Trip News & Info

Mr. and Mrs. Adams and 16 Wooster High School Band and Orchestra students will travel through Europe in the summer of 2009. Students were selected by nomination and audition to perform with a Band and Orchestra made up of students from throughout Ohio.

Sponsored by American Music Abroad, the trip is centered around performances in concert halls and public venues throughout Austria, France, Germany, Italy, and Switzerland.

Here is the page where you can follow our travels as the trip progresses:

2009 Europe Photo Gallery page.

 

Itinerary

June 9-11:  College of Wooster.

• Rehearsals, Orientation, and Farewell Concert.

June 12-13:  Chicago, USA; Zurich & Lugano, Switzerland.

• Travel to Chicago O'Hare International Airport for flight to Zurich.

• Dinner and overnight in Lugano.

June 14-15:  Pisa & Florence, Italy.

• Travel south through Tuscany to Pisa. See Leaning Tower.

• Travel to Florence for dinner and overnight.

• Full day visit and sightseeing in Florence. Next day view "David" in Museum Accademia.

June 16-17:  Abano Terme & Venice, Italy.

• Travel across Italy to Abano Terme, spa town.

• Evening concert in Abano Terme.

• Dinner and overnight in Abano Terme.

• Travel by boat to Venice for the day.

• See the Piazza San Marco, St. Mark's, stroll along the canals, take a gondola ride, more...

• Return to Abano Terme for another evening concert and overnight.

June 18:  Westendorf, Austria.

• Travel through the Alps to Westendorf.

• Enjoy a Tirolean Folk Fest.

(Hotel Jokobwirt in Westendorf)

June 19:  Salzburg & Westendorf, Austria.

• Excursion to Salzburg. Guided tour. Sightseeing

• Visit the birthplace of Mozart.

Two of the modest residences of Wolfgang Mozart. (note; the cars are not typical of his day :-)

June 20:  Westendorf, Austria.

• Enjoy day exploring Westendorf.

• Evening concert.

June 21:  Westendorf & Rattenberg, Austria.

• Travel to Rattenberg.

• Visit a glacier.

• Concert in Tirolean village.

• Overnight in Westendorf.

June 22-23:  Rothenburg, Germany.

• Travel to medieval town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber.

• First evening: Guided walking tour of town.

• Day of sightseeing and exploring.

• Concert in Marktplatz.

June 24:  Heidelberg, Germany & Obernai, France.

• Travel to Heidelberg and explore the city.

• Travel into the Alsace region of France.

• Arrive in village of Obernai.

• Evening pizza/dance party.

June 25:  Riquewihr, France.

• Visit Haut Konigsbourg Castle.

• Lunch and exploring in medieval village of Riquewihr.

• Evening concert.

June 26:  Colmar, France.

• Lunch and exploring in town of Colmar.

• Final concert this evening.

June 27-28:  Lucerne, Switzerland.

Travel south back into Switzerland to lakeside town of Lucerne.

• Explore city of Lucerne.

June 29:  Zurich, Switzerland; Chicago, USA.

Transfer to Zurich for return flight to Chicago.

Links

General Interest

American Music Abroad

Systran Online Translation - Translate sites in foreign languages, or any text.

Universal Currency Converter - What are those Euros and Francs actually worth?

College of Wooster

Switzerland

Hotel Colorado - Lugano

Hotel Banana City - Winterthur

Austria

Hotel Jakobwirt - Westendorf

Westendorf

Salzburg

Hintertux Glacier

Italy

Unaway Hotel Florence Nord

Hotel Terme Roma - Abano Terme

Germany

Hotel Altes Brauhaus - Rothenburg

Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Rothenburg Marktplatz Web Cam (performance site)

Black Forest

France

Hotel la Diligence - Obernai

Hotel Ibis Colmar Horbourg Wihr - Colmar

 

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