with
Rollo Dilworth
June/July 2023
[email protected] • (719) 260-0200
Dear Friends,
I’ve decided on Ireland as the location for our 2023 KI Concerts festival as singing is so enjoyed there. It is a great destination for historical and cultural immersion and the special Irish charm. There is an option to experience the towns of Ireland with some choirs traveling to the West. Wherever you travel in Ireland it is welcoming, comfortable and safe.
Our festival will take place in Dublin where we will have two combined rehearsals followed by the Gala Concert (also featuring participating choirs performing individually in the first part of the program). The rest of the time you’ll be touring on your own, enjoying sightseeing at your own speed and following your own interests. There is also an invitation for choirs to stage additional individual concerts in Dublin and other parts of Ireland.
I have worked with the folks at KI Concerts for over a decade now and they deliver outstanding experiences for your singers. They support me on the creative side to provide you the life changing musical opportunities your singers are traveling for. It is appreciated that KI builds the touring elements around the music not the other way around.
Together we offer to customize a unique set of opportunities tailor-made to your needs and that of your singing community. Join me in looking for a four leaf clover or even a leprechaun in friendly Ireland.
Rollo Dilworth Artistic Director & Conductor
Dublin Festival
JUNE 30–JULY 5, 2023
FRIDAY, JUNE 30: DEPART
- Depart for Ireland
SATURDAY, JULY 1: DUBLIN
- Arrival in Dublin
- Meet your KI Concerts tour manager
- Orientation tour of Dublin
- Check in
- Dinner daily
- Overnight Dublin
SUNDAY, JULY 2: DUBLIN
- Breakfast daily
- Enjoy a guided tour of Dublin including St. Patrick’s Cathedral which stands on the oldest Christian site in Dublin where it is said that the Saint baptized converts to the Christian faith
- Festival rehearsal with Rollo Dilworth
- Welcome Dinner
- Overnight Dublin
MONDAY, JULY 3: DUBLIN AND HOWTH
- Festival rehearsal with Rollo Dilworth
- Lunch own arrangements in the charming seaside town of Howth
- Optional individual concert
- Overnight Dublin
TUESDAY, JULY 4: DUBLIN
- Festival dress rehearsal with Rollo Dilworth
- Time to explore Dublin
- Gala festival concert conducted by Rollo Dilworth
- Overnight Dublin
WEDNESDAY, JULY 5: DEPART
- Transfer to the airport and begin your journey home
Dublin Festival + Cork
JUNE 28–JULY 5, 2023
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28: DEPART
- Depart for Ireland
THURSDAY, JUNE 29: CORK
- Arrival in Dublin
- Meet your KI Concerts tour manager
- Enjoy the sights of Ireland’s rolling hills and quaint towns en route to Cork
- Visit the Rock of Cashel. Dating from the 4th century, the Rock of Cashel is one of Ireland’s most spectacular landmarks. The large cathedral, ancient round tower and the very early Romanesque Cormac’s Chapel, perched on a dramatic outcrop of rock, have been witnesses to many of the stirring events of Irish history (time permitting)
- Check in
- Dinner daily
- Overnight Cork
FRIDAY, JUNE 30: COBH AND CORK
- Breakfast daily
- Tour the port town of Cobh and be immersed in the history of the Titanic’s fateful departure
- Visit the Blarney Castle with a chance to kiss the Blarney Stone said to impart the gift of eloquence
- Return to Cork
- Overnight Cork
SATURDAY, JULY 1: CORK
- Tour Cork seeing the magnificent River Lee, St Anne’s Church, the English Market and other of Cork’s sights with time to explore this vibrant 2nd city of Ireland
- Optional individual concert or time to explore more of Cork
- Overnight Cork
SUNDAY, JULY 2: DUBLIN
- Transfer to Dublin
- Festival rehearsal with Rollo Dilworth
- Welcome dinner
- Overnight Dublin
MONDAY, JULY 3: DUBLIN
- Festival rehearsal with Rollo Dilworth
- Enjoy a guided tour of Dublin including St. Patrick’s Cathedral which stands on the oldest Christian site in Dublin where it is said that the Saint baptized converts to the Christian faith
- Optional individual concert
- Overnight Dublin
TUESDAY, JULY 4: DUBLIN
- Festival dress rehearsal with Rollo Dilworth
- Time to explore Dublin
- Gala festival concert conducted by Rollo Dilworth
- Overnight Dublin
WEDNESDAY, JULY 5: DEPART
- Transfer to the airport and begin your journey home
Take the Next Step!
We will be happy to answer any questions about this exciting festival tour.
719-260-0200 or [email protected]
"Thank you for a memorable and deeply satisfying musical odyssey."
Elizabeth Sesler-Beckman
GILMAN SCHOOL CHOIR