Stratus Chamber Orchestra’s immersive concert brought musicians and audience together in ways that neither may have anticipated — and left them with a new understanding of how a classical music concert could make them feel. While on tour to the Czech Republic in 2017, the Stratus Chamber Orchestra, based in Denver, Colorado, performed […]
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The tour season is in full swing, and we’re busy buzzing around the country – and the world – making sure all our tours are going smoothly. But we wanted to send out some well-deserved congratulations to some groups who have had particularly notable tours recently. Our congratulations to: Sharon Paul and the University of
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Seattle’s Roosevelt High School Jazz Band added to its illustrious history last summer with a tour of jazz festivals in France, Switzerland and Italy. The group was honored to perform at two of the most prestigious jazz festivals in the world, Montreux and Umbria. Outdoor stages in beautiful surroundings with hundreds of spectators at each performance made
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The University of Oregon Chamber Choir, directed by Dr. Sharon Paul, is no stranger to international choral competitions. In 2011, they competed at the International Choral Festival in Tallinn and did very well, winning the top spot in two categories. For 2013, they wanted to see if they could repeat their success at the
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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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An interview with Stephen Sano, chair of the music department at Stanford University. In June, he took the Stanford Chamber Chorale and Taiko Ensemble on a tour of the United Kingdom. What was unique about touring with two very different ensembles?Logistics was the biggest challenge, since none of the performance events between the two groups overlapped. We planned carefully for
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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In the spring of 2010, I got a call from one of my favorite people, Beth Antonio, Tour Coordinator of the Empire State Youth Orchestra in Albany, New York. Beth and I had worked on ESYO’s 2008 tour of Germany, the Czech Republic and Austria, and I was excited to help design its next tour. I expected
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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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