Instrumental

Venues should inspire great performances. Maestro Performance has a wealth of performing arts connections, allowing us to pair the unique offerings of your ensemble with expertly selected settings to present your passion and craft. Venue selection is an opportunity for collaboration between your leadership and our consultants. Together we will discuss your goals and preferences, and request recent musical recordings, director and ensemble biographies, preliminary repertoire, and a photo of the ensemble. These important details are combined with practical information, such as the number of performers, instrumentation, and the season you are traveling. From here our team of European experts and local destination offices will work with their area contacts to identify the best opportunities for appropriate and engaging venues. There is an arena for every ensemble, but one stage does not fit all.

Rehearsals are important to all ensembles, and we include warm-up rehearsals prior to each performance. Many venues will allow greater time for a deeper preparation, and there are always opportunities to schedule additional periods at alternative locations. Maestro Performance always keeps a close eye on changing facilities and restrooms, to keep you well supported and prepared for your concert.

Audiences lift you up with their enthusiasm, and inspire great performances. Memories of applause will last a lifetime. Presenting in front of an appreciative crowd is one of the most rewarding aspects of a performance tour; it is why you practiced and prepared, and traveled a great distance. We diligently promote each ensemble’s concerts through extensive campaigns, with marketing efforts that include press releases, radio, print, and online advertising, and targeted invitations. Concert programs and posters not only enlighten, but make treasured personal souvenirs. Our results will ensure you are welcomed with an attentive house. Our destination offices are confident in their relationships with local communities across Europe, and experienced in promoting musical events.

Concerts are often the highlight of your performance tour. This is the moment you have anticipated; the culmination of months of rehearsal, the excitement of a formal concert in full dress, as you step on to the stage, with audience seated, and house lights dimmed. We understand the magnitude of this experience, and work tirelessly to ensure a memorable experience for you and your participants. Take a bow for a job well done!

Joint Concerts & Cultural Exchanges allow you to become a traveler instead of a tourist. Participate in a shared performance and accompany a local ensemble on and off stage. There is no better way to fully appreciate the destination you are traveling through or their people, than to share time with local musicians, and perhaps join forces on a pre-selected piece of music for your audience. We can organize communal rehearsals, dinners, and receptions, so you can forge new friendships, and return home with a new appreciation for musical genres, techniques, and culture.

Mass Participation is an inclusion often offered to choirs, however there are opportunities throughout Europe for instrumental ensembles to participate. Particularly among smaller and more liberal churches, you will find that congregations and leadership alike will welcome the inclusion of appropriate softer classical, folk, and sacred music during the mass celebration. This may be an option if you are looking to include a variety of different performances, or embrace an element of worship on your tour, and give back to the community. The warmth shared by local congregations, and the opportunity to provide a short concert afterward make this an attractive option for many.

Informal Performances & Ambassadorships often occur while on tour, simply due to the sheer joy of spontaneous music making. These alternative opportunities for performance can be scheduled ahead for maximum utilization of opportunities, and the security of knowing that you have been pre-approved to present a selection of your repertoire at a favorite museum, popular square, or sightseeing inclusion on your tour. There is also a special satisfaction that comes from the heart when adding a service element to your itinerary, with an informal performance for a community charity, local troops, orphanage, or elder care facility. This allows your ensemble the opportunity to be ambassadors, leaving good will, and the happy memories of their friendship and music.

Master Classes & Workshops enhance your ensemble’s perspective with the focused attention of a particular discipline by an expert, whether music, dance, drama, or any of the arts where skills are being developed. Local professionals, accomplished conductors, composers, and experts will expand technique and outlook with a fresh and European point of view. These can be provided to full ensembles or sections, or could also be one-on-one instruction between musician and master. There are many opportunities for including this in your itinerary, and consider that a workshop prior to a concert can stimulate the performers achievements on stage.

Instruments & Equipment are details that deserve and require the full attention of Maestro Performance. Our consultants and local destination offices are familiar with special needs and concerns when traveling with instruments from home, on aircraft, and while on tour. We are well connected with local providers to assist with instrument rentals, transportation, and repairs, to meet your performance requirements overseas. Pertinent particulars such as storage, chairs, music stands, equipment needs, and other details that are paramount for a successful orchestra or band program are why you can rely upon Maestro Performance to arrange, manage, and prepare for your tour.

Musically Themed Touring allows your ensemble to invest in musical culture in ways that complement their performances. You might decide to take a seat in the audience for a change. Europe is full of opportunities to attend a show, with theater in London’s West End, Berlin’s opera houses, the Vienna Boys Choir, and ballet at Paris’ Palais Garnier or Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre. You can also follow in the footsteps of composers such as Mozart or Beethoven and the many composer homes dotted across Europe. There are also wonderful musically themed collections and exhibits to visit, including Cremona’s Museo del Violino and Vienna’s Haus der Musik.