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Venice Music

Overview

Venice offers wonderful concert and sightseeing opportunities for your choir.  Our favourite performance venues include Santa Maria dei Miracoli, a lovely church with tiered stage and an organ, which attracts appreciating audiences for its concerts, and St Mark’s Basilica which offers the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to sing mass here.

There is plenty to do here beyond performing: you can take a private boat to the three islands of the Venetian lagoon, discover this magnificent city's treasures through a guided tour, visit famous landmarks such as the Doge’s Palace and St Mark’s Basilica.

Our Suggested Itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Morning flight to Venice.

    Guided tour of Venice's key sights: the spectacular Piazza San Marco, Basilica di San Marco and the narrow streets near the Rialto bridge.

    Rehearsals ahead of tomorrow's performance.

  2. Day 2

    Visit the Galleria Dell'Accademia, one of the most significant collections of paintings by the Venetian school.

    Mask-making workshop - a fantastic opportunity to make an authentic Venetian mask, with the help of a local English-speaking artisan.

    Rehearsal at the Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo.

    Choir performance at the Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo, known as the Venetian Pantheon.

  3. Day 3

    Three island boat tour: boat tour around the islands of Murano, Torcello and Burano.

    Visit Torre dell'Oroglio, a spectacular clock tower with breathtaking views.

    Visit the Palazzo Ducale (Doge's Palace), a major landmark with wonderful art from the likes of Titian, Tintoretto and Veronese.

    Choir performance at the Basilica di San Marco, a once in a life time opportunity.

  4. Day 4

    Rehearsal at the Frari Basilica.

    Choir performance at the Frari Basilica, a popular concert venue with local music groups.

    Visit Peggy Guggenheim Collection, one of Italy's most important collections of twentieth century art.

  5. Day 5

    Morning at leisure. Hunt for last-minute souvenirs in Venice's main shopping street, Old Merceria.

    Return flight home.

School Trip Accommodation

Accommodation

We use safe and secure accommodation especially suited to schools. Our accommodation is usually 2* or youth hostel standard and provides a perfect base for enjoying your tour. All accommodation we use is audited, and our auditing regime is verified by independent experts.