{"id":1234,"date":"2017-09-28T12:27:16","date_gmt":"2017-09-28T12:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musictravel.com\/blog\/?p=1234"},"modified":"2019-12-06T11:14:52","modified_gmt":"2019-12-06T16:14:52","slug":"meet-music-travel-consultants-tour-director-john-hilmer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musictravel.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/28\/meet-music-travel-consultants-tour-director-john-hilmer\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet MTC Tour Director John “The Big Smoothie” Hilmer"},"content":{"rendered":"

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<\/a> and of course, his son, Ben Hilmer<\/a> 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<\/a> took his band and orchestra to Italy.<\/h4>\n
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“We’ve had John guide us on two major trips (BOA National Championships and WGI World Championships). He was an integral part of our success at both events. Our relationship has developed a strong level of trust and we have a strong rapport from our time together. He works behind the scenes and is always one step, maybe even two or three steps, ahead of us in detail and logistics. Flexibility, calm demeanor, and years of experience are essential keys to his success. His ability to find extra rehearsal space, facilitate time changes, negotiate meal options, and communicate with our staff, students, and service providers are just some of his skill set that demonstrates he truly is a smooth operator. In fact, that sounds like a great nickname for him – John “The Big Smoothie” Hilmer. I look forward to continuing our relationship long into the future.”<\/p>\n