Your Irish performance invitation

We have concert tours monthly to Ireland at present as it is so safe, affordable and welcoming! A few weeks ago the Grosse Pointe Ambassador Concert and Show Choirs had their best tour there. Their adventures included singing for Dublin’s Lord Mayor, playing to packed houses, having River Dance stars lead a dance workshop and exchange programs with local singers at all 4 concerts. Airlines fly direct from airports across the US, enjoy the classic touring patterns or take Irish roads less traveled to experience Irish life beyond the bigger cities and consider the recent options to perform in Belfast. Everywhere you go enjoy warm audiences, great venues and meaningful exchanges. We offer custom tours any time of year as well as great festivals and events: Henry Leck in 2017 for treble and youth choirs. St. Patrick’s Day celebrations every March The Cork International Choral Festival – April/May The Mayo International Choral Festival – May The Irish are known for their whimsy, hospitality and a twinkle in their eye. Share this and their fondness for all things American on your concert tour! Contact us for more information Oliver Scofield

Mid Europe Band Festival invites you to join Frank Ticheli

Europe’s premier band festival invites you to perform in Austria, July 2017 alongside Frank Ticheli.

This opportunity will feature America’s finest band talent at Europe’s most prestigious annual band festival.

You are invited to perform individually and/or as part of the combined ensemble Ticheli will conduct. We start with concerts in Vienna before moving onto Schladming, Austria for the Mid Europe Festival.


If Austria is not your choice of touring destination in 2017 KIconcerts has custom tour and other festival options for you around the world; across Europe and on roads less traveled such as Australia, Iceland, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Vietnam and South.


I was in England recently to discuss the visit of our next band to Harrogate and to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Harrogate International Festivals with Prince Charles and his wife the Duchess of Cornwall. The band in Harrogate with which we arrange exchange concerts had the unique honor of performing for His Majesty that day.

Join us for you next international concert tour adventure!!!

Oliver Scofield


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A royal reason to perform in Britain

Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall were interested to hear about the US ensembles we host in the United Kingdom at a reception I attended in England last week.

Great Britain is a sensational touring destination. Some groups like to be based in London with performances there, Oxford, Canterbury, Cambridge etc while others give concerts in Wales, Scotland and Northern England.

Enjoy custom tours with exchanges, a chance to enjoy a West End show and tour all the renowned icons the UK is famous for. In addition festivals abound throughout the land including the prestigious Harrogate International Festival that the Royals visited last week.

Contact us for more information

Oliver Scofield

Roads less traveled - performance tours beyond Europe

MORE touring options beyond Europe - launching Iceland, Cuba, Vietnam in addition to Australia, NZ, China, Argentina, Peru and India.

Iceland – a touch of Northern Europe 5 hours from the E Coast
Cuba – a land in transition – experience the distinctive culture
Vietnam – with special resonance for US performance tours
Australia – a land Down Under
New Zealand – land of the Long White Cloud
China – past and future – mystique and culture
Argentina – South American/European fusion
Peru – Machu Picchu – seeing is believing
India – passion, color, sounds, movement – serenity in the bustle

These unique destinations are each rich in history, culture, and performance opportunities. They are safe, comfortable and found on roads less traveled!

KI launches a range of affiliated music festival events around the world (competitions and non-competitive options) to complement our brilliant roster of stars including Leck, Dilworth, Stroope, Buchanan, Hella Johnson.

For instance:

• Golden Voices of Montserrat – Spain, March
• Padua International Music Meeting – Italy, Summer
• Harrogate International Festival – England, July
• Summa Cum Laude International Youth Music Festival – Austria, July
• International Choral Festival of Preveza – Greece, July
• Stirling Bridge International Youth Arts Festival – Scotland, July

Full list of over 20 found here

Why sing in the cold next winter? Join Karen Kennedy at the Athens Winter choral festival, New Year 2016/17

Last week 120 North American singers sang in Greece with Simon Carrington

Next year Dr. Karen Kennedy leads a similar festival there.



In addition to the formal concerts, they performed in Syntagma Square (the very heart of Athens) as well as at the St. Denis Cathedral.

They climbed the Acropolis, saw the ancient sites of Athens, had their welcome dinner overlooking the Parthenon, celebrated New Year’s Eve with Athenians and had a day sailing the Greek Islands.



Athens is truly awe inspiring as is the festival price!

Join us for history, warmth, concerts and New Year’s fun!

Let’s catch up at The Midwest Clinic

Dear Friend

If you are heading to Chicago for the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic I would enjoy a chance to catch up on either Wednesday 16 or Thursday 17 December.

I’d be keen to chat about your next international tour; safe and amazing destinations, the Frank Ticheli festival in Austria and a wide range of insurance options to fit different destinations and concerns. Most importantly I’d welcome the chance to chat about how to ensure smooth planning for overseas tours in the current world context.

Let me know if you will be there too and we can make a place to meet and have a coffee (or more) if you have time.

Wishing you well for the holiday season

Oliver Scofield

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Our 2017 Austria 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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Thanking you for bringing peace to a troubled world

Wishing you and your loved ones
A wonderful holiday season

A season to celebrate
All that is good and for which we are thankful

A season to reflect
On the sadness and absence of peace

Music fashions order from chaos
Uplifts, inspires, unites – understood by all

Music transcends that which separates us
Lighting the darkness – harmonizing discord

May the music you create and stimulate in others
Build the peace that all ultimately crave

Your craft and talents call you to be a peacemaker
For those you love and those you are yet to love.

PS This was written prior to the Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood Clinic shootings on Friday that killed three. This clinic shares a street with KIconcerts some 3-4 miles away next to our local supermarket. The sadness referenced above became even more personal as a result. Along with everyone in Colorado Springs we thank all the police and emergency workers and grieve alongside them and the families directly affected.

From all at KIconcerts
Thank you & happy holidays!