Staff Highlights - Music Travel Consultants

Music Travel Consultants is a Tour Operator, a travel company that puts together customized trips for its clients. Since 1987, led by accomplished scholastic music directors and musicians, Music Travel Consultants has become first choice for student music group tours by listening to customers, providing industry-leading on-line services and by having professional Tour Directors conduct most trips. Focused on creating custom trips that provide relevant, memorable and rewarding student travel experiences, Indianapolis-based Music Travel partners with customers to successfully do just that, in destinations within the United States and world-wide. Over 165 years combined travel expertise earned in over 68 countries means Music Travel Consultants will anticipate your needs and fulfill your group’s wishes, without surprises or hidden costs. Sharing staff highlights with the community is important for everyone. Our unique Staff Highlights: Music Travel Consultants will hopefully help the music community in making informed decisions in music education and life.

Music Travel Consultants Tour Director John Hilmer.

28SepSeptember 28, 2017

Meet MTC Tour Director John “The Big Smoothie” Hilmer

John Hilmer is not only a committed Music Travel Consultants Tour Director and student music educator, but he has brought much more to Music Travel Consultants. John's former students Andrew Moran and of course, his son, Ben Hilmer are all part of the Music Travel Consultants family. John's relationship with Music Travel Consultants started when John was a Music Director himself. Mark Harting took his band and orchestra...

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The Music Travel Team at the Rose Bowl. L to R Andrew Moran, Nancy Reichmann, Michael Gray, Chuck Kubly, Chris Forsythe and Vice Wielosinski

10MayMay 10, 2017

Meet MTC Tour Director Chuck Kubly

Meet Music Travel Consultants Tour Director Chuck Kubly, one of our professional Tour Directors, who uses his commitments to excellence and experience to make sure a music director’s trip is successful. Rest assured, if the unpredictable happens, your MTC Tour Director is at your side, ready to take on the unpredictable and get your trip back on the road. With over 40 years of experience teaching music and understanding what directors need on trips, Chuck Kubly is ready to tour direct...

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Music travel Consultants Tour Director Teri Aitchison

04AprApril 4, 2017

Meet MTC Tour Director Teri Aitchison

Music Travel’s professional Tour Directors use their commitment and experience to ensure the music director’s and the group’s trip are successful. Rest assured, if the unpredictable happens, your Tour Director is there, ready to tackle the unpredictable and get your trip back on track. When it comes to tour directing, Teri Aitchison is ready to treat you to an awesome trip, starting with that wonderful smile. Teri's warm personality and impressive experience record are a plus to have with any group....

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Nancy with two of her favorite Disney characters.

07MarMarch 7, 2017

Meet MTC Tour Director Nancy Reichmann

Music Travel’s professional Tour Directors use their commitment and experience to ensure the music director’s and the group’s trip are successful. Rest assured, if the unpredictable happens, your Tour Director is there, ready to tackle the unpredictable and get your trip back on track. When it comes to tour directing, Nancy Reichmann has the personality and drive to make your trip awesome. Nancy Reichmann's smile, experience, quick thinking, instinct and her constant "going beyond the call of duty" work ethic makes...

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26FebFebruary 26, 2017

Remembering Gary Wishmeyer

It is with a sad heart that we inform you of the passing of one of our own, Gary Wishmeyer. Gary has worked for Music Travel Consultants since his retirement as the Hall of Fame Band Director at Ben Davis High School where he inspired, motivated and directed thousands of students. Gary witnessed the impact of music group travel while traveling with his own bands and was passionate about creating those same life changing experiences for so many other school...

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02JanJanuary 2, 2017

Meet MTC Tour Director Sue Guindon

Music Travel’s professional Tour Directors use their commitment and experience to ensure the music director’s and the group’s trip are successful. Rest assured, if the unpredictable happens, your Tour Director it there ready to tackle the unpredictable and get the trip back on track. When it comes to tour directing, Sue Guindon is hard to beat. Her personality, resourcefulness, experience, attention to detail, quick thinking and her constant "going beyond the call of duty" work ethic makes up the total package...

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02JanJanuary 2, 2017

Puttin’ on the Ritz with Jeff Buchanan!

Meet Jeff Buchanan A longtime Ohio school music teacher and 2002 Teacher of the Year, Jeff Buchanan is an alumnus of Medina High School (Ohio) and Bowling Green State University. He served on the OMEA State Board as District II President and Technology Rep, and he's a past-president of the BGSU Alumni Band Board of Directors. Jeff's bands received numerous superior ratings at OMEA adjudicated events, and he is a former director of the Heidelberg College Brass Band. An active composer...

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09JunJune 9, 2016

Who IS that Band Director in the movie, Hoosiers?

Wayyyyy back in 1986, Hoosiers captured audiences nation-wide with its messages about team spirit, heart and second chances. Gene Hackman starred in Anthony Pizzo’s cinematic treasure, but can you guess which MTC leading man nailed the role of the Hoosiers Band Director? The handsome, debonair, pitch-perfect Hoosiers band director was none other than Music Travel’s Executive Vice President, Jef Furr! Starting out as a trombone player at Noblesville (IN) Middle School, Jef honed his talents and graduated from Ball State University...

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Music Travel Consultants with Andrew Moran

09JunJune 9, 2016

Fitness in Marching Band: 100 Pounds Lighter

As musicians, we all know that to present our music best, we have to be in peak mental health. Music, in turn, reinforces our mental health. But, being at the top of our musical game is also facilitated (or hindered) by our physical health. Here’s my story… Following my student teaching placement at Avon High School in Avon, IN, I remember hopping on the scales at my doctor’s office, and as the nurse slid the weight past 235…240…245…250 lbs., I was...

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