by Music Celebrations | Apr 17, 2014 | Austria, Czech Republic
The Walled Lake High School Orchestras recently toured Austria and the Czech Republic as part of the American Celebration of Music in Europe Concert Series. Ted McDonald, the orchestra director at Walled Lake Western High School, had the following comments about the...
by Music Celebrations | Apr 10, 2014 | Chicago, Festivals, News
The Percy Grainger Wind Band Festival Performance in Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center was something that none of us will ever forget. The trip was a highlight of my 35 year teaching career. The students commented that this trip would be something they would always...
by Music Celebrations | Apr 1, 2014 | Austria, Czech Republic, News, Poland
The Gustavus Wind Orchestra (click to read their tour blog) recently toured the Czech Republic, Poland, & Austria as part of the American Celebration of Music in Europe Concert Series. Dr. Douglas Nimmo, Conductor, and Mr. Al Behrends, Director of Fine Arts...
by Music Celebrations | Mar 17, 2014 | Chicago, Festivals, News
Thank you for a great tour and especially for organizing the festival. Hearing the symphony on Thursday night and then performing in that same hall was a thrill. My students had a fantastic time and I’m sure will always remember the Chicago tour and the...
by Music Celebrations | Mar 17, 2014 | Chicago, Festivals
The experience cannot adequately be summarized in words. From the hotel, to the clinic, museums, touring, and the performance, it was all truly a life changing experience. I am still in awe of what took place and my students and I are wishing that it did not ever end....
