TCDA, in partnership with KI Concerts, is excited to announce the 2021 Directors Chorus Tour to Central Europe under the direction of Dr. Sandra Snow and Dr. Jon Reed in the summer of 2021. Participants will meet in Vienna, rehearse, and then engage in a performance tour to include concerts in Vienna, Budapest, and Prague. The chorus will perform the concert program again at the 2021 TCDA Summer Convention. Registration will be first-come, first-serve (no audition required). 

Dates: June 22 - July 1, 2021

Registration Information (registration is closed at this time)

  • Registration is limited to TCDA Active and Retired Members, 21 years of age and older
  • 12 Singers per section (4 parts, Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass)
  • Singers traveling will have the opportunity to register a non-singing companion, however, due to travel space, there are only 12 non-singing companion spots available
  • Deposit and registration will be made with TCDA - subsequent payments will be setup directly with KI Concerts after registration.
  • $200 deposit is non-refundable. Payments beyond the initial deposit will be subject to the KI Concert Cancellation Policy found in the full program brochure. 

Directors that book their ensemble’s travel with KI Concerts within two years of the 2021 TCDA Director’s Chorus can use the tour payment towards a deposit for the future tour.

 Learn more about the Conductors:  Sandra Snow and Jon Reed

Itinerary is subject to change

TUESDAY, JUNE 22: DEPART 

  • Depart Dallas Fort-Worth or Houston 

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23: ARRIVE | VIENNA 

  • Land into Vienna airport 
  • Meet your KI tour manager 
  • Board coach for an orientation tour of Vienna 
  • Check-in
  • Welcome dinner 
  • Overnight Vienna 

THURSDAY, JUNE 24: VIENNA 

  • Breakfast daily 
  • Rehearsal 
  • Tour Vienna passing Ring Avenue, the Hofburg Palace, the Opera House, St Stephen’s Cathedral, Mozart’s “Figaro House”, City Hall and the Central Cemetery (housing honorary tombs of famous composers like Beethoven, Gluck, Schubert, Johann Strauss father and son and Brahms) 
  • Attend a Viennese concert 
  • Dinner 
  • Overnight Vienna 

FRIDAY, JUNE 25: VIENNA

  • Rehearsal 
  • Austria’s Unique Contribution to Western Music workshop 
  • Visit Schönbrunn Palace, the fabulous baroque summer residence of the Hapsburg Emperors
  • Free time to explore Vienna
  • Overnight Vienna

SATURDAY, JUNE 26: VIENNA

  • Dress rehearsal 
  • Free time to explore Vienna
  • Dinner
  • Concert 
  • Overnight Vienna 

SUNDAY, JUNE 27: BUDAPEST

  • Travel to Budapest
  • Guided walking tour of Buda seeing the Buda Castle and the Fisherman’s Bastion
  • Check in
  • Free time to explore Budapest
  • Overnight Budapest

MONDAY, JUNE 28: BUDAPEST

  • Guided walking tour of Pest seeing the Great Synagogue of Budapest, the breathtaking Hungarian Parliament, Heroes Square and St. Stephen’s Basilica 
  • Hungary - the birthplace of Kodály - workshop 
  • Concert 
  • Dinner
  • Overnight Budapest

TUESDAY, JUNE 29: PRAGUE

  • Travel to Prague
  • Guided tour of Prague including the Old Town Square with Prague´s Astronomical Clock and Charles Bridge
  • Check in
  • Free time to explore Prague
  • Overnight Prague

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30: PRAGUE

  • Guided walking tour of Prague this morning includes a visit to St. Vitus Cathedral where we can also see the exterior of the Prague Castle
  • Concert 
  • Farewell dinner
  • Overnight Prague

THURSDAY, JULY 1: RETURN HOME

  • Transfer to airport and travel back home