31Jan
02Jan
Musicians without Borders
Where war has raged, people need everything to return to life: food, water, shelter, clothing, medicine. But more than anything, people need hope. To reconcile, people need empathy. To heal, people need connection and community. Music creates empathy, builds connection and gives hope. Music crosses ethnic divides and provides neutral space to meet through shared talents and passions. Community music-making is a direct and accessible tool for connecting people and engaging and mobilizing communities. And through the power of music,...
02Jan
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...
02Jan
A Music Trip to Disney Parks
There's a reason that music performance and music education opportunities are so abundant at Walt Disney theme parks. Music brings feeling and heart into films and stage plays. Didn't you melt, just a little, when first you heard “When You Wish Upon a Star” in Pinocchio? The Pinocchio theme song, released with Disney's second animated feature film in 1940, has become an iconic theme for the Disney organization. For decades, Disney has brought evil and good to life by harnessing the power of music to tell...
02Jan
Featured Destination: Germany and Austria
This edition features Franklin Central's Concert Choir traveling on their custom choir trip to Germany and Austria. The group not only had the opportunity to give multiple once-in-a-lifetime performances, but the group was also able to experience these popular stops and events: Neuschwanstein, Dachau, Salt Mine, Trick Fountains at Hellbrunn, Salzburg City Center, Kursalon, and Henrici Restaurant at Esterhazy. Behind the poster advertising its Eisenstadt, Austria concert, the Franklin Central Concert Choir rehearses in Haydn Hall. Arriving in
02Jan
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...
01Jan
New York City Choir Trip
The City that never sleeps! The Big Apple! It’s like no other city in the world—giant skyscrapers, world-famous attractions, fabulous museums, marvelous restaurants, exclusive shops, don't miss performances at Lincoln Center, and spectacular Broadway shows! A renewed spirit of energy and vitality rings throughout America’s largest city—one of the world’s greatest destinations! You just can't go wrong with a New York City trip. Here’s a look at the Big Apple, following in the footsteps of our friends from the Bismarck...
16Sep
Bands Competing in the 2016 Bands of America Championships can win $500 with Music Travel Consultants!
BOA Bands Can Win $500 with Music Travel Consultants! Music Travel Consultants, the Official Travel Partner of Bands of America, is honoring your hard work with a Contest! Bands Competing at the 2016 BOA Events can win $500.00 for their school’s music program! All you have to do is ‘LIKE’ MTC’s Facebook page, and then answer the question “Who is the Travel Planner for the Finest Bands, Choirs and Orchestras in the World?” in the contest's post. Be sure to add your...
18Aug
Scotland Music Tours
Calling All Top Notch Pipers, Drummers and Dancers! Scotland is well-known for its unique and traditional music, and Scots music has held its popularity when many traditional forms of music across the world haven't. Many associate Scottish music almost entirely with the Great Highland Bagpipe, which has long played an important part in Scottish music. There are also many other performance opportunities besides Bagpipes, so don't be shy! ...
10Aug
