Tallahassee Community Chorus

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3 July 7, 2013 ~ L église de la Madeleine ~ André Thomas, Director Requiem... Gabriel Faure, ed. John Rutter Hinshaw Music Inc. HMB 147 Chichester Psalms... Leonard Bernstein Boosey & Hawkes M Someday Is Today... André Thomas Lorenz Corp./Roger Dean Pub.15/2972R Beautiful City... André Thomas Lorenz Corp./Heritage Music Press 15/2124H Choirs are responsible for securing their own sheet music. MCI does not provide music, nor is there a preferred music dealer. Music will be held in black folders at the concert. This program is subject to change. Please contact Music Celebrations International to confirm before purchasing music.

4 Tallahassee Community Chorus Including a visit to Britain with optional participation in the American Celebration of Music in Britain Tour Itinerary (8 nights / 10 days) Day 1 - Tuesday, July 2, 2013 Depart from Jacksonville via schedule air service to Paris, France Day 2 - Wednesday, July 3 Paris (D) Arrive in Paris Meet your MCI Tour Manager, who will assist the group to the awaiting motorcoach for a transfer to the hotel via panoramic tour of Paris s highlights including stops at Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysees, Eiffel Tower, Trocadero, etc. Also visit Montmartre (time permitting) Late afternoon hotel check-in Evening Welcome Dinner and overnight With all its moods, Paris is a city that can exhilarate you, exasperate you and leave you speechless with wonder. Millions of tourists each year come to Paris, motivated to see the most beautiful city in the world. Paris is a combination of the modern and the ancient Day 3 - Thursday, July 4 Paris / Coleville / Caen (B,D) Transfer to Coleville Perform a short memorial recital and participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at the American Cemetery at Omaha Beach Continue to Caen for a visit to the Peace Memorial. The Memorial is a modern Peace Museum. Its themes are the two world wars and the means of ensuring and preserving peace Return to Paris for dinner and overnight Day 4 - Friday, July 5 Paris (B,L,D) Morning rehearsal Festival Welcome Lunch Half-day guided tour of Paris historique, including Notre-Dame Cathedral, Champs Elysees, Place de la Concorde, Luxembourg Palace and Gardens, Latin Quarter, Place de la Bastille, Invalides Hospital and other highlights Evening dinner in a local restaurant or hotel Evening rehearsal

5 Day 5 - Saturday, July 6 Paris (B) Morning rehearsal Half-day tour of Paris artistique, including entrance to the Louvre, the largest and greatest art museum in the world Balance of the day at leisure for sightseeing, shopping or other activities Evening dinner on own and overnight Day 6 - Sunday, July 7 Paris (B,D) Morning at leisure for sightseeing, shopping or the following optional activities: participation in a Mass or tour to Versailles (additional cost) Early afternoon dress rehearsal Dinner at a local restaurant Paris Choral Festival Finale Concert Return to the hotel for overnight Day 7 - Monday July 8 Paris / Canterbury / London (B,D) Transfer to Calais and take Le Shuttle to Dover continuing to Canterbury via coach Enjoy a tour of Canterbury including a tour of the Cathedral. Canterbury Cathedral is visible from miles around, and is the most important center of pilgrimage in Northern Europe. The first Cathedral to occupy the site was begun in AD 597 by St. Augustine. After several fires, the Cathedral today consists of 11th, 12th, 14th and 15th century architecture. Continue to London for dinner and overnight Established 1,250 years ago, London became an important Roman city. It was resettled by the Saxons in the fifth century, after the end of the Roman occupation. London has been scourged by the plague (1665) and was almost entirely destroyed by the Great Fire (1666). World War II's "Blitzkrieg" tore up the city considerably. She stands today as a monument to perseverance, culture, excitement, history, and greatness Day 8 - Tuesday, July 9 London (B,D) A guided tour of London includes the residential and shopping districts of Kensington and Knightsbridge. Pass Westminster Abbey, where most English Kings and Queens have been crowned since 1066, and where many are buried. See Whitehall and Trafalgar Square with Nelson's Column, past Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament to Buckingham Palace, where we see the Changing of the Guard. Continue along Fleet Street to St. Paul's Cathedral, and the 900-year-old Tower of London (optional entrance to the Tower of London at an additional cost) Optional concert as part of the American Celebration of Music in Britain Dinner and overnight

6 Day 9 - Wednesday, July 10 London / Windsor (B,D) Enjoy an excursion to Windsor for a tour of Windsor Castle, which was built 900 years ago by William the Conqueror to guard the western approach to London. Today, it is England s largest castle and also the largest inhabited stronghold in the world. Highlights of the visit will be St. George s Chapel and, subject to royal commitments, the State Apartments Return to London for some time at leisure for shopping or other activities Evening Farewell Dinner and overnight Day 10 - Thursday, July 11 Depart for home (B) Transfer to one of London s International Airports for return flight This is a very flexible itinerary. Except for confirmed appointments and performances, the places of interest and the sequence of sightseeing might be changed if necessary or desirable. In the event of an unavoidable conflict in the performance and the sightseeing schedule, the concert schedule will prevail, and it may be necessary to exclude some sightseeing activities. Music Celebrations International

7 Tallahassee Community Chorus COST ESTIMATES Paris Choral Festival Participants Participants Participants Participants (8 nights / 10 days) Paris, London $3,898 $3,997 $4,086 $4,238 Land Only (self-arranged air): $2,643 $2,735 $2,825 $2,977 Prices are based on the numbers of paying participants per 49-passenger motorcoach. All costs are based on double occupancy. The single supplement fee is $717 per person. COST INCLUSIONS Airline transportation provided by scheduled air carrier (subject to change pending space availability at the time of group booking). Airline fuel surcharge U.S. Government airline taxes and fees up to $200. Transportation within Europe by modern deluxe motorcoach. Festival and Concert Arrangements are professionally provided in superior venues with attention to technical details and effective publicity. Festival printed programs are included. Accommodations in superior tourist-class (3 & 4-star) hotels chosen for location, reputation, cleanliness, and service. The price is based on double occupancy, all rooms with private facilities. Meals (as noted in the Tour itinerary) including daily breakfast, one festival lunch, and seven dinners. Please note that breakfast is not included on day of arrival and dinner is not included on day of departure. Entrance fees are included to all museums and attractions listed in the day-by-day Tour itinerary Printed Tour itineraries for each individual listing hotel addresses, telephone and fax numbers. Flight bag, luggage tags, souvenir video and T-shirt provided to each participant. Pre-departure Travel Notes are available to each participant containing useful information about travel preparation, destination information, useful packing and cultural conditioning suggestions. One full-time, multi-lingual Tour Manager will be on each motorcoach throughout the entire concert tour. MCI's European office staff is easily available 24 hours daily (even on weekends) to render assistance whenever needed. Excursions, conducted by licensed, professional guides as outlined in the day-by-day Tour itinerary. Tips to hotel personnel (including meals) are included. Tips to tour manager(s), licensed guides, and motorcoach driver(s) are not included. $2M MCI Tour Liability Insurance coverage. Individual insurance coverage is included in all MCI programs. Summary of coverage: $10,000 Travel Accident $1,000 Medical Expense $300 Baggage Coverage $600 Trip Cancellation/Interruption/Delay

8 Tallahassee Community Chorus COST EXCLUSIONS 1. Travel Visa for non-u.s. passport holders. 2. Transportation to and from Jacksonville airport. 3. Tips to Tour Manager(s), city guides and motorcoach driver(s). 4. Instrument / equipment rental & cartage, if needed. 5. Concert programs for individual choir concerts during extension tours, if needed. 6. Drinks at dinners. 7. Airline luggage fees, if applicable (2 nd checked bag, overweight/oversized equipment). 8. Difference between current and actual costs for the airline taxes, if applicable. AIRLINE SCHEDULES Depart Tuesday, July 02, 2013 U.S. Airways Depart Jacksonville... 1:52pm Arrive Charlotte... 3:09pm U.S. Airways Depart Charlotte... 4:40pm Wednesday, July 03, 2013 Arrive Paris... 6:55am Return Thursday, July 11, 2013 U.S. Airways Depart London... 10:00am Arrive Charlotte... 1:55pm U.S. Airways Depart Charlotte... 5:57pm Arrive Jacksonville... 7:12pm HOTELS This proposal has been based on using the following hotels or similar: Paris Novotel Paris East London Novotel London West PAYMENT SCHEDULE $200 per person (non-refundable)...due: December 1, % per person, of total tour costs...due: February 1, % per person, of total tour costs...due: March 15, 2013 Final Payment (remaining balance)...due: May 15, 2013 Amount paid is % of the total tour cost, not the balance owed. CANCELLATION SCHEDULE $200 per person (non-refundable)...penalty Begins: December 1, % per person, of total tour costs...penalty Begins: March 1, % per person, of total tour costs...penalty Begins: April 1, % per person, of total tour costs...penalty Begins: May 20, 2013 Amount penalized is % of the total tour cost, not % of what has already been paid. Group payments made by organization check or cash-equivalent qualify for our lowest discounted prices. If you choose to have MCI handle the accounting and payment processing for each individual on tour, a 3% accounting fee applies.