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12/22/2008

Impressions, memories and pictures from the Chapman Italy Tour 2008

What a wonderful documentation. Please visit the Chapman University Choir Tour Website for a day by day tour experience written by the students themselves. You will find great pictures from the 2008 Chapman University Choir Italy Tour on the following website too.
It was an honor for all of us at Incantato Tours & Concert to work with and for this fine organization and we thank the director Joseph Modica as well as Rick Christophersen and Dr. William Hall for the opportunity. For videos from the tour, please visit youtube.com/incantatotours

6/04/2008

Impressions from our Tours

New Incantato Concert videos online

Check out youtube.com/incantatotours for new concert videos from the fine ensembles traveling to Europe with Incantato Tours & Concert Management such as the recording of Canticum Novums performance of Rossini's "O Salutaris Hostia" at the Sevilla Cathedral below. ENJOY.

5/30/2008

Check out the new concert videos on Youtube

We just uploaded new videoclips from The University of Arkansas Schola Cantorum and the Chapman University Choir on youtube.com/incantatotours. ENJOY!!!

And here is a special taste:

Chapman University Choir sings first at St. Peter's Basilica, then in the Sistine Chapel

It was a very emotional last tour performance for the Chapman University Choir. The ensemble from Orange, CA under the direction of Joseph Modica gave a very special private concert in the Sistine Chapel in Rome which brought tears to many of the singers and quite a few of the guests in the audience. Prior to visiting the Vatican Museums, the group w

as the featured guest choir for High Mass at St. Peter's Basilica - another highlight on their 2008 Concert Tour to Italy organized by Incantato. The day concluded with a fun farewell in a typical Italian restaurant with lots of local specialties and more singing.

5/29/2008

Front row seats for Chapman at Papal Audience

What an amazing experience: The Chapman University Choir was seated in the front row for the public Papal Audience on St. Peter's Square on May 28, 2008. The singers under the direction of Joseph Modica made themselves heard with the moving spiritual "Hark, I hear the harps eternal!" (arr. A. Parker) and received enthusiastic applause from thousands of people in the square and also the Pope himself. Pictures of this essential artistic experience are featured in the slideshow below.

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The Chapman University Choir's 2008 Performance Tour to Italy is proudly organized by Incantato Tours & Concert Management.

5/28/2008

Chapman University Choir took Rome by storm

The Chapman University Choir's third and last formal concert on the ensemble's 2008 Performance Tour with Incantato was a huge success. Under the direction of Joseph Modica, the fine ensemble from Orange, CA present a selection of classical ch

oral compositions on the beautiful cathedral of Santa Maria in Trastevere. The audience of 300+ people was taken by storm. The guests from all over the world honored the performance with enthusiastic applause and standing ovations.
Next highlight is going to be the choir's performance at the magnificent basilica of San Pietro (St. Peter's Cathedral) in the Vatican on May 29, 2008 at 5 pm prior to a very special recital in the Sistine Chapel as part of an exclusive private visit to the Vatican Museums.
For videos of this and other fine choir concerts, please visit Incantato Tours & Concert Management at www.youtube.com/incantatotours

5/26/2008

Moving Chapman concert in Florence

The Chapman University Choir moved its Florence audience as they sang in a full church on Sunday night. The choir's selection of all sacred repertoire was received with standing ovations in the baroque jewel of San Gaetano.

5/25/2008

Chapman University Choir concertizes at San Gaetano in Florence

The Chapman University Choir presents its second formal concert during their 2008 Italy Performance Tour on May 25 at 9 pm at San Gaetano in Florence. The ensemble directed by Joseph Modica is welcomed by a local choir.

The concert is titled "Fusioni Musicali" - "Musical Fusions" and features choral compositions from Palestrina, Gabrieli, Rachmaninov, Lauridsen, Sviridov etc.

San Gaetano is one of the prime concert venues right in the heart of Florence. For more information on this beautiful church, please visit the following links:
"One of Florence few baroque jewels"
San Gaetano on Wikipedia

5/23/2008

Chapman University Choir Concert in Venice a great success

The church was completely overcrowded with an audience in rapture. People spilled out into the square in front of the church and the choir received standing ovations after they also sang a piece from Puccini's La Traviata.

"Fusioni Musicali" - Chapman University Choir sings in Venice

On Friday, May 23, the Chapman University Choir is going to be the featured guest choir for a very special High Mass at St. Mark's Basilica in Venice - the singers will be part of the official celebration for the arrival of the Lourdes Madonna.

This will not be the only performance that day for the ensemble from Orange, CA under the direction of Joseph Modica on their 2008 Incantato Performance Tour: At 8:30 pm, the Chapman University Choir will also present its first formal concert at the beautiful church of San Moisé, right in the heart of Venice.

The program is titled "Fusioni musicali" and combines choral works from European and American composers.

5/21/2008

"Cantano come Angeli" - Chapman Recital at the Duomo a success

The Chapman University Choir took the audience by storm with their recital in the beautiful Duomo this afternoon.

Despite being o

n the road and in the air for almost a whole day, the singers amazed the audience of well over 100 at the Milan Cathedral when the sang for the first time on their Italian Performance Tour. An older Italian gentleman came up to Incantato Tour Manager Petra and complimented the group by saying: "Cantano come angeli" (They sing like angels)

Below is the schedule for the upcoming concerts:
Fusioni musicali
The Chapman University Choir

il Coro dell’Universita’ di Chapman

Venerdì 23 Maggio alle ore 20:30

May 23, 8:30 pm - Concert

Chiesa di San Moisè - San Marco 1390A – Venezia

Domenica 25 Maggio alle ore 21

May 25, 9 pm - Concert

Chiesa di San Gaetano – Piazza Antinori – Firenze

con Gruppo Vocale Lucchese “Il Baluardo”

Mercoledì 28 Maggio ore 17:30

May 28, 5:30 PM - Mass & Concert

Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere – Roma

Giovedì 29 Maggio ore 17

May 29, 5 PM - High Mass

Basilica di San Pietro – Roma

4/30/2008

Chapman University Choir is getting ready for "Gems of Bella Italia"-Tour

The Chapman University Choir's 2008 Performance Tour to Italy begins on May 20 with an overnight flight to Europe. Many exciting events and beautiful concerts await the ensemble from Orange, California under the direction of Joseph Modica on their 12-day performance tour.

The 50+ singers from Orange, California travel to Milan, Venice, Florence, Siena, Assisi and Rome on a custom-designed itinerary from Incantato Tours & Concert Management. Our team is honored to work with and for this fine organization and we surely look forward to hearing the choir sing in the amazing venues we managed to secure for them - starting with the Duomo of Milan and ending with a special recital in the Sistine Chapel.

One of Incantato's trademarks is to provide the fine choirs traveling with us with professional marketing materials. Below, we proudly present the concert poster and postcard our designer has created especially for the Chapman University Choir. 5000 postcards and several hundred posters in various sizes along with e-files will advertise the three formal concerts both in convential and new ways.

For more information, please contact us via email to: info@incantatotours.com

2/27/2008

Chapman University Choir sings High Mass at St. Peter's Basilica

The Chapman University Choir is going to be the featured guest choir singing High Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican on May 29, 2008.

The choir directed by Joseph Modica is visiting Milan, Venice, Florence, Siena & San Gimignano, Assisi and Rome on their 2008 Performance Tour to Italy.

More updates from Incantato Tours & Concert Management about this and other choirs traveling to Europe with our team this year will follow soon.

For additional information, visit our website www.incantatotours.com.

Endorsements for Incantato Tours

“Dear Incantato, As you know, I’ve had the pleasure of being on five of your tours. Just when I think you can’t possibly top the previous tour, you do. Your attention to detail is remarkable. From departure to return everything is superbly planned – air and ground transportation, top-notch accommodations, food and most importantly, premier performance venues. You definitely deliver on your “boutique” commitment. As an educator, the most important aspect of an international tour is that my students return having had a life-changing experience. This has been the outcome every time I’ve been with your company. Equally important to me is that my guests also have an experience of a lifetime. Not only do you deliver on your commitment to making their experience extra special, you take extra care in understanding their individual needs. My guests rang my phone off the hook when we returned from Eastern Europe last year (yes, they still use phones!). To your potential clients who might read this, I want them to know that if they’ve ever considered taking an instrumental ensemble on an international tour, they’d be missing out on a fabulous opportunity if they didn’t contact Incantato to discuss the possibilities. My last two tours with Incantato included a choir and jazz ensemble. The sacred performance venues for the choir were everything history books have written about. The jazz venues were outstanding – some of the premier jazz clubs in Europe! The level of performance that my students rose to was off the charts – additional validation of my commitment to education and proof that an experience like this is a major game changer to every student musician. This combination tour was in many ways better than just a choir tour or just a jazz tour. It offered a lot of variety to display the diversity of our music department and provided the students a unique peer-to-peer support system, by being both performers and audience members. You did it again!!!”
Richard Burchard, Composer (Gentry Music, Pavane Publishing, National Music Publishers, Hinshaw Music) and Educator (Bellarmine University, Louisville, KY)

“The trip was everything I hoped for and more. Everything promised was delivered. I realize that this tour gave you a number of challenges due to the low number of participants, but you always seemed to find a way to make things happen. I appreciate the positive ‘Can Do’ attitude. You showed what a tour company can do when it really cares about the quality of the performing venues and comfort and satisfaction of its clients.”
Bruce Koliha, BelCanto Choir, Performance Tour to Central Europe 2010

“Our tour with Incatanto was unforgettable. They were able to not only secure for us the most popular and magnificent venues but also the hidden gems and special places only a company with passion and dedication can find. My Women’s Ensemble and Handbells (and even the parents) are still talking about the trip and all the wonderful memories. It has invigorated my program and I am deeply proud to have done business with Sandra and the entire team at Incantato.”
Brian Dehn, Cornelia Connelly, Performance Tour to England and Ireland 2010

“Once again, thanks to you and all the Incantato team for the great tour you arranged for CIC this summer. I truly feel that Incantato delivered a lot for our money on this trip. All of the hotels were nice ones with good locations. What a great idea to give us a night in Vienna near the Prater! And the concert venues were varied and all beautiful. The dinner cruise on our last night was magical and we enjoyed the food, the company, and the views. Thanks for making this a part of our tour. You are so skillful in finding the unique, off the beaten path, towns and villages. These are some of the best memories.”
Sue Klausmeyer, Carolina International Chorale, Performance Tour to Central Europe Summer 2010

"Dear Incantato-Team, the Choir of the Sound and I want to thank you for all you did to make our tour to Northern Italy so incredible. I’ve worked with many other tour companies, but this trip exceeded even my most optimistic expectations. The singers will remember their time in Italy the rest of their lives. To have had the opportunity to perform in those amazing cathedrals with large appreciative audiences was truly memorable. In reflecting on our trip this year, I realized that past tours that I had considered successful fell short when compared to the trip that you put together for us. Incantato provided a consistently high level of organization and personal attention both during the planning stages and on the trip. Other exceptional aspects of the tour were:
- The right amount and high quality of the performances. Our concerts and masses were wonderful.
- Outstanding tour managers that were a wonderful combination of knowledgeable, flexible, personable and fun!
- Beautiful posters and flyers as well as superb advertising of the concerts that resulted in large audiences
- Excellent pacing of the tour—thanks for anticipating when we would need some time to recover
- The included activities were interesting and created a change of pace for the singers
- Great meals, consistently. My vegetarians were very pleased also.
- The choir manager and I are very appreciative of your personal attention to our questions during the planning stages of the trip.
- Terrific bus drivers who made us feel safe and who enjoyed the group
It was a pleasure to work with everyone at your organization and I would be happy to share my experience with Incantato with other potential clients."
Judy Filibeck, Director "Choir of the Sound", Seattle, WA

"Having recently returned from a successful tour of Ireland, I can say without a doubt that this was my finest tour experience. I have used several different tours companies in my years of performance tours, and none have matched the attention to detail, the thoughtful planning, excellent venues & marketing, meal & hotels, and overall management by Incantato Tours. Their pricing was excellent, and when the US currency dropped, they did not raise any of our cost. I would recommend this company to anyone planning a tour, whether they are a large professional ensemble, or a small church choir."
Nathan J. Kreitzer - Director of Choral Activities Santa Barbara City College, CA

"It was a true pleasure working with Sandra and Incantato on our Italy Tour 2008. She is very detail oriented and surpassed many of our expectations. I would recommend Incantato to anyone planning a concert or performance tour."
Rick Christophersen, Director Conservatory of Music at Chapman University, Orange, CA

“My sincerest and deepest thanks to you and all your staff for making this tour for the Quire of Voyces our very best yet! Your attention to every detail, special offerings each day, fine accommodations and outstanding tour guides all made for a very gratifying experience for all of us.”
Susan Kuehn, Quire of Voyces Performance Tour to Italy, June 2010

"I have only wonderful things to say about Incantato Tours! The UGA Chamber Choir traveled to Italy in 2009. From the marvelous concert venues to the excellently managed tour, this was really a dream trip. The highly professional and expert Incantato tour manager who was with us throughout the entire trip, the fantastic bus drivers, and the knowledgeable city tour guides all helped to make the tour run exceptionally smoothly. Probably most important was that this entire trip was really a specialty tour designed especially for this particular choral group. Incantato Tours made it possible for us to sing in some very remarkable places, including the Sistine Chapel. Planning a tour takes incredible dedication and Incantato Tours would definitely be my choice again!"
Dr. Martha Thomas, UGA School of Music, Athens, GA

“We had the wonderful opportunity to go to Spain, sing in great venues, experience an amazing culture, and eat great food. There is always a special element of magic that happens with Incantato Tours.”
Andrew Crane, Director of Choral and Vocal Activities, California State University, San Bernardino;Performance Tour to Spain, June 2010

“Incantato Tours has created the most musically satisfying tour we have ever taken. For the singers touring is about the music in the wonderful cathedrals and the exchanges with the local kids. A toast to Incantato for fulfilling your dream, and for making so many people so happy - now and in the future.”
Arlene Jacobs, SCS Touring Choir, Akron, OH

“Incantanto facilitated maximum educational, religious, and just plain fun experiences among youth and adults alike.”
Ed Bettendorf, Western Reserve Academy, Performance Tour to Italy March 2010

"There are at least four essential ingredients for a successful and rewarding concert tour for young people and their sponsors —appropriate concert settings, advance publicity, opportunities for learning about the areas visited (including exchanges with the local youth), and good logistical planning. The recent tour of the Akron, Ohio Summit Children's Touring Choir through Germany, the Czech Republic and Austria was successful indeed. The venues were most impressive and beautiful. The publicity produced large responsive and appreciative crowds as well as mayor’s receptions with recital opportunities at city halls. The knowledgeable tour guides and the visits with local youth and choirs provided an experience for the choir members that will not be soon forgotten. The schedule for travel, meals, concerts and touring were planed and flexible enough to accommodate for unexpected delays without loss of any scheduled tour, exchange or concert. Finally, a "shadow tour" of parents and sponsors was also a success and allowed those who wished to do so to attend every reception, recital and concert while being guided on a separate tour, well planned and executed. As one who worked with Sandra Weinacht and her staff at Incantato I can assure you it would not have been such a success without their planning and execution of our tour. They are to be commended and I would highly recommend Incantato Tours to anyone considering a group tour, especially a performance tour.
C.A. Ridge Jr., A Summit Choral Society Sponsor

“Incantato Tours impresses me because their clients come first. Their advantage lies in the selection of venues, impressive itineraries and the ability to tend to details.”
Dr. Gary L. Unruh, Professor Emeritus, CSU Fresno

“I can't speak highly enough about Incantato Tours. They were with us every step of the way, tailoring a tour that was perfect for our wants, needs and budget. I would recommend Incantato to anyone serious about a choir tour, especially if you want a tour that provides wonderful indelible memories of the best that a tour can be.”
Stan DeWitt, Minister of Music, Grace First Presbyterian Church, Long Beach, CA;
Performance Tour to Ireland, April 2010

"Of the eight international tours I've taken as both singer and conductor, last summer's CSULB tour to Naples, Rome, Florence and the Amalfi Coast with Incantato was the best organized and the most fun. Our tour manager and guides were professional, wonderful teachers, and our venues were beautiful. We saw stunning posters for our events everywhere we walked. The marketing for our concerts was incredible! Our audiences were huge and exuberant, and Incantato made all the pieces fell into place beautifully. Thank you Incantato Tours for the personal attention, for the flexibility that allowed us to choose exactly where we wanted to go and what we wanted to see. We're already planning for 2010."
Dr. Jonathan Talberg - Director of Choral, Vocal, and Opera Studies, Bob Cole Conservatory of Music, California State University, Long Beach

"Canticum Novum, The tour choir of Central Church in Phoenix just completed its most successful tour in 35 years of concertizing abroad, solely due to the excellent management of Incantato. Their attention to every detail, response to every request, superb International Staff, and excellence in concert management are singularly distinctive. Theirs is a professional concert management group who are also excellent providers of travel services. That is a distinctive difference. Travel agents are for travel; Incantato provides concert management in stunning venues, and the organizational minutia supporting these artistic events in addition to fine-tuned travel experiences filled with special amenities. If music making in superb acoustical spaces to wonderfully receptive audiences is your priority, Incantato is the professional tour group for your ensemble."
Donald. E. Morse, Central United Methodist Church, Phoenix, AZ

"The San Marino Chamber Singers have been very fortunate to travel several times already with the director of Incantato Tours, Ms. Sandra Weinacht. She was our personal tour and concert manager when we traveled to Italy in 2005 and then designed, organized and oversaw our tour to Central Europe in 2007. It was another huge success. Aside from selecting and working with prime venues only, Ms. Weinacht's staff also put in great time and effort in promoting our concerts through beautiful designed and professionally printed concert posters and cards. Incantato's marketing of our performances became highly visible to the public and contributed to the success of every concert. I have been more than impressed with their professionalism and highly recommend Incantato Tours to everyone. They definitely cater to each choir member's personal needs and watch every detail. The hotels were carefully selected, the meals were beyond our expectation. If there were ever any problems, they were dealt with beautifully and professionally on the spot. We were very impressed with how well the whole tour was executed. The next time we go back to Europe, it will be with Incantato Tours."
Howard Cheung, San Marino Chamber Choir, CA

"Well, you did it. I don't know how, but you did it! You accepted the challenge, and performed a small miracle. My hat is off to you and Ted for creating what is, for me, the most musically satisfying tour we have taken. All of the kids who have been on the three tours (Italy, China, and Europe) agreed, hands down, that this was the best ever. For them it's about the music in the wonderful cathedrals and the exchanges with the local kids. In festival-type situations they are not really "up close and personal" with other kids - they're mostly rehearsing. At any rate, a toast to Incantato, to you and Ted for fulfilling your dream, and for making so many people so happy - now and in the future. Thank you!"
Arlene Jacobs, Artistic Director, Summit Children’s Touring Choir and Co-Founder of the Summit Choral Society (SCS)

"Incantato stresses the small town experience as well as the traditional larger cities, but it wasn't until I looked out on the valley and town of Salice Terme spread out below us as we enjoyed a wonderful home-cooked Italian meal that I truly understood or appreciated that element. At that moment, "Italy" became much more than a series of famous cities to check off my list; it became a real world, a place of rolling hills as well as marble cathedrals, time-honored traditions and modern technology. A true mix of culture and heritage unknown and unappreciated by those in the United States --- until you arrive! The experience we had of singing in the Sistine Chapel is absolutely indescribable, yet I must try. It's been almost three months since the last note of Gregorio Allegri's Miserere echoed off Botticelli's walls and Michelangelo's awesome ceiling, but to the choir it is still as vivid a memory as if we sang there last night. I can't thank Sandra and the Incantato Team enough for arranging such a poignant moment"
David Okun, student at UGA Hugh Hodgson School of Music, Athens, GA

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