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A veteran of music touring, conductor Tim Knight shares his experiences and advice for first time tourers.
"The immediate advantage of going on a choir tour is the excitement that builds up over a fair period of time; the sharpened sense of purpose in rehearsals, the almost holiday like atmosphere that takes over the choir. It bonds choir members and the travelling moulds them together. They make new friendships and become a stronger choir."
"The choir becomes bigger than the individual singers and takes on a life of its own, so somehow it becomes your lifeblood and you live and breathe the last concert, hanging on its intimate memories, until it is overtaken by the pull of the next one. The music becomes etched in the choir’s consciousness in a way it never was before, and you strive to do it better each performance.
"The highlights of my many music tours include singing Rheinbergers Music in Vaduz, the city of his birth, in front of the Royalty of Liechtenstein; singing Fauré’s Requiem in the Madeleine to 400 people; singing in a tiny church in the outskirts of New York and being collected by the organisers in a Big Yellow American school bus in the thick snow; singing at the Menin Gate and Tyne Cot cemetery."
Here are Tim's Top Ten Tips for planning a music tour:
Find out more about all our choir tours and music tours for all ensembles or get in touch at travel@club-europe.co.uk. We're always happy to offer support and advice to first time tourers.
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