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    • TravelerCYO & CYCh Tour 2018
      Day 30

      Luhacovice Concert 2

      July 22, 2018 in Czech Republic ⋅ 🌧 20 °C

      The CYO kicked us off for concert two with a superb performance of Verdi's Force of Destiny overture. Then Andy Johnson, sensational musician that he is, amazed everyone again by showing just how soloistic a tuba can be when in the hands of someone so good! The Vaughan Williams Tuba Concerto is fiendishly difficult in places (for soloist and orchestra!) but you wouldn't have thought it to listen, an extremely professional job. And to finish the orchestra gave us the wonderful music from the Cowboys by John Williams.

      The concert has sparked the interest of the local media who are here filiming and reporting, and there's another very appreciative audience of over 100 who have come out to support the students; another plus is the venue has air conditioning!

      An orchestra on top of its game now, goosebumps a-go-go (especially in the encore - Nimrod!) from a very proud sectional coach, well done Mr. Roper and the whole orchestra!      Read more

    • TravelerCYO & CYCh Tour 2018
      Day 30

      Luhacovice Rehearsals

      July 22, 2018 in Czech Republic ⋅ 🌧 22 °C

      We have arrived in Luhacovice and the KD Elektra Hall which will be the venue for our second concert.

      Rehearsals of Mass in Blue for CYCh, Force of Destiny, Tuba Concerto and Cowboys for CYO. Both groups sound fab in the hall, it may not look like your typical theatre but it works!Read more

    • TravelerCYO & CYCh Tour 2018
      Day 29

      Archbishop's Palace Concert, Kromeriz

      July 21, 2018 in Czech Republic ⋅ 🌧 21 °C

      Our first concert of the tour was nothing short of fabulous!

      The students played and sang beautifully, and it was a real pleasure to be in the audience and experience music performed with such quality and commitment.

      We have used ACFEA as our tour company for many years now, and one of the reasons is that they use local couriers who know the area, know the concert venues and have good contacts with the local community and who can help to generate audiences that make the concerts feel extra special. We estimate that there were around 180 people in the audience this evening, they warmly welcomed the choir and the orchestra and were incredibly enthusiastic throughout. It makes such a difference to a tour if, after travelling around 1000 miles, you perform to good audiences in lovely venues, makes it all seem worthwhile!

      The venue itself, as you will have seen from the rehearsal photos, is nothing short of spectacular. The acoustic in the hall is sympathetic and magnifies the sound superbly so the fabulous solos from Jade Segler on violin and Abi Taylor, Libby Marsland and Michael Needle came across beautifully. The overall sound of both the orchestra and choir came across as extremely polished and mature beyond their years. It's unfair to pick out highlights from tonight (as I had goosebumps pretty much throughout) so I won't do that, but in the interests of accuracy and so you know what was performed here is the running order:

      CYO: Romeo and Juliet overture
      CYCh: Laudate Dominum (Abi Taylor solo)
      CYCh: Shenandoah (Libby Marsland solo)
      CYCh: Abide With Me
      CYCh: Sure On This Shining Night
      CYO: Two Pieces from Schindler's List (Jade Segler solo violin)
      CYO: Vltava
      CYCh: Sleep

      Then encores of
      CYCh: Underneath The Stars (Michael Needle solo)
      CYO: Nimrod
      CYO: Slavonic Dance

      We know that you are rightly already proud of your kids, and so tonight all you need to know is that they represented themselves, Northamptonshire and NMPAT perfectly, and if that is the benchmark for the rest of the trip then we're going to be in for a superb next three concerts!

      Photos and clips attached with more to follow, I'm going to need to download a thesaurus I think as having proof read this blog I believe I may have already exhausted my superlative collection?!

      It really was a brilliant concert!!!      Read more

    • TravelerCYO & CYCh Tour 2018
      1
      Day 29

      Dinner Blog Addition

      July 21, 2018 in Czech Republic ⋅ 🌧 22 °C

      Ok it turned out that I had missed Rachel and Amy, as they had managed to secure themselves one of the nice tables just for two! Last dinner table photo I promise; but also thought you'd love to see the food we were served which was delicious!Read more

    • TravelerCYO & CYCh Tour 2018
      1
      Day 29

      Dinner Blog 1

      July 21, 2018 in Czech Republic ⋅ 🌧 23 °C

      Ok apologies in advance for these next two blogs but we had dinner in a restaurant which is often the best chance to take photos of everyone (as they are essentially a captive audience!) so it is just people at dining tables, hardly likely to win any photography awards!

      The photos are of all the tables (I don't think I missed any but 119 students, 13 staff, 2 couriers and 4 drivers need a lot!) and I also hope that I waited for anyone who had popped to the loo to get back...?!      Read more

    • Mit dem Rad nach BelgRAD
      Day 8

      Letzte Tag in Tschechischen

      August 26, 2023 in Czech Republic ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

      Den ganzen Tag ging es an einem Bach entlang, ein schöner Radweg, vorbei an vielen Sitzgelegenheit, Trim-Dich-Pfad, Sakterparks, Schwimmbäder, ein Stopp bei Lidl um den Bananenvorrat zu füllen, Golfanlagen, Spielplätzen, Parkanlagen. Immer gerade aus.

      Julia ist klar, das Etappenziel soll erreicht werden. Dafür wird noch ein Wegekompromiss gemacht. Immer an der Hauptstraße entlang. 500 Höhenmeter hoch. Bis zur Grenze in die Slowakei.
      Wir sind beide super durchschwitzt, die Luft ist feucht-warm und gleichzeitig fühlt sich alles schon feucht nach Tau an. Um 18:30 Uhr wollen wir checken wo wir heute Nacht unterkommen.
      Fabi weiß schon, es sind heftige Gewitter für die Nacht angesagt. Zelten ist dann vielleicht nicht so praktisch.
      Wir googeln und landen letztendlich in einem Hotel das 800 Meter weg war und wir so angefragt haben. Ohne googel. Der Mann an der Rezeption will uns erst wieder weg schicken weil es keinen Strom gibt. Wir wollen aber bleiben, weil wir nur n Bett und ne Dusche wollen. Storm brauchen wir nicht.
      Den Abend lassen wir in der Holzschaukel mit Blick in die Berge ausklingen..

      Vor der Slowakei durch das hohe Tatragebierge haben wir echt Respekt. Wir schauen uns die Etappen an und werden vielleicht doch noch umplanen. Mal sehen. Auf jeden Fall wird es hier oben auf 800 Meter vor allem nachts kühler werden.

      Das war unser letzter Tag in Tschechien:
      * Tschechien hat super schöne Radwege. Die Nummerierung ist ein bisschen verwirrend. Aber es gibt vermutlich n Code dazu
      * an wirklich jeder Ecke gibt es schöne einladende Biergärten, die alle besucht sind
      Und Sitzgelegenheiten mit Bank und Tisch, Spielplätze, Parks
      * Tschechien ist reich an Flüssen, Bächen, Seen, Badeseen
      * wir haben viele super gerichtete Sportplätze gesehen, viele Trainingsstangen, Skaterparks. Inline fahren ist hier grad voll im Trend.
      * Tschechien das Bierland
      * vorsichtige Autofahrer, noch vorsichtiger als die Deutschen und alles wird abgeschlossen.
      * Felder und Wald
      * preislich wie in Deutschland
      * es gibt Kaufland, Penny, Deichmann, DM, Lidl - alles ist bekannt

      Zum Fahrrad fahren ist Tschechien auf jeden Fall zu empfehlen!

      Morgen gehts über die Grenze 🇨🇿🇸🇰

      Tageskilometer: 94 km, 1000 Höhenmeter
      Anstrengung: 5      Read more

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    • TravelerTrans Czech Trail 2023
      Day 4

      Tag 4

      September 5, 2023 in Czech Republic ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C

      Heute war Tag des Schraubens 🙈😁

      Fing schon ca 5 Minuten nachdem ich ins Gelände abgebogen bin an😵‍💫😵‍💫 der morgendliche Tau hat s Gras zu Glatteis gemacht und auf Grund zu starker Bremsung und nicht rechtzeitig lösen der Bremse lag ich gleich zum Start in den Tag mal schön aufm Boden 🤦‍♂️ die Tenere hats leider dieses Mal nicht ganz so gut weggesteckt und hatte den Verlust des rechten Spiegels und eventuell verbogenen Lenkers zu beklagen 🙈🙈 leider passen die Handguards nicht mehr richtig,sodass alles unter Spannung steht und der Gasgriff nicht mehr von allein zurück geht...anstrengend😓😓

      Weiter gings wieder durch tolle Landschaft und teils spaßigen Offroad Passagen💪 bei nem anscheinend tiefem Schlammloch machte ich sicherheitshalber kehrt und erntete n bisschen Raps bei der Umfahrung😁 unterwegs noch kurz das überflüssige Zelt und paar Wasserflaschen verloren 🙈🙈
      Kurz drauf hieß es wieder Schrauben...während m Fahren hatte ich irgendwie s Gefühl dass ich nicht mehr sicher stehe..also nachschauen und tatsächlich...linke Fußraste war locker. Natürlich alles total verschlammt. Zum Glück war in der Nähe n kleiner Bach indem ich die Teile reinigen konnte. Danach ging es ohne Störungen weiter bis mich die Kraft verlassen hat... ran an die Hotelsuche,aber dieses Mal n etwas besseres.

      Zum Glück wurde ich fündig und habe n echt tolles Hotel gefunden 👍👍

      N gigantisches Abendessen später war der Tag dann auch schon wieder vorbei 😔

      Fazit: Abenteuerlicher Tag mit zwei Stürzen und etwas Schrauben 🤷‍♂️ und trotzdem auf Grund der Strecke und Landschaft sehr genossen 😊      Read more

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    • TravelerCYO & CYCh Tour 2018
      2
      Day 29

      Arnold Quintet Chamber Performance

      July 21, 2018 in Czech Republic ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C

      We had asked the tour organisers before the tour whether there were suitable venues for some of our chamber ensembles to perform prior to our concerts, both as a nice performing opportunity but also to plug our concerts.

      This afternoon the Arnold Quintet and the Segler String Quartet both played in the gardens of the Chateau in Kromeriz. It was a really lovely space to play in and there were plenty of people out and about in the gardens who stopped to listen and show an interest.

      Photos and a little snippet of the Arnold Quintet playing a polka by Denes Agay are attached...      Read more

    • TravelerCYO & CYCh Tour 2018
      1
      Day 29

      Elusive Students

      July 21, 2018 in Czech Republic ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C

      So whilst not guaranteeing that we can include photos of every student on tour we are trying our best, although some students are trying very hard to evade being captured on film! As can be seen by the six attachments attempting (and failing in five of them) to get Kymberley included in the group photos this afternoon; at one stage she even hid behind a pillar!! Got there in the end...Read more

    • TravelerCYO & CYCh Tour 2018
      Day 29

      Kromeriz 2

      July 21, 2018 in Czech Republic ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C

      Beautiful afternoon in Kromeriz; perfect for a wander round! Nice also to see our concert being promoted throughout the town. Afternoon chamber concert to follow before a rehearsal for both groups in the venue.Read more

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    Zlínský kraj, Zlinsky kraj, Zlín

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