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GLENBARD WEST HIGH SCHOOL FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT Concert Tour of MarchITALY 21 – 30, 2019 Directed by Colleen Doyle, Andrew Jeffrey, William Ortega, and Jonathan Walsh Performance Schedule Saturday, March 23 Participation in an evening Mass is planned in Rome for the choir Monday, March 25 An evening concert performance is planned in Montecatini for the band, choir, and orchestra Wednesday, March 27 A late afternoon concert performance is planned in Lucca for the orchestra Thursday, March 28 An evening concert performance is planned in Padua or Mestre for the band TOUR COst DIRECTED BY per person from Chicago, based on double occupancy Colleen Doyle $3,419 if registered by June 30, passengers will receive a $100 630-942-7555 early booking discount off the $3,519 tour cost. Discount will be added to your account after we process your registration. 630-942-7452Andrew Jeffrey This will appear on your confirmation statement, sent by mail, within two weeks of your registration. $3,519 if registered after June 30 630-942-7567William Ortega REGIstER ONLINE AT Jonathan Walsh bookings.wittetravel.com 630-942-7451 use booking code or complete and return the032119W printed registrationALS form. MARCH 2019 to the extensive Vatican Steps. Following our tour, the Museums, which include the remainder of the afternoon will 21, THURSDAY Pio-Clementino Museum, be at leisure for exploration in Departure the Raphael Room and the smaller chaperoned groups. Check in today at the Chicago Sistine Chapel, a masterpiece (B, D) O’Hare International Airport of Renaissance art that was for the overnight transatlantic decorated by Michelangelo. 25, MONDAY flights to Italy. We’re on our We’ll also visit St. Peter’s way! Square and St. Peter’s Basilica OSiena,ur travels Montecatini today take us to see Michelangelo’s Pieta first to the beautiful medieval 22, FRIDAY and many other treasures. city of Siena in the heart of Rome In the afternoon, we’ll travel Tuscany. The center of the city Good morning! We have just along the Via Appia Antica is a UNESCO World Heritage arrived in Rome. Following to the Catacombs of San Site. Highlights include a stop customs formalities, we’ll meet Callisto, ancient underground at the Palazzo Publico in the our tour managers and transfer cemeteries—used by Piazza del Campo. The palace to the waiting motorcoachs. the Christian and Jewish has served as Siena’s town The first drive of our tour takes communities. They were also hall since the 1300s. Following us into the city of Rome. Our used as places of momentary time to enjoy this lovely city, sightseeing begins at the refuge for the celebration of continue on to Montecatini Piazza Navona, in the heart the Eucharist. Later the choir where we will check in at our of Rome. There will be plenty will participate in an evening hotel for a three-night stay. This of time here to take some Mass in Rome. Dinner will evening, the choir, band and pictures and perhaps get a be provided at the hotel this orchestra will give a concert gelato (Italian ice cream). Then evening. (B, D) performance in Montecatini. we’ll check in at our hotel for a (B, D) three-night stay. (D) 24, SUNDAY 26, TUESDAY 23, SATURDAY Rome A guided tour of ancient Florence, Montecatini Vatican City, Rome Rome is planned this morning. A visit to Florence is planned This morning we’ll have We plan to visit the Roman today. Our first stop will be an introduction to Vatican Forum—the religious, political, at the Accademia, which City. We’ll start with a visit and commercial center contains several works by of ancient Rome; and the Michelangelo, including his Coliseum. The amphitheater, famous David. After this inaugurated in 80 A.D., was visit, our guided walking tour given the name Colosseo. In takes us to the magnificent Roman Forum, Rome the afternoon, we’ll visit the Duomo. Here we will see the Piazza Anfiteatro square, Lucca Pantheon, an ancient building Cathedral of Santa Maria del Trevi Fountain, Rome perfectly preserved; Trevi Fiore, Giotto’s Campanile, and Duomo, Florence Fountain; and the Spanish the Baptistery’s world-famous Cover: Siena “Gates of Paradise” doors, before walking to the Piazza della Signoria and Palazzo Vecchio. This afternoon we’ll have some time at leisure for shopping and independent exploration in smaller chaperoned groups. Later we’ll return to Montecatini for the overnight. (B, D) 27, WEDNESDAY TLucca,oday we’ll Montecatini travel to the town of Lucca, one of Tuscany’s beautiful walled towns. Upon arrival, we’ll have time for lunch and then take a guided walking tour that will include highlights of the town’s medieval and Renaissance architecture as 29, FRIDAY well as places associated with the great composer Puccini. Venice, Mestre There will be some free time This morning we’ll head into for independent exploration. the exciting city of Venice. In the late afternoon, the It’s more like a marvelous orchestra will give a concert film-set than a real live city, performance. Following the with its crisscrossing canals, concert, return to Montecatini gondolas and arched bridges, for dinner at the hotel. (B, D) palaces and little piazzas. Venice is built on 117 islands, 28, THURSDAY laced with 150 canals and connected by 400 bridges. No We’llPadua, depart Mestre Montecatini this motor traffic is allowed in the morning and make our way city, so we will take the train north to Padua, an ancient from Mestre to Venice and university town. Upon arrival then board chartered boats we’ll take a guided tour for the trip on the Canale della and then have some free Giudecca to San Marco Square. have dinner at a restaurant Rialto Bridge, Venice time for independent lunch Here we’ll disembark for a in Venice before returning to Padua and exploration. Later we’ll guided walking tour through Mestre. (B, D) continue on to Mestre, the the streets and piazzas. Our walking tour will include a visit gateway to Venice, to check in 30, SATURDAY at our hotel for dinner and the to St. Mark’s Basilica, and the final two nights of the tour. Rialto Bridge. There will also be AReturnfter breakfast, we’ll transfer to The band will give a concert some free time for exploration the airport for the return flights performance in Padua or and shopping in smaller to the U.S. (B) Mestre this evening. (B, D) chaperoned groups. Later we’ll 3250 28th Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49512 616.957.8113 | 800 GO WITTE [email protected] | wittetours.com.