Relinquish Decision Making
One of the best parts of traveling with a choir is relinquishing decision making.
Travel
Live In Sorrento
What’s it like singing in a historic church near the Amalfi Coast?
Twin Hopes
I have two hopes for ways my students are changed in the wake of a concert tour.
Tour Program ’25
We’re back from a concert tour of Croatia and Italy! Here’s what we sang.
Best Way To Travel
The best way to travel is with a choir.
Take The Risk
As often as possible.
You Can’t Always Be On Tour
The magic of tour! It’s experiencing new cultures. It’s performing in new venues. It’s moving at breakneck speed, because you know it’ll be over soon. It’s getting away from the routine. (I didn’t wash a single dish in Spain.) But you can’t always be on tour. And as much as […]
Jet Lag
The end of the trip comes with jet lag…that peculiarly modern condition of your body not being in the same time zone as the place it’s inhabiting. Jet lag comes with its own problems. I, for example, was up for the day at 4am today; by the end of the […]
When To Tour?
When do you schedule your choir travel? I’ve taken tours during two distinct parts of my yearly calendar. Several times, we have toured after the school year ended. May in college, July for high school. Other times, I have traveled during Spring Break, or thereabouts. This includes international tours over […]
Programming For A Tour
How do you plan a tour program? Tour programming comes with some special challenges. These might include: Programming more sacred repertoire than usual, to meet requirements of religious performance venues. (You want to perform in these venues!) Programming for limited rehearsal time. (My touring choirs have almost always been ad […]