includes the museum of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. They toured the Ringstraube, the Imperial Palace, State Opera, Town Hall, Burgkapelle (venue for the Vienna Boys Choir), Palace Stables, Strauss Monument, and a full guided tour through Schönbrunn Palace. A visit to the Central Cemetery provided the opportunity to pay homage at the graves of Beethoven, Brahms, Schubert, Strauss, and the Mozart Memorial.
Students and chaperones alike enjoyed a festive New Year’s Eve in Vienna, taking in all aspects of the culture including food, music, and dance. A spectacular fireworks display was captured at the stroke of midnight at Hero’s Square on the lawn of the Imperial Palace.
A highlight of the Prague visit was the Dvořák museum which included his piano on which most of his compositions were written, and his viola. The guided tour also
included the Charles Bridge, St. Nicholas Church, Old Town Square, Municipal House, St. Agnes Convent, the Jewish Quarter, Hradcany Castle, and St. Vitus Cathedral.
Violinist Carson Blaylock is a senior at St. Paul’s Episcopal School who has performed in numerous ensembles under Holly Compton for seven years. She shared some of her feelings after the trip: “Performing in the Orangerie of the Schönbrunn Palace is an experience which I will never forget. Knowing Mozart and Salieri engaged in a musical duel in the same room centuries ago, I felt a new sense of inspiration.”
Founded by Holly Compton in 1990 in Mobile, AL, the Saint Paul’s Episcopal School Chamber Strings
perform
extensively throughout Mobile, AL and surrounding areas. In 2001 the ensemble opened the Field Studies International Choral Festival where they made their
Carnegie Hall debut. The group realized their first international exposure in 2004 with a performance in St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin, Ireland. In 2008/09 saw performances in London, England both at Westminster Central Hall and St. John’s Smith Square where they were described as: “Disciplined and dynamic, bringing an interpretation through choice of music, and a stage presence beyond that usually witnessed with this age.” The group is comprised primarily of students ranging from age 14 – 18.
To enjoy more stories and photographs about St. Paul’s Episcopal School Chamber Strings performance tour of Austria and the Czech Republic:
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