Music Travel Consultants

18 Jul

Music Travel Consultants & WGI Sport of the Arts Ink Partnership

When WGI Sport of the Arts and Music Travel Consultants – where “Travel is an Art” – get together, great things are bound to happen! WGI Director of Operations & Sponsor Relations, Bart Woodley, and Music Travel Consultants cemented a partnership in late June. Music Travel Consultants is super-excited to help further WGI’s mission “to provide a venue for young people to achieve the extraordinary through performance and competition.”

Music Travel Consultants’ client, Red Wave Indoor from Fresno, California, giving […]

By Vicky Wielosinski Company News Tours, Travel, WGI, Winter Guard International 0 Comments

William Henry Harrison High School Choir performing at Disney Springs

29 Jun

Popular Music Performance Venues for Students in the U.S.A.

Searching for the perfect popular music performance venues in the U.S.A., which your group can play, or attend a clinic to improve its music? There are literally hundreds around our country, to say nothing (in this article) of the opportunities available worldwide. Often, we find music directors are shocked to learn their ensembles can perform at some of these cool places. If you’ve been seeking, but not finding, take a look at this short list:

New York City • Carnegie […]

By Emily Ward Featured Destinations performance, Popular, Student, Top, U.S.A., USA, Venues 0 Comments

Add a performance to your next Music Travel Consultants trip.

27 Jun

Student Performance Trips to Universal Orlando

Create lasting memories for your marching band, orchestra, show choir, concert choir, or jazz band with a student performance trip to Universal Orlando! Perform at CityWalk™ Lagoon Stage*, a Music in the Parks, Music USA Festivals or OrlandoFest competition, or march in front of cheering spectators at Universal Studios’ Florida parks. Universal Studios offers many educational hands-on group programs that involve one-of-a-kind opportunities. Choose what is right for your group and enjoy education-focused performances, adjudicated festivals, workshops, and clinics, […]

By Jeff Buchanan Featured Destinations Choir, Marching Band, Music in the Parks, Music USA Festivals, Orchestra, Orlando, OrlandoFest, STARS Performance, Universal Studios 0 Comments

27 Jun

Chaperoning School Performance Trips

It is great that you’re interested in chaperoning school performance trips. Thank you! Your role is to help get the kids safely and happily through the challenges of their action-packed itineraries. You are an extension of trip leadership and a liaison to it for the students. Directors will have high expectations of you, and your number one reason for being on a trip is to support the leaders and kids. As a chaperone, you must always focus on what’s best […]

By Teri Aitchison Music Education, Travel Safety Chaperone music tips, Chaperoning a performance trip 0 Comments

27 Jun

Eating Healthy on the Road

If you learn to make healthy choices when they are not simple or obvious, then making sound decisions will be much easier when healthy choices are abundant and convenient.
As the old adage says, “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” So rather than outlining a handful of “eat this, no, that” choices, here are some tips on how to “fish” for that […]

By Emily Ward Travel Safety Eat, Health, performance, Travel 0 Comments

Music Travel Consultants Tour Director Anne Anderson

27 Jun

Meet MTC Tour Director Anne Anderson

Meet MTC Tour Director Anne Sanders Anderson, committed to making your trip as rewarding and as memorable as possible!
Anne Anderson hails from a large family with a rural farm in Southern Indiana. While attending a small high school, Anne knew early on that she had a passion for teaching music. Following graduation from the Indiana University School of Music, she landed a teaching job, picked up a Masters in Education, and has been teaching music ever since.
Now a retired Music […]

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14 May

Perform in Disney’s Candlelight Processional

Spreading holiday cheer as honorary cast members in Disney’s Candlelight Processional is a wonderful gift for your choir during the holiday season. Your choir will never forget this magical program that takes place at Epcot© annually. The candlelight processional performance retells the Christmas story with the Voices of Liberty, Disney cast members trying out to be part of the Christmas Tree (in the middle of the choir) and high school, college and adult choirs from around the country, all […]

By Vicky Wielosinski Featured Destinations Candlelight, Choir, disney, Epcot, performance, Processional 0 Comments

30 Apr

Music Travel Consultants Introduces the Music Travel App

Music Travel Consultants, travel planners for the finest bands, choirs, and orchestras in the world, is pleased to introduce the “Music Travel” app, free to all of a group’s travelers. Music directors, staff, chaperones, and students may use this secure, information-packed, versatile app before and during their Music Travel trip.

After registering online, the app allows parents to manage travelers in one account, view payment installment dates, make payments and review itineraries. It updates real-time trip schedules, so everyone knows […]

By Robin Harting Company News, Travel Safety Choir Travel App, Marching Band Travel App, Music Travel App, Orchestra Travel App, Performance Trip App 0 Comments

Macy's Thanskgiving Day Parade Band Travel

30 Apr

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Band Tours

Marching through The Big Apple in New York City’s world-famous Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is a major accomplishment for any Band Director and his/her band. Learn why Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Band Tours with Music Travel Consultants are second to none!
At the top of the list of New York’s attractions is the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The parade is the famous department store’s annual gift to children everywhere! Held in Manhattan, on Thanksgiving morning, this is one of America’s […]

By Andrew Moran Featured Destinations macy's marching band travel, Macy's Parade Band Tours, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade band Tours 0 Comments

Choir trips with Music Travel Consultants

30 Apr

School Choir Trip Ideas

Is your choir ready to take its performance to the next level? But you can’t decide on a venue or destination? Worry not! Music Travel Consultants’ list of popular school choir trip ideas is here to help. The range of choir destinations is vast, from St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome to Carnegie Hall in New York. These two and others have proven themselves over years, hosting many successful student choir tours. Each choir trip MTC puts together is custom-designed […]

By Emily Ward Featured Destinations, Music Education Choir Tours, Choir Travel, Choir Trips, Popular Choir Performance Opportunities, Top Choir Venues 0 Comments