To celebrate the launch of the brand-new acfea.com, we’re having a little fun on our Facebook page. Start by liking us on Facebook, then check back on Fridays for the next four weeks. We’ll be asking music and geography trivia questions and, if you answer correctly, your name will go into a drawing for the […]
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Airport: Minneapolis-St. Paul International AirportAirport code: MSPAverage number of passengers per day: Approximately 90,000My vote for most unique direct flight: Reykjavik on IcelandairAt 6:00 pm, you’ll find me: Eating fried walleye at the Northern Lights Grill. Maybe it’s all the years I’ve spent listening to A Prairie Home Companion, but I can’t think of Minnesota without wanting to eat some.Best last-minute
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After several successful tours to Europe, Chicago Consort chose to venture to South America, deciding that Peru was the dream destination. The timing of the group’s travel just so happened to coincide with Inti Raymi (Festival of the Sun), which was an Inca ceremony held every summer solstice to honor the Sun God and plead for his return. Today, it’s
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When the Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra sat down to plan its 2012 tour, one of the things the group was considering was participation in a festival. As we considered what would be the best one to include, the Summa Cum Laude International Youth Music Festival, held every year in Vienna, shot right to the top of the list. Spread
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Every two years, all of the ACFEA offices from around the world gather for a summit meeting. This year, our summit was hosted by our wonderful South African office, led by Pieter Myburgh and his wife Juanita. There is plenty of work, of course, but we also find time to enjoy each other’s company
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There are many reasons that can lead a group to tour. Some groups strive to connect with local audiences through sharing of their music. Others want the thrill of performing in specially-chosen halls. For the Lexington High School Choirs from Lexington, Massachusetts, one of their priorities was to touch history. Specifically, that of Estonia’s Singing
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Congratulations to the Dalton School Chorus from New York City, who raised over €600 for three charities in Wangen, Germany. The benefit concert was at Wangen’s beautiful Spitalkirche, where the choir presented a program including pieces by Pergolesi, Bruckner, Morley and Brunner. “Wangen was an enchanting town; they really pulled out the stops for
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The Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra has been invited to participate in the 2012 Summa Cum Laude International Youth Music Festival in Vienna, Austria. MYSO will be joined by orchestras, choirs and bands from throughout the world. All told, there are 35 ensembles participating from 19 countries: 1,400 young musicians in all! The festival features
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