Friday, June 17, 2005
Departure from USA via scheduled air service, including full meal, beverage service and in-flight entertainment. The destination is Innsbruck, Austria, via the Munich airport.

Saturday, June 18, 2005
Groups arrive in Innsbruck and check into hotels. Chorus members and non-singing participants gather for the Welcome Dinner with introductions, a brief orientation and Tyrolean folk entertainment.

Innsbruck, venue of the 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympics, is one of the most beautiful towns of its size (100,000). This 800-year-old university city is bounded on the north by the shimmering wall of the Nordkette Range of the Alps, on the south by the Tuxer Range rising to heights of 10,000 feet. The Empress Maria Theresia loved the Tyrol and Innsbruck, like her ancestor Emperor Maximilian I, which accounts for the city's many beautiful buildings.

Sunday, June 19, 2005
Morning guided tours. Rehearsals with Eph Ehly begin after lunch. Non-singing participants may enjoy additional sight-seeing opportunities. Individual group dinners are followed by evening rehearsals.

Monday, June 20, 2005
Morning rehearsals. Afternoon guided tours. Individual group dinners are followed by evening rehearsals.

Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Dress Rehearsal with chorus, orchestra and soloists in the morning. Afternoon free for seeing more of Innsbruck, shopping, and preparing for the concert. Festival Finale Performance at the Innsbruck Congress Saal Tyrol, the largest and finest concert hall in Western Austria.

Wednesday, June 22, 2005
Transfer to Munich's International Airport for the return flight to USA. Return home in the evening of the same day.