Festival Fringe Fun for Charnwood Symphonic Wind Orchestra
Every year, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe promises an enticing pick ‘n’ mix of festival activity: from big names in the world of entertainment to unknown artists looking to kick-start promising...
A busy summer for St Angela’s Ursuline School Choir
A busy summer for St Angela’s Ursuline School Choir What has your choir got planned this summer? An end of year concert? Almost definitely. An exciting European tour? Possibly. Performing for...
My Budapest Trip!
My Budapest Trip! Thursday 19th March Touchdown in Budapest Arriving in sunny Budapest at 11.30am local time (an hour ahead), we were met by our mini bus which was to be our transport for the...
Maxwelltown High School in the Rhineland
Last year, our courier Dexter Sherwood accompanied Maxwelltown High School from Dumfriesshire on their concert tour to Belgium. When the group booked their tour to the Rhineland in 2015, they...
Billingshurst Choral Society in a Viennese Whirl!
Following a successful tour to Tuscany 2 years ago, Billingshurst Choral Society decided on a city tour to Vienna this year. Their courier, Roy Varney, thoroughly enjoyed their 4-day stay in the...
My time in sunny Costa Brava!
My time in sunny Costa Brava! Read on to discover more about my unforgettable adventure to Costa Brava in Spain… Day 1 Early Rise in Barcelona Today we had a very early start from the Barcelona...
It’s goodbye UK and hello Venice for Yateley Manor School – Part two
Day 3 – Sunday 29 March After a more leisurely start to the day, it’s back to the vaporetto for the group’s second visit to Venice. I take the group through the city, walking over lots of...
It’s goodbye UK and hello Venice for Yateley Manor School – Part one
It’s goodbye UK and hello Venice for Yateley Manor School – Part one Coasting along the charming canals, a stunning performance at St Mark’s Basilica and enough ice cream to last a lifetime –...
Belgium – what’s there apart from chocolate and beer?
Over the past 3 years, I have been fortunate enough to accompany 10 groups on their Concert Tour to Belgium as their Rayburn Tours Courier. The groups have ranged from a Welsh Male Voice Choir to a...
A trip to The Rhineland! – Day 4
Day 4 – Thursday 05th February Today we were off to Bad Bertrich which is situated in a 200m deep sided valley of the Mosselle. Bad Bertrich is home to a hot spring and is famous far and wide...
Life as a tour guide
Life as a tour guide I was once told that “kids who are committed to music are good kids”, and it has been my happy experience to see the truth of that time and time again. For several years I...
Touring has enhanced our uptake to GCSE and A Level music
Touring has enhanced our uptake to GCSE and A Level music I am sure there are teachers all over the country constantly searching for new ways to get students engaged in music, so when Peter Worth,...