Prima Voce

Prima Voce has returned from a spectacular tour of Vienna and Prague. In the last ten days, they have seen amazing sites, and they have given 8 concerts (consisting of 16 totally memorized a capella pieces) for standing room only crowds, with an enthusiastic response at each performance. They received a silver designation at the competition, with a score of 88.6 out of 100. Not bad for our first international choral competition against some of the best choirs in the world who train specifically for this sort of competition! Two of our most exciting performances were at Esterhazy Palace in Haydn Hall, and two performances in the church for which Mozart composed his Ave Verum Corpus. But most importantly, they made some incredibly high level choral music and represented the university and the US with a ... read more

(more pictures will be added to this) I am not sure I like waking at 3am each morning, but it does give one time to blog! Today was incredibly memorable on many levels, starting with our Vienna tour. We began with a walking tour that included the Imperial Palace, Stephansdom, the Mozart House, and variious sites in the central downtown district of Vienna. This also included some free time to explore the sites and to enjoy lunch at a cafe, which was located next to the monument to commemorate the end of the black plague. We then hustled back to our hotel, which was within a few blocks of the central distinct, and headed to the Klosterneuberg Monastary and Stiftkirche. The dark, heavy gothic Stephan's Cathedral and the gold gilded Baroque interior of the the Klosterneuberg ... read more

Hey Everone, we made it! Gathering luggage at the Vienna Airport!... read more

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Our final week of rehearsal has proven to be incredibly productive. We have identified our remaining areas of focus, and have shared presentations of important facts on places where we will be visiting, performing, and sight-seeing. We have also done a bit of research on competing choirs participating in the International Choral Competition Ave Verum. It has been a tremendous week of growth and bonding and we are on track for a spectacular 10 days of European performing! Great work, everyone! Special thanks to Dr. Darrough for his very insightful clinicing commentary and to Melissa at Cultural Tour Consultants for setting up an incredible tour! I will be posting our promotional video, produced by Anthony Haro, in my next blog-post. Just a few days, now! Dr. B... read more