ToursOne of the best things about joining a group with Berkshire Maestros is that every year a number of European tours take place. Destinations have included: Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Malta, Spain and Switzerland to name but a few! Whether you are a member of a group based at one of our music centres or a member of one of the County Groups, there will normally be opportunities for you to go on a tour. As well as experiencing the thrill of visiting a foreign country, you will also get to play in front of enthusiastic audiences and have great fun with all your friends. Where have our young musicians been...?2005Windsor Music Centre groups - Czech Republic Bracknell Music Centre group - Belgium 2006 Berkshire Youth Orchestra and Berkshire Youth Wind Orchestra - Lille, France. Berkshire Youth Choir - Rhineland, Germany (plus a joint concert with Youth Orchestra in Lille.) Guitar Ensemble and Orchestra - Ghent, Belgium (read more about this tour below) Berkshire Boys Choir and Berkshire Girls Choir - Jersey (international choral festival) 2007 Bracknell Music Centre groups: Corelli Orchestra, Youth Brass Band and Youth Wind Band - Strasbourg and the Alsace, France Newbury Music Centre groups: Newbury String Orchestra, Concert Band and Orchestra - Languedoc-Roussillon, France Reading Music Centre groups: Concert Band, Holst Brass and String Orchestra - France and Switzerland Windsor Music Centre groups: Chamber Choir, East Berkshire Jazz Orchestra and Zephyr Wind Band - Belgium 2008 Berkshire Youth Choir - Venice, Italy (Read the review) Guitar Ensemble and Guitar Orchestra - Noordwijk, The Netherlands 2009 Bracknell Music Centre (Concert Band and Corelli String Orchestra) - Alsace, France Newbury Music Centre (Concert Band and String Orchestra) - Lake Garda, Italy Reading Music Centre String Orchestra (Belgium) and Concert Band (Provence, France) Windsor Music Centre (Jazz Orchestra, Youth Orchestra and Zephyr Wind Band) - Freiburg, Germany 2010 Berkshire Young Voices and Senior Girls Choir - Paris, France So, as you can see, joining one of Berkshire Maestros' Groups really does allow you to see the world! |
Berkshire Youth Guitar Orchestra and Ensemble Tour 21 – 25 July 2006
In 2006 the two county guitar groups travelled to Belgium on tour. One of the students wrote this account of their time abroad.
