Great final 2 days – Cahors market, picnic by Pont Valentrè and swimming and then our final day in Sarlat, singing the baptismal mass in Sarlat Cathedral, lunch, explore and then one of the most amazing concerts we have ever given – the cathedral was packed, lots of people had to stand. Our host had written articles in 3 papers about our visit – it certainly did the job. Lots of wonderful comments including a professor from the Vienna Music Conservatoire who spoke to the choir about their amazing blended sound, beautiful tone and wonderful dynamics – particularly the quiet moments – one very happy MD. We are now getting ready for our journey home. I will ask the children to message home with timings when we are nearer. We have 2 large laundry bags of uniform, one black and one blue. If a couple of parents could take a bag each, wash, dry and fold away the uniform back into the bag I’d be so grateful
Great day at Roque Gageac, beautiful trip down the Dordogne on replica Gabarre, explore, RYC picnic lunch, visit to Castelnaud, trebuchet fringing and short concert in the lovely old medieval upper Bailey.
All safely arrived at the youth hostel and relaxing – we will be writing a blog which will be available via the youth choir website and on Facebook – we hope you enjoy following our adventures. Please message / call if you have any queries or concerns.
Amazing experience singing and laying three wreaths at the Menin Gate Ceremony this evening. So proud of all our choir members. Such a moving way to finish a wonderful tour. These are an incredible group of young people – our little town of Romsey can be very proud of these amazing young ambassadors.
Great final day in Belgium – lovely choir picnic in the grounds of the Passchendaele Memorial Museum, followed by a very moving talk from Fleur on the five young Romsey Men whose names are on the Menin Gate having lost their lives at Passchendaele and the surrounding area. We then visited Tynecot Cemetery – so many young lives lost and even more moving when we realised that many of our older young men are the same age as those who went to war 110 years ago.
Lovely afternoon in Freiburg – German sausage eaten, souvenirs bought – a relaxing time in the sunshine before heading to Reims for our overnight stop before we head to Belgium tomorrow
How lucky are we? This time last year we sang in St Mark’s Basilica, Venice. Today we have just sung in Freiburg Münster – such a fabulous acoustic for Schubert’s Heilig, Heilig, Heilig.
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