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JULY 10-18, 2011

NORTH AMERICAN FESTIVAL CHORUS & ORCHESTRAEric Dale Knapp, conductorLinda Sweetman-Waters, pianoMark Pacoe, organ

FESTIVAL YOUTH CHORUSStephen Roddy, conductor

GUSTAV MAHLER Symphony No. 8 in E-flat Major

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SYMPHONY OFA THOUSAND

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Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Repertoire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

About the Symphony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

About the Artists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

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TAblE Of COnTEnTS

Symphony of a ThousandERIC DALE KNAPP & STEPHEN RODDY

GUSTAV MAHlER

SYMPHONY OF A THOUSAND

SyDnEy OPERA HOUSE

Julia Kierstine, soprano Suzanne Woods, soprano

Diana McVey, soprano

Blythe Gaissert, mezzo-soprano Madeleine Gray, mezzo-soprano

John Pickle, tenor Mark Womack, baritone

Ashley Howard Wilkinson, bass

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Dear Music Colleague:

It is with great pleasure that I invite you to join us at the Sydney Opera House in a performance of Mahler’s monumental Symphony of a Thousand.

The symphony is in two parts. Part I is a setting of words from “Veni creator spiritus,” the medieval Latin hymn attributed to Rabanaus Maurus (“Hrabanus Magenentius”), illustrious Archbishop of Mainzin the 9th century. The text of Part II is taken from the final scene of Goethe’s Faust. The theme of this amalgam is the redemptive power of love, and its form a synthesis of motet, dramatic cantata, oratorio, song cycle and symphony.

The use of treble and double mixed choirs throughout the work, combined with the colossal forces of eight soloists, off-stage brass, and an expanded orchestra, make this a work of epic proportions. Symphony of a Thousand offers a distinctive opportunity for singers to join in the experience of creating astounding music at one of the world’s iconic concert halls … The Sydney Opera House.

I am thrilled that Stephen Roddy will lead the Festival Youth Chorus in preparing the Mahler and in a festival concert at Sydney’s Town Hall featuring a wide range of repertoire for young singers. Individual mixed and youth choirs may apply to perform their own concert set as part of the Cavalcade of Choirs. It is my dream that the North American Festival Chorus will join with the Festival Youth Chorus in a performance of Hope for Resolution by Caldwell & Ivory. A perfect finale for this choral celebration!

In addition we have invited the following artists to consider performing the solo roles in Mahler’s Symphony of a Thousand. It is intended that the roster of world class singers will includes three sopranos Julia Kierstine as Magna Peccatrix, Suzanne Woods as Una Poenitentium, Diana McVey as Mater Gloriosa; two mezzo-sopranos - Blythe Gaissert as Mulier Samaritana, Madeleine Gray as Maria Aegyptiaca; tenor John Pickle as Doctor Marianus; baritone Mark Womack as Pater Ecstaticus; bass Ashley Howard Wilkinson as Pater Profundus. The singers are represented by Wade Artist Management and you may learn more about them at www.wademanagement.com. Please note that all slated artists are subject to final confirmation.

‘magnetic and compelling ... brilliantly and subtly animated … the choral and orchestral writing injects a sense of bleak mystery and awe. Mahler’s epic work offers the kind of performance opportunity that is extremely rare. Gustav Mahler described the work to a friend with these words, “Try to imagine the whole universe beginning to ring and resound. These are no longer human voices but planets and suns revolving.” Kiconcerts is proud to offer this extraordinary possibility. Youth and mixed choirs are invited to participate in the 2011 festival performance of Symphony of a Thousand. Please join us for what will be an experience of a lifetime!

Kind regards,

Eric Dale Knapp

VISIOn

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Gustav Mahler1860-1911

Symphony No. 8 Composed in 1906, Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 received its first performance on September 12, 1910, in Munich, conducted by the composer with a specially assembled orchestra, the Riedelverein of Leipzig, the Vienna Singverein, the Munich Central School Children’s Chorus, and soloists Gertrud Förstel, Marta Winternitz-Dorda, Irma Koboth, Ottilie Meyzger, Tilly Koenen, Felix Senius, Nicola Geisse-Winkel, and Richard Mayr.

“Symphony of A Thousand” Part I - Hymnus: Veni Creator SpiritusPart II - Final Scene from Faust

RECOMMENDED RECORDINGMahler Symphony No. 8

Conductor: Sir Colin Davis Ensembles : Bavarian Radio Chorus, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Berlin Radio Chorus, South German Radio Choir, Tolz Boys Choir Performers: Ben Heppner, Vesselina Kasarova, Sergei Leiferkus, Liang Ning, Alessandra Marc, Elisabeth Norberg-Schulz, Rene Pape, Sharon Sweet

Release Date: November 23, 2004Super Audio CD - 2 CD setSONY/BMG 82876628342Label RCA Victor Red SealCD Universe Part number 6790062Catalog number 62834

OFFICIAL EDITION Publisher: Universal Edition - Choral Vocal Score Product Code: 1652644Boosey and HawkesRecommend - Dover full score study editionwww.boosey.com

REPERTOIRE


GUSTAV MAHLER (1860-1911)Symphony No. 8 in E-flat MajorSymphony of a Thousand (1906/1907)

Mahler’s monumental Eighth Symphony is, unusually for a symphony, structured in two-parts. Part I’s exuberant hymn of praise to the creator spirit precedes a reading of the Final Scene from Goethe’s Faust, portraying “Faust’s redemption through wisdom and love”. The use of choirs throughout the work, combined with the colossal forces of eight soloists, off-stage brass, and an expanded orchestra, make this a work of epic proportions.

The score calls for an orchestra of five flutes (fifth doubling piccolo), four oboes and English horn, three clarinets with E-flat clarinet and bass clarinet, four bassoons and contrabassoon, eight horns, four trumpets, four trombones, bass tuba, timpani, bass drum, tam-tam, triangle, glockenspiel, tubular bells, celesta, piano, harmonium, organ, two harps, mandolin, and strings. There is, in addition, a group of four trumpets and three trombones, separately stationed. Vocal forces comprise two mixed choruses, boys’ chorus, girls’ chorus, three sopranos (Magna Peccatrix, Una Poenitentium, Mater Gloriosa), two mezzo-sopranos (Mulier Samaritana, Maria Aegyptiaca), tenor (Doctor Marianus), baritone (Pater Ecstaticus), and bass (Pater Profundus). The dedication is to “meiner lieben Frau, Alma Maria.”

In August of 1906 Gustav Mahler wrote to the conductor Willem Mengelberg:

“I have just finished my Eighth — it is the grandest thing I have done yet, and so peculiar in content and form that it is really impossible to write anything about it. Try to imagine the whole universe beginning to ring and resound. These are no longer human voices but planets and suns revolving.”

Where does one begin to describe Mahler’s bigger-than-life “Symphony of a Thousand”? Its premiere in Munich on 12 September 1910 featured soloists and choruses numbering around 858, and an orchestra of 171…plus Mahler conducting, for a grand total of 1,030. It was Mahler’s impresario, Emil Gutmann, who organized the event and came up with the marketing-tinged gimmick of the nickname. Mahler hated it, but the name stuck. 3,400 people were in the audience at Munich’s International Exhibition Center that night, including luminaries in their own right, such as Richard Strauss, Bruno Walter, Max Reinhardt, Thomas Mann, and Camille Saint-Saëns. The symphony, dedicated to “my dear wife, Alma,” is of epic proportions in more than just sheer forces required to perform it. It is about 80 minutes long and is divided into two parts: Part 1 is a setting of the Latin hymn “Veni, creator spiritus (“Come, Creator Spirit”), attributed to Hrabanus Maurus, the 9th century archbishop of Mainz; and Part 2 is set on a text that comes from the final scene of the dramatic poem

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Faust, arguably Germany’s greatest literary work, by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Still, Mahler adapted the texts, making them conform to the music he wanted to write. Hoping for inspiration in the summer of 1906 he retreated to his “hut,” where he did his composing, away from children, cackling chickens, and other noise makers. As he described it: “On the threshold of my old workshop the Spiritus creator took hold of me and shook me and drove me on for the next eight weeks until the greatest part of my work was done.” That ferocious driving force of inspiration is unleashed in the first section of the symphony.

References to “kindling the light of reason” in the hymn connected for him to the ascension of redeemed souls to salvation in the final scene of Faust. Goethe’s Faust is best experienced in reading it—no retelling can do it justice—but suffice it to say for the purposes of understanding this symphony: Faust has reached 100 years and is ready to stop his ceaseless striving, saying, “Stay, moment, you are beautiful”—the words that will cede his soul to Mephistopheles, the Devil incarnate. But angels rescue his “immortal part,” and, with the intercession of penitent women, bear it higher and ever higher up to heaven, to the Virgin Mary. One of those women is Gretchen, the young girl Faust so heartlessly betrayed in Part 1 of the drama. The last eight lines, sung by a “Chorus mysticus,” sum up an entire world—ecstatically expressed in Mahler’s beatific music. Mahler writes about it to Alma: “That which draws us by its mystic force, that which every created thing…feels with absolute certainty at the very center of its being, that which Goethe here—again using an image—calls the Eternal Feminine—that is to say, the resting place, the goal, as opposed to striving and struggling toward the goal (the eternal masculine)—that is the force of love, and you are right to call it by that name.” And to a friend he described the overwhelming, celestial apotheosis: “Try to imagine the whole universe beginning to ring and resound. These are no longer human voices, but planets and suns revolving in their orbits.”

‘Mahler’s mightiest symphony, with its huge orchestral forces and massive choral utterances, emerges with all the overwhelming sonic power the score demands ... its potent blend of spirituality and theatricality makes it a powerful artistic expression. The Eighth, dubbed the ‘Symphony of a Thousand’ for its mammoth cast of soloists, chorus and orchestra, was the last symphony to be premiered during Mahler’s lifetime, and his greatest public triumph as a composer. Its two massive sections – a burstingly joyful setting of the Latin hymn Veni, creator spiritus, followed by a vivid treatment of the final scenes of Goethe’s Faust – may seem hard to reconcile, but are united by the sheer affirmative strength and radiance of Mahler’s music.

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ERIC DALE KNAPP brings a diverse and unique background to KIconcerts. Knapp is a dynamic conductor whose commitment and energy empower the musicians he leads to give performances that stir the souls of his audiences. Maestro Knapp’s mastery of the repertoire spans the full spectrum, from fresh yet authentic interpretations of traditional works to visionary performances of multimedia works of the new millennium. A versatile musical leader, equally adept with Classics and Pops, Knapp’s finely honed ability to communicate through both gesture and speech place him at the forefront of the rising conductors of his generation. Mr. Knapp has enjoyed success in Music Education at all levels, Church Music, Collegiate Teaching and with professional choral and orchestral organizations. He has conducted at distinctive concert halls world-wide including Carnegie Hall, The Sydney Opera House, Shanghai’s Oriental Art Center, The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Dvorak Hall and Vienna’s famed Musikverein. Mr. Knapp is Artistic Director and Conductor of the New Jersey Choral Society & Orchestra which he has led to critical acclaim both in the U.S. and abroad; Artistic Director and Conductor of the Connecticut Choral Society & Orchestra; Music Director for the Mark Thallander Foundation in Los Angeles, CA; Mr. Knapp is the founder and Music Director of Orchestra de Camerata at the Salisbury House, where he also serves as Artistic Director of Chamber Music at Salisbury House in Des Moinse, Iowa. Recently he was appointed Principal Conductor of the American Festival Symphony at Carnegie Hall and Artistic Advisor to KIconcerts for choral and orchestral programming worldwide. For 13 years he served as Music Director and Sr. Organist at Faith Lutheran Church in Des Moines, IA. Mr. Knapp is based in New York City and is represented by Wade Artist Management.

We warmly welcome STEPHEN RODDY as the conductor of the Festival Youth Chorus. Mr. Roddy is Founder and Director of the 250-voice Houston Children’s Chorus. In addition to his full duties at the Houston Children’s Chorus, he is also the Director of Music Ministries at Grace Presbyterian Church of Houston. Mr. Roddy is a graduate of Auburn University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Prior to the founding of the Chorus in 1989, he served as full time organist/music associate at the 24,000 member First Baptist Church of Houston, where he coordinated 18 children’s choirs involving more than 600 children. As a noted children’s choir festival conductor and clinician, Mr. Roddy is frequently called upon to conduct state and church festivals involving 500 or more children. A recent state festival in Orlando included 2,000 children in concert. He is in demand as a recording specialist for children, and has produced and directed numerous recordings for Silver-Burdett Ginn Music Textbooks, Warner Bros. Music, Fred Bock Music Company, Lifeway Christian Resources, Blue Bell Ice Cream, Gerber Baby Foods, and the Hal Leonard Corporation.

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LINDA SWEETMAN-WATERS studied at the Vienna State Academy of Music in Vienna, Austria, where her teachers were Alois Forer and Hans Schwertmann. She has performed at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, Weill Recital Hall, Lincoln Center’s Bruno Walter Auditorium, and WQXR’s “Listening Room”. Linda has also performed as guest soloist with the North Jersey Philharmonic and the Westchester and Ridgewood Symphonies. She also has been heard in Washington, DC’s National Gallery of Art and the White House. She is the featured pianist on “ALIVE” a CD on the Josara! Records label and recently was accompanist for the program’s New York City debut.

MARK PACOE was recently appointed Organist and Music Director at St. Malachy’s Church - The Actors Chapel - in the heart of New York City’s Theater District. Mr. Pacoe received his Bachelor of Music degree at Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, and his Master of Music degree from East Carolina University, Greenville, NC. Currently, Mr. Pacoe is a candidate in the Doctor of Musical Arts program at the Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY. As a prize winner from the Oundle International Young Organists’ Academy in Great Britain, Mr. Pacoe performed recitals at St. Paul’s Cathedral (London), Chichester Cathedral (West Sussex) and St. Mary’s Cathedral (Edinburgh Fringe Festival) in 1998. Other venues have included the Artisten, Göteborg, Sweden and St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City. Recent engagements have included solo recitals for American Guild of Organists chapters in North Carolina and Alabama and the Poulenc Concerto for Organ, Strings and Tympani with members of the Naples Philharmonic in Florida.

The versatile soprano DIANA MCVEY is well-known for her consummate skills as a singer and actress. Her opera roles include Violetta, Musetta, Despina, Konstanze, Olympia, Gretel, Adalgisa and world premieres of Calla in Air and Anna in The Picnic.

Mezzo-soprano BLYTHE GAISSERT has received praise from critics for her rich sound and intense, dramatic interpretations. Ms. Gaissert performed with the opera companies of Aspen, Sarasota, Cincinnati, Lake George, Sorg and Teatro di Lucca. Ms. Gaissert appeared in the American premiere of Gyorgy Ligeti’s Sippal, Dobbal, Nadihegiduvel, and the American premiere of Louis Andriessen’s Y Despues with the Aspen Festival.

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Baritone MARK WOMACK is known for his extreme versatility of performance. Mr. Womack’s opera roles include Sharpless, Marcello, Schaunard, Valentine, Don Giovanni, Escamillo, Mercutio, Schicchi and also, the lead in the unusual A Stranger’s Tale. He covered both Marcello and Schaunard in Baz Luhrmann’s colorful Broadway La Boheme.

Multi-faceted soprano JULIA KIERSTINE received rave reviews as a “sizzling Tosca (who) clearly understands the verismo vocal tradition and has the technique to carry it off with aplomb.” Miss Kierstine performed at the Mendocino Music, as Minnie in Puccini’s La Fanciulla del West, followed by Leonore in Fidelio, with the Chattanooga Symphony and Opera and a return engagement there to sing the soprano solo in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.

Bass ASHLEY HOWARD WILKINSON is well-known for his rich, deep, outstanding voice and dramatic character portrayals. Mr. Wilkinson won a coveted position in the Metropolitan Opera’s Young Artist Program and made his Metropolitan Opera debut singing the role of Barnabotto. He performed leading roles with the opera companies of Washington, Virginia, Los Angeles, Kansas City, Minnesota, Pacific, Utah, Columbus, Nashville, Dayton, Utah Festival Opera, Toledo, Cleveland, Palm Beach, Buffalo, El Paso, Connecticut and Deutsche Oper.

Mezzo-soprano MADELEINE GRAY lauded for her strong dramatic presentation and “big, well-focused voice” (Neue Merker) of “considerable weight and expressive coloring” (Baltimore Sun), was born in New York, but for years made her home in the United Kingdom. She debuted at Washington National Opera in Simon Boccanegra (1998); returned as La Duchesse in La Fille du Régiment (2007); and was further engaged there (2008) as Mamma Lucia in Cavalleria Rusticana.

Soprano SUzANNE WOODS was described by the American Record Guide as a “delightful diva, spinning out golden tone; revealing fine musicality and plenty of voice to spare” and by the Cleveland Plain Dealer as possessing “consummate artistry and vocal allure.” Ms. Woods opera appearances have included roles with Utah Festival Opera, Nevada Opera; Sarasota Opera, New York City Opera National Company, Ohio Light Opera, Opera Southwest and Opera Carolina.

Tenor JOHN PICKLE is sought out for his strong portrayals in a wide variety of repertoire. The New York Times described his voice as a “liquid tenor” and the Cleveland Plain Dealer said “so mellifluous that we are captivated whenever he lets his voice out.” In recent seasons, Mr. Pickle performed Turiddu in Cavalleria Rusticana with Opera Fort Collins; Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni with Mercury Opera Rochester; St. Brioche in The Merry Widow, the Fourth Jew in Salomé and an opera gala concert with Florentine Opera.

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DESTInATIOn

The Land Down Under and the Land of the Long White Cloud are populated by warm friendly people, blessed with stunning scenery and abundant in unique wildlife only found in these two countries. Sydney is a beauty to behold, Melbourne the European Capital of the South, The Gold Coast is Australia’s beach playground, Cairns is the gateway to two World Heritage sites – The Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree Rainforest while Rotorua is the cradle of Maori culture.

Sydney

Gold Coast

Melbourne

Cairns

AucklandRotorua


HIGHlIGHTS

JULY 2011Sunday, July 10 Depart USA

Monday, July 11 Cross dateline

Tuesday, July 12 Arrive Sydney Orientation tour

Wednesday, July 13 Sightseeing Rehearsal Welcome dinner

Thursday, July 14 Sightseeing Rehearsal

Friday, July 15 Combined choral rehearsal Sightseeing Calvacade of Choirs Individual performances

Saturday, July 16 Combined choral rehearsal Sightseeing Full dress rehearsal

Sunday, July 17 Sightseeing Gala Concert at Sydney Opera House Farewell Dinner

Monday, July 18 Depart for home or extension tour

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PROGRAM

JULY 2011

Sunday, July 10-11• Depart Gateway City

• Cross Pacific Ocean

Tuesday, July 12• Arrive Sydney

• Meet KIconcerts tour manager

• Orientation tour of Sydney

• Check into hotel

• Dinner

• Overnight in Sydney

Wednesday, July 13• Breakfast (daily)

• Festival Chorus: half day rehearsal Children’s Chorus: half day rehearsal

• Visit to Featherdale Wildlife Park

• Festival Welcome Dinner


PROGRAM

Thursday, July 14• Festival Chorus: half day rehearsal

Children’s Chorus: half day rehearsal

• Sydney Harbour Cruise. Absorb the magnificent sights of the Harbour Bridge, the Opera House and the wonder of this spectacular harbour.

• Explore the Rocks area. Walk as the convicts did, on narrow cobblestone alleys, when they were first transported from England as prisoners

• Dinner

Friday, July 15• First combined Choral Rehearsal all choirs

• Explore Bondi Beach and the eastern suburbs

• Dinner

• Cavalcade of Choirs featuring the Festival Children’s Chorus Finale combining the Festival Children’s Chorus and the North American Festival Chorus

• Individual performances by selected choirs

Saturday, July 16• Second combined Choral Rehearsal all choirs

• Visit Darling Harbour which has been transformed into an exciting food, shopping and entertainment precinct

• Full Dress Rehearsal Festival Choirs, Orchestra and Soloists

Sunday, July 17• Explore Manly

• Gala concert at Sydney Opera House

• Optional individual concerts

Monday, July 18• Depart for USA or Extension tour

**Itineraries subject to change.

**Confirmation of performances is dependent upon early receipt of performance information: biographies, pictures, recordings and repertoire

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HIGHlIGHTS - ExTEnSIOnS

EXTENSION 1 – MELBOURNEMonday, July 18 Transfer to Melbourne Orientation tour

Tuesday, July 19 Sightseeing – Australian Farm and Penguin Parade

Wednesday, July 20 Free morning to explore Melbourne, farewell dinner on the Tramcar Restaurant

Thursday, July 21 Depart for U.S.

EXTENSION 2 – GOLD COASTMonday, July 18 Transfer to Gold Coast Orientation tour

Tuesday, July 19 Sightseeing – Animal Sanctuary

Wednesday, July 20 Sightseeing – Theme Park Australian Sheep Station

Thursday, July 21 Depart for U.S.

EXTENSION 3 – NEW zEALANDMonday, July 18 Transfer to Auckland Orientation tour

Tuesday, July 19 Sightseeing

Wednesday, July 20 Transfer to Rotorua Thermal Park Maori cultural experience

Thursday, July 21 New Zealand sheep farm Depart for U.S.

EXTENSION 4 – CAIRNSMonday, July 18 Transfer to Cairns Orientation tour

Tuesday, July 19 Great Barrier Reef

Wednesday, July 20 Rainforest Australian animals Aboriginal cultural experience

Thursday, July 21 Depart for US


ExTEnSIOn 1

MELBOURNE Monday, July 18

• Arrive at Melbourne airport

• Travel by coach for orientation tour

• Visit the Melbourne Observation Deck offering 360˚ views from 770 feet up

• Arrive hotel and check in

• Independent dinner

Tuesday, July 19• Breakfast daily

• Experience real country life on a working Australian sheep farm, handle animals, see how a farming family lives, and enjoy a home-cooked lunch in the historic homestead

• Travel to Phillip Island and visit the Fairy Penguin Parade viewing area. Every night these birds swim ashore to roost.

Wednesday, July 20• Time to explore Melbourne

• Independent lunch

• Afternoon of city sights including Cathedrals, the Arts Centre, parks, beaches and shopping precincts.

• Farewell dinner on the Colonial Tramcar Restaurant. Enjoy fine food as the tram cruises the scenic streets of Melbourne

Thursday, July 21• Depart for USA

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ExTEnSIOn 2

GOLD COAST Monday, July 18

• Arrive at Brisbane airport

• Travel by coach for orientation tour

• Visit Southbank Parklands

• Arrive hotel on the Gold Coast

• Check in and dinner


• Experience Australian animals and the famous Rainbow Lorikeet feeding


• Visit Tamborine Mountain, a lush 600 meter high plateau with spectacular waterfalls, great views, as well as breathtaking views of the Great Dividing Range

Wednesday, July 20• Experience the thrills of Seaworld theme park


• Visit Gumnuts Farm and Sheep Station and enjoy a tour of a genuine working property. Sample billy tea and hot damper bread fresh from the camp oven, see the sheep dogs at work and have a go at whip cracking and boomerang throwing

• Aussie farewell BBQ dinner



NEW zEALAND Monday, July 18

• Arrive at Auckland airport

• Travel by coach to hotel



• City sightseeing including the Mt Eden volcanic crater rising 643 feet and providing panoramic views of the city and harbour

• Explore Kelly Tarlton’s Antarctic Encounter and Underwater World - a complete marine and southern ocean experience

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Wednesday, July 20• Travel by coach to Rotorua


• Visit the Maori Arts and Crafts Institute and experience the Whakarewarewa Thermal Park seeing bubbling mud pools and majesty of the shooting geysers

• Arrive hotel and check in

• Experience Maori culture, their song and dance and traditions

• Authentic Maori hangi dinner

Thursday, July 21• Tour a NZ farm, see the sheep dogs at work and

a shearing demonstration


• Return to Auckland

• Depart for USA

ExTEnSIOn 3


ExTEnSIOn 4

CAIRNS Monday, July 18

• Arrive at Cairns airport

• Travel by coach to hotel



• Sail for a day immersed in the earth’s largest living organism and the only living entity that can be seen from space. A world of coral, brightly colored fish and of a seabed teeming with life

• Lunch on board

Wednesday, July 20• Naturalist guided tour through the rainforest on an

amphibious army duck

• Walk with Australia’s animals in the sanctuary

• Glide across the Rainforest canopy via Skyrail - a gondola cableway that travels over the treetops

• Come face to face with Aboriginal culture. Learn about the unique 50,000 year history of the people

• Try to have a boomerang return, throw a spear and learn to play the didgeridoo

• Farewell Dinner


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PRODUCERSFor over 30 years, KIconcerts (Kingsway International) has provided Choirs with affordable and unforgettable international and domestic custom tours and choral festivals. KIconcerts combines unique destinations, awe-inspiring venues, warm audiences with renowned composers, educators, conductors and choristers. Together with our talented local concert tour organizers we facilitate a deep sharing of culture…the essence of performance travel.

Performance travel has always presented challenges requiring a myriad of details to combine in order for life changing magical musical moments to occur. This has never been truer than today. KI looks to partner with you in managing these challenges in new and creative ways.

Our recent clients have shared their views on our tours – have a look at www.KIconcerts.com/testimonials.

ERIC DALE KNAPPArtistic Advisor

Eric Dale Knapp brings a diverse and unique background to KI. He has enjoyed success in Music Education at all levels, Church Music, and with professional choral and orchestral organizations. He has conducted at distinctive concert halls including Carnegie Hall, Sydney Opera House, Shanghai’s Oriental Art Centre, Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Dvorak Hall and Vienna’s Musikverein. Mr. Knapp is Artistic Director and Conductor of the New Jersey Choral Society & Orchestra which he has led to critical acclaim both in the U.S. and abroad; Artistic Director and Conductor of the Connecticut Choral Society & Orchestra; Music Director for the Mark Thallander Foundation; founder and Music Director of Orchestra de Camerata and Artistic Director of Chamber Music at the Salisbury House Iowa. He is Principal Conductor of the American Festival Symphony at Carnegie Hall and Artistic Advisor to KIconcerts for choral and orchestral programming. For 13 years he served as Music Director and Senior Organist at Faith Lutheran Church in Des Moines, IA. Mr. Knapp is based in New York City and is represented by Wade Artist Management.

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