JOHN DICKSON in Italy Passion of Italy Rome Festival JUNE 2020 Individual & Festival Concerts Sing Mass at St. Peter s Basilica Florence & Venice Tour Options Your World of Music on six continents
PASSION OF ITALY 2020 HIGHLIGHTS Festival Gala Concert Individual Concerts Sing Mass at St. Peter s Basilica Florence & Venice Tour Options Click below to go directly to PROGRAM LEADER BIO PRODUCERS Colleagues, International travel combined with great music making has profoundly shaped my life as a professional musician and as a person. I am grateful for the opportunity to offer you and your community of singers the possibilities of such life-enriching experiences. I have selected an area of Europe that particularly inspires me, Italy. We will rehearse and perform (individually and as a combined festival choir) in the Eternal City, Rome. Rome is such a great city for singing and sightseeing as we tour the Colosseum, enter the Sistine Chapel, sing Mass at St. Peter s (tbd), explore the Pantheon, Trevi Fountain and Spanish Steps. There are pre and post touring options to Florence and Venice or elsewhere in Italy and indeed Europe. This will be the third festival I am leading for KIconcerts and I like the way they build an event like this, never losing sight of the individual choirs and choristers while still producing a well-attended gala concert on a significant scale at a fine venue in a great destination. I hope you will consider singing with me while we explore the enchanting cities of Rome, Florence and Venice John Dickson Artistic Director & Conductor
PROGRAM ROME ONLY FESTIVAL MONDAY, JUNE 8: DEPART Depart for Italy TUESDAY, JUNE 9: ARRIVE ROME Land at Rome airport Meet your KIconcerts tour manager Introduction to Rome Dinner daily WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10: ROME Breakfast daily Enjoy a guided tour of the Roman Forum and see the Capitoline Hill, Citadel of ancient Rome, and the Tarpeian Rock before touring the magnificent Colosseum itself Festival Welcome Dinner THURSDAY, JUNE 11: ROME Guided walking tour of the historical center of Rome visiting the Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, Piazza Navona and seeing Campo de Fiori and the Pantheon Optional individual concert (tbd) Roman Forum Colosseum FRIDAY, JUNE 12: GALA CONCERT Dress rehearsal with John Dickson Explore Rome or return to our hotel for some free time Gala Festival Concert conducted by John Dickson Trevi Fountain
SATURDAY, JUNE 13: VATICAN CITY Enjoy a day in Vatican City a city state in the center of Rome - the heart of the Roman Catholic religion Tour the Vatican Museums the highlight of which is the never to be forgotten Sistine Chapel with its breathtaking frescos by Michelangelo Combined choir sings Mass at St Peter s Basilica (tbd) St. Peter s Basilica SUNDAY, JUNE 14: RETURN HOME Transfer to airport to return home Vatican Museum St. Peter s Basilica Itinerary subject to change. Confirmation of performances is dependent upon early receipt of performance information: biographies, pictures, recordings and repertoire Mass at St. Peter s Basilica
PROGRAM ROME FESTIVAL AND TUSCANY MONDAY, JUNE 8: DEPART Depart for Italy TUESDAY, JUNE 9: ARRIVE ROME Land at Rome airport Meet your KIconcerts tour manager Introduction to Rome Dinner daily WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10: ROME Breakfast daily Enjoy a guided tour of the Roman Forum and see the Capitoline Hill, Citadel of ancient Rome, and the Tarpeian Rock before touring the magnificent Colosseum itself Festival Welcome Dinner THURSDAY, JUNE 11: ROME Guided walking tour of the historical center of Rome visiting the Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, Piazza Navona and seeing Campo de Fiori and the Pantheon Optional individual concert (tbd) Roman Forum Colosseum FRIDAY, JUNE 12: GALA CONCERT Dress rehearsal with John Dickson Explore Rome or return to our hotel for some free time Gala Festival Concert conducted by John Dickson Trevi Fountain
SATURDAY, JUNE 13: VATICAN CITY Enjoy a day in Vatican City a city state in the center of Rome - the heart of the Roman Catholic religion Tour the Vatican Museums the highlight of which is the never to be forgotten Sistine Chapel with its breathtaking frescos by Michelangelo Combined choir sings Mass at St Peter s Basilica (tbd) St. Peter s Basilica SUNDAY, JUNE 14: TUSCANY Travel to Tuscany Visit Assisi or a Tuscan town for lunch at own expense Overnight Tuscany MONDAY, JUNE 15: TUSCANY Transfer to Pisa Tour Pisa. The city is known worldwide for its leaning bell tower in all its glory Optional individual concert (tbd) Overnight Tuscany Duomo & Leaning Tower of Pisa TUESDAY, JUNE 16: FLORENCE Guided tour of Florence, the epicenter of the Renaissance Visit the Piazza Del Duomo, Palazzo Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria and of course Accademia to see Michelangelo s brilliance Time to explore Florence Transfer to Rome for overnight nearby the Rome airport WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17: RETURN HOME Transfer to airport and travel home Florence Duomo Itinerary subject to change. Confirmation of performances is dependent upon early receipt of performance information: biographies, pictures, recordings and repertoire River Arno
PROGRAM ROME FESTIVAL, FLORENCE AND VENICE MONDAY, JUNE 8: DEPART Depart for Italy TUESDAY, JUNE 9: ARRIVE ROME Land at Rome airport Meet your KIconcerts tour manager Introduction to Rome Dinner daily WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10: ROME Breakfast daily Enjoy a guided tour of the Roman Forum and see the Capitoline Hill, Citadel of ancient Rome, and the Tarpeian Rock before touring the magnificent Colosseum itself Festival Welcome Dinner THURSDAY, JUNE 11: ROME Guided walking tour of the historical center of Rome visiting the Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, Piazza Navona and seeing Campo de Fiori and the Pantheon Optional individual concert (tbd) Roman Forum Colosseum FRIDAY, JUNE 12: GALA CONCERT Dress rehearsal with John Dickson Explore Rome or return to our hotel for some free time Gala Festival Concert conducted by John Dickson Trevi Fountain
SATURDAY, JUNE 13: VATICAN CITY Enjoy a day in Vatican City a city state in the center of Rome - the heart of the Roman Catholic religion Tour the Vatican Museums the highlight of which is the never to be forgotten Sistine Chapel with its breathtaking frescos by Michelangelo Combined choir sings Mass at St Peter s Basilica (tbd) SUNDAY, JUNE 14: FLORENCE Travel to Florence Guided tour of Florence, the epicenter of the Renaissance Visit the Piazza Del Duomo, Palazzo Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria and of course Accademia to see Michelangelo s brilliance Transfer to accommodation in Tuscany Overnight Tuscany St. Peter s Basilica Florence MONDAY, JUNE 15: TUSCANY Transfer to Pisa Tour Pisa. The city is known worldwide for its leaning bell tower in all its glory Optional individual concert in Tuscan town (tbd) Overnight Tuscany TUESDAY, JUNE 16: VENICE Transfer to Venice sightseeing en route Overnight Padua/Mestre area Florence Duomo Duomo & Leaning Tower of Pisa
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17: VENICE Sail to Venice Guided tour of Venice including the imposing Doge s Palace decorated by 16th century artists such as Titian and Tintoretto, walk the Bridge of Sighs and see Piombi Prison Time to explore the area around St. Mark s Square, wander the paths through this unique lagoon island or take an optional gondolier ride (own arrangements) Optional individual concert (time permiting) Overnight Padua/Mestre area Grand Canal THURSDAY, JUNE 18: RETURN HOME Transfer to airport and travel home St. Mark s Square Venice Itinerary subject to change. Confirmation of performances is dependent upon early receipt of performance information: biographies, pictures, recordings and repertoire St. Mark s Basilica
LEADER JOHN DICKSON John Dickson is the Edward G. and Catherine M. Galante Chair for Choral Music Education at Louisiana State University s School of Music. As Director of Choral Studies he conducts the A Cappella Choir and supervises the masters and doctoral programs in choral conducting. Outside of academia, he is the conductor of Coro Vocati, one of Atlanta s most accomplished professional chamber choirs. Appointed as a Visiting Fellow of Wolfson College, Cambridge University in 1992, Dr. Dickson sang with Sir David Willcocks and The Bach Choir; a second post-doctoral fellowship in 1998 allowed him to serve as David Hill s assistant conductor. He is the Founding Director of the C. S. Lewis Choral Institute, featuring a professional chorus for its triennial symposium in Oxford and Cambridge. As a conducting pedagogue, Dr. Dickson has presented master-classes before the Association of British Choral Directors, the American Choral Directors Association and the Russian State Music Conservatories of St. Petersburg and Moscow. He has conducted festivals and workshops in England, Wales, Scotland, Finland, France, Italy, Hungary, Austria, the Czech Republic, Mexico, Canada, and throughout the U. S. For three decades his choirs have been featured at conventions of the ACDA, ABCD, TMEA, and NCCO.
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