Shoreline Chorus Concert Tour of Prague & Germany April 2-14, 2018 Daily Itinerary

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1 Shoreline Chorus Concert Tour of Prague & Germany April 2-14, 2018 Daily Itinerary Monday, April 2, :20p Depart the Toronto International Airport on Lufthansa Air flight #471 bound for Frankfurt, Germany. Tuesday, April 3 Arrival to Prague Welcome Dinner 8:00a Arrive at the Frankfurt Airport. Transfer to your connecting flight. 9:05a Depart Frankfurt on Lufthansa flight #392 bound for Prague Czech, Republic. 10:05a Arrive in Prague. Collect your luggage and proceed to the arrivals hall where you will be greeted by your Music Contact International tour manager. 10:30a Together, board your waiting motor coach and transfer to downtown Prague to your hotel. Hotel Beranek Bělehradská Prague, Czech Republic :30a Join your tour manager for an orientation walk to get your first impressions of the city. Enjoy some free time to explore the city and have lunch. Later, return to the hotel to relax and refresh. 6:20p Meet in the lobby and together walk to nearby restaurant Zapomenuty Cas Forgotten Time Zapomenuty Cas Anglicka 23, Prague 2 6:30p A special Welcome Dinner of local cuisine is served.

2 Wednesday, April 4 Tour of Castle District Black Light Theatre 7:30a- Enjoy breakfast in the hotel dining room. Meet in the lobby for a guided tour of Prague s Castle District. On your tour, you will visit the Prague Castle Complex including Saint Vitus Cathedral, Golden Lane, and St. George s Basilica. 12:30p Your tour concludes. Enjoy some free time for lunch and independent exploring in Old Town Square. Return to your hotel. Tonight, dinner is on your own. Your tour manager will be available to make recommendations. 7:15p Transfer (by foot or public transit) to the Palace Savarin, a black light theatre for tonight s performance of Antologia. 8:00p Show begins. After the show, return to the hotel for the night. Thursday, April 5 Excursion to Kutna Hora Friendship Concert 7:30a- Enjoy breakfast in the hotel dining room. 8:30a 8:30a Meet your local guide in the lobby and together embark on a ½ day excursion to the historical Kutna Hora. 9:30a Visit the historic town center of Kutna Hora with your local guide. There will also be free time for independent exploring and lunch at one of the many local eateries. Your local guide will be able to make reccomendations. 2:30p Return to the hotel and prepare for this evening s concert. 5:45p Meet in the lobby and depart for the St. Martin in the Wall church. Upon arrival set up and rehearse. 7:00p The Shoreline Chorus performs a 50 minute Friendship

3 Concert with host choir, Prague Mixed Choir. Afterwards, enjoy time to mingle with your host choir over refreshments. 8:30p Transfer back to the hotel for the night. Friday, April 6 Tour of Jewish Town Concert at St. Nicholas Church 7:30- Enjoy breakfast in the hotel dining room. Meet your local guide in the hotel lobby and depart for Prague s Jewish Town. Stop at St. Nicholas church to store your belongings for this afternoon s performance. 9:30a Begin your guided walk through Prague s Jewish Town. Your tour will include a visit to the Jewish Museum. 11:30a After your tour concludes, enjoy free time for lunch. 12:45p Reconvene as a group and meet at the St. Nicholas Church where the Shoreline Chorus will perform a concert. 1:00p Warm up and rehearse 2:00p Shoreline Chorus performs a 60 minute concert. 3:15p Return to the hotel or continue to explore Prague s Old Town. Tonight is free to spend at your leisure. Your tour manager will make recommendations of nighttime activities. Saturday, April 7 Dresden Guided Tour Optional Opera in Leipzig 7:30- Breakfast served at the hotel dining room. After breakfast check out of the hotel, load your luggage and board the coach for Dresden, Germany. 11:30a Arrive in Dresden. Enjoy a sightseeing tour of the city with your local guide.

4 1:30p Visit the Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady). Perform an a cappella choral offering. 1:45p Enjoy time for exploring and lunch. Your tour manager will offer recommendations. 2:45p Reconvene as a group and walk to the nearby Semper opera house* (tour pending rehearsal schedule). 3:45p Continue on to Leipzig. 5:15p Arrive in Leipzig and check in to your hotel. Radisson Blu, Leipzig Augustusplatz 5-6, Leipzig, Germany For those attending the opera this evening, meet your tour manager in the hotel lobby and walk to the nearby opera house to enjoy tonight s performance of Bluebeard s Castle. 6:30p (7:00p showtime) Sunday, April 8 Morning Worship Service Battle of Nations Friendship Concert Breakfast is served in the hotel dining room. 9:30a Meet in the hotel lobby in your concert attire. Transfer to Tabor Church by motor coach. Upon arrival, there will be time for a 30 min rehearsal. 11:00a The Shoreline Chorus performs during morning worship service. 12:15p Enjoy free time in Leipzig s city center for lunch. 1:30p Transfer to the Battle of Nations by motor coach. Tour the inside of the beautiful monument built in There will be time for the Shoreline Chorus to test the outstanding acoustics with an a capella offering for other visitors. 4:00p Return to the Tabor Church for tonight s Friendship Concert. Upon arrival, take time to meet and rehearse with your host choir. 6:30p The Shoreline Chorus performs a Friendship Concert with Kantorei Choir for an appreciative audience.

5 7:30p After the concert, there will be a brief reception with your host choir. 8:00p The coach will bring you back to your hotel. You may wish to eat dinner at the hotel or a nearby restaurant. Monday, April 9 City Walking Tour Church of St. Thomas Leipzig Group Dinner Breakfast is served in the hotel dining room. 10:00a Meet your local guide and embark on a guided walking tour of Leipzig s town center. 12:00p End your tour at the Church of St. Thomas where Bach was choirmaster for 27 years and perform an a capella choral offering for other church visitors. 12:30p This afternoon is free to explore. You may wish to visit one of Leipzig s museums, such as the Schumann House or Mendelssohn House (Bach museum is closed on Mondays). Your tour manager will be available to make recommendations. 7:15p Reconvene in the hotel lobby and transfer to a local restaurant for a delicious German meal. 7:30p Dinner is served at the Auerbachs Keller. Following dinner, return to the hotel or experience Leipzig s nightlife. Tuesday, April 10 Lunch in Wittenberg Potsdam Tour Berlin Group Dinner After breakfast, check out of your room and load your luggage onto the coach. Depart for Berlin. 10:30a En route stop in Wittenberg; a town famous for when Martin Luther kicked off the momentous events of the Reformation. Walk around the old city center.

6 12:00p Enjoy a German lunch at Brahaus Wittenberg. 1:30p Depart for Potsdam. 2:30p Upon arrival, visit Potsdam s film sets and attractions including the Film Museum and learn about Babelsberg film studio s history. 5:30p Depart for Berlin. 6:00p Arrive in Berlin and check into your hotel. Wyndham Berlin Excelsior Hardenbergstraße Berlin, Germany Tel: :25p Meet in the hotel lobby and walk to restaurant Filmbühne for a festive group dinner. 7:30p Dinner is served. Wednesday, April 11 City Tour of Berlin Mauer Museum Evening Worship Service Breakfast is served in the hotel dining room. 10:15a Depart for St. Mary s Church. 11:00a Upon arrival, take time to rehearse and prepare for your performance. 11:30a Worship service begins. Choir takes their seats. 12:00p The Shoreline Chorus performs during mid-day worship service. 12:30p After your performance, enjoy free time for lunch and independent exploration. 2:30p Reconvene and meet your local guide for a city tour of Berlin. Visit the Reichstag, Brandenburger Gate, remains of the Berlin wall and Potsdamer Platz. 5:30p After your tour, visit the Berlin Wall Memorial followed by the Mauer museum, also known as the Check Point Charlie museum 7:30p Return to your hotel. Enjoy a free evening on your own tonight.

7 Thursday, April 12 Free day in Berlin Evening Friendship Concert Enjoy breakfast at the hotel dining room. Enjoy a free day in Berlin. Perhaps spend some time strolling through some of the nearly 85 museums for which Berlin is famous. The Museum Island museums include the Neues Museum, the Old National Gallery, Pergamon Museum, and Bode Museum. Or you may wish to shop along the Kurfürstendamm boulevard. 5:20p Meet in the hotel lobby dressed in concert attire. Please remember to bring your music. Transfer to Freizeitforum Marzahn for tonight s Friendship Concert. 6:00p Time for rehearsal and preparing for tonight s performance. 7:00p 8:15p 8:45p (est) The Shoreline Chorus performs a Friendship Concert with Kammerchor Marzahn, a local choir from Berlin in the Arndt-Bause-Hall at Freizeitforum Marzahn. Following, the concert mingle with member of your host choir. Return to the hotel by motor coach. Friday, April 13 Free day in Berlin Farewell Dinner & Cruise Enjoy breakfast at the hotel dining room. 10:00a Meet in the lobby and depart for your festive farewell lunch cruise along the River Spree. 10:30a Cruise departs. Discover the city s main sights from the water. 1:30p Cruise concludes. Return to hotel for time to refresh before tonight s performance. 5:35p Meet in the lobby and transfer to the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church for this evening s worship service performance. 6:20p The Shoreline Chorus performs a 30min concert after

8 evening song. 7:15p Return to the hotel to prepare for your departure tomorrow. Your tour manager will provide recommendations for nighttime activities. Saturday, April 14 Departure Enjoy breakfast at the hotel dining room. 10:00a Depart from the hotel for the Berlin airport and check in for your return flight. 1:00p Depart on Lufthansa flight #2195 bound for Munich. 2:10p Arrive in Munich and transfer to your connecting flight. 3:20p Depart Munich of Lufthansa flight #494 bound for Toronto, Canada. 6:35p Arrive in Toronto. Welcome home!