Schedule: 2018 Paris Music Tour: June 8-17, 2018
As of 5/8/2018
Dear Music Colleagues:
We are pleased to have you join our MIDAM 2018 Paris music tour. Here are some important things to remember about your upcoming trip with us:
1. It is critical and essential that all of your music be thoroughly learned prior to your arrival date. Bring a black folder to cradle your music and have a pencil available to mark your score during rehearsals.
2. English is spoken nearly everywhere; although learning a few greetings in French is always appreciated … and fun.
3. Concert attire: For men: black suit jacket and black pants, white shirt and black tie or bow tie, black shoes; For women: Black top and bottom, short or long sleeves, comfortable black shoes (any type); For everyone: do NOT wear jewelry and please, no cologne for the dress rehearsals or concerts. Please bring a black folder to cradle your music during performances.
4. You are in the center of large and important city so everything is available to buy with credit cards and cash (euros). Regarding euros, we would recommend bringing some from the U.S. prior to arriving in Paris, just for convenience. You can convert dollars to euros everywhere and anywhere with your passport at any bank in Paris and around your hotel.
5. There is going to be some walking to rehearsals, concerts and general tours. Be sure to bring comfortable walking shoes and a hat for the sun. Light, comfortable clothes are the best things to wear. 2 6. There will be some evenings where you are having an “evening out”, so casual/smart attire is highly recommended. Gentlemen should bring a sports jacket for some evenings….Europe is more “formal” than the U.S.A., especially at night.
7. Be sure that all of your luggage has “MIDAM CHORAL TOUR” and your name broadly on it so it can be easily identified.
We look forward to seeing you all in Paris on June 8!
Sincerely,
Peter Tiboris General Music Director MidAm International
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CONDUCTORS:
Earl Rivers, Director of Music at Knox since 1974, is also the Director of Choral Studies and Head of the Division of Ensembles and Conducting at the University of Cincinnati College- Conservatory of Music. From 1988-2008 he was Music Director and Conductor of the Vocal Arts Ensemble of Cincinnati, a professional chamber choir. He has taught conducting, master classes, and lectured at The Juilliard School and Westminster Choir College of Rider University. Internationally, he has guest conducted and lectured in Seoul, South Korea, the Taipei International Choral Festival in Taiwan, and most recently at the Sichuan Conservatory of Music in Chengdu, China. In the USA he has led festival choirs in Carnegie Hall and more than 35 years of programs for conventions of the American Choral Directors Association.
Francis Bardot began singing from the age of 8, under the mentoring of Philippe Debat, who was the student and friend of the Choirmaster of the Escolania de Montserrat, Dom Ireneu Segarra, and was to become the Choirmaster of the Cathedral of Monaco. This musical legacy has left its imprint on his whole career. A tenor soloist specializing in Oratorios from the age of 18, he gave 2,000 concerts in France and abroad, performing with such unique artists as Ernst Haeffliger, Roger Soyer, Rita Streich and Barbara Schlick, and producing some twenty recordings under labels including RCA and Deutsche Grammophon.Nurtured by a deep passion for the humanities, he taught Latin, Ancient Greek, classical French literature, and Philosophy and became at the age of 24 a professor at the Institut Supérieur de Pédagogie (college of education science) of the Institut Catholique de Paris, where he founded his first choir school for children. He then decided to dedicate himself entirely to conducting choirs and orchestras and founded, among other choirs, the Petits Chanteurs du Monde (The World’s Little Singers) under the sponsorship Unesco and Unicef.
At the head of the Children’s Choirs of the Paris Opera and in cooperation with the Paris Orchestra, conducted by Arthur Oldham over a period of 23 years, he developed vocal techniques geared to children and gave master classes on this subject at the University of Los Angeles and the Beijing National Conservatoire. During the same period, he also served for ten years as the Choirmaster of the Cathedral of Chartres. His numerous recordings, all of which were acclaimed by the critics, testify to forty years of ongoing, fruitful partnership with prestigious conductors, lyrical singers, pianists and organists.
Francis Bardot is President of SFCC : “Société Française des Chefs de Choeur” (French National Choral Directors Association).
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2018 Paris tour participating choirs
FROM U.S.: Knox Choir, Cincinnati, OH (Earl Rivers, Director) Northern Kentucky Community Chorus, Lakeside Park, KY (Stephanie Nash, Director) Clermont Festival Chorale, Milford, OH (Tim and Tracy Carpenter, Directors) Warwick Chorale, Greenwood Lake, NY (Stanley Curtis, Director; Chuck Holmes, Manager) St. George Greek Orthodox Choir, Oklahoma, OK (Haldor Howard, Director)
FROM FRANCE:
Chœr d’Enfants d'Île-de-France, Paris, France (Francis Bardot, Director)
Repertoire:
FAURÉ: Requiem in D minor, Op. 48 EARL RIVERS, Conductor (United States)
GOUNOD: Requiem FRANCIS BARDOT, Conductor (France)
Symphonique Bel'Arte of Paris Richard Boudarham, Music Director and Founder
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COORDINATION AND ADMINISTRATION:
CONTACT INFORMATION
Peter Tiboris, General Music Director / [email protected] / 001 973-725-2622 (US)*
Jeffrey Reynolds, MIDAM representative / [email protected] / 001 917-445-2966 (US)
Camille Ortiz, MIDAM representative/ [email protected] / 001 646-468-4005 (US)
Viola Wasmuth, Columbus Travel / [email protected] / 0043-664-8141318 (Europe)
Jeffrey Reynolds (US) Camille Ortiz (US)
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ITINERARY
All tours are with licensed guides as described in the itinerary; Headphones are provided for the tours; Escorts are also provided, as needed, for transfers to various events.
This day-to-day itinerary is subject to change without notice
Day 1-Friday, June 8
• Arrivals throughout the day; those arriving in Paris by air will be transferred to assigned hotel.
HOTEL MERCURE PARIS 19 PHILHARMONIE LA VILLETTE Address: 216 Avenue Jean Jaurès, 75019 Paris, France Phone: (+33)1/44841818 https://www.accorhotels.com/gb/hotel-8816-mercure-paris-19-philharmonie-la-villette-hotel/index.shtml
• From 2:00pm: Check in
• 7 pm: Meet in Hotel Mercure restaurant for introductions organizational meeting.
• 7 pm – 9 pm: Organizational meeting with Peter Tiboris and staff; Introductions, review of schedule day by day, questions and answers. THE FOOD AND THE BEVERAGE YOU PURCHASE WHEN AT THIS RESTAURANT IS NOT PART OF PACKAGE SO YOU PAY-AS-YOU-GO.
• Remainder of evening free at leisure.
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Day 2-Saturday, June 9
• Breakfast from 7am
• 8:30 am: American Choirs meet MIDAM staff in hotel conference room and line up for rehearsal.
• 9 am – 12 pm: American Choirs Choral Rehearsal with piano on Faure’s Requiem and Gounod’s Requiem (#1/3)
Location: Hotel Mercure Pairs 19 Philharmonie La Villette Conference Room Conductor: Earl Rivers & Francis Bardot Accompanist: Provided by Francis Bardot
• 12 pm – 1:45 pm: lunch on own
• 1:45 pm: American Choirs meet MIDAM staff in hotel lobby and private coach transfer to Church St. Frances des Sales for rehearsal.
• 2 pm: American Choirs and French Choir arrive Church St. Frances des Sales and line up for rehearsal. French Choir arrives on own.
• 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm: American Choirs and French Choir Choral Rehearsal with piano on Faure’s Requiem Location: Church St. Frances des Sales (70 Rue Jouffroy-d’Abbans, 75017 Paris, France) Conductor: Earl Rivers & Francis Bardot Accompanist: Provided by Francis Bardot
• 5:30 pm: American Choirs private coach transfer back to hotel.
• 6:20 pm: Those who have pre-purchased OPTIONAL EVENING WITH DINNER AND CONCERT meet MIDAM staff and escorts in the hotel lobby and then walk to the restaurant
6:30 pm – 8pm: Dinner 8 pm: Walk to Concert Hall Philharmonie de Paris (5 minutes) 8:30 pm – 10:30 pm: Attend concert 10:45 pm: Return to the hotel
Those who haven’t pre-purchased the package have dinner on own and evening free in Paris.
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Day 3- Sunday, June 10
• Breakfast from 7am
• 8:30 am: American Choirs meet in hotel lobby and depart for Paris Panoramic Tour by private coach.
• 8:30 am – 12:30 pm: Paris Panoramic Walking Tour (#1/5)
• 12:30 pm: Finish walking tour, coach transfer to the church area.
• 12:30 pm – 2 pm: Lunch on own in church area.
• 2 pm: American Choirs arrive Church St. Frances des Sales after lunch and line up for rehearsal. French Choir arrives on own.
• 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm: American Choirs and French Choir Choral Rehearsal with piano on Faure’s Requiem and Gounod’s Requiem (#3/3)
Location: Church St. Frances des Sales (70 Rue Jouffroy-d’Abbans, 75017 Paris, France) Conductor: Earl Rivers & Francis Bardot Accompanist: Provided by Francis Bardot
• 5:30 pm: American Choirs private coach transfer back to hotel.
• Dinner on own and evening free at leisure.
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Day 4- Monday, June 11
• Breakfast from 7am
• 9 am: American Choirs meet in hotel lobby and depart for tour by private coach.
• 9:30 am – 1:45 pm: Eiffel Tower Walking Tour (#2/5)
• 1:45 pm: Coach transfer back to hotel
• Lunch on own, afternoon free at leisure; dinner on own
• 2 pm – 5 pm: Orchstra/Soloists Rehearsal on Faure’s Requiem and Gounod’s Requiem, NO CHOIR (#1/1)
Location: Church St. Frances des Sales (70 Rue Jouffroy-d’Abbans, 75017 Paris, France) Conductor: Earl Rivers & Francis Bardot
• 7:15 pm: American Choirs meet MIDAM staff in hotel lobby and private coach transfer to L’eglise Saints- Marie Madeleine for general rehearsal.
• 8 pm: American Choirs arrive L’eglise Saints-Marie Madeleine and line up for rehearsal. French Choir arrive on own.
• 8:30 pm – 11:30 pm: American Choirs and French Choir General Rehearsal on Faure’s Requiem and Gounod’s Requiem with orchestra, soloists and conductors (#1/1)
Location: L’eglise Saints-Marie Madeleine (Place de la Madeleine, 75008 Paris, France) Conductor: Earl Rivers & Francis Bardot Soloists: Provided by Francis Bardot
8:30 pm - 10 pm: Gounod’s Requiem 10 pm – 10:15 pm: break 10:15 pm – 11:30 pm: Faure’s Requiem
• 11:30 pm: American Choirs private coach transfer back to hotel.
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Day 5- Tuesday, June 12
• Breakfast from 7am
• 9 am: American Choirs meet in hotel lobby and depart for tour by private coach.
• 9 am – 1 pm: Walking Tour to Notre Dame & Montmartre, Place du Tertre, and Sacre Coeur (#3/5)
• 1 pm: Coach transfer back to hotel
• Lunch on own, afternoon free at leisure; dinner on own
• 7 pm: American Choirs meet MIDAM staff in hotel lobby and private coach transfer to L’eglise Saints- Marie Madeleine for concert. Please wear concert dress.
• 7:45 pm: American Choirs arrive L’eglise Saints-Marie Madeleine and line up for concert. French Choir arrives on own.
• 8:30 pm: Concert in the L’eglise Saints-Marie Madeleine
Symphonique Bel’Arte RICHARD BOURDHAM, Artistic Director FAURÉ: Requiem in D minor, Op. 48 EARL RIVERS, Conductor (United States)
GOUNOD: Requiem Commemorating the 150th anniversary of Gounod’s birth FRANCIS BARDOT, Conductor (France)
Participating Choruses Chœr d’Enfants d'Île-de-France, Paris, France (Francis Bardot, Director) Clermont Chorale, Cincinnati, OH (Tim and Tracy Carpenter, Directors) Warwick Valley Chorale, Warwick, NY (Stanley Curtis, Director) Saint George Greek Orthodox Church Choir, Oklahoma City, OK (Haldor Howard, Director) Northern Kentucky Community Chorus, Lakeside Park, KY (Stephanie Nash, Director) Knox Choir, Cincinnati, OH (Earl Rivers, Director)
Concert Attire: For male choir members: black suit jacket and black pants, white shirt and black tie, black shoes; For female choir members: black top and bottom, short or long sleeves, comfortable black shoes (any type); Everyone should have a black music folder to cradle their music. Do NOT wear jewelry and please, no cologne for the dress rehearsals or concerts.
• After concert: coach transfer back to hotel.
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Day 6 - Wednesday, June 13
• Breakfast from 7am
• 9 am: American Choirs meet in hotel lobby and depart for tour by private coach.
• 9 am – 1 pm: Museum Louvre Walking Tour (#4/5)
• 1 pm: Coach transfer back to hotel
• Lunch and dinner on own; remainder of the day free at leisure.
Day 7-Thursday, June 14
• Breakfast from 7am
• 8:45 am: American Choirs meet in hotel lobby and depart for tour by private coach.
• 8:45 am – 1:15 pm: Museum d’Orsay and l’Orangerie Walking Tour (#5/5)
• 1 pm: Coach transfer back to hotel
• Lunch and dinner on own; remainder of the day free at leisure.
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Day 8-Friday, June 15
• Breakfast from 7am
• 8 am: Those who have pre-purchased OPTIONAL VERSAILLES EXCURSION meet MIDAM staff and escorts in the hotel lobby for bus departure.
8:00 am: Bus departure from the hotel for Versailles 9:00 am: Arrival Versailles 9:00 am – 12:00 pm: Morning tour in Versailles Palace 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm: Lunch (part of the tour) 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm: Afternoon tour in Versailles 6:00 pm: Depart for the hotel 7:00 pm: Return to the hotel and evening free
Those who haven’t pre-purchased the package have a free day in Paris.
Day 9-Saturday, June 16
• Breakfast from 7am
• Day free at leisure in Paris. Lunch on own
• 7:30 pm: meet in hotel lobby and depart for farewell dinner cruise
• 8 pm: board
• 8:30 pm- 11 pm: Dinner Cruise with live music
• 11 pm: Coach transfer back to hotel
Day 10-Sunday, June 17
• Breakfast • Check out • Transfer to airport by coach for the flight back home