individual concerts combined festival concerts … as we sing during mass at st. peter’s ......
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with CATHERINE SAILER
TOUR PROSPECTUS
ITALY Individual concerts
Combined Festival Concerts (Vivaldi Gloria tbd)
Sing Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica Option to tour Florence and Venice
JUNE 2017
Your World of Music
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From the ancient Roman Forum and Colosseum, to the magnificent
Sistine Chapel, Rome is an artistic treasure trove waiting to be explored.
Drink in the sights, sounds, and flavor of Italy, and immerse yourself in
history and culture. This is the land of Palestrina, Monteverdi, Gabrieli,
and Vivaldi, and now we can add our voices to the chorus of history. Join
us as we sing during mass at St. Peter’s Cathedral and the Vivaldi Gloria
in our festival concert. I am delighted to invite you to take this journey
with me as we explore and perform in beautiful Italy!
Catherine Sailer, D.M. Artistic Director & Conductor
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LEADER
CATHERINE SAILER, D.M. Catherine Sailer, Director of Choral Studies at the University of Denver, conducts the Lamont Chorale, Lamont Women’s Chorus and the Evans Choir. She is also the Associate Conductor of the Colorado Ballet Orchestra. She was named the winner of the Robert Shaw Fellowship in 2005, chosen by Chorus America and supported by
Warner Brothers and the National Endowment for the Arts. Sailer won first place at the American Choral Directors Association Conducting Competition.
Catherine Sailer has collaborated as conductor or chorus master with singers William Warfield, Marilyn Horne and Josh Groban, and conductors Bramwell Tovey, Ed Spanjaard, Eric Whitacre, Victor Yampolsky, Marius Szmolij, Stephen Alltop, David Amram, Tan Dun, David Fanshawe and Marin Alsop, and prepared choruses for performances with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Colorado Symphony Orchestra and Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra. Other conducting Credits include the Atlanta Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic, Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra, Beijing Symphony Orchestra, the National Opera of China, the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music Orchestra and Central City Opera. Sailer has been a conducting fellow with the Dale Warland Singers, the Kansas City Chorale, the Chicago Symphony Chorus, the Carnegie Hall Workshop Chorus and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s.
Catherine Sailer received the doctor of music with honors in conducting from Northwestern University and the bachelor and master of music degrees in piano performance and conducting from the University of Denver. Further studies were with Helmuth Rilling at the Oregon Bach Festival and Leonard Slatkin at the National Conducting Institute with the National Symphony Orchestra. Prior appointments have been as Music Director of The Musica Sacra Chamber Orchestra, and Associate Conductor of the Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra and the Denver Young Artists Orchestra. She is an active guest and festival conductor for choir and orchestra and her collegiate ensembles have appeared at Colorado Music Educator’s Association and Southwest divisional conferences of the American Choral Directors Association. Sailer also gives conducting masterclasses for the Sing a Mile High Choir Festival and has presented sessions for CMEA and ACDA. She is currently President-elect for ACDA, and was selected by ACDA to represent the Southwest division on the International Choral Exchange Program to Shanghai, China.
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ROME FESTIVAL
FRIDAY, JUNE 9 • Departure
SATURDAY, JUNE 10• Land at Rome airport
• Meet your KIconcerts representative
• Introduction to Rome
• Dinner daily
• Check in
• Overnight Rome
SUNDAY, JUNE 11• Breakfast daily
• Combined rehearsal
• Tour the breathtaking Colosseum and the Roman Forum
• Welcome dinner
• Overnight Rome
PROGRAM
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MONDAY, JUNE 12• Combined rehearsal
• Guided walking tour of the historical centre of Rome including Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, Piazza Navona and Piazza Campo de’ Fiori
• Individual concert options
• Overnight Rome
TUESDAY, JUNE 13• Enjoy a day in Vatican City
– a city state in the center of Rome – the heart of the Roman Catholic religion
• Tour the Vatican Museums – highlight of which is the never to be forgotten Sistine Chapel with its breathtaking frescos by Michelangelo
• Combined choir sings Mass at St Peter’s Basilica (tbd)
• Overnight Rome
PROGRAM
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PROGRAM
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14• Dress rehearsal
• Explore Rome
• Return to hotel, downtime, change
• Arrive at gala concert venue
• Individual performances and Festival Gala Concert
• Overnight Rome
THURSDAY, JUNE 15• Transfer to airport and return
home or continue to Florence and Venice
** Itinerary subject to change.
** Confirmation of performances is dependent upon early receipt of performance information: biographies, pictures, recordings and repertoire
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FLORENCE POST-TOUR
THURSDAY, JUNE 15• Travel to Florence
• Visit Academia to view Michelangelo’s masterpieces including ‘David’
• Check in
• Overnight Florence
FRIDAY, JUNE 16• Tour the magnificent city of
Florence, the cradle of the Renaissance. Visit the Piazza Del Duomo, Palazzo Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria
• Explore Florence
• Individual performances in Tuscany
• Overnight Florence
SATURDAY, JUNE 17• Depart for home or continue
to Venice
** Itinerary subject to change.** Confirmation of performances is dependent upon early receipt of
performance information: biographies, pictures, recordings and repertoire
PROGRAM
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PROGRAM
VENICE POST-TOUR
SATURDAY, JUNE 17• Transfer to Tronchetto Pier
• Sail to Venice
• Guided visit of the historical center of Venice including seeing the famed St. Mark’s Basilica, the Doge’s Palace decorated by 16th century artists such as Titian and Tintoretto, the Bridge of Sighs and Piombi Prison
• Transfer to Mestre
• Check in
• Overnight Mestre
SUNDAY, JUNE 18• Return to Venice
• Explore the pathways, waterways and sights of this lagoon community from where the Venetians ruled the waterways for over a millennium
• Optional individual concert
• Overnight Mestre
MONDAY, JUNE 19• Depart for home
** Itinerary subject to change.** Confirmation of performances is dependent upon early receipt of
performance information: biographies, pictures, recordings and repertoire
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