THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC PROJECT

Due to the ongoing worldwide pandemic and problems associated with international travel restrictions, the IMP has regretfully decided to cancel plans for a tour in July, 2022.  We definitely will be offering the same experience and opportunities for the summer of 2023, and invite you to submit applications beginning as early as this fall. More details on dates, program and costs to be announced.

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The International Music Project is passionately devoted to creating significant musical and cultural opportunities for Italian and American students, conductors, and composers to rehearse and perform in acclaimed venues in Europe and America.

The music chosen for performance represents the highest quality of international repertoire written for chamber ensemble, orchestra, and wind ensemble. The IMP “Sojourner Tour, 2023” will take place July, 2023. There will be openings in our program for a maximum of 15 American brass and woodwind chamber players selected by audition to join the 16-day tour.

The week will involve a wide array of high-level musical and cultural experiences that will be unique and unforgettable. Experiences will include performing and rehearsing in first-class venues in woodwind and brass quintets, wind dectets, as well as in larger wind ensembles alongside Italian musicians at the Rossini Conservatory of Music in Pesaro, one of the largest and most reputable music schools in Italy.

The tour is open to all advanced students over 18 years of age as of July 1, 2023, who play flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, trumpet, trombone or tuba. An application is required that must include a short performance video as well as one letter of recommendation.

How to apply

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An all-inclusive tour fee will feature all the following experiences

**PLEASE NOTE THAT PRICE IS OPEN TO SMALL ADJUSTMENTS LATER AS AIRLINE AND TRAIN TICKETS BECOME FINALIZED.

  • Roundtrip airfare from New York to/from Italy

  • Train transportation between cities

  • Health/Travel insurance

  • Nightly double/triple occupancy lodging at hotel or bed-and-breakfast

  • 6 group dinners and breakfasts in each hotel

  • Professional bilingual tour guide included in Rome, Florence and Venice

  • Chamber music concert presented in the Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence’s world-famous outdoor sculpture garden of the Uffizi Gallery

  • Rehearsals and concert in Pesaro with a large wind ensemble of Italian and American students, led by an international roster of conductors:

    a. Maestro Filippo Salemmi, Director of the IMP
    b. Maestro Michele Mangani, Professor of composition and conductor, Rossini Conservatory
    c. Others TBA

  • 3-hour masterclass with Luca Benucci, principal hornist of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Florence’s world-class opera orchestra

  • Quintet and double quintet Chamber music coaching and recitals led by our resident international conductors

  • Performances at renowned venues such as Loggia dei Lanzi in Piazza Della Signoria in Florence, the Pedrotti Concert Hall of the Rossini Conservatory in Pesaro, and the Teatro Torti in Bevagna.

  • Entry into tourist sites: Roman Coliseum and Vatican Museums, including the Sistine Chapel, Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, Pantheon, Bevagna Roman Baths, Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi with Giotto frescoes, Venice’s Rialto Bridge and Grand Canal

  • Private lessons from instructors of the Musical Institutions available for an additional fee

The International Music Project Italy
“Sojourner Tour, 2023”

Tentative Itinerary (subject to change)
July 2023

  • Day 1 – Depart USA from Newark Airport. Join tour guide.
  • Day 2 – Arrive Rome, hotel or hostel lodging, walking tour (Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, etc). Group dinner.
  • Day 3 – Tour Coliseum, Vatican and Sistine Chapel, group dinner at Piazza Navona.
  • Day 4 – Morning departure by train. Arrive Bevagna, housing in hotel or hostel, evening rehearsal. Meals in Bevagna will be individual, with the exception of one group dinner.
  • Day 5 – Rehearsals, city walking tour (Roman bath, etc.)
  • Day 6 – Evening concert with day trip to Assisi and Basilica di Santa Maria degli Angeli.
  • Day 7 – Depart by train for Florence. Rehearsals in evening.
  • Day 8 – Rehearsals in morning. Walking tour of city. Chamber concert in the evening.
  • Day 9 – Visit Academia and/or Uffizi Gallery (optional, extra fee required). Masterclass with principal hornist of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. Group Banquet.
  • Day 10 – Depart by train. Arrive Pesaro. Housing in hotel. Rehearsal in the afternoon.
  • Day 11 – Rehearsals at the Rossini Conservatory. Tour Rossini museum.
  • Day 12 – Rehearsals continue. Beach time.
  • Day 13 – Rehearsals followed by free time.
  • Day 14 – Free during the day. Beach time or optional day trips to surrounding communities, museums, etc. Concert in the evening.
  • Day 15 – Travel to Venice for tourist visit. Overnight in hotel.
  • Day 16 – Depart Milan for the US.

How to apply

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COVID information: All travelers will be required to show proof of vaccination and a recent negative
Covid test to join the group. The International Music Project expects all travelers to comply with the
latest travel requirements.

Info:

Dr. Lawrence Dale Harper

Email: Ldharper1@gmail.com

PH: 262-327-4378