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Organized By

Music Celebrations International

www.musiccelebrations.com | 800.395.2036

Festival Artistic Directors

MozartInternationalChoralFestival

Prof. Janos CzifraDr. Eph Ehly

Salzburger Dom

June 29 July 3, 2011

Featuring Mozart's

Mass in C"Coronation, K.317

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WELCOME TO SALZBURG!Music Celebrations International is pleased to present the second-annual Mozart International Choral Festival, JuneJuly3, 2011. The festival will be a combined choir under the direction ofDr. Eph Ehlyand Professor Janos Cziaccompanied by orchestra in the historic Salzburger Dom.

Festival Artistic DirectorsDr. Eph EhlyProfessor Emeritus, University of Missouri-Kansas CityConservatory of Music

Prof. Janos CzifraDomkapellmeister Salzburger Dom

One of America's most revered choral conductors, EPH EHLY is ProfessEmeritus at the Conservatory of Music, University of Missouri-KansCity, where he taught for twenty-seven years. Dr. Ehly's awards foutstanding musicianship include the Luther Spade Choral Director of th

Year Award and the Amoco Foundation Outstanding Teaching Award.

Born in Hungary, JANOS CZIFRA has been the director of music of th

Salzburg Dom since 1989. Apart from his liturgical services, Janos Czifra haarranged the music for the choir and the orchestra of the cathedral fointernationally recognized big events such as the visit of the Pope to SalzburgEpiscopal consecration and jubilees, and festivals of sacred music ansymposiums.

Numerous concert tours led Janos Czifra and the Cathedral Choir to the USAto Japan and to various European cities. Due to his international reputation

Janos Czifra has repeatedly been invited as conductor or juror in Europe anoverseas. In 2002 Janos Czifra was admitted into the European Academy oScience and Arts and thus given the title "Professor ". It is personally highl

important for him to work together with musical guests in Salzburg.

Dr. Ehly has been named one of the most sought-after choral conductors/clinicians. He guest-conducts iCarnegie Hall, New York City several times each year. He has conducted over 80 all-state choirs, and over 500festival ensembles.

As a lecturer, clinician and conductor, he has appeared in 48 states, Canada, Brazil, Japan, Mexico, severcountries throughout Europe and presented on more than 100 college and university campuse

Dr. Ehly received his Doctorate of Musical Arts degree from the University of Colorado-Boulder, his Master Music degree from George Peabody College, Nashville, Tennessee, and his Bachelor of Arts degree from thUniversity of Nebraska-Kearney. Notable teachers he has studied with include Jean Berger, Julius Herefor

Warner Imig, Louis Nicholas, Lynn Whitten and Vincent Persichetti.

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FESTIVAL TOUR ITINERARYTuesday June 28th, 2011Departure via scheduled airline service to Munich, Germany. Enjoy fullmeal/beverage service and in-flight entertainment during this trans-

Atlantic flight.

Wednesday June 29th, 2011Arrival at Munich International Airport. Participants are met by MCI'sstaff. After clearing passport control and customs, participants board theirawaiting motorcoaches. Time permitting, transfer to HerrenchiemseeNew Palace and Park for a guided tour. Transfer to Salzburg, Austria andcheck into hotel. Dinner at a local restaurant. Evening free at leisure.

Salzburg, Mozart's birthplace, is a delight from the first sight of the outlineof the Hohensalzburg Fortress, the symbol of the power of the prince-archbishops. The citys picturesque streets with their wrought-iron signs,its spacious squares with sculptured fountains and the noble architecture ofits buildings inspired by bishops with a passion for construction, leavememories which linger for years.

Thursday June 30th, 2011Breakfast at the hotel. Morning guided tour of Salzburg including MirabelPalace & Gardens, Mozart Square, the Dom (Cathedral), UniversityChurch, the Mozarthaus (birthplace) and a cable car ride up to the Fortressfor an unparalleled view of the city below. Festival Welcome Lunch and

Introductions. Afternoon festival chorus rehearsal. Dinner, on own.Evening festival chorus rehearsal.

Friday July 1st, 2011Morning at leisure. Afternoon festival chorus rehearsal. Dinner at a localrestaurant. Evening festival chorus Dress Rehearsal.

Saturday July 2nd, 2011Morning tour of Hellbrunn Schlo, with entrance to the castle itself andthe trick fountains. This castle was prominently used in the movie The

Sound of Music. Afternoon at leisure. Dinner, on own. EveningFestival Finale Concert.

Sunday July 3rd, 2011For choirs extending their tour: Sing/participate in Mass at the SalzburgDom. Continue on with extension tour.

For choirs returning home after the festival: Transfer to MunichInternational Airport for return flight home.

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POSSIBLE FESTIVAL TOUR EXTENSIONSMusic Celebrations International knows that many choirs singing in the festival will want to stay in Europe afterward

explore and experience some of the many musically and culturally significant towns and cities in the area. MCI is also abl

help balanced choirs perform in stand-alone concerts as part of theAmerican Celebration of Music in Europe. Extensions

take choirs into northern Italy, up the Romantic Road into Germany, across the Alps into Switzerland, or east to Vienna

Prague & Budapest. Music Celebrations looks forward to tailoring a tour to each groups specific wants & desires.

Music Celebrations International | 1440 S. Priest Dr., Ste. 102 | Tempe, AZ 85281-6954

800.395.2036 | info@musiccelebrations.com | www.musiccelebrations.com

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Dearfriends,

I am delighted to invite you to join me in an opportunity given to me by Music Celebrations

International to direct the second-annual Mozart International Choral Festival in the Historic

Salzburg Dom. What an honor to be directing this festival alongside the Dom's very own director of

music (the same position Mozart held), Professor Janos Czifra!

The festival will feature a combined choir of select SATB singers from every age group: high

school, college to adult accompanied by a wonderful professional Austrian orchestra. Imagine

singing in the very venue for which Mozart himself composed numerous works of sacred music for

the city of Salzburg!

A once in a lifetime experience for many of your singers, this festival can be the starting

point or the end of a longer European tour.

I look forward to seeing you in Austria and sharing in this experience together.

ALL ABOARD! BON VOYAGE!

My warmest regards,

eph ehly

Mozart InternationalChoral Festival

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Salzburger DomThe site occupied by the Salzburg Cathedral was probably a sacredplace for sacrifices in Celtic as well as Roman times. The firstcathedral was built under Saint Vergil of Salzburg, who might haveused foundations by St. Rupert. The first Dom was recorded in

774.

The finished church is 466 feet long and 109 feet high at thecrossing/dome. The baroque style of St. Rupert's can be seen in thechoir and the nave.

The Salzburg Cathedral was partially damaged during World War II when a single bomb crashed throughthe central dome over the crossing. Repairs were somewhat slow to take place, but restoration wascomplete by 1959.

Among the precious objects to be found in Salzburg's Cathedral are the baptismal font in which

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozartwas baptized, the majestic main organ, surrounded by angels playinginstruments and crowned by Rupert and Virgil, as well as the magnificent Cathedral portals made by

Scheider-Manzell, Matar and Manz.

In his capacity as the court organist andconcert master, Mozart composednumerous undying works of sacred musicfor Salzburg.

The Salzburg Cathedral in German, the Salzburger Dom is a 17th century baroque cathedraldedicated to Saint Rupert of Salzburg.

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AAuussttrriiaaRReeffeerreenncceessLester Seigel

Birmingham Southern

College Concert ChoirAlabama205-226-4957lseigel@bsc.edu

Tim Thomas

Indian Springs School

Chamber ChoirAlabama870-575-8907

bates_m@uapb.edu

Ellen Palmer McCurdy

Marcos de Niza

High School OrchestraArizona480-838-3200epalmer.mdn@tuhsd.k12.az.us

Kay Randolph

Mountain View

Presbyterian Church ChoirArizona480-998-1085

kcrandolph@cox.net

Dr. Ricky Brooks

University of Central Arkansas

Wind EnsembleArkansasrickyb@mail.uca.edu

501-450-3163

Dr. Arthur C. Bartner

USC Trojan Marching BandCalifornia213-740-6452

abartner@cox.net

Shulamit Hoffman

Viva la Musica!California650-349-9918

shu@machutch.com

John Koshak

Chapman University Orchestra

& Orange County

Youth Symphony OrchestraCalifornia714-997-6914

jkoshak@socal.rr.com

Rocky Lee

South Coast Youth

Symphony OrchestraCalifornia626-272-8207rockylee1@cox.net

Susan Nace

The Harker School Cantilena

Women's ChorusCalifornia408-249-2510

SusanN@harker.org

Rick Paderes

Modesto High

School Orchestra

California209-576-4427

rique4viol@aol.com

Sara Salsbury

Peninsula Young

Artists OrchestraCalifornia650-327-5983 (Home)

ssalsbury@batnet.com

Sheldon Schlesinger

Central California

Youth SymphonyCalifornia559-451-4040

ssbass@sbcglobal.net

Michael Short

Orange High School Choir &

Orange Community ChorusCalifornia714-997-6293

mvshort@sbcglobal.net

Michelle Hiscavich

Newtown High School

OrchestraConnecticut203-426-7664

hiscavichm@newtown.k12.ct.us

Robert Drick

Michael Vetter

Nancy Fannon

Sunshine State Chorus

Floridardrick@tampabay.rr.comvetterm@pcsb.org

kfannon@tampabay.rr.com

Dr. Kevin Fenton

Florida State

University SingersFlorida850-644-2317

kfenton@mailer.fsu.edu

Judson Rogers

The Bel Canto SingersFlorida386-767-2268

Jim Smith, Past Director

La Villa School of the ArtsFlorida904-633-6069

singer_jim@comcast.net

Dr. Gabriel Statom,

Past Director

The Lake Wales Chorale

Florida863-676-0711

gcstatom@yahoo.com

Dr. Perry Holbrook

Walton High School OrchestraGeorgia770-578-3225

perry.holbrook@cobbk12.org

Earl Kuuti

DeKalb Youth SymphonyGeorgia770-736-1560 (Home)

e.kuutti@comcast.net

Norma Raybon

Norma Raybon ChoraleGeorgia404-659-6255

1stcnr@bellsouth.net

Bruno Paige

Adrienne Thompson

Sandy Springs Youth OrchestraGeorgia404-847-1980 (Bruno)paigeb@fulton.k12.ga.us

770-551-2490 (Adrienne)

ThompsonA@fulton.k12.ga.us

Dr. Marilyn Seelman

Metropolitan Youth

Symphony OrchestraGeorgiamseel@mindspring.com

404-413-5930

Dick Bauer

Neuqua ValleyHigh School OrchestraIllinois630-428-6673

richard_bauer@ipsd.org

Dr. John Burck Jr.

Waubonsie Valley High School

String OrchestraIllinois630-375-3282

john_burck@ipsd.org

Mr. Mark LehmannWaverly-Shell Rock High

School Chamber ChoirIowa319-352-2087

lehmannm@waverly-

shellrock.k12.ia.us

Phil Peters

Valley High School OrchestraIowa515-633-4000

petersp@wdmcs.org

Vicki Blake

"Spiritsong"Idaho208-267-3149

tang@coldreams.com

Continued on back

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Alan Heatherington

Chicago Master Singers &

Ars VivaIllinois847-244-2302

arsviva2@aol.com

Lee Kesselman

DuPage Chorale

Illinois630-942-2552Kesselma@cdnet.cod.edu

Jeremy Marino

Libertyville High

School OrchestraIllinois847-327-7082

jeremy.marino@d128.org

Jeffrey Wirtz

Hinsdale High

School OrchestraIllinois630-570-8453

jwirtz@hinsdale86.org

Kevin McNamara

Center Grove

High School OrchestraIndiana317-881-0581

mcnamarak@

centergrove.k12.in.us

Art DeWeesePaducah Tilghman

High School Concert ChoirKentucky270-444-5650

art.deweese@

paducah.kyschools.us

Barbara Walker

Livingston Parish

Children's ChoirLouisiana225-791-6917 (home)

Walkerbsue@aol.com

Leon Gregorian

Michigan State University

Symphony OrchestraMichigan517-355-7670

gregoria@msu.edu

Julie Brott

Lakeville North

High School Bel CantoMinnesota952-232-3662

jabrott@isd194.k12.mn.us

Peter Dulak

Red Wing Singers

Minnesota651-388-7826 (Home)dulakp@ellsworth.k12.wi.us

Paul Wigley

Lakeville High School ChoraleMinnesota952-232-3660

pwigley@frontiernet.net

Dr. Larry Smith

Missouri Baptist

University Chorale

Missouri314-392-2108

smithl@mobap.edu

Verallen Kleinhenz

Albuquerque Civic ChorusNew Mexico505-833-0958

zoeter50@msn.com

Patsy Fang Chen

Youth Orchestra, Chinese

Youth Corps of New York

New York718-834-8904 (home)

Patsychen@aol.com

Nancy Strelau

Hochstein Youth OrchestraNew York585-389-2691

nstrela1@naz.edu

Dr. James Anderson

Appalachian State

University OrchestraNorth Carolina828-262-6445

jamesallenanderson@msn.com

Dr. William Silvester

All American Youth in ConcertNew Jersey609-771-2549

wsilvest@tcnj.edu

Dr. Carol Baird

Youngstown ConnectionOhio330-549-2906

Dr. Gayle Walker

Otterbein College

Concert ChoirOhio614-823-1318

GWalker@otterbein.edu

Dr. Hannes Dietrich

The Lebanon Valley College

Symphony OrchestraPennsylvania610-488-6217 (Home)dietrich@lvc.edu

Christine Jordanoff

Duquesne University

Voices of SpiritPennsylvania412-396-1287

jordanoc@duq.edu

Anne Ezell

Dreher High School OrchestraSouth Carolina803-253-7000eezell@richlandone.org

Dr. Morris Beachy

Morris Beachy SingersTexas512-345-1665 (Home)

beachsong@peoplepc.com

Dr. Jan Garverick

MacArthur High

School OrchestraTexas210-650-1100jkgviolin@aol.com

Dr. Deborah Perkins &

Desiree Overree

Texas Youth OrchestraTexasdesiree.overree@gmail.com

deblou.perkins@gmail.com

Dr. John Silantien

University of Texas at

San Antonio Concert ChoirTexasjsilan@satx.rr.com

210-458-5328

Dr. Dwight Bigler

Virginia Tech University

(Toured with Trinity UniversityTexas)Virginiadbigler@music.vt.edu

Michael Ehrlich

W.T. Woodson

High School ChoirsVirginia703-503-4667

songmandc@aol.com

Dr. Jesse E. Hopkins Jr.

Bridgewater College ChoraleVirginia540-828-5303

jhopkins@bridgewater.edu

Matt Mandrones

Southwest Washington

Chamber OrchestraWashington360-261-2611 (Cell)

mmandrones@aol.com

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REGISTRATIONFORM

Official Name of Choir________________________________________________________(as it will appear in printed material)

Organization/School Mailing Address____________________________________________

City, State, Zip______________________________________________________________

Phone_________________ Fax_______________ Email____________________________

Directors Name_____________________________________________________________

Home Address______________________________________________________________

City, State, Zip______________________________________________________________

Home Phone_________________________ Cell Phone___________________________

Email________________________________ Birthday___________________________

Tour Coordinator (if different)__________________________________________________

Home Address______________________________________________________________

City, State, Zip______________________________________________________________

Home Phone_________________________ Cell Phone___________________________

Email________________________________ Birthday___________________________

Please choose your festival tour itinerary:

Festival-only (4 night / 6 day)

Extension #2 Festival plus Vienna (6 night / 8 day)

Extension #3 Festival plus Vienna & Prague (8 night / 10 day)

Extension #4 Festival plus Vienna & Budapest (8 night / 10 day)

Extension #5 Festival plus Heidelberg & Paris (8 night / 10 day)

Custom Festival Tour Itinerary (please specify) ______________________

Authorized Signature:________________________________________________________

Title:___________________________________ Date:____________________________

Please complete this Registration Form (both sides).Mail completed form and festival deposit of $1,500 to:

Music Celebrations International1440 S. Priest Drive, Suite 102, Tempe, AZ 85281-6954

Please make check payable toMusic Celebrations InternationalFestival deposit is 100% non-refundable upon receipt

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Music Celebrations International

Concert Tours With Integrity1440 S. Priest Drive, Suite 102

Tempe, AZ 85281-6954

voice 480.894.3330 toll-free 800.395.2036 fax 480.894.5137

website: www.musiccelebrations.com | e-mail: info@musiccelebrations.com

Please complete the following:

Estimated number of singers who will be participating: _______________

Estimated total number of travelers (singers andothers): _______________

How did you learn about the festival? ___________________________________________________

What other choirs would you recommend for this festival? __________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________

A complete repertoire list will be provided to each director.Singers are responsible to purchase, learn and bring their own music to the festival.

Please submit the following

with this Registration Form: $1,500 Application Deposit (Deposit is refundable should your choir not be accepted). Audio Recording (an MP3 file or a CD is strongly preferred!).

With your recording, please include:

at least two selections

the name of the choir

the date(s) of performance(s)

the titles and composers of all selections

Please submit the following with this Registration Formor no later than February 1, 2011:

Biographical information on the choir and director(s).

Preliminary list of music to be performed (in order) with titles and composers/arrangers (only if your choir will beperforming outside of the festival).

Photo of the choir. A jpeg file or similar is preferred. If sending a hard copy, please write the name of the choir on the backof the photo.

All of the above can be sent via e-mail to the MCI Performance Manager, Daniel Schwartz: Daniel@musiccelebrations.com