2024 Italy Choir Festival
with
Jeffery Redding
Rome
June 2024
[email protected] • (719) 260-0200
Dear Friends,
Join me this summer for a choral festival like no other in Rome, Italy. We’ll sing together in some of the most historically rich venues and embark on a musical journey your choir will always remember.
This festival is ideal for high school, collegiate, and adult ensembles. Tour iconic landmarks of Rome like the Colosseum and the Roman Forum, be transported back in time by masterpiece paintings, and explore all that Rome has to offer.
We will rehearse together in preparation for a combined gala concert I will lead. Join me on what is sure to be an unforgettable choir tour through Rome!
Cheers,
Jeffery Redding
Festival Director
Rome Festival
JUNE 15-21, 2024
SATURDAY, JUNE 15: DEPART
- Depart for Italy
SUNDAY, JUNE 16: ROME
- Arrive in Rome
- Meet your KI Concerts tour manager
- Introduction to Rome, the "Eternal City"
- Check into hotel
- Dinner daily
- Overnight Rome
MONDAY, JUNE 17: ROME
- Breakfast daily
- Enjoy a guided tour of Rome walking through the Roman Forum, home to the world’s first senate, seeing the Capitoline Hill, Citadel of ancient Rome, and the Tarpeian Rock before viewing the magnificent Colosseum itself
- Festival rehearsal with Jeffery Redding
- Festival welcome dinner
- Overnight Rome
TUESDAY, JUNE 18: ROME
- Festival rehearsal with Jeffery Redding
- Enjoy a guided walking tour of the historical center of Rome visiting the Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, Piazza Navona and seeing Campo de’ Fiori and the Pantheon
- Optional individual concert (tbd)
- Overnight Rome
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19: VATICAN CITY
- Enjoy a tour of the Vatican City, the smallest country in the world and the heart of the Roman Catholic religion
- Sing Mass as a combined choir at St. Peter's Basilica (tbd)
- Overnight Rome
THURSDAY, JUNE 20: ROME
- Dress rehearsal with Jeffery Redding
- Time to explore Rome at travelers' leisure
- Prepare for the Gala Concert
- Gala Festival Concert conducted by Jeffery Redding
- Overnight Rome
FRIDAY, JUNE 21: DEPART
- Transfer to the airport and begin your journey home
Florence + Rome Festival
JUNE 13-21, 2024
THURSDAY, JUNE 13: DEPART
- Depart for Italy
FRIDAY, JUNE 14: TUSCANY
- Arrive in Rome
- Meet your KI Concerts tour manager
- Travel to Tuscany
- Check into hotel
- Dinner daily
- Overnight Tuscany
SATURDAY, JUNE 15: FLORENCE
- Breakfast daily
- Embark on a guided tour of Florence, the epicenter of the Renaissance
- Visit the Piazza Del Duomo, Palazzo Vecchio and Piazza della Signoria
- Overnight Tuscany
SUNDAY, JUNE 16: TUSCANY
- Tour Pisa, known worldwide for its leaning bell tower, or Lucca, one of Italy's last fully walled cities dating back to Gothic times
- Transfer to a Tuscan town
- Optional individual exchange and concert (tbd)
- Fellowship with local community
- Overnight Tuscany
MONDAY, JUNE 17: ROME
- Transfer to Rome
- Festival rehearsal with Jeffery Redding
- Check into hotel
- Festival welcome dinner
- Overnight Rome
TUESDAY, JUNE 18: ROME
- Festival rehearsal with Jeffery Redding
- Enjoy a guided walking tour of the historical center of Rome visiting the Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, Piazza Navona and seeing Campo de' Fiori and the Pantheon
- Optional individual concert (tbd)
- Overnight Rome
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19: ROME & VATICAN CITY
- Enjoy a guided tour of Rome walking through the Roman Forum, home to the world’s first senate, seeing the Capitoline Hill, Citadel of ancient Rome, and the Tarpeian Rock before viewing the magnificent Colosseum itself
- Sing Mass as a combined choir at St. Peter's Basilica (tbd)
- Overnight Rome
THURSDAY, JUNE 20: ROME
- Dress rehearsal with Jeffery Redding
- Time to explore Rome at travelers' leisure
- Prepare for the Gala Concert
- Gala Festival Concert conducted by Jeffery Redding
- Overnight Rome
FRIDAY, JUNE 21: DEPART
- Transfer to the airport to begin your journey home
Venice, Florence & Rome Festival
JUNE 12-21, 2024
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12: DEPART
- Depart for Italy
THURSDAY, JUNE 13: VENICE
- Arrive Venice
- Meet your KI Concerts tour manager
- Check into hotel
- Dinner daily
- Overnight Padua/Mestre area
FRIDAY, JUNE 14: VENICE
- Breakfast daily
- Sail to Venice
- Guided tour of Venice including the imposing Doge’s Palace decorated by 16th century artists such as Titian and Tintoretto, walk the Bridge of Sighs, and see Piombi Prison
- Enjoy time to explore the area around St. Mark’s Square; walk the narrow paths that wander through history or take an optional gondolier ride (own arrangements)
- Optional individual concert (time permitting)
- Overnight Padua/Mestre area
SATURDAY, JUNE 15: TUSCANY
- Explore Venice
- Travel to Tuscany
- Tour Pisa, known worldwide for its leaning bell tower, or Lucca, one of Italy's last fully walled cities dating back to Gothic times
- Transfer to accommodations in Tuscany
- Check into hotel
- Overnight Tuscany
SUNDAY, JUNE 16: FLORENCE
- Embark on a guided tour of Florence, the epicenter of the Renaissance
- Visit the Piazza Del Duomo, Palazzo Vecchio and Piazza della Signoria
- Optional individual concert (tbd) or continue to explore Florence
- Overnight Tuscany
MONDAY, JUNE 17: ROME
- Travel to Rome
- Festival rehearsal with Jeffery Redding
- Check into Rome hotel
- Festival welcome dinner
- Overnight Rome
TUESDAY, JUNE 18: ROME
- Festival rehearsal with Jeffery Redding
- Enjoy a guided walking tour of the historical center of Rome visiting the Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, Piazza Navona and seeing Campo de’ Fiori and the Pantheon
- Optional individual concert (tbd)
- Overnight Rome
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19: ROME & VATICAN CITY
- Enjoy a guided tour of Rome walking through the Roman Forum, home to the world’s first senate, seeing the Capitoline Hill, Citadel of ancient Rome, and the Tarpeian Rock before viewing the magnificent Colosseum itself
- Sing Mass as a combined choir at St. Peter's Basilica (tbd)
- Overnight Rome
THURSDAY, JUNE 20: ROME
- Dress rehearsal with Jeffery Redding
- Time to explore Rome at travelers' leisure
- Prepare for the Gala Concert
- Gala Festival Concert conducted by Jeffery Redding
- Overnight Rome
FRIDAY, JUNE 21: DEPART
- Transfer to the airport to begin your journey home
Take the Next Step!
We will be happy to answer any questions about this outstanding festival tour.
719-260-0200 or [email protected]
"To see all of these singers, side by side, singing their hearts out for all assembled will forever be a lasting and beautiful memory of our tour experience."
Mark Johnson
Minnesota Boychoir
Executive and Artistic Director