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40 musicians + Seoul + France + Germany = Wesley Institute’s Choir Tour!

The suits are pressed, passports checked, and the strains of O Magnum Mysterium and Fly Me To The Moon have been floating over the campus for weeks. This Saturday our award-winning choir will flee Sydney’s rainy mornings and backed-up traffic for a whirlwind three week tour of France and Germany, following in the footsteps of composer Johann Sebastian Bach. Led by Principal and Choral Director Dr. David Johnston, the Choir will be performing in various historic churches, the University of Stuttgart, and Leipzig’s Neuse Rathaus concert hall.

After a packed semester of study, as well as recent assessments and exams, the choir members are looking forward to extending their musical wings. The intense rehearsal period has been a stretching experience for many. Tiffany Ng, 3rd year piano major says, “It’s been a growing process in terms of working as an ensemble.”

With the schedule including performances in Masses and services in historic churches, the ensemble has been practicing the sacred and religious songs that form part of their repertoire. Seryna Mascenon, 2nd year vocal major, says, “I’m most excited to see the choir growing in unity, moving past each individual note to look at the song and how it can minister to the audience.” Of course, the sightseeing opportunities are also a highlight, including locations like Paris, Versailles, Frankfurt, the Pergamum Museum in Berlin and Weimar.

We’ll keep you posted on the choir news. For now, we wish them safe travels, and all the best with their performances!

Wesley Institute Choir Tour: 20 June – 09 July 2009

Concert Schedule:

SUNDAY 21 JUNE SEOUL

9.30am Seoul Union Church

Yonsei University Campus

134 Sinchon-dong, Sodaemun-Gu

Seoul, Korea, 120-749

WEDNESDAY 24 JUNE PARIS

4.00pm La Madeleine Church

Paroisse de la Madeleine

14, rue de Surene

75008 Paris

SATURDAY 27 JUNE FRANKFURT

6.00pm “Marienkirche” at Offenbach

Marienkirche

Biebererstraβe 55

63065 Offenbach

SUNDAY 28 JUNE FRANKFURT / HEIDELBERG

10.00am Appearing as special guests for Holy Mass at the Dome of Frankfurt

Dome of Frankfurt St. Bartholomäus

Domplatz 14

60311 Frankfurt am Main

MONDAY 29 JUNE HEIDELBERG

7.00pm Bad Schonborn

Venue : Pflegeklinik

Kraichgaustraβe 17

76669 Bad Schönborn (Bad Mingolsheim)

WEDNESDAY 01 JULY STUTTGART

8.00pm University of Stuttgart

Universität Stuttgart

Kleiner Hörsaal

Keplerplatz 17

70174 Stuttgart

SATURDAY 04 JULY LEIPZIG

5.00pm Neues Rathaus” concert hall

Neues Rathaus Leipzig

Martin-Luther-Ring 6

D-04109 Leipzig Zentrum

MONDAY 06 JULY LEIPZIG / WEIMAR

7.30pm Jakobskirche

Jakobskirche Weimer

Am Jakobskirchof 9

99432 Weimer

A concert at the famous Jakobskirche in Weimar in aid of the reconstruction of the church. In 1721 Johann Sebastian Bach was present for the inauguration of the organ.

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