CSU–Pueblo choirs travel for 10-day performance tour of Europe

Pueblo- Members of the Concert and Chamber Choirs at Colorado State University – Pueblo will head overseas for a 10-day tour of European performances, May 8 – 17, 2006.
Under the direction of Dr. Dana Ihm, the choirs will depart from Denver next Monday, and begin their tour in Munich, Germany with stops in Austria and Prague, Czeckslovakia. Austrian performance venues include the Salzburg Cathedral in Salzburg, St. Mary's Church in Bad Durnberg, Austria. Vienna, Austria sites include the St. Stephen's Cathedral and St. Martin's Church. While in Prague, the choirs also will sing in the historic St. Nicholas Church.
Students will also experience the Salt Mines and Herrenchiemsee Castle just outside of Salzburg and Mozart’s birthplace and Hohensalzburg fortress in Salzburg. While in Vienna, the group will attend the Vienna State Opera, visit several museums, and tour Schonbrunn Palace Gardens. The tour also will include visits to the Esterhazy Palace in Eisenstadt where Haydn lived and worked as the court composer for many years.
Participating students and their hometowns include:


AURORA
Amanda George

CANON CITY
Christopher Brown
Ali Odeneal
Thomas Runyon
Mary Toponce

COLORADO SPRINGS
Wayne Hoey
Miriam Sallee
Cassandra Weaver

COTOPAXI
James Martin

PENROSE
Chelsea Karlowski

PUEBLO
Chas Bailey
Meghan Bailey
Andrew Beurman
Amy Crawford


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