-02-01T11:43:20.654-08:00Surprising you at ACDA in Kansas City<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We're printing our banners, blowing up balloons, preparing destination/festival launches, flying in international partners, arranging appointments AND preparing a great surprise for you at <b>booth 500</b> (just as you enter the exhibition area).<br />
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The ACDA national conference is a great opportunity to talk about new tours with existing and potential clients as well as to meet directors touring with us in the next 18 months or so. Of course we know that many of you cannot attend every single national ACDA conference so please know we are available to talk with you by phone or <a href="mailto:Oliver@KIconcerts.com" target="_blank">email</a> at any time.<br />
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For those attending, as you decide on your conference schedule just let us know a time that works best for you to meet us. We do have a great surprise to reveal to you at the booth – our gift to our traveling Directors.<br />
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More on that in our next ACDA conference emailing!<br />
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Please reply to <a href="mailto:Oliver@KIconcerts.com" target="_blank">ACDA appointment time</a> to book a meeting with us. We look forward to this great opportunity to visit!<br />
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KIconcertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07298781184078298695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673111674324779715.post-26875437327071656802019-01-29T14:05:00.000-08:002019-01-29T14:05:16.498-08:00Elise Bradley and Henry Leck co-conducting the Toronto 2020 choir festival - talk to us at ACDA<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It is our pleasure to invite you and your choristers to join us in 2020 – in the beautiful and exciting city of Toronto, Canada – for our <a href="http://kiconcerts.com/choral/events/?id=262" target="_blank"><b>Notes of Joy Choir Festival!</b></a><br />
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If you are coming to Kansas City for ACDA’s national conference then we can discuss this further with you at KI’s booth – 500.<br />
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We invite your singers to enjoy a welcome dinner, rehearse with other talented treble and mixed-voice choirs, present stand-alone concerts, and perform together in a grand Gala Concert to close the Festival.<br />
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We look forward to sharing great singing with a common purpose and passion on this international stage in front of enthusiastic audiences in some wonderful venues.<br />
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If you are not attending ACDA this year then please just <a href="mailto:HenryLeck@KIconcerts.com" target="_blank">be in touch</a> to make a time to talk in advance of the conference.<br />
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KIconcertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07298781184078298695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673111674324779715.post-77124103706162347552019-01-23T11:57:00.001-08:002019-01-23T11:57:02.500-08:00London’s 2020 Chichester Psalms Choir Festival with Thomas Lloyd – can we talk at ACDA or before?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am looking forward to leading the June 2020 <a href="http://www.kiconcerts.com/choral/events/?id=261" target="_blank"><b>Chichester Psalms Choir Festival</b></a> in London and Edinburgh and invite you and your singers to join me.<br /><br />In my experience conducting tours of fine high school, community, collegiate and choirs of faith there is nothing quite like performing repertoire in the country it was first performed, and in the kind of grand spaces it was first heard. This is that opportunity!<br /><br />I will be in Kansas City next month for any who wish to talk about this with me and the fine folk from KIconcerts. I am also available to chat in advance of that for those not attending the ACDA conference or those wanting to advance their 2020 concert tour planning now.<br /><br />The repertoire for our combined festival choir is Leonard Bernstein’s iconic <i>Chichester Psalms,</i> commissioned for a large festival choir like ours in England, and simultaneously premiered in New York, and thus the perfect music for a cross-Atlantic connection. It also comes at a time when many feel the need more than ever to sing Bernstein’s closing prayer taken from Psalm 133 (Hineh mah tov...): “How good it is for brothers and sisters to dwell together in unity.”<br /><br />I welcome you to join this journey with your choir performing both individually and as part of the combined festival choir in <a href="http://www.kiconcerts.com/choral/events/?program&id=261" target="_blank"><b>London,</b></a> with an option for those who wish to join us for a 2nd festival gala performance in Edinburgh. Smaller groupings of singers not planning a concert on their own are invited to join the Bucks County Choral Society in their individual concerts with conducting opportunities shared.<br /><br />I am thrilled that this will be my first festival with <b><a href="http://www.kiconcerts.com/" target="_blank">KIconcerts</a> </b>– I toured with my own choir with them to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/KIchoirs/videos/1797188820377175/" target="_blank">Cuba in 2018</a> and their reputation for organizing seamless concert tours including both independent and collaborative concerts, is well deserved. <br /><br />Looking forward to talking with you about how this might work for you and your singing community<br /><br /><b>Thomas Lloyd</b><div>
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KIconcertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07298781184078298695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673111674324779715.post-13492069439389643882019-01-17T13:04:00.001-08:002019-01-17T13:04:39.363-08:00Ireland 2020 choir festival with Rollo Dilworth - can we talk at ACDA or before?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am excited to be leading the KIconcerts festival in <a href="http://www.kiconcerts.com/choral/events/?id=260" target="_blank"><b>Ireland in 2020.</b></a><br /><br />Ireland’s a very hospitable, safe and historic destination where the touring is fun and informative.<br /><br />We travel to make great music and Ireland is the perfect place for this – their choral tradition dates back eons and the venues there offer astounding acoustics and presence - a truly inspiring setting for your choristers.<br /><br />The core festival program consists of individual concerts, combined rehearsals (likely with local singers) and the gala concert featuring each choir and the combined festival choir. Exchanges, workshops with Michael McGlynn’s Anúna or a class with Riverdance dancers along with live Irish music over dinner immerse your ensemble in the unique character of this great land.<br /><br />To further customize your program there are <a href="http://www.kiconcerts.com/choral/events/?program&id=260" target="_blank">opportunities</a> to visit Ireland’s charming Southwest – for instance Galway or Cork – alternatively to heading North into Belfast in Northern Ireland. This is a place of amazing recent history and an extraordinarily rich and beautiful past.<br /><br />I will be at ACDA and can make time to meet at KI’s Booth #500 with you and the KIconcerts team. If you are not heading to ACDA then perhaps we <a href="mailto:RolloDilworth@KIconcerts.com" target="_blank">make contact</a> this month instead.<br /><br />I look forward to hosting you in Dublin<br /><br /><b>Rollo Dilworth</b><div>
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KIconcertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07298781184078298695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673111674324779715.post-17709574393527406782019-01-14T15:57:00.000-08:002019-01-14T15:57:02.476-08:00Austria 2020 festival with Elena Sharkova & Henry Leck - can we talk at ACDA or before?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Elena Sharkova and I are co-conducting the <a href="http://www.kiconcerts.com/choral/events/?id=259" target="_blank"><b>2020 Austria choral festival.</b></a><br /><br />When asked where we both wanted to take singers next we immediately said Austria. The Central European region is the birthplace of so much of the music we love to share with your singers.<br /><br />You start in Salzburg and hear the echoes of young Mozart, ‘dance’ in the Mirabel Gardens as did the Von Trapp children and sample a sachertorte good enough to change lives. Individual concerts are offered at many of Salzburg’s charming venues for those that want them.<br /><br />Traveling to Vienna (with the option to visit Melk Abbey and sail a portion of the way on the Danube) we gather as a combined choir to rehearse, celebrate each other at a welcome dinner and present our festival gala concert in one of Vienna’s many commanding venues. Individual concerts, touring and exploring are the order of the day in this grand imperial city.<br /><br />You then have options to continue onto <a href="http://kiconcerts.com/choral/events/?program&id=259" target="_blank">fairytale Prague or magnificent Budapest</a> as you tailor the tour to your choir’s needs and wishes.<br /><br />We will be at ACDA and can make time to meet at KI’s Booth #500 with you and the KIconcerts team. If you are not heading to ACDA then perhaps we make contact this month instead.<br /><br />Join us in Austria for the festival of a lifetime<br /><br /><b>Henry Leck</b><div>
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KIconcertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07298781184078298695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673111674324779715.post-65835652141982656732019-01-09T13:16:00.001-08:002019-01-09T13:17:26.299-08:00Italy 2020 choir festival with John Dickson now featuring Rome and the Vatican City<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In response to requests from colleagues I have asked KIconcerts to locate our <a href="http://kiconcerts.com/choral/events/?id=263" target="_blank"><b>Passion of Italy</b></a> festival in Rome. This will enable both the gala concert as well as an additional opportunity for Mass at St Peter's Basilica to be sung in the Eternal City.<br />
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If all roads lead to Rome, then departure for <a href="http://kiconcerts.com/choral/events/?program&id=263" target="_blank">extension travel</a> offers an array of exciting choices. Experience the birth of the Renaissance in Florence, the uniquely exotic island of Venice, a taste of the North in Milan, or the stunningly beautiful terrain of the Amalfi Coast. <br />
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International travel combined with great music making has profoundly shaped my life as a professional musician and as a person. I am grateful for the opportunity to offer you and your community of singers the possibilities of such life-enriching experiences.<br />
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This will be the third festival I am leading for <a href="http://kiconcerts.com/" target="_blank">KIconcerts</a> and I like the way they build an event like this, never losing sight of the individual choirs and choristers while still producing a well-attended gala concert on a significant scale at a fine venue in a great destination.<br />
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KIconcerts and I would welcome an opportunity to speak with you more about the music, the touring and the unforgettable experience of Italy. Contact us about touring and pricing options.<br />
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KIconcertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07298781184078298695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673111674324779715.post-31823959952273307132018-12-18T13:02:00.004-08:002018-12-18T13:04:37.704-08:00Happy Holidays & Happy New Year from KIconcerts<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.kiconcerts.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Happy Holidays from KIconcerts" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMcF02nRUmqZJnmLm4TAkYyxfNAWmDSvwiH3_GnkfVtRyjL0Dgg0-RAIPOCtb2UgambDaoYlp8q8NaFfT6B_9XmuqpbpByE5lsfjs_M3phHc0Ov5tyqNqCZNCPZFdB9Gbj3bOxTFeE7Pk/s1600/Holiday18_header_blog_181218.jpg" title="" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>A new year beckons, we’re passing time</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>Friends hand on batons new stars are born</i></span></div>
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<i>Holiday cheer keeps us in our prime</i></div>
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<i>And sunset’s glory prepares new dawn</i></div>
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Your world of music’s an awesome realm</div>
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Crossing five oceans the globe’s a stage</div>
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Michael and Oliver at the helm</div>
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Your stories written on every page</div>
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Chapters start and audiences wait</div>
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In London, Dublin and Vienna too</div>
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Sydney’s harbor, Rome’s pearly gate</div>
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With ‘roads less traveled’ a different hue</div>
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KI’s thanks really knows no bounds</div>
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Far from perfect but we try hard</div>
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Loving the movement of your sounds</div>
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On concert tours we hope unmarred</div>
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Memories of 18 being filed away</div>
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With next year’s news still to unfold</div>
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There’s only one thing left for us to say</div>
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<b>We toast your stories still being told!</b></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="http://kiconcerts.com/"></a>Oliver, Michael and the KI team </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b>here and overseas. </b></span></div>
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KIconcertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07298781184078298695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673111674324779715.post-16716709607084502532018-12-07T13:25:00.001-08:002018-12-07T13:25:11.982-08:00Custom vs Festival concert tours for your choir<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
We often get asked what is likely to be better for my ensemble – a fully <a href="http://kiconcerts.com/custom-tours/" target="_blank">customized tour</a> vs a <a href="http://kiconcerts.com/choral/" target="_blank">festival experience.</a></div>
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Travel dates, destination preferences and nature of the ensemble are guiding factors that might pull the decision toward a custom tour. Alternatively a director might be keen to have their ensemble interact with a specific festival leader, perform at a major festival venue or sing a chosen masterwork.<br />
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The term festivals covers a wide spectrum - local festivals we promote, our own festivals featuring KI’s great roster of choral doyens and of course competitions that others stage.<br />
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Combining a custom & festival tour is easy. KI’s festival tours are essentially a customized concert tour with: two half days of rehearsals (including an individual concert), a dress rehearsal followed later in the day by the combined concert (which also features our individual choirs staged in their own right). <b>The rest of the each ensemble’s tour is completely customized to individual needs (touring, concerts, exchanges, duration of tour etc.).</b><br />
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In 2020 we have a <span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;"><b>KI FESTIVAL</b></span> in each of our key destinations for different styles of ensembles at different times of the early summer:<br />
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<a href="http://www.kiconcerts.com/choral/events/?id=263" target="_blank">John <b>DICKSON</b></a> – Rome along with Florence & Venice options (June 8 departure)<br />
<a href="http://www.kiconcerts.com/choral/events/?id=261" target="_blank">Thomas <b>LLOYD</b></a><b> </b>– London & Edinburgh gala concerts (June 20 departure)<br />
<a href="http://www.kiconcerts.com/choral/events/?id=259" target="_blank">Elena <b>SHARKOVA</b>/Henry <b>LECK</b></a> – Salzburg/Vienna with Budapest & Prague options (June 21 departure)<br />
<a href="http://www.kiconcerts.com/choral/events/?id=260" target="_blank">Rollo <b>DILWORTH</b></a> – The magic of Ireland & Dilworth entwined (June 30 departure)</div>
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<a href="http://www.kiconcerts.com/choral/events/?id=262" target="_blank">Elise <b>BRADLEY</b>/Henry <b>LECK</b></a> - Toronto – closer to home – treble & mixed choir options (July 5 departure)<br />
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Our year-round <b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;">DESTINATIONS</span></b> include:<br />
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We would be happy to talk with you about which style of tour (<a href="http://kiconcerts.com/custom-tours/" target="_blank">destination</a> and/or <a href="http://kiconcerts.com/choral/" target="_blank">festival</a>) suits your ensemble best. <br />
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KIconcertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07298781184078298695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673111674324779715.post-38234005552052845602018-12-04T14:44:00.001-08:002018-12-04T14:45:38.487-08:00Your next concert tour begins at the Midwest Clinic or with a phone call<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXlZxkfpcYRsvCQ6EkMMp3Odr7I-gmSt6ulWq7M7VLdcnzPeWRJVPq9hoxGlHWrXuJNRfuZUNzN4LjyjvhQ7v-RwFuWaKRIm8XYAFwyzuhpLmFlU70Rmp_yAv8dikE-vWCK4IONg8jr0U/s1600/KI_Midwest_blog_181204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="KI & You - at Midwest Clinic" border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXlZxkfpcYRsvCQ6EkMMp3Odr7I-gmSt6ulWq7M7VLdcnzPeWRJVPq9hoxGlHWrXuJNRfuZUNzN4LjyjvhQ7v-RwFuWaKRIm8XYAFwyzuhpLmFlU70Rmp_yAv8dikE-vWCK4IONg8jr0U/s1600/KI_Midwest_blog_181204.jpg" title="" /></a></div>
Colleagues,<br />
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It would be great to meet up with you at this month’s Band and Orchestra Conference in Chicago or to chat on the phone if you are not attending this year.<br />
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As you know, KI stages <a href="http://kiconcerts.com/custom-tours/" target="_blank"><b>concert tours around the world</b></a> but you might not know KI:<br />
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<li>includes core travel insurance so you don’t need think about it </li>
<li>can bill travelers directly meaning one less task for you </li>
<li>tailors accommodation and meals to your wishes </li>
<li>ensures there are audiences wherever you are performing </li>
<li>arranges exchange interactions and shared concerts as requested </li>
<li>looks to borrow instruments (especially percussion) wherever possible </li>
<li>matches venues to your performance needs </li>
<li>flies new clients to our head office to meet the team and plan your tour </li>
<li>adjusts the ratio of complimentary packages to your requirements </li>
<li>invites you to talk to any of <a href="http://kiconcerts.com/testimonials/" target="_blank">KI’s clients</a> to ask what the KI experience is </li>
<li>will match pricing with any comparable tour – without sacrificing KI quality </li>
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It goes without saying that we plan your destination/itinerary/routing with your safety and comfort paramount.<br />
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I’d welcome the chance to meet in Chicago enabling us to blend your talent, leadership and vision with our contacts, experience and passion for bringing your tour dreams to reality.<br />
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<a href="mailto:Oliver@KIconcerts.com" target="_blank">Be in touch</a> to make a time to meet or for me to call you if you are not heading to Chicago this year. <br />
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<b>Oliver Scofield </b><br />
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KIconcertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07298781184078298695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673111674324779715.post-18580289222333918042018-11-28T07:12:00.001-08:002018-11-28T08:40:09.166-08:00For the musical pioneer in us all – Roads Less Traveled… custom choir tours & festivals<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://kiconcerts.com/custom-tours/roads_less_traveled/" target="_blank"><img alt="KI's roads less traveled custom & festival choir tours" border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXfxg9anRpP4VoXIpXKBX6FECkNiZkBiKpSdi5Fk2A7ObVjBVoqDNNyYM3y08PqbXeeDb6xh1hYapZklpyBI_VQVGOt1ZKe6Px5mKFkYsFK9V3vIhxQLQ_RGSM9nh3PZgqYOfGwfZvnuw/s1600/Roads_Blog_181127.jpg" title="" /></a></div>
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Returning from hosting a director in Morocco/Portugal for his forthcoming concert tour brought to mind how many of our ensembles are interested in destinations a little or a lot off the beaten path.<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://kiconcerts.com/custom-tours/vietnam/" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Vietnam,</a> <a href="http://kiconcerts.com/custom-tours/roads_less_traveled/?region_id=69&id=69" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">India,</a> <a href="http://kiconcerts.com/custom-tours/japan/?region_id=62&id=82" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Japan,</a> <a href="http://kiconcerts.com/custom-tours/china/?region_id=1&id=32" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">China</a> <i>i</i></span><span style="font-size: large;"><i>n Asia</i></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><a href="http://kiconcerts.com/custom-tours/australia_--_nz/?region_id=14&id=58" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Australia, New Zealand</a><i> in the Pacific</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://kiconcerts.com/custom-tours/cuba/" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Cuba,</a><span style="color: #0b5394;"> </span><a href="http://kiconcerts.com/custom-tours/central_america/?region_id=49&id=43" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Costa Rica,</a><span style="color: #0b5394;"> </span><a href="http://kiconcerts.com/custom-tours/central_america/?region_id=49&id=47" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Mexico,</a><span style="color: #0b5394;"> </span><a href="http://kiconcerts.com/custom-tours/canada/" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Canada</a><i style="color: #0b5394;"> closer to home</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://kiconcerts.com/custom-tours/northern_europe/" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Finland, Estonia, Sweden</a><i style="color: #0b5394;"> in Europe’s North </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://kiconcerts.com/custom-tours/greece/" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Greece,</a><span style="color: #0b5394;"> </span><a href="http://kiconcerts.com/custom-tours/spain/?region_id=37&id=97" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Southern Spain,</a><span style="color: #0b5394;"> </span><a href="http://kiconcerts.com/custom-tours/portugal/" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Portugal</a><i style="color: #0b5394;"> in Europe’s South</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><a href="http://kiconcerts.com/custom-tours/roads_less_traveled/?region_id=69&id=70" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Argentina,</a><b> Brazil, </b><a href="http://kiconcerts.com/custom-tours/roads_less_traveled/?region_id=69&id=71" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Peru</a><i> in South America</i></span><b> </b></span></div>
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<a href="http://kiconcerts.com/choral/events/?id=262" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>2020 Festival in Canada</b></span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">led by Henry Leck & Elise Bradley</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>2021 festivals in Canada </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">& with Jonathan Palant in <b>Vietnam </b></span></div>
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<br />KIconcertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07298781184078298695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673111674324779715.post-64052654035826527242018-11-16T11:02:00.002-08:002018-11-16T11:16:27.110-08:00Italy custom choir tours AND John Dickson's 2020 Passion of Italy Choir Festival<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Florence, surreal Venice</div>
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<a href="http://kiconcerts.com/custom-tours/italy/?region_id=12&id=48" target="_blank">Rome</a> | <a href="http://kiconcerts.com/custom-tours/italy/?region_id=12&id=61" target="_blank">Florence/Rome</a> | <a href="http://kiconcerts.com/custom-tours/italy/?region_id=12&id=7" target="_blank">Venice/Florence/Rome</a></div>
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<a href="http://kiconcerts.com/choral/events/?id=263" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Passion of Italy Choir Festival</span></b></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Venice & Milan </span><span style="font-size: large;">with </span><b><span style="font-size: large;">John Dickson</span></b></div>
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Individual & Festival Concerts</div>
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Rome & Florence Tour Options</div>
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<b>JUNE 2020</b></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.kiconcerts.com/files/prospectus/KI_Italy2020_Dickson.pdf" target="_blank">DOWNLOAD PROSPECTUS</a></b></div>
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KIconcertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07298781184078298695noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673111674324779715.post-53652865451455222442018-11-13T11:17:00.002-08:002018-11-13T11:19:11.628-08:00UK custom choir tours AND the 2020 London Choir Festival with Thomas Lloyd<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Different yet comfortable, living history </div>
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and pageantry – England, Scotland, Wales – </div>
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London, Stonehenge and the West End.</div>
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<a href="http://kiconcerts.com/custom-tours/uk/?region_id=13&id=88" target="_blank">London</a> | <a href="http://kiconcerts.com/custom-tours/uk/?region_id=13&id=57" target="_blank">Scotland/England</a> | <a href="http://kiconcerts.com/custom-tours/uk/?region_id=13&id=90" target="_blank">Wales/England</a></div>
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<a href="http://kiconcerts.com/choral/events/?id=261" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">London Choir Festival</span></b></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">with <b>Thomas Lloyd</b></span></div>
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Individual & Festival Concerts</div>
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York & Edinburgh Extension Option</div>
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<b><a href="http://www.kiconcerts.com/files/prospectus/KI_England2020_Lloyd.pdf" target="_blank">DOWNLOAD PROSPECTUS</a></b></div>
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KIconcertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07298781184078298695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673111674324779715.post-35759692472840427632018-11-12T11:25:00.001-08:002018-11-12T11:25:38.208-08:00Join Henry Leck in Vienna or Toronto in June & July 2020 choir festivalsDear Directors<br />
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I am delighted to have two great international festival opportunities to offer you in 2020. One is closer to home in Canada which I am leading with Elise Bradley, Artistic Director of the Toronto Children’s Choir. The other is in the birthplace of so much of our music traditions, Austria, where I will be joining Elena Sharkova to lead the Sing Austria festival.<br />
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One of my favorite places to have toured with my choirs has been Austria. I love the musical heritage and tradition. The scenery, the food, the people, the sounds… so great! So I am pleased to announce KIconcerts' <a href="http://www.kiconcerts.com/choral/events/?id=259" target="_blank"><b>Sing Austria Festival</b></a> in June 2020 in Vienna with possible extensions to other Central European destinations.</div>
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To make this even more exciting, I get to co-conduct with my buddy <b>Elena Sharkova!!</b> If any of you have worked with her, you know she is not only a consummate musician, but a bundle of passion, energy, and love of life!!<br />
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We hope you will join us in <a href="http://www.swiftpage5.com/SpeClicks.aspx?X=2X0OSWO1IWESXF0K02Y9WW">Austria</a> to create a truly magical experience for your choristers, accompanying travelers and audiences alike.<br />
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Following the success of the 2018 Montreal festival, KIconcerts invited me back to lead the 2020 Toronto <a href="http://www.kiconcerts.com/choral/events/?id=262" target="_blank"><b>Notes of Joy Festival</b></a> which I will be co-conducting with <b>Elise Bradley.</b><br />
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Notes of Joy is a festival for US and Canadian treble and mixed voice choirs. We will rehearse the two festival choirs separately bringing them together for a stunning finale.</div>
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I welcome the opportunity to work with you and your singers in <a href="http://www.kiconcerts.com/choral/events/?program&id=262">Toronto</a> in July 2020. Let’s take this chance together to create life changing musical moments for your singers.<br />
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<i>Co-conductor – Sing Austria & Notes of Joy</i><br />
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<a href="http://kiconcerts.com/choral/events/?program&id=259" target="_blank">Sing Austria tour details</a> | <a href="http://kiconcerts.com/choral/events/?program&id=262" target="_blank">Notes of Joy tour details</a> | <a href="http://kiconcerts.com/contact/" target="_blank">Contact KI</a> </div>
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KIconcertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07298781184078298695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673111674324779715.post-49729010716635134762018-11-11T07:52:00.000-08:002018-11-11T07:52:56.696-08:00Ireland custom tours AND the 2020 Rollo Dilworth Choir Festival<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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KIconcertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07298781184078298695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673111674324779715.post-80180308836490792522018-11-09T08:57:00.002-08:002018-11-09T08:59:27.177-08:00Austria/Central Europe invites your performance<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Be in touch about these and the <a href="http://www.kiconcerts.com/choral/" target="_blank"><b>2019 Festivals</b></a> that still have space for more singers. For those planning 2021 already, <b>Craig Hella Johnson</b> is leading the Ireland Festival that year.<br />
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