Concert

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 Rugby World Champions? Only if you’re in the choir of St...

My Budapest Trip!

Thursday 19th March 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 next 4 days. Luggage loaded and ready to go,...

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...

Tours for every ensemble!

At Rayburn Tours we have 50 years’ experience of organising tailor-made performance tours for all kinds of ensembles. It’s a common myth that tours, especially overseas, only suit standard...

Rayburn Tours – Best for Bands

At Rayburn Tours we have 50 years’ experience of organising tailor-made performance tours for all kinds of bands. Our brand new Bands Brochure will be going to print this week and it struck us that...

My time in sunny Costa Brava!

Day 1 Today we had a very early start from the Barcelona Sports Hostel. We were off to explore Montserrat and to visit the coastal towns of Lloret De Mar and Tossa de Mar. First stop on the journey...

Its been a choral year so far!

The first few months of 2015 have been busy for our Concert Tours team. In between the numerous familiarisation visits to Budapest, the German Rhineland, the Costa Brava, Lake Garda, Malta, Lido di...

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

Coasting along the charming canals, a stunning performance at St Mark’s Basilica and enough ice cream to last a lifetime – that’s just a glimpse of what Yateley Manor School in Hampshire got up...

Meet our Hong Kong and China expert at the MMA Conference

Has your musical ensemble ever dreamed of performing somewhere extraordinary? Somewhere exotic, beautiful and iconic? Somewhere like China and Hong Kong? Well this year the MMA Conference will...

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...