The ultimate concert tour – Hong Kong and China
The initial idea for creating a China and Hong Kong tour actually came from client inquiries, which I feel represents a growing interest in the area. For the first time in maybe 2000 years we have...
Music Education Expo 2015: ‘The best one yet!’
The Barbican, London – 12-13 March 2015 The Music Education Expo returned for another year, bringing music education professionals together to network, learn and share their passion for all things...
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...
A trip to The Rhineland! – Day 3
Day 3 – Wednesday 04th February At dawn we drove up to Ehrenbreitstein Fortress that sits on the mountain of the same name on the east bank of the Rhine. As the sun rose, we observed fantastic...
A visit to The Rhineland! – Day 2
Day 2 – Tuesday 03rd February After a continental breakfast (including pastries!), we left Koblenz for Boppard, a 20 minute drive south along the River Rhine. Here at this beautiful...
A visit to The Rhineland! – Day 1
Day 1 – Monday 02nd February 2015 It was an earlier than normal start departing Derby on the 07:06 train bound for Birmingham International Airport. After a little snooze on the quiet train...
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 have acted as a tour...
Choir of the Year Grand Final!
Last Sunday my colleagues and I travelled up to Manchester for the highly anticipated Choir of the Year 2014 Final. To celebrate this amazing event, we invited clients and suppliers from across the...
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, Head of Music at Southend High School for Boys, told me,...
To describe her as an inspiration just doesn’t seem to do her justice!
She’s organised 17 music tours in 17 years, giving thousands of students from Saffron Walden County High School the chance to perform, grow and learn in beautiful destinations around Europe –...
Loreto Sixth Form College do Costa Brava!
Caroline Byatt, Rayburn Tours Courier, tells us about her latest concert tour to the Costa Brava, showing just how much you can pack into a three day trip! Monday 7th July 2014 I had an early start,...
Day 3 – part 2
After our concert in Ostend we headed to Ypres for our restaurant meal where we were kept entertained by some of our younger members performing Lady Gaga’s ‘Pokerface’ on their coke...