Music Celebrations International (MCI) would like to invite your choir to perform in the Beethoven Choral Festival in Vienna. The festival will take place June 12-16, 2022 under the artistic direction of Marc Foster, Music Department Chair and Director of Choral Activities at High Point University. Select choirs will be featured in performance in Vienna’s historic St. Stephen’s Cathedral. All participating choirs are selected by application process through MCI.
Vienna, affectionately known as the “Capital of Classical Music”, holds a special place in the hearts of musicians as it was here where composers like Mozart, Haydn, Schubert, and Beethoven established their musical careers. Beethoven said of this city, “Perhaps heaven will permit me not to have to give up Vienna as my permanent abode.” Countless other composers and musicians have at one point called Vienna home as it has continued to embrace its musical tradition and propel classical music into the present day and future.
Austria is so steeped in music that musicians the world over consider a performance tour here as a musical pilgrimage to the cradle of Western Civilization’s musical heritage. To combine performances in exciting and historical venues with on-the-spot exposure to the music of the Masters is an enriching musical and educational experience.
Dr. Marc Foster, Artistic Director
Dr. Marc Ashley Foster is Chair of the Department of Music and Director of Choral Activities at High Point University (HPU). In his nine years at HPU, Dr. Foster has overseen a significant expansion of the Department of Music, with the addition of 23 new music faculty, 90 music majors/minors, 133 students singing in choirs, 13 new instrumental ensembles, and over 375 students in private lessons. Dr. Foster has taught at the University of Texas at Arlington in Arlington, Texas and Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi and comes to High Point after serving as the Director of Worship Arts Ministries at Galloway Memorial United Methodist Church in Jackson, Mississippi and as the Artistic Director of the Mississippi Chorus.St. Stephen’s Cathedral
esonant and specious interior make this venue ideal for performances. Home to the largest church bell in Austria, Beethoven first discovered his deafness here after seeing, but not Itinerary
Day One: Saturday, June 11, 2022
- Depart via scheduled air service to Vienna, Austria
Day Two: Sunday, June 12
- Arrive in Vienna
- Meet your MCI Tour Manager, who will assist the group to an awaiting chartered motorcoach
- Stop at Vienna’s Central Cemetery to visit the grave sites of Beethoven, Brahms, Schubert, Strauß, and to see the Mozart Memorial
- Next, enjoy a panoramic tour of Vienna’s highlights
- Late afternoon hotel check-in
- Evening Welcome Dinner included, and overnight
Day Three: Monday, June 13
- Breakfast included at the hotel
- Morning Rehearsal*
- Lunch, on own
- Half-day guided tour of Historical Vienna includes the Ringstráße, Imperial Palace, State Opera, Town Hall, Burgkapelle (home of the Vienna Boys Choir), Palace Stables, Strauß Monument, and entrance to Schönbrunn Palace, built by the Hapsburgs in imitation of Versailles
- Evening dinner included
- Evening Rehearsal*
- Overnight at the hotel
Day Four: Tuesday, June 14
- Breakfast included at the hotel
- Morning Rehearsal*
- Half-day guided tour of Musical Vienna includes entrance to the Haus der Musik (House of Music), a modern interactive sound museum located in the historic city center. This tour also includes the Museum of the Vienna Philharmonic, which is part of the House of Music
- Lunch, on own
- Evening dinner included
- Evening Rehearsal*
- Overnight at hotel
Day Five: Wednesday, June 15
- Breakfast included at the hotel
- Morning visit to the Kahlenberg located in the Vienna Woods to see the Beethoven trail. Also, visit (entrance included) to the Beethoven Heiligenstadt apartment
- Lunch, on own
- Afternoon at leisure
- Evening Beethoven Choral Festival Concert in St. Stephen’s Cathedral*
- Evening dinner included, and overnight
Day Six: Thursday, June 16
- Breakfast included at the hotel, followed by check-out
- Transfer to the Vienna Airport for return flight home
Itinerary Extensions
3 Nights in Prague
4 Nights in Vienna
2 Nights in Prague
4 Nights in Vienna|
1 Night in Salzburg
1 Night in Munich
4 Nights in Vienna|
2 Nights in Salzburg
1 Night in Munich