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Europe » Ireland » County Dublin » Dublin July 5th 2016

Dress rehearsal at St Patrick's Cathedral was the culmination of a grest day of music making. It is all coming together. One more rehearsal and all will be ready. So now we sleep in Maynooth in the dorm. It is fun to all be together for our last nights on tour. Breakfast will be here before we know it ... read more

Irish Style 4th of July

Europe » Ireland » County Carlow » Carlow July 4th 2016

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Five well prepared choirs made beautiful music from the first note today. Rehearsals and visiting some lovely sites in Carlow. Finished the day with dinner for 200. No small feat for our hosts at Aspiro. Our chaperones provided some festive red, white and blue touches. Followed by Irish dancing and music. Off with host families for some sleep and then on the bus to Maynooth in the morning. Every day is action packed. ... read more

Cliffs of Moher and pizza party

Europe » Ireland » County Carlow » Carlow July 3rd 2016

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The Cliffs of Moher are amazing and majestic. It's a long way across the Atlantic home. Thankfully everyone stayed on the top. After an exhilaratingly day we met our hosts for a fun pizza and singing party. All the kids, and all the adults enjoyed a sunny mild event in the garden (back yard) of Aspiro conductor Mary Amond O'Brien. Singing was the highlight. All off with their Irish families. It's a good night. ... read more

It's what we do...

Europe » Ireland » County Galway » Galway July 2nd 2016

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Sing - that's what we do and we did it well tonight. Beautiful St Nicholas Collegiate Church in Galway What a great concert. Well done Anima. Thank you. We also managed to spend plenty of Euros. Definitely a spending frenzy in a very fun busy shopping zone full of shops and cafes and vendors and entertainers and people from around the world. Most watching the "football" matches. These are serious fans for sure. Off to visit Aspiro tomorrow. Time is flying by. ... read more

Are we Irish yet?

Europe » Ireland » County Galway » Galway July 1st 2016

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We have arrived in Galway. We are staying in a resort by the sea. Today we spent a fun active day on an Irish farm. While the bread we made baked we danced and played the bodrain, milked a cow, played with puppies, visited a bog and yes even learned to hurl. (It's a game!!) Now we get to sleep in anticipation of a concert tomorrow. Midway in our tour we took time to laugh together at some of our "moments"... read more

Miles and miles

Europe » United Kingdom » Northern Ireland June 30th 2016

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We hiked and climbed miles and miles today. First at the Giants Causeway and then after lunch at the Carrick a rede rope bridge. Lots of hearts thumping away on the inclines. Most were brave and crossed the rope bridge. Not Mrs M however., who stayed on terra firma and recorded the crossing. It can be seen on Facebook with all the other videos. We are tired, well fed, and happy. Tomorrow we head to the 3rd part of our tour to the Republic of Ireland. ... read more

Peace for all

Europe » United Kingdom » Northern Ireland June 29th 2016

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After a calm ferry trip our first stop was the incredibly moving Peace Wall. Artists from around the world come to paint their beautiful graffiti. Visitors from around the world come to visit and leave their messages of love and peace. Powerful ! We also visited the Titantic museum. Quite a place. Absolutely well done and exciting. We sang in their lobby and made many new admiring friends. Everyone ate well and heading to bed. ... read more

Brig o' Doon

Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland June 28th 2016

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Such a lovely peaceful place. When we sang even the sheep grazing on the bank quieted to listen. We met Robert Burns aka Donald today. He told us the story of Tam o' Shanter in thick brogue. We will need to hear it again to fully understand ... read more

Bowling in the "right" lane

Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland June 27th 2016

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Bowling was the perfect ending to a other perfect day. Kids were celebrities at school and did not need to learn anything except how great kids are everywhere. We say goodbye to our gracious hosts early tomorrow morning. Thank you Dunfermline Choirs. We are friends forever! ... read more

Stirling Castle

Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland June 26th 2016

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Everyone returned from home stays refreshed from a good night's sleep. Today we traveled to Stirliing and performed in the chapel of the castle. They sounded beautiful as always. Mind bending to walk the same halls as Mary Queen of Scots and so many other royals. Lunch in small cafes of choice on the hilly streets of town before a coach tour of Edinburgh. Even some shopping time. Dinner with homestays and then it's off to school Monday morning. Happy kids. Happy tour. ... read more

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Anima means breath, life, soul, spirit and mind and reflects our mission to provide experiences of excellence through choral singing, which enliven and shape young lives. Anima - Glen Ellyn Children's Chorus is a world class youth choral organization, founded in 1964, which is internationally renowned for the quality of choral education and performance it provides. Anima welcomes young people from Kindergarten through High School in various ensemble programs. The heart and soul of the program is the extraordinary choral sound which is developed in a nurturing, communal atmosphere with a ... full info

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