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2026 ITALY FESTIVAL

with
​Michael John Trotta

Italy Choral Festival

June 29 - July 6, 2026


[email protected] • (719) 260-0200

I am excited to invite you to join me for our 2026 choral festival in Italy. Experience over two thousand years of rich, cultural heritage from Ancient Rome to the Renaissance, to the dolce vita (sweet life) that has made Italy known throughout the world.

In addition to joining the festival choir for the Gala Concert in Rome, there will be opportunities for your choir to perform individual concerts and to have a one-on-one clinic with me. The combined Festival choir is also being considered for an invitation to sing Mass under my baton at St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican!

Our repertoire will be a dynamic mix of music that celebrates tradition and innovation, with music that is within reach of many choirs. Some music will be a cappella, some will be accompanied, some will share our American choral heritage with the Italians as well, but all of it will be a wonderful chance to be expressive and artistic ambassadors to the world.

I look forward to you joining me for this once in a lifetime opportunity.

Best,

Michael John Trotta

Artistic Director and Conductor

MONDAY, JUNE 29: DEPART

  • Depart for Italy

TUESDAY, JUNE 30: ARRIVE | TUSCANY

  • Arrive in Rome
  • Meet your KI Concerts tour manager
  • Enjoy leisurely drive to Montecatini, a charming Tuscan village
  • Check into hotel
  • Dinner daily
  • Overnight Montecatini

WEDNESDAY, JULY 1: 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
  • Enjoy time to explore this fascinating city (option to add Accademia Gallery of Florence at additional cost)
  • Overnight Montecatini

THURSDAY, JULY 2: PISA OR LUCCA

  • 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 venue in Tuscan town
  • Optional individual concert (tbd)
  • Overnight Montecatini

FRIDAY, JULY 3: ROME

  • Transfer to Rome, the "Eternal City"
  • Festival rehearsal with Dr. Trotta
  • Check into hotel
  • Optional mini-clinic with Dr. Trotta for each individual group
  • Festival welcome dinner
  • Overnight Rome

SATURDAY, JULY 4: ROME

  • Festival rehearsal with Dr. Trotta
  • 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
  • Possible opportunity for combined Festival Choir to sing mass at St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican (tbc)
  • Overnight Rome

SUNDAY, JULY 5: ROME

  • Festival dress rehearsal with Dr. Trotta
  • Your Tour Manager will take you to the Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps and other top sites of the city
  • Festival Gala Concert conducted by Dr. Trotta
  • Farewell dinner
  • Overnight Rome

MONDAY, JULY 6: DEPART

  • Transfer to the airport and begin your journey home

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We will be happy to answer any questions about this outstanding festival tour.

719-260-0200 or [email protected]

kiconcerts.com

"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