Tag Archives: Oakland Symphony Chorus Tour 2015
Medieval Prague
Most of Prague, of course, is thoroughly modern. If you leave the castle plaza on foot, though, you can walk down the New Castle Steps. According to Waymarking.com, the New Castle Steps date to the 13th century, and paradoxically are older than … Continue reading
Exploring Prague – Castle and Cathedral
July 1 was our last full day in Europe. Could we sleep in? No way – the bus to the Prague Castle, where we had guided walking tours set up, left at 8:30 AM. And yes, I’m willing to get … Continue reading
Prague Performances
On this stay we performed the day after we arrived – twice, in fact. Our scheduled concert was at 6:30 PM, in the Church of the Holy Saviour, near the Old Town Square in Prague; but we had an appointment … Continue reading
Driving to Prague
We all packed up again, piled into the now familiar black bus, and hit the road for Prague. I was surprised to find that, once we got out of Vienna, we were largely traveling on secondary roads – well paved … Continue reading
Eisenstadt and Esterhazy
The date stamps on my photos suggest that the last photo I took at the Schönbrunn Palace was time-stamped 10:53 AM, and the first photo I took at Eisenstadt was time-stamped 2:19 PM. We didn’t spend 3 hours on the road … Continue reading
Vienna and the Schönbrunn Palace
The day after the Stephansdom concert, we had a bus tour of the Ring, followed by an organized group tour of the Schönbrunn Palace, then a drive into the countryside to visit Eisenstadt, where Haydn is buried, and Esterhazy Palace, … Continue reading
Singing at the Stephansdom – Concert!
Soon enough, it was time to put on the performance dress, collect the music folder, and head for the bus, for an 8:30 performance. The bus dropped us off across from the cathedral, right next to the place where the … Continue reading
Singing at the Stephansdom – Waiting to Sing
Jim and I found that we could only handle 2 restaurant meals per day on this trip, because the food in Hungary, Austria, and the Czech Republic is so rich. So after our nap on concert day, I walked down the … Continue reading
Singing at the Stephansdom – Rehearsal
Our first day in Vienna was very full. Rehearsal was at 8:45 AM, which meant, be on the bus by 7:45 AM, and off to the cathedral. Since we had a different orchestra in each location (all arranged by the … Continue reading
On to Vienna
The day after our successful concert in Budapest, we packed up, loaded the bus, and set off for Vienna. This is how a performance tour works. We had no agenda except to stop in Györ, a small town along the … Continue reading
