The Wolseley Singers’ Weekend in Prague
With its fairytale-esque streets and historically-rich performance venues, it’s no wonder that Prague holds such a strong allure for touring choirs. Where cobbled lanes lead into hidden...
Durham University Brass Band take their Brass to Belgium
From medieval belfries and old-world castles to contemporary museums and stylish cafes, Belgium mixes the historic with the modern. Whilst its quaint, cobbled streets, winding canals and traditional...
The Best of Budapest
Concert Tours Manager, Jo Porter, reveals why Budapest ranks top on her travel list…
Malcolm Arnold Academy Win Golden Ticket
As 2015 marked Rayburn Tours’ 50th year, we’ve been celebrating this milestone by rewarding some of our valued customers. As a way of saying ‘thank you’, we presented three lucky groups with...
The Mount St Mary’s College and Balborough Hall Choir Tour: Rome Day 4
So arrived ‘the big day’. After an inspiring morning visiting the magnificent Jesuit Chiesa Del Gesu and the neighbouring rooms where St Ignatius spent his final years, Mount St Mary’s and...
The Mount St Mary’s and Balborough Hall Choir Tour: Rome, the final day
Our last day in Rome. By 10am, everyone had packed and was ready to head back home. However, we couldn’t leave without wandering around the Colloseum and the ancient streets of the Forum. This is...
The Mount St Mary’s College and Balborough Hall Choir Tour: Rome Day 1
After a long journey by coach, plane, and then another coach, the Mount St Mary’s and Balborough Hall Choirs along with parents and staff arrived at the Church Village Hotel in the Catholic centre...
The Mount St Mary’s College and Balborough Hall Choir Tour: Rome Day 3
Today, pupils in years 9-13 enjoyed the morning at the Time Elevator 4D experience of Roman history, followed by shopping in central Rome. Meanwhile, those in years 5-8 attended the magnificent...
The Mount St Mary’s College and Balborough Hall Choir Tour: Rome Day 2
Stomachs filled with Italian pastries and cake, we began our second day in Rome with a visit to the Vatican Museum. We wandered through the museum, eventually reaching the Sistine Chapel. Its...
It’s up to you, New York, New York…
Start Spreading the News… We have just returned from the USA with the aim of developing our concert tours to the ‘Big Apple’ and now our concert tours to New York are bigger and better than...
Decibellas’ Italian Concert Tour Day 5
Alas our tour has come to an end. We have to keep telling ourselves “There’s no place like home. There’s no place like home! ” But really were thinking, there’s no place...
Decibellas’ Tour day 3
Positano and Praiano What a wonderful day we had today! I think we all fell a little bit in love with Positano.