July 2016 Janet Galván Ireland Festival more affordable than ever

I look forward to seeing those of you interested in our Ireland Festival at ACDA later this month and am happy to be in email contact with any not going to SLC and who wish to discuss the festival.

KIconcerts has announced they are passing on all the savings from the strengthening of the Euro making most packages around $200 cheaper than when quoted last year. This is an exciting development which I hope enable you to think about your choir or a smaller group of singers joining us for this incredible musical, cultural, and personal experience in Ireland - the Emerald Isle. If you cannot bring your entire choir, a small group of singers might enjoy the experience with the massed choir.

Ireland is full of stunning landscapes, inspirational locations, rich history, and magical warmth. Ireland’s music and dance have become beloved throughout the world. We will experience the culture that inspired this great art. The best part of the tour, of course, is making music in carefully selected venues for Irish audiences. Having toured Ireland with the Ithaca College Women’s Chorale, I can assure you that the audiences are warm, welcoming, and friendly, and singers in this environment perform with a tangible heightened excitement and energy.

Your choir will join other superb choirs for the festival performances and will have the opportunity to perform as individual choirs in astounding venues.

I would be honored to have you join me, and I look forward to the possibility of collaborating with you and your singers.

Ádh mór agus gach dea-ghuí
(May the road rise to meet you)

Dr. Janet Galván

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Craig Hella Johnson 2016 Passion of Italy Choir Festival – benefits from lower Euro means lower prices!

Dear friends,

I am looking forward to meeting as many of you as possible at ACDA in Salt Lake City.

It will be a pleasure to answer any questions you might have about the Passion of Italy festival I am leading in Rome and Florence in the summer of 2016.

Our friends at KIconcerts have already passed on $200 of savings from the price of the festival after it was launched mid last year. More savings will flow through if the Euro continues to drop in value or the fuel surcharges start to come down. They will be able to talk more about this at booth 1001.

I am excited to lead this festival and am looking to create an extraordinary shared singing experience that builds musical and personal connections. I am shaping a program that will be a diverse collection of pieces well suited to the participating choirs. Shaping a program that fits the time, location and context is one my favorite parts of the process!

I invite you to share the power of Rome and the culture of Florence, cities that both resonate with the music we love, through our combined choir and individual choir concerts.

If you are not coming to SLC then please feel free to follow this up with KIconcerts or me directly.

Sincerely
Craig Hella Johnson

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Festival Riviera 2016 price drops as USD appreciates – more details at ACDA booth 1001

I’d be pleased to meet folk at ACDA who might be considering joining our festival in Nice on the Riviera in June 2016.

I know that our friends from KIconcerts will be announcing price reductions of up to $200 in the festival pricing at ACDA as they pass on the benefits of the recently appreciating US dollar.

You can make a time to meet with me at KIconcerts’ booth 1001 or by reply email. You would also be welcome as our guest at a dinner I am co-hosting with colleagues and KI on Friday 27 February at 6pm to discuss the festival.

I am looking forward to seeing those of you able to be in Salt Lake City for this year’s ACDA conference.

Regards

Henry Leck

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2016 Austrian Festival price drops as USD appreciates – more details at ACDA booth 1001

Dear Friend

Due to the strengthening of the US dollar and the decline of the Euro, our 2016 Austria festival is now $200 cheaper than when it was launched summer 2014.

The other great news is that there is no expectation of increased fuel surcharges being applied by the airlines for the foreseeable future.

This is a great time to inquire about joining us.

I would be happy to meet at ACDA in SLC to talk further about your possible participation next year.

Rollo Dilworth

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2016 Ticheli Festival in Spain - 5% reductions as US$ strengthens

USD appreciates - Ticheli 2016 Spain festival now $200 cheaper than when it was launched summer 2014.

The other great news is that there is no expectation of increased fuel surcharges being applied by the airlines for the foreseeable future.

This is a great time to inquire about this wonderful festival with one of America’s most talented and beloved composers. Frank is in touch with musicians and composers in Spain and they will feature in the festival alongside some superb North American bands.

Join us for this unique musical festival – there has never been a better time to plan your international performance tour!

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Touring internationally gets cheaper as US$ increases in value

We wanted to start 2015 off with some great news.

We’re passing on all savings that flow from the US Dollar strengthening – especially against the Euro.

There are great reductions on our 2016 band and choir festivals and custom tours which we’d priced out in the summer before the dollar increased in value.

We’re also watching the fuel surcharges applied by airlines. So far there have been no savings announced by the airlines to match the drop in oil prices. If there is any movement here too then we will pass this on immediately to all of our clients as well. At least there doesn’t appear to be the threat of any increase in fuel surcharges on the horizon for the first time in years.

There couldn’t be a better time to ask about international concert tour pricing!

Meeting at Midwest Conference - Custom Tours and Ticheli Festival

Dear Friend

It is that time of year again when many of us will be heading to Chicago for the Midwest Band and Orchestra Conference.

I will be there all day Thursday the 18th and Friday morning the 19th.

Please let me know if you are coming and if you have time to meet to discuss any of our international custom performance tour options or the Ticheli Festival in Spain, June 2016. Frank has offered to make time on Thursday to meet Directors interested in the Spain festival.

Let me know if you can meet and we will arrange a rendezvous point at McCormick Place.

I have included updated KI information below.

Best wishes

Oliver Scofield

Our 2016 festival features Frank Ticheli

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Our custom tour destinations include:

Europe: Italy, Austria, France, Spain, Greece, Central Europe, Czech Republic, Hungary, Finland/Estonia, Croatia/Slovenia
UK/British Isles: England, Wales, Scotland, Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
Asia/Oceania: China, Australia, New Zealand, India
The Americas: Costa Rica, Argentina, Peru, Mexico
Africa: South Africa

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KIconcerts – America’s leading international concert tour organizer!

• We offer a great range of international custom tour destinations to suit all genre, budgets and performance aspirations
• Our roster of international festivals is second to none led by outstanding educators/conductors and composers
• Audiences matter to us as much as they do to you - our concerts are well promoted and staged to attract the maximum audience - attentive and warm
• Safety, comfort and ease are the hallmark of our accommodation, restaurant and coach arrangements
• Tour Managers and local guides are selected for their empathy for musicians - making history come alive - informative not intrusive
• You are welcome to contact any of our previous clients to get their views on KI

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KI's prices include:

• Tips
• 2 good meals a day
• Core travel insurance
• All sightseeing and entrances listed
• Safe, clean and comfortable twin share 3.5 star hotels
• Private bus and own travel manager for groups of over 40
• One complimentary package for every 20 full paying travelers
• 24 hour emergency back up in the US and in the country of travel
• Fuel surcharges and air travel taxes (up to the current $500 p/p)
• Access to our MyKIconcerts.com tour planning program for directors and travelers
• Concert arrangements – venues, audience, accompaniment, rehearsals, festival costs

In addition we do not charge extra if a group requires individual billing or the group’s numbers require an additional bus/tour manager.

We will match the pricing of any comparable tour.

We invite new clients to visit our office team in Colorado as our guests – knowing that personal relationships are the cornerstone of every successful tour.

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