SING IN SOUTH AFRICA

Johannesburg & Pilanesberg with Alicia W. Walker - May 2014

It is with great anticipation that I invite you to join me for a Festival of Choral Music in South Africa. The power of music to bring people together will be very much in evidence as we gather there in May, 2014.

The vibrancy of the South African culture and history will provide a meaningful well from which you and your singers will draw a deep understanding of cultural exchange and musical collaboration. You will have the opportunity to gather with other choirs from the US, and to perform with and for singers from South Africa, building a global community in a brief window of time.

The proposed program will include American and African music, with perhaps a Mozart Missa Brevis for the combined choirs. In addition we are offering a separate opportunity to sing the Brahms Requiem with the University of South Carolina and other choristers.

You know the impact that international travel has on us and on our ability to appreciate and value other cultures. Consider the life-changing possibilities for your singers as they experience the beauty and warmth of a people that have struggled for freedom and prosperity in ways that many of us will never know.

I hope you will consider bringing your choir to South Africa to experience the breathtaking landscape, the rich culture, and the opportunity to create community through the choral experience

Alicia W. Walker

Vivaldi's 'Gloria' - Rome - June 2014 - an invitation

Sing in Italy with Eric Stark

I wish to introduce you to the 2014 Chamber Choir Festival in Rome, Italy, featuring Antonio Vivaldi’s exuberant “Gloria” for orchestra and chorus! Our festival brings together one of the greatest works ever in one of the world’s most magnificent cities for a cultural and performance experience second to none. I look forward to sharing this unforgettable opportunity with you and your singers!

Chamber choirs are especially welcome. Often, the opportunity to sing a major work for chorus and orchestra is only available to large groups. However, we know that some of the very best choruses are smaller, often numbering 60 or less.

You might consider taking the opportunity to perform some or all the Vivaldi “Gloria” before coming to Italy for the festival. (The first two movements make a brilliant choice for your holiday concerts!!). The genius of the composer’s composition is that the Vivaldi “Gloria” is a major work that can be performed with far less than 100 voices, depending on the circumstances.

We hope our festival, culminating in June 2014, in one of the world’s most culturally and history rich cities, Rome, can be an exciting part of your 2013-2014 programming. Working on this amazing repertoire, perhaps even performing it at home with your own ensembles, will reward your singers with the wonderful exposure to the majestic sounds of voices combined with instruments, in one of the most timeless and thrilling works of all time.

Be in contact with me regarding the music and with KIconcerts for touring information.

I look forward to seeing you in Rome!

Sincerely,
 
Eric Stark
Artistic Director, Indianapolis Symphonic Choir
Professor of Music and Director of Graduate Studies, Butler University

An invitation to sing at the Sydney Opera House!

Voices Across the Pacific - The US/Australia Choral Festival with Heather J. Buchanan - Sydney & Brisbane/Gold Coast

I am delighted to have the chance to invite you to consider joining me in Australia to sing in the 2014 Voices Across the Pacific Choral Festival in Sydney’s Opera House and my hometown of Brisbane.

The festival will celebrate the work of contemporary composers from both countries Lux Aeterna by Morten Lauridsen and Honour the Earth by Australian composer Sarah Hopkins. I have often dreamed of combining the talents and spirits of singers from both continents and this is our chance to do so!

Let me show you the Australia I know and love while you make new friends, create amazing music and become enchanted with the unique and fascinating land downunder! The 2014 Voices Across the Pacific Choral Festival will be an unforgettable musical and cultural experience.

See you under Southern Skies in 2014.
 
Heather J. Buchanan

Exploring Your World of Music - destinations of your choice!

Every director and every ensemble has different destination choices. KIconcerts knows this and caters for all wishes and opportunities.

Classic destinations are perennial favorites such as England, Italy or Austria. Some prefer closer to home (and more cost effective) locations such as Costa Rica, Mexico or even Puerto Rico. Others are seeking pioneering destinations such as China, South Africa, Australia or even India – countries you know your musicians are less likely to travel on their own. Each offers its own amazing riches, culture and of course venues.

Share your dreams and let us prepare proposals for you to consider. We can fly you to our Colorado office to plan the tour together. We can arrange conference calls with you, us and our partners in each of our destinations. Indeed our partners from overseas are often visiting us for meetings with directors (our partner in India will be in the office in mid November if you wish to explore this magnificent destination with us at that time).

Yours sincerely 
 
Oliver Scofield,
President

Craig Hella Johnson invites you to join the Ano Nuevo Festival in Spain - New Year 2013

I want to invite you to consider joining the Ano Nuevo Festival I am leading over New Year 2013.

The festival will bring fine singers together from around the U.S. to sing in the beautiful city of Barcelona – festival details. We invite full ensembles or groups of singers (and their friends) to join us for the combined gala concert and for individual concerts as you wish.

December 28, 2013 will be a great time of year to travel, airfares are at their cheapest, the Mediterranean is temperate and we get to celebrate New Year's Eve in an extraordinary world city that is vibrant and colorful at any time of year! Indeed, I know people who love the city so much they use the name as an adjective to express the indescribable..."Barcelona."

I will be shaping a program structure that will illuminate the gifts of each individual choir while crafting a gala concert which will be a joyous celebration of the power of singing together. It will be so exciting to have this opportunity to gather with friends, old and new, who love choral singing for this feast of music making.

Be in contact with me regarding the music and with KIconcerts for touring information.

I look forward to exploring magnificent Barcelona with you.

– Craig Hella Johnson

An invitation from Frank Ticheli to perform with him in England - summer 2014

I would be pleased if you would consider performing with me in gala concerts and staging your own individual performances in England in 2014.

I am honored to have been invited to present our finest musicians at the prestigious Harrogate International Festivals in early July 2014. In addition to the combined literature, there will be great opportunities for exchanges and local cultural immersion in Harrogate for your ensemble.

The Festival starts in London with our rehearsals, sightseeing and individual concerts, in addition to the gala concert which we hope to stage at the magnificent Central Westminster Hall. We will explore this great city together as we make music on a scale seldom heard over there.

This is my 3rd festival with KI. In 2008 I was commissioned by KI to write Angels in the Architecture in celebration of the festival being staged at the Sydney Opera house and in 2011 I was equally honored to lead 220 musicians in Rome to a stunning finale rendition of Vesuvius.

Festivals such as this are extraordinary opportunities to

• perform individually in stunning venues
• or bring a smaller number of performers and just enjoy all of the combined performance activities
• feel the intensity and camaraderie of joining with other musicians in a bigger setting
• give me a unique chance to share my music more intimately with your players.

I know that international touring provides a huge boost to any program while being a considerable amount of work. Festivals offer a level of accessibility to smooth the way and KIconcerts is able to support you throughout the planning process.

Please be in touch with me if you would like to cover any of the musical issues and with KIconcerts for any information on the practical arrangements.

 
Frank Ticheli

An invitation to Austria from Z. Randall Stroope

Come to Austria to perform in a program that I have selected for our gala concert in Salzburg.

Is there a greater place on earth for fine choral music than Vienna or Salzburg?

• Sing in the combined choir – full choirs and parts of choirs most welcome
• Sing individually if you wish
• Enjoy the 'behind the scenes touring' experience that KIconcerts will create

These are my favorite cities in the world!

I hope there may be a chance for me to share them with you as we share our music with Austria.

Z. Randall Stroope