
Music Celebrations Blog
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MCI Journeys Blog is our way of keeping you informed of our latest music events, concert tours, and collaborations. We also offer a wealth of useful information for first-time tour organizers and experienced tour veterans alike.
Music Celebrations provides unique performance and educational opportunities to music ensembles around the globe.
Music Celebrations Blog
3w ago
Please allow me to gush over this amazing MCI trip. Our European Tour Manager is worth her weight in gold! Her attention to detail, her professionalism, her care for the singers, and her communication with the adults was nothing short of fantastic! All four hotels were top notch. The meals were amazing, well done, tasty and very Austrian! Concert venues were exquisite. I could keep going on how everything worked out so well. The organs, the venues, the tour guides in Vienna and Salzburg, the schedule, etc. Thank you again for your professionalism and for working w ..read more
Music Celebrations Blog
1M ago
From my perspective, the tour was uniformly excellent. The venues were fantastic. The concert in Vienna was an excellent experience with 200 people in the audience. Our Tour Managers were excellent. They went WAY out of their way to help member of the tour and did a very good job of dealing with unexpected issues. Can’t say enough good things about them. Your team did a great job, and I would definitely recommend you to my colleagues. In fact, I’ve already told several folks around the country what a great job you did. Thanks for making the trip ..read more
Music Celebrations Blog
1M ago
I am constantly impressed with the organizational aspects of Music Celebrations International (MCI). The concert venues are first rate and well attended. They are particularly good at the details that are too often overlooked. I am also pleasantly surprised at how fine the accommodations and food were while keeping within our budget. The food was way beyond what we expected. We had approximately 120 at the first concert, 180 at the second, over 200 at the third, and close to 300 at our final concert in Kaunas. All the audiences were fabulous, but Kaunas was enthusiastic beyond ..read more
Music Celebrations Blog
1M ago
Overall, this was a wonderful trip! My students had such a fantastic time. Our guide made sure the tour had a great pace so that everyone felt like we were seeing a lot without it being frantic. A major highlight was our choral workshop with Dr. Jason Max Ferdinand at the University of Maryland! The students had a blast and are already wondering what tour we are taking next. This was my first time taking a group on a tour of this magnitude, and my MCI Team was incredibly patient and gracious with me. Thank you so much for all your help and for a wonderful trip! I look forward ..read more
Music Celebrations Blog
1M ago
“Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all your work to make the WWU Symphony Orchestra Spain tour a success. Everything on the itinerary went off without a hitch, and the inevitable surprises that come with international travel were easily navigated. Lodging and meals were excellent, the excursions and tours were incredible, and our local Tour Manager was a godsend. I really can’t sing his praises loudly enough. We played for a full-capacity audience of 2,200 at Barcelona’s famed Palau de la Musica. I’m thrilled with the experience and am so grateful to everyone on the MCI Team for ..read more
Music Celebrations Blog
1M ago
“The trip was fantastic! Your company surpassed our previous trips in so many ways. Our European Tour Managers were amazing, and in general accommodations and meals were better than what we were used to with previous companies. This was the 9th trip I had been on with the Wyoming Ambassadors and it was, by a great leap in quality, the absolute best. Having traveled with several different tour companies throughout my years as a public school and university educator, MCI is truly the best for traveler care, comfort, and quality experience. We look forward to wo ..read more
Music Celebrations Blog
1M ago
My interactions with the MCI Team were good on all fronts. My personal highlight was seeing my singers’ reactions to what we were seeing and experiencing. We had several on this trip who had never traveled outside the country before or had never flown before. Seeing all these firsts for them was a joy. Our performance highlight was in Prague. The acoustics were very good, and the venue was packed with 250 in the audience. They brought out all the spare chairs they had. I’m so glad we could work together again. I look forward to future trips together ..read more
Music Celebrations Blog
2M ago
I can honestly say there was nothing on the itinerary that I wouldn’t personally do again. Everything was necessary on the tour and made a difference in all our lives. Our local Tour Manager was always attentive to the group needs, checked in with me every morning, and went over plans for the following day with me at dinner. She was extraordinarily knowledgeable, friendly, and made plans for additional stops along our long drives that spoke to the interests of the group. She was the heart of our tour! Our performances were all memorable – St. Gile’s Cathedral, St ..read more
Music Celebrations Blog
3M ago
We had an amazing experience touring in Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia with Music Celebrations International [MCI]. They exceeded every expectation we had, from the planning stages to the final performances. The staff in the U.S. were immensely helpful, informative, and attentive. The staff in Europe were also fantastic, taking care of every musical and logistical detail with professionalism and care. Our students gained so much from this performance tour, most importantly musical memories that will last a lifetime and newfound cultural awareness and appreciation. This was the kind of tour tha ..read more
Music Celebrations Blog
5M ago
We loved everything! Each day was great, we enjoyed every tour. Our Italian Tour Manager was absolutely amazing. I was so impressed with her. And the demeanor, professionalism, knowledge… everything – she was just perfect. Everyone on my MCI Team was fantastic. Very professional and helpful as I navigated my way through the process with MCI for the first time. I was impressed. Thank you, MCI, for providing such great memories for me and my students! I am so grateful to each of you. I can’t wait for the next one!
Dr. Brian Meixner, Director of Instrumental Studies
High Point U ..read more