Choratour BEETHOVEN CELEBRATION TOUR - Exceptional travel experience in July 2020
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Choratour
BEETHOVEN CELEBRATION TOUR
Exceptional travel experience in July 2020
VIENNA AND PRAGUE – July 4 to July 13, 2020
THE TOUR PRESENTATION
Come with us! Choratour will participate in Sing Mit Chorfestival in 2020 in Vienna’s most prestigious Saint
Stephen Cathedral under the direction of Gerald Wirth, artistic director and president of the Vienna Boys’
Choir. Choratour will also perform at Saint Nicholas Church in Prague, under the direction of Choratour’s
choral conductor Lee Carter. This is sure to be a memorable experience for singers and guests that includes
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cultural visits, traditional dinners, guided tours, (4) star hotel accommodations and much more.
In collaboration with Touringhouse Inc.
choratour.com Registration:
info@choratour.com For more information about the tour, registration fees, payment schedule, tour
conditions and registration forms, please contact: info@choratour.com
819-661-2587
Sing Mit Chorfestival Sing Mit Chorfestival offers everyone, whether an amateur singer or longtime professional, the opportunity to sing a significant sacred work at St. Stephen’s Cathedral (Stephansdom) in the context of a professionally organized concert. With Prof. Gerald Wirth, President and Artistic Director of the Vienna Boys’ Choir, you will study Beethoven’s Mass in C major Op. 86 in workshops and perform this work in a festive festival finale concert in St. Stephen’s Cathedral with symphonic orchestra and soloists. The fact that choirs and singers from Austria, Germany, Italy, China, Greece, Ireland, Russia, India, Japan, the Netherlands and the USA often return to the festival time and time again provides great pride to Sing Mit Chorfestival.
Choratour
Choratour will present a pre-tour concert in Ottawa. This will give your family and friends
the opportunity to hear us and support our project.
Choratour will present a program of choral music at Saint Nicholas Church in Prague. The
informal concert is held in the afternoon and doors are open to anyone who would like to
listen to the concert as they visit the Church.
The choir will sing under the direction of Choratour’s artistic director Lee Carter accompa-
nied at the piano by Nicole Bélecque.
Ottawa
Saint Nicholas Church Prague
choratour.com Registration:
info@choratour.com For more information about the tour, registration fees, payment schedule, tour
conditions and registration forms, please contact: info@choratour.com
819-661-2587
Itinerary
Day 1 (July 4)
Travel from Ottawa to Prague
Day 2 (July 5)
9am - noon Half day guided walking tour of Prague Castle built in the 9th century and
considered to be the largest medieval castle in the world. It is one of the most
important historical monuments of the Czech Republic. The guided tour also
includes a visit to the St. Vitus Cathedral where the Bohemian crown are stored.
7pm Dinner at the hotel.
Prague St-Vitus Bohemian
Castle Cathedral Crown
Day 3 (July 6)
7h30am - 8h30am Buffet breakfast at hotel
9pm Half day guided tour of the Old Town, the Astronomical Clock and Charles
Bridge. The afternoon is free for independent activities and to explore
this beautiful city at your own pace.
Day 4 (July 7)
Buffet breakfast at hotel
7h30am - 8h30am
Depart for Saint Nicholas Church
Choratour concert at Saint Nicholas Church (time TBA)
7pm Enjoy a typical Czech dinner with folklore at
Folklore Garden Restaurant
Jour 5 (8 juillet)
7h30am - 8h30am Buffet breakfast at hotel
8h30am - 1h30pm Travel to Vienna.
Walking tour of Vienna. The tour includes;
Opéra Hofburg Spanish National Central City Hall St-Stephen’s
Palace Riding School Library Cemetary Place
choratour.com Registration:
info@choratour.com For more information about the tour, registration fees, payment schedule, tour
conditions and registration forms, please contact: info@choratour.com
819-661-2587
Itinerary
Day 6 (July 9)
7am - 10am Buffet breakfast at hotel
Group will participate in Sing Mit Chorfestival.
14pm - 17pm First workshop with Gerald Wirth
6h30pm Reception (drinks and snacks)
Day 7 (July 10)
7am - 10am Buffet breakfast at hotel
9h30 - noon Second workshop with Gerald Wirth
2h30pm - 4h30pm Third workshop with Gerald Wirth
Day 8 (July 11)
7am - 10am Buffet breakfast at hotel
9h30am - noon Dress rehearsal
7h30pm Warm up
8pm Concert
Reception after concert (drinks only)
Gerald Wirth
Day 9 ( July 12)
7h - 10h Buffet breakfast at hotel
Guided tour of Schönbrunn Palace. The 1441 room Baroque Palace is one of
the most important architectural, cultural and historical monuments in Austria.
The history of the palace and is vast gardens spans over 300 years reflecting
the changing tastes of the successive Habsburg monarchs. (tour will be with
on-site guides)
4pm Depart for Baden
7pm - 9pm Enjoy a Typical Austrian Dinner at the Streiterhof Heuriger
Schönbrunn Palace
Day 10 (July 13)
7am - 10am Buffet breakfast at hotel
Flight back to Canada
choratour.com Registration:
info@choratour.com For more information about the tour, registration fees, payment schedule, tour
conditions and registration forms, please contact: info@choratour.com
819-661-2587
Hébergement
Accommodations
Ramada Hotel, Prague
Located directly on Wenceslas Square in the Centre of
Prague, this 4-star hotel is just 300 m from the Main Train
Station, the Mustek and Muzeum Underground Stations are
both just 100 m away. There are many restaurant options
in the area. The modern, air-conditioned rooms at Ramada
Prague City Centre feature a satellite TV, minibar and bath-
room with hair dryer. Free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms.
Facilities at this hotel include: Restaurant, Bar, Currency Ex-
change.
Ibis Messe Wien Hotel, Vienna
The ibis Wien Messe is a stone’s throw from the exhibition
center and Prater park. The nearby subway provides quick
access to the city center, Austria Center and UNO City. The
hotel is ideally located for trips to Donauinsel (Danube Is-
land) or the Old Danube, and to many interesting sights in
and around Vienna.
You can access the airport directly by train. Whether you are
here for business or for a cultural getaway, the 158 rooms
offer contemporary comfort for a carefree stay in the Austri-
an capital.
Le forfait comprend :
Included in the package
Travelling Activities
• Rehearsals in Ottawa starting in April • Half day guided walking tour of St. Vitus Cathe-
• Airfare Ottawa/Prague, Vienna/Ottawa* dral and Prague Castle
• Deluxe coach transportation: • Half day guided walking tour of the Old Town of
• Transfer from airport to the hotel in Prague Prague
• Transfer to the Folklore Garden Restaurant in • Half day guided walking tour in Vienna
Prague • Tour of Shönbrunn Palace
• Transfer from Prague to Vienna • Visit to the spa town of Baden bei Wein (no guide)
• Transfer from the hotel to the Heuriger in • Prague Castle
Baden and back (after dinner) • Schönbrunn Palace
• Transfer from the hotel to the airport on the • Participation fee at Sing Mit Chorfestival
last day
Accommodations***: Meals:
• 3 nights at Ramada Hotel in Prague • Buffet Breakfast every morning at hotel
• 5 nights at Ibis Wien Hauptbahnhof in Vienna • Diner at hotel on first day in Prague
• Typical Czech Dinner at Folklore Gardens
• Typical Austrian Dinner at Streiterhof Heuriger
*Land package only is available (for participants who wish to arrange
their own flights)
**Single supplement is available (single room throughout the trip)
***Based on double occupation.
choratour.com Registration:
info@choratour.com For more information about the tour, registration fees, payment schedule, tour
conditions and registration forms, please contact: info@choratour.com
819-661-2587
About us
Nicole Bélecque Lee Carter
Founder and accompanist Director
Nicole is passionate about music and music pro- Lee Carter is an educator, musician and respected
ductions since her childhood. She holds a Bache- choral director whose passion for music and teaching
lor’s Degree of Music from the University of Western others to love music are found in all facets of his
Ontario where she studied piano with Sonja Peter- career. Newly appointed music director for Nepean
son Behrens and harpsichord Hugh McLean. Choir and music director of Castenchel Choir based
in Chelsea, QC since September 2014, Lee is also the
After graduation, Nicole taught privately at the artistic director for the European Union Christmas
Charlottetown Music Studio, (Prince Edward Island) Concert held annually at Notre-Dame Basilica in
in public schools (elementary and secondary) and Ottawa.
was a founding member of the Prince Edward Is-
land Registered Music Teachers Association. She He has conducted workshops for CAMMAC Ottawa-
performed with the Charlottetown Chamber Music Gatineau and various choirs in the National Capital
ensemble and was appointed choir director and or- Region.
ganist at St Andrew’s United Church in Vernon, P.E.I.
While a regular clinician and guest conductor
Nicole is presently pianist for Castenchel choir, is in the community, Lee continues as a full-time
a music teacher at École des Rapides-Deschênes teacher at Nepean High School, conducting the
(Aylmer) accompanies soloists as well as the Ne- choirs and teaching instrumental music. In 2012,
pean High School Choirs (Ottawa) and also accom- he was awarded the “Arts Recognition Award for
panies, on occasion, the choir at Église Notre-Dame Secondary Music” by the Ottawa- Carleton District
de Guadeloupe (Hull). School Board Advisory Committee on the Arts for
his creative directorship of the choral program. His
In order to share her passion for travelling and passion for collaborative music-making sees him
singing with friends and colleagues, Nicole found- working with great musicians locally, nationally and
ed Choratour, an organization that brings together internationally.
singers to discover and perform in the world’s top
music venues. Lee holds a Bachelor’s Degrees of Music and
Education from the University of Ottawa where he
studied the tuba with Nick Atkinson and voice with
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