Workshop in Prague with final concert in Leipzig

1ST DAY JULY 24, WEDNESDAY | PRAGUE

- arrival to Prague
- check-in into the hotel
- free time for relaxation and acclimation

2nd DAY JULY 25, SATURDAY | PRAGUE

Morning:
- Individual program
Afternoon:
- Choral Workshop registration and first rehearsal in Hlahol - the jewel of Prague Art Nouveau. The house built in the early 20th century for the Prague Singing Society.
Brochures with in-depth information about the workshop program, city structure, contacts and list of recommended turist activities will be available for each workshop participant.
Evening:
- welcome dinner in traditional czech restaurant *
* in case of food allergies, please inform the workshop manager

3rd DAY JULY 26, SUNDAY | PRAGUE

Morning:
- Prague guided excursion, which will include the pearls of Czech history. You will walk on The Royal Way through the heart of Old City while visiting iconic Charles' Bridge, the Castle and it's St. Vitus Cathedral, along with many other beautiful churches and streets.
Afternoon:
- rehearsal
Evening:
- optional activities will be listed in the brochure

4th DAY JULY 27, MONDAY | PRAGUE

5th DAY JULY 28, TUESDAY | PRAGUE

Morning:
- Individual program
- examples of museums and galleries: Czech Museum of Music, Franz Kafka Museum, National Gallery, Museum Kampa with contemporary czech art, Jewish Museum, Beer Museum, etc....
Afternoon:
- rehearsal
Evening:
- last evening in Prague

6th DAY JULY 29, WEDNESDAY | PRAGUE

Morning:
- check out from Hotel (Prague)
A one-day visit to Dresden:
- A walk through the city centre. Dresden is known for its long tradition as a royal residence of electors and kings of Saxony. With its influence, the city was graced with plenty baroque and roccoco architecture, which was scrupulously restored after second world war.
Afternoon:
- Dresden's fine art gallery Zwinger, which you will be able to visit, features most prominent Old Masters such as Rembrandt, Vermeer, Jan van Eyck, El Greco and many more.
Evening:
- arrival to Leipzig, check-in to the hotel

7th DAY JULY 30, THURSDAY | DRESDEN

Morning:
- check out from Hotel (Prague)
One day in Dresden:
- A walk through the city centre. Dresden is known for its long tradition as a royal residence of electors and kings of Saxony. With its influence, the city was graced with plenty baroque and roccoco architecture, which was scrupulously restored after second world war.
- Dresden's fine art gallery Zwinger, which you will be able to visit, features most prominent Old Masters such as Rembrandt, Vermeer, Jan van Eyck, El Greco and many more.
Evening:
- arrival to Leipzig, check-in to the hotel

8th DAY JULY 31, FRIDAY | LEIPZIG

- Guided city tour through the city center: Visit of Bach Museum and St. Thomas Church. Being one of the most prominent musical city in the Europe, one can see the heritage of renown composers on many corners and streets.
Afternoon / Evening:
- rehearsal
Optional: Leipzig is a home to an exuberant cultural life, including many alternative subcultures such as indie, punk or gothic, which can be explored in saturday night concerts. For those who favour young art scene, numerous small independent galleries and gallery complexes (such as Baumwollspinnerei ans Tapettenwerk) are open for visits.

9th DAY AUGUST 1, SATURDAY | LEIPZIG

Morning:
- Individual program
- Excursion to the Grassi Museum of Musical Instruments in Leipzig.
Afternoon / Evening:
- rehearsal

10th DAY AUGUST 2, SUNDAY | LEIPZIG

Morning:
- Individual program
Afternoon / Evening:
- dress rehearsal
- final concert in St. Nicolas Church Leipzig at 5 pm.
- celebration dinner

11th DAY AUGUST 3, MONDAY | LEIPZIG

Morning: - check out from Hotel
- departure

St. Nikolas Church

St. Nikolas Church. The final concert will be held in the historic church St. Nikolas Church (Leipzig) where J. S. Bach himself performed his musical masterpieces.

Prague

Prague, a legendary city of a hundred spires and mysteriously picturesque streets saturated with historical gems, attracts tourists from every world's corner in every season of the year. Its saturated culture has produced many artistic geniuses working in various fields - the traces can be seen (and heard) in almost each street and district. It was in Prague where Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Fryderyk Chopin, Franz Liszt, Richard Wagner, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Edvard Grieg came to write and perform some of their best works. Additionally, the ultimate duo of Czech Romanticism - Antonín Dvořák and Bedřich Smetana - both lived and created their famously wonderful works in Prague. Today, the commitment to classical music and opera runs deep in the veins of Prague in the form of the Prague Spring music festival in May, and at high-culture venues such as the Rudolfinum and National Theatre.

Leipzig

Leipzig has a great tradition as a city of music, a vibrant city-life and an international reputation in many fields. Important musicians such as Johann Sebastian Bach, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Edvard Grieg, Gustav Mahler, Clara, Robert Schumann, Hanns Eisler and Richard Wagner all worked and performed here. Leipzig is also home to internationally renowned ensembles such as the Gewandhaus Orchestra, the St. Thomas Choir, and the classical music recording centre of the public Central German Broadcasting. The city annually organizes an international Bach festival and biannually the international Bach competition. Musical talents from all over the world study at the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University of Music and Theater. The current music scene in Leipzig remains wide - classical, rock, pop, jazz, experimental are to be found in dozens of avenues. Numerous music festivals - from a-capella to jazz days and street music to unusual subcultures - make Leipzig one of the most attractive musical cities in Europe.

Dresden

The historic centre of the city on the River Elbe should be explored on foot - from the Zwinger and the Semper Opera House to the Royal Palace, which is under reconstruction, on to the Frauenkirche and to Brühl's Terrace, and to the town houses in the inner new city.
Carl Maria von Weber and Richard Wagner had a number of their works performed for the first time in Dresden. Other artists, such as Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Otto Dix, Oskar Kokoschka, Richard Strauss, Gottfried Semper and Gret Palucca, were also active in the city. Dresden is also home to several art collections, musical ensembles, and buildings from various architectural periods.