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The Basilica Vyšehrad The Church of St. Simon and St. Jude Berliner Gedächtniskirche MidAm International, Inc. · 39 Broadway, Suite 3600 (36th FL) · New York, NY 10006 Tel. (212) 239-0205 · Fax (212) 563-5587 · www.midamerica-music.com Subject to change without notice; Published on February 11, 2019; disregard all previous documents 5 2020 MUSIC TOUR TO PRAGUE AND BERLIN: Itinerary Day 1 – Friday, June 19, 2020 – Arrive Prague • Arrive in Prague. MidAm International, Inc. staff and The Columbus Welcome Management staff will meet you at the airport and transfer you to Hotel Don Giovanni (http://www.hotelgiovanni.cz/en) for check-in. • 7:00 PM-8:00 PM: Organizational meeting at Hotel Restaurant with MidAm and the Columbus Welcome Management staff. Order food and beverage on own, it is not part of the package. Hotel Don Giovanni Day 2 – Saturday, June 20, 2020 – Prague • Breakfast • 9:30 AM-12:30 PM: First Tour: A guided general tour of Prague Castle District; entrance fee, bus, professional guide, personal broadcast microphones, and hearing devices are all included. Tour Description: Prague Castle District You will see the world’s largest medieval castle and Hradcany, Prague’s famous castle district. Enjoy the most spectacular Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque architecture the city has to offer. Join us for an in-depth visit to the Prague Castle complex. The tour includes admission to and a guided walk around the major buildings within the castle: St. Vitus Cathedral, Old Royal Palace, St. George's Basilica and Golden Lane. This sightseeing tour is part by air-conditioned coach, but mostly on foot. After picking you up from your Prague hotel, we drive up to the castle to begin the tour. Prague Castle is the city's #1 tourist attraction and Europe's largest medieval castle. It is set in a commanding position overlooking the city, from where the Kings of Bohemia once ruled. Prague Castle is an intriguing mix of great halls, palaces, state apartments, churches, a monastery, viewing towers, fortifications, museums and art galleries. Our guide brings the castle to life by explaining the turbulent history surrounding the various buildings, and their royal and presidential connections. You will also visit the Lobkowicz Palace Museum, marveling at paintings by Canaletto, Cranach, Brueghel and Velázquez. Lobkowicz Palace owns collection of historical partituras and musical instruments as the members of the family supported a lot of famous composers as Mozart, Haydn. Viewing original music scores and manuscripts written by Beethoven and Mozart. With an audio guide, learn about the history of the palace, the only privately owned building at Prague Castle. (Tour descriptions courtesy of the Columbus Welcome Management) Subject to change without notice; Published on February 11, 2019; disregard all previous documents 6 St. Vitus’s Cathedral Golden Lane The Old Royal Palace Lobkowicz Palace Museum • 12:30 PM: Return to the hotel and lunch on-your-own. • 2:00 PM-5:00 PM: Rehearsal with piano in T Servis studio • 6:30 PM: Dinner at Brewery Restaurant U Fleku. This is part of the package. Brewery Restaurant U Fleku Subject to change without notice; Published on February 11, 2019; disregard all previous documents 7 Day 3 – Sunday, June 21, 2020 – Prague • Breakfast • 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM: Second Tour: Prague Old Town; entrance fee, bus, professional guide, personal broadcast microphones, and hearing devices are all included. Tour Description: Prague Old Town Step into the Old Town Square in Prague and journey back in time, 600 or 700 years. As you stand in awe, the dramatic history of Prague permeates the air. The Old Town Square (Staroměstské náměstí) is one of two main squares in Prague (Wenceslas Square is the other, just 5 minutes walk away). With its ancient buildings and magnificent churches, this is one of the most beautiful historical sights in Europe. The Old Town Square dates from the 12th century and started life as the central marketplace for Prague. Over the centuries buildings of Romanesque, Baroque and Gothic styles were erected around the market, each bringing with them stories of wealthy merchants and political intrigue.The most notable sights on the square are the Old Town Hall Tower & Astronomical Clock, Tyn Church and St. Nicholas Church.To fully appreciate the beauty of the Old Town Square, sit back and soak up the atmosphere over a coffee or a cool beer at one of the pavement cafés lining the square. Or climb the Old Town Hall Tower for a stunning view over the square. Depending on the itinerary of the Estate Theatre, you will enjoy an insite visit of this opera house, where Amadeus Mozart himself conducted the world premiere of his Don Giovanni in 1787. Estate Theatre, the place where Mozart conducted his operas fort he Prague audience when he left Vienna, because his works were no accepted there. (Tour descriptions courtesy of the Columbus Welcome Management) Old Town Square with Astronomical Clock Tyn Church and Old Town Square St. Nicholas Church Theatre of the Estates Subject to change without notice; Published on February 11, 2019; disregard all previous documents 8 • Return to hotel, lunch on own. • 2 PM – 5 PM: Rehearsal with piano in T Servis studio • Dinner on own, evening free. Day 4 – Monday, June 22, 2020 – Prague • Breakfast • Morning free at leisure. • 2:30 PM: Coach transfer to the Basilica Vyšehrad for General Rehearsal • 3:30 PM-5:30 PM: Generale with full orchestra and soloists. • 7:30 PM: Concert in the Basilica Vyšehrad conducted by visiting Guest Conductors and their 60- voice choirs. (subject to confirmation by church council) • Coach transfer back to the Hotel after the concert The Basilica Vyšehrad Day 5 – Tuesday, June 23, 2020 – Prague • Breakfast • 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM: Third Tour: Tour to Jewish Town. Entrance fee, bus, professional guide, personal broadcast microphones, and hearing devices are all included. Tour Description: Jewish Town The Jewish Quarter Walking Tour in Prague traces the history of what was once the largest Jewish ghetto in Europe. The tour embraces the history, traditions and legends of the Jewish people in Prague, from their early settlements in the 10th century, through their enforced isolation, the poverty of the pogrom refugees, and the horrors of the 20th century. Importantly, we find out about the everyday life of the Jewish people through the ages: how they lived, worked and survived in the Jewish Quarter, of their successes and of their failures. The story vividly unfolds as we explore the synagogues, the cemetery and the streets of the former Jewish ghetto. Why for instance, were people buried ten deep, one on top of the other? Who was the famous “Golem”? And how, despite the terrible purges of the Nazi occupation, did the beautiful monuments in the Jewish Quarter survive? Subject to change without notice; Published on February 11, 2019; disregard all previous documents 9 The Jewish Quarter forms an integral part of the history of Prague. With so much of that history contained within the monuments of the Jewish Museum, a walking tour led by a professional guide is the only way to gain an understanding of its significance. As we tour the Jewish Quarter, we'll also discover a little of the life Franz Kafka, the famous author born and raised here. (Tour descriptions courtesy of the Columbus Welcome Management) Jewish Cemetery Spanish Synagogues • Return to hotel, lunch on own. • 2 PM – 5 PM: Rehearsal in T Servis studio • Dinner on own, evening free. Day 6 – Wednesday, June 24, 2020 – Prague • Breakfast • Morning free at leisure. • 2:30 PM: Coach transfer to The Church of St. Simon and St. Jude for General Rehearsal • 3:30 PM-5:30 PM: Generale with full orchestra and soloists. • 7:30 PM: Concert in the Church of St. Simon and St. Jude featuring all of the visiting choirs in a major work conducted by Peter Tiboris (subject to confirmation by church council). • Coach transfer back to the Hotel after the concert The Church of St. Simon and St. Jude Subject to change without notice; Published on February 11, 2019; disregard all previous documents 10 Day 7 – Thursday, June 25, 2020 – Berlin • Breakfast • 7:00 AM: check-out Hotel Don Giovanni • 8:00AM – 1:00 PM: private coach transfer to Berlin, check-in Hotel Riu Plaza Berlin (https://www.riu.com/en/hotel/germany/berlin/hotel-riu-plaza-berlin/index.jsp) Hotel Riu Plaza Berlin • Lunch on own • 2:30 PM – 5 PM: Fourth Tour: Historic Berlin city tour. Entrance fee, bus, professional guide, personal broadcast microphones, and hearing devices are all included. Tour Description: Historical Berlin city tour You will visit the most beautiful historical square of Berlin - Gendarmenmarkt, the Museum Island, the Berliner Dom, pass the Niederkirchnerstraße, which was in 1951 the Prinz-Albrecht-Straße and where you can see nowadays an old part of the Berlin Wall.