Palos Verdes Peninsula HS Italy 2013 Performance Tour: March 2013

Monday, March 25, 2013

Flight Schedule change for PVPHS group to Italy

Departure for Europe

Wednesday, June 12, 2013:

Air Berlin flight AB 7023 leaves Los Angeles (LAX) for Berlin-Tegel (TXL), Germany at now 02:55 pm local time, arrival in Europe is on Thursday, June 13^th at 11:00 am local time.

The group then connects from Berlin (TXL) with Air Berlin flight AB 8872 at 03:20 pm to Rome (FCO), Italy with an arrival time of 05:25 pm.

Return to the USA

Saturday, June 22, 2013:

Air Berlin flight AB 8841 departs Rome (FCO) at 10:05 am local time for Duesseldorf (DUS), Germany to arrive at 12:20 pm.

The group then connects from Duesseldorf (DUS) at 01:25 pm with Air Berlin flight AB 7430 to Los Angeles (LAX) with an arrival time of 04:15 pm local time in California on the same day.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Rieti Hotel Cavour for June 20 and 21, 2013

The Palos Verdes Peninsula HS group will spend the final two nights of Thursday, June 20th and Friday, June 21th in Rieti, Italy at the 4-star Hotel Cavour.

This hotel is situated on the bank of the river Velino. Each of the 34 rooms have LCD satellite TV, safe, hair dryer, air conditioning and internet connection. The hotel also has a restaurant with panoramic view, breakfast room and a gym.

Monday, March 11, 2013

Home away from home while in Perugia, Hotel La Meridiana

Your home away from home while in Perugia on Tuesday, June 18 and Wednesday, June 19, 2013 is Hotel La Meridiana.

The hotel is a four star property and is surrounded by landscapes of Umbrian hills.

Each of the 96 rooms have wi-fi. The hotel pool and solarium overlook a view of the citadel.

The onsite restaurant "Il Vespertino" offers local Umbrian culinary traditions that uses locally grown, organic ingredients.

Friday, March 8, 2013

Your Rome home away from home: Hotel H10 Roma Citta

Allow us to introduce another home away from home as we continue to share information about the PVPHS Performance Tour to Italy. Incantato Tours takes great pride in selecting nice and safe hotels in good locations for our traveling choirs and are very happy to present the new H10 Roma Città Hotel for your choir group's nights in Rome Sunday, June 16 and Monday, June 17, 2013.

This modern 4-star-hotel is located in the district of Trastevere in a safe location away from the bustle of the city, and features all amenities travelers enjoy including comfortable beds and also a rooftop swimming pool. Do not forget to bring your bathing suits!
Another great perk is free wifi throughout the hotel - and even in high speed so you can upload all pictures and videos. Other standard room amenities include flat-screen television, smart temperature control, safe box and hairdryer. Breakfast is fantastic here, too!

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Your Naples home away from home: Royal Continental Hotel

NEW: For the two nights of Friday, June 14th and Saturday, June 15th 2013, the Palos Verdes Peninsula HS music group will be staying now at a new hotel - the Royal Continental Hotel.

The hotel is located on the seafront promenade in front of an old castle called Castel dell'Ovo, the former island of Megaride and now a peninsula on the gulf of Naples. It is very close to the seaside, the city center and the historical area of Naples.

The property offers 379 rooms with a Mediterranean feeling. Most rooms overlook the Gulf of Naples with a balcony or terrace. All of the rooms and suites have either double or twin beds, air conditioning, wardrobe with safe, LCD TV with satellite channels and film on demand, broad-band and wi-fi internet connection.

One of the highlights of the Royal Continental Hotel is the sea-water pool on the panoramic 10th floor. It also has three restaurants with local, Mediterranean and ethnic cuisine, a fitness centre, laundry service and a special disabled access.

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Your first night in Italy, Hotel Liola in Castrocielo

The first night of the Palos Verdes Peninsula HS 2013 Performance Tour on Thursday, June 13, 2013, in Italy will be the 4-star property Hotel Liola located in Castrocielo.

The hotel is conveniently located near beautiful Montecassino Abbey and has become a favorite for our groups due to its excellent restaurant and great service team.

Each of the 40 rooms have a flat-screen TV and hairdryers. Free wi-fi is also available in the rooms.

For those of you that want to get a headstart on souvenir shopping there is a gift shop at the hotel.

Endorsements for Incantato Tours

“The trip was everything I hoped for and more. Everything promised was delivered. I realize that this tour gave you a number of challenges due to the low number of participants, but you always seemed to find a way to make things happen. I appreciate the positive ‘Can Do’ attitude. You showed what a tour company can do when it really cares about the quality of the performing venues and comfort and satisfaction of its clients.”

Bruce Koliha, BelCanto Choir, Performance Tour to Central Europe 2010

“Once again, thanks to you and all the Incantato team for the great tour you arranged for CIC this summer. I truly feel that Incantato delivered a lot for our money on this trip. All of the hotels were nice ones with good locations. What a great idea to give us a night in Vienna near the Prater! And the concert venues were varied and all beautiful. The dinner cruise on our last night was magical and we enjoyed the food, the company, and the views. Thanks for making this a part of our tour. You are so skillful in finding the unique, off the beaten path, towns and villages. These are some of the best memories.”

Sue Klausmeyer, Carolina International Chorale, Performance Tour to Central Europe Summer 2010

"Dear Incantato-Team, the Choir of the Sound and I want to thank you for all you did to make our tour to Northern Italy so incredible. I’ve worked with many other tour companies, but this trip exceeded even my most optimistic expectations. The singers will remember their time in Italy the rest of their lives. To have had the opportunity to perform in those amazing cathedrals with large appreciative audiences was truly memorable. In reflecting on our trip this year, I realized that past tours that I had considered successful fell short when compared to the trip that you put together for us. Incantato provided a consistently high level of organization and personal attention both during the planning stages and on the trip. Other exceptional aspects of the tour were:
- The right amount and high quality of the performances. Our concerts and masses were wonderful.
- Outstanding tour managers that were a wonderful combination of knowledgeable, flexible, personable and fun!
- Beautiful posters and flyers as well as superb advertising of the concerts that resulted in large audiences
- Excellent pacing of the tour—thanks for anticipating when we would need some time to recover
- The included activities were interesting and created a change of pace for the singers
- Great meals, consistently. My vegetarians were very pleased also.
- The choir manager and I are very appreciative of your personal attention to our questions during the planning stages of the trip.
- Terrific bus drivers who made us feel safe and who enjoyed the group
It was a pleasure to work with everyone at your organization and I would be happy to share my experience with Incantato with other potential clients."
Judy Filibeck, Director "Choir of the Sound", Seattle, WA

"Having recently returned from a successful tour of Ireland, I can say without a doubt that this was my finest tour experience. I have used several different tours companies in my years of performance tours, and none have matched the attention to detail, the thoughtful planning, excellent venues & marketing, meal & hotels, and overall management by Incantato Tours. Their pricing was excellent, and when the US currency dropped, they did not raise any of our cost. I would recommend this company to anyone planning a tour, whether they are a large professional ensemble, or a small church choir."

Nathan J. Kreitzer - Director of Choral Activities Santa Barbara City College, CA

"It was a true pleasure working with Sandra and Incantato on our Italy Tour 2008. She is very detail oriented and surpassed many of our expectations. I would recommend Incantato to anyone planning a concert or performance tour."
Rick Christophersen, Director Conservatory of Music at Chapman University, Orange, CA

“My sincerest and deepest thanks to you and all your staff for making this tour for the Quire of Voyces our very best yet! Your attention to every detail, special offerings each day, fine accommodations and outstanding tour guides all made for a very gratifying experience for all of us.”
Susan Kuehn, Quire of Voyces Performance Tour to Italy, June 2010

“I’ve worked with many other tour companies, but our Incantato Tour exceeded even my most optimistic expectations. The singers will remember their time in Italy the rest of their lives. To have had the opportunity to perform in those amazing cathedrals with large appreciative audiences was truly memorable.“
Judy Filibeck, Choir of the Sound, Seattle, WA

"I have only wonderful things to say about Incantato Tours! The UGA Chamber Choir traveled to Italy in 2009. From the marvelous concert venues to the excellently managed tour, this was really a dream trip. The highly professional and expert Incantato tour manager who was with us throughout the entire trip, the fantastic bus drivers, and the knowledgeable city tour guides all helped to make the tour run exceptionally smoothly. Probably most important was that this entire trip was really a specialty tour designed especially for this particular choral group. Incantato Tours made it possible for us to sing in some very remarkable places, including the Sistine Chapel. Planning a tour takes incredible dedication and Incantato Tours would definitely be my choice again!"
Dr. Martha Thomas, UGA School of Music, Athens, GA

“We had the wonderful opportunity to go to Spain, sing in great venues, experience an amazing culture, and eat great food. There is always a special element of magic that happens with Incantato Tours.”
Andrew Crane, Director of Choral and Vocal Activities, California State University, San Bernardino; Performance Tour to Spain, June 2010

“Incantato Tours has created the most musically satisfying tour we have ever taken. For the singers touring is about the music in the wonderful cathedrals and the exchanges with the local kids. A toast to Incantato for fulfilling your dream, and for making so many people so happy - now and in the future.”
Arlene Jacobs, SCS Touring Choir, Akron, OH

“Incantanto facilitated maximum educational, religious, and just plain fun experiences among youth and adults alike.”
Ed Bettendorf, Western Reserve Academy, Performance Tour to Italy March 2010

"There are at least four essential ingredients for a successful and rewarding concert tour for young people and their sponsors —appropriate concert settings, advance publicity, opportunities for learning abut the areas visited (including exchanges with the local youth), and good logistical planning. The recent tour of the Akron, Ohio Summit Children's Touring Choir through Germany, the Czech Republic and Austria was successful indeed. The venues were most impressive and beautiful. The publicity produced large responsive and appreciative crowds as well as mayor’s receptions with recital opportunities at city halls. The knowledgeable tour guides and the visits with local youth and choirs provided an experience for the choir members that will not be soon forgotten. The schedule for travel, meals, concerts and touring were planed and flexible enough to accommodate for unexpected delays without loss of any scheduled tour, exchange or concert. Finally, a "shadow tour" of parents and sponsors was also a success and allowed those who wished to do so to attend every reception, recital and concert while being guided on a separate tour, well planned and executed. As one who worked with Sandra Weinacht and her staff at Incantato I can assure you it would not have been such a success without their planning and execution of our tour. They are to be commended and I would highly recommend Incantato Tours to anyone considering a group tour, especially a performance tour.
C.A. Ridge Jr., A Summit Choral Society Sponsor

“Incantato Tours impresses me because their clients come first. Their advantage lies in the selection of venues, impressive itineraries and the ability to tend to details.”
Dr. Gary L. Unruh, Professor Emeritus, CSU Fresno

“I can't speak highly enough about Incantato Tours. They were with us every step of the way, tailoring a tour that was perfect for our wants, needs and budget. I would recommend Incantato to anyone serious about a choir tour, especially if you want a tour that provides wonderful indelible memories of the best that a tour can be.”
Stan DeWitt, Minister of Music, Grace First Presbyterian Church, Long Beach, CA;
Performance Tour to Ireland, April 2010

"Of the eight international tours I've taken as both singer and conductor, last summer's CSULB tour to Naples, Rome, Florence and the Amalfi Coast with Incantato was the best organized and the most fun. Our tour manger and guides were professional, wonderful teachers, and our venues were beautiful. We saw stunning posters for our events everywhere we walked. The marketing for our concerts was incredible! Our audiences were huge and exuberant, and Incantato made all the pieces fell into place beautifully. Thank you Incantato Tours for the personal attention, for the flexibility that allowed us to chose exactly where we wanted to go and what we wanted to see. We're already planning for 2010."
Dr. Jonathan Talberg - Director of Choral, Vocal, and Opera Studies, Bob Cole Conservatory of Music, California State University, Long Beach

"Canticum Novum, The tour choir of Central Church in Phoenix just completed its most successful tour in 35 years of contertizing abroad, solely due to the excellent management of Incantato. Their attention to every detail, response to every request, superb International Staff, and excellence in concert management are singularly distinctive. Theirs is a professional concert management group who are also excellent providers of travel services. That is a distinctive difference. Travel agents are for travel; Incantato provides concert management in stunning venues, and the organizational minutia supporting these artistic events in addition to fine tuned travel experiences filled with special amenities. If music making in superb acoustical spaces to wonderfully receptive audiences is your priority, Incantato is the professional tour group for your ensemble."
Donald. E. Morse, Central United Methodist Church, Phoenix, AZ

"The San Marino Chamber Singers have been very fortunate to travel several times already with the director of Incantato Tours, Ms. Sandra Weinacht. She was our personal tour and concert manager when we traveled to Italy in 2005 and then designed, organized and oversaw our tour to Central Europe in 2007. It was another huge success. Aside from selecting and working with prime venues only, Ms. Weinacht's staff also put in great time and effort in promoting our concerts through beautiful designed and professionally printed concert posters and cards. Incantato's marketing of our performances became highly visible to the public and contributed to the success of every concert. I have been more than impressed with their professionalism and highly recommend Incantato Tours to everyone. They definitely cater to each choir member's personal needs and watch every detail. The hotels were carefully selected, the meals were beyond our expectation. If there were ever any problems, they were dealt with beautifully and professionally on the spot. We were very impressed with how well the whole tour was executed. The next time we go back to Europe, it will be with Incantato Tours."
Howard Cheung, San Marino Chamber Choir, CA

"Well, you did it. I don't know how, but you did it! You accepted the challenge, and performed a small miracle. My hat is off to you and Ted for creating what is, for me, the most musically satisfying tour we have taken. All of the kids who have been on the three tours (Italy, China,and Europe) agreed, hands down, that this was the best ever. For them it's about the music in the wonderful cathedrals and the exchanges with the local kids. In festival-type situations they are not really "up close and personal" with other kids - they're mostly rehearsing. At any rate, a toast to Incantato, to you and Ted for fulfilling your dream, and for making so many people so happy - now and in the future. Thank you!"
Arlene Jacobs, Artistic Director, Summit Children’s Touring Choir and Co-Founder of the Summit Choral Society (SCS)

"Incantato stresses the small town experience as well as the traditional larger cities, but it wasn't until I looked out on the valley and town of Salice Terme spread out below us as we enjoyed a wonderful home-cooked Italian meal that I truly understood or appreciated that element. At that moment, "Italy" became much more than a series of famous cities to check off my list; it became a real world, a place of rolling hills as well as marble cathedrals, time-honored traditions and modern technology. A true mix of culture and heritage unknown and unappreciated by those in the United States --- until you arrive! The experience we had of singing in the Sistine Chapel is absolutely indescribable, yet I must try. It's been almost three months since the last note of Gregorio Allegri's Miserere echoed off Botticelli's walls and Michelangelo's awesome ceiling, but to the choir it is still as vivid a memory as if we sang there last night. I can't thank Sandra and the Incantato Team enough for arranging such a poignant moment"
David Okun, student at UGA Hugh Hodgson School of Music, Athens, GA

Palos Verdes Peninsula HS Italy 2013 Performance Tour

Monday, March 25, 2013

Flight Schedule change for PVPHS group to Italy

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Rieti Hotel Cavour for June 20 and 21, 2013

Monday, March 11, 2013

Home away from home while in Perugia, Hotel La Meridiana

Friday, March 8, 2013

Your Rome home away from home: Hotel H10 Roma Citta

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Your Naples home away from home: Royal Continental Hotel

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Your first night in Italy, Hotel Liola in Castrocielo

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