Yesterday was our free day and some of us got to see some pretty cool stuff. Outside the Eva Perón museum. About ten of us made our way to see her museum! Inside the oldest church in Buenos Aires. Recoleta Cemetery has some of the most beautiful mausoleums I’ve ever seen. Eva Durate Perón is … More Day Nine
Dear Parents, After 7 straight days of rain, clouds, and drizzle, the skies parted and we had a beautiful sunny day for our time in the country. The Santa Susana estancia gave us such an experience! From the warm greeting with juice and empanadas to the final gaucho demonstration on horseback, it was perfection. We … More Day Eight
Dear Parents, What I have just witnessed over the past six days is so incredible. And today was the frosting on the cake. We had a lovely late breakfast all together and then some free time to explore. We gathered and walked to the beautiful Casa de la Cultural to sing in a salon that … More Day Seven
Dear Parents, Another fantastic day in the big city. We started the day with a lovely group breakfast – healthy even! And then we toured the 3rd most famous opera house in the world! It is truly remarkable in every way. We took the bus to La Plata and had another wonderful concert. The hosts … More Day Six
Dear Parents, We had a leisurely morning and it was necessary for all! With the free morning some ventured to a fabulous book store, others to the outdoor market and others to a local breakfast. At 2:30 we boarded a bus provided for us by the bario of Villa Ballester and were transported to our concert site. … More Day Five
Dear parents and supporters, Today was amazing! From start to finish. We had a wonderful bus tour of the city with a lovely guide, Raul. He spoke excellent English and we all learned so much about this unique city. Off to the university to rehearse with the conductors of the workshop and back to the … More Day Four (updated with pictures!)
Here are some moments captured by chaperone Wanda Baez during Saturday’s sightseeing around Buenos Aires. Looks like some of these amazing singers are tango dancers, too!
Greetings! You will notice that each of these reports gets later and later! A sign of location for sure. What a day! The rain was so furious that I arranged buses at the last minute. As many of you know, that resulted in a late arrival at Lincoln and a late “live streaming” concert. It … More Day Three
Dear Parents, You should be SO PROUD of your singers! Tonight’s concert was stunning. They sang SO well in spite of being in a very humid, tiny room! There were so many magic moments as happens in these situations. We rehearsed this morning in the beautiful Iglecia de Metodista where our concert will be this Saturday. … More Day Two (with link to concert!)
Greetings parents, I will not write three times a day during this trip, but I want you to know how wonderful the students did today. We had a marvelous rehearsal with Sine Nomine choir and they met and worked with my wonderful friend Pablo. I worked with Sine Nomine and Payton first and then Pablo … More Day One Recap
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