with Henry Leck HENRY LECK FESTIVAL IRELAND 2017 Individual concerts Combined Festival Concerts Tour Cork, Dublin & Belfast JUNE 2017 TOUR PROSPECTUS
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Dear friends It is my pleasure to invite your participation in our 2017 Ireland Choral Festival! The Irish summer days are long with the sun not setting till 10pm, the leprechauns are welcoming and the four leaf clovers abundant. Ireland is a country of great whimsy, culture and beauty and we propose to explore all three. Individual choirs (who wish it) will sing in their own right. We will join for combined choir rehearsals and will stage gala concerts in Cork and Dublin that spotlight our individual choirs and present the power of our full combined festival choir! Enjoy the comradery and joy of combining in great venues with warm audiences while touring as your own choir and singing your individual concerts as desired. Join me singing as one and together as many in one of the greatest countries of Europe Henry Leck Artistic Director & Conductor KI s Distinguished Music Advisor Henry Leck Festival in Ireland 2017 Page 3
LEADER HENRY LECK An internationally recognized choral director, Henry Leck is a Professor Emeritus in Choral Music at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana and Honorary Associate Professor at the Hong Kong Institute of Education. In 1986 he became founder and artistic director of the Indianapolis Children s Choir, one of the largest and most successful children s choir programs in the world. The touring choirs of the Indianapolis Children s Choir have performed regularly for national ACDA, MENC, OAKE and AOSA Conferences. Additionally, the ICC tours internationally every year and has sung in prestigious concert sites throughout Great Britain, Greece, France, Scandinavia, Central Europe, South America, North America, Australia, New Zealand and China. In 2004, the touring choir performed in the Czech Republic and Russia, recording live with the Moscow Chamber Orchestra in the famed Pavel Slobodkin Center for Music. Page 4
TUESDAY, JUNE 20 Departure HENRY LECK FESTIVAL IRELAND 2017 PROGRAM WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21 Arrival in Dublin Meet your KIconcerts tour manager THURSDAY, JUNE 22 Breakfast daily Transfer to Cork Check in FRIDAY, JUNE 23 Sightseeing tour to the quaint port town of Cobh, enjoy a historic walking tour of the Titanic Trail Check in Overnight Dublin Rehearsal Welcome dinner (dinner daily) Overnight Cork Optional Individual concert Overnight Cork Henry Leck Festival in Ireland 2017 Page 5
PROGRAM SATURDAY, JUNE 24 Dress rehearsal Guided tour of Cork including a visit to the famed St. Anne s Church with a possibility of ringing the Shandon Bells SUNDAY, JUNE 25 Tour the coast road from Cork to Waterford with picturesque views of the coastline. Visit the Viking city of Waterford and enjoy a guided tour of the world famous Waterford Crystal Factory Continue to the Medieval town of Kilkenny, filled Festival Gala Concert - individual and combined performances Overnight Cork with old boutique shops, hand crafts and wonderful restaurants and cafes Guided tour of the Kilkenny Castle built in 1195 Arrive in Dublin Check in Overnight Dublin Page 6
PROGRAM MONDAY, JUNE 26 Dress rehearsal Guided sightseeing tour of Dublin including St. Patrick s Cathedral which stands on the oldest Christian site in Dublin where it is said that the Saint baptized converts to the Christian faith TUESDAY, JUNE 27 Tour Trinity College where we see the famous book of Kells, an 8th century illuminated manuscript Visit the charming seaside village of Howth WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28 Time to explore Dublin Transfer to Belfast Festival Gala Concert - individual and combined performances Overnight Dublin Optional Individual concert Overnight Dublin Overnight Belfast Henry Leck Festival in Ireland 2017 Page 7
PROGRAM THURSDAY, JUNE 29 Tour Belfast FRIDAY, JUNE 30 Tour the Titanic Experience an interactive activity that puts you on the Titanic Concert Overnight Belfast Explore Belfast Farewell dinner Overnight Belfast SATURDAY, JULY 1 Depart for home SUNDAY, JULY 2 Arrive home ** Itinerary subject to change. ** Confirmation of performances is dependent upon early receipt of performance information: biographies, pictures, recordings and repertoire Page 8
PACKAGE DETAILS INCLUSIONS Round-trip airfare from Australia, Professional tour escort throughout economy class tour Air taxes and fuel surcharges Private motor coach throughout with driver 3.5 star accommodations, based on double occupancy All scheduled sightseeing and entrance fees Concert organization and promotion listed in itineraries Group tips Breakfast and dinner daily EXCLUSIONS (optional) Single room supplements Excess baggage Travel insurance Allocation of specific seat assignments on flights Meals other than specified in the itinerary Personal expenses, eg. drinks, laundry, phone calls Any other items not mentioned in inclusions above PRICE NOTES All prices are in AUD, projected for One free position is offered for each 2017 and are subject to change 20 paying passengers buying the full They are based on an exchange rate package outlined above, not including of $1AUD = 0.65EUR and a minimum the Exclusions outlined above of 40 paying travelers Once you have expressed your They may increase if there are interest in participating, we will significant changes in fuel surcharges/ provide you with a price based on air travel taxes travel from and to your preferred airport Henry Leck Festival in Ireland 2017 Page 9
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