We have learned over the years that our choral directors are thinking hard, as they plan their performance tours, about the following three things:

• First, is the destination interesting and affordable?
• Second, is the venue itself unique and musically appropriate?
• And Third, but certainly not least, does the tour operator have the knowledge and experience (of both the destination and the genre) to plan and operate a problem-free performance trip that my students will long remember?

Click on the images above for an interesting comparison of the same piece performed by the Newtown (Connecticut) High School Concert Choir in the different acoustic environments (stone and wood respectively) of Québec’s Ste-Anne-de-Beaupré Basilica, at left, or Montréal’s Notre Dame Basilica at right (NOTE: the Notre Dame Basilica performance at right is about six seconds ahead of the Ste-Anne-de-Beaupre performance on the Youtube clock).

The cities of Canada are clean, safe and palpably friendly, of course, and the performance venues including Québec City’s massive Ste-Anne-de-Beaupré Basilica (above left) or Montréal’s stunningly beautiful Notre Dame Basilica (above right), to name two examples, are no less inspiring than any found in Europe.

And, as America’s leading operator of educational tours to Canada, VISIT CANADA has been planning customized choral performance tours to Montréal, Québec City, Ottawa and Toronto, some for as many as 300 students in a single performance, for more than 20 years.And, as America’s leading operator of educational tours to Canada, VISIT CANADA has been planning customized choral performance tours to Montréal, Québec City, Ottawa and Toronto, some for as many as 300 students in a single performance, for more than 20 years.

We are intimately familiar with the destinations, the venues, and the specialized needs of choral directors and their students. We honestly believe that our performance tour itineraries are the very best available anywhere in the marketplace, and we welcome the opportunity to demonstrate that to you.

For further information, or for a customized tour itinerary, please call us at 800.456.5552. We plan each trip individually, and we would like nothing better than to plan a tour for your choir, band or orchestra.