Ensemble Gombert North American Tour 19 Sep – 5 Oct 2009
Singers
Soprano: Deborah Summerbell, Carol Veldhoven, Claerwen Jones, Maria Pisani, Kathryn Pisani
Alto: Belinda Wong, Niki Ebacioni, Rebecca Woods
Tenor: Peter Campbell, Tim Van Nooten, Vaughan McAlley
Bass: Kieran Rowe, Chris Potter, Andrew Fysh
Director: John O’Donnell
Tour Manager: Julie Drummond
Tour Extras: Tony McCarthy, Marshall Barker, Suzie Byrne, Jacky Ogeil, Arianna O’Donnell
Tour Committee: Fiona Seers, Julie Drummond, Niki Ebacioni, Claerwen Jones, Vaughan McAlley, Maria Pisani, Peter Campbell
SEPTEMBER Sat 19 0830 Check-in Tullamarine Airport, International Terminal
1120 Melbourne – Sydney (1 Hour 25 Mins) UA 840
1445 Sydney – San Francisco (13 hours 26 mins) UA 870
1111 Arrive San Francisco San Francisco Airport, International Terminal
Shuttle to hotel Grant Hotel, San Francisco
Sun 20 1330 Rehearsal Grace Cathedral
1500 Evensong Grace Cathedral
O/N Grant Hotel, San Francisco
Mon 21 Free Day
O/N Grant Hotel, San Francisco
Tue 22 1100 Check-out and meet in foyer Grant Hotel, San Francisco
1133 “BART” train: San Francisco – Millbrae Powell St BART Station
1300 Hotel check-in Travelodge SF Airport, Millbrae
1355 Caltrain: Millbrae – Palo Alto Millbrae Station
1700 Rehearsal Memorial Church, Stanford University, Palo Alto
2000-2115 Concert Stanford Memorial Church
2201 Caltrain: Palo Alto – Millbrae Palo Alto Transit Centre
2233 Arr Millbrae Station
O/N Travelodge SF Airport, Millbrae
Wed 23 0700 Shuttle to Airport
0730 Check-in San Francisco Airport, Terminal 3
0850 San Francisco – Chicago (4 hours 4 mins) UA 134
1555 Chicago – Detroit (1 hour 19 mins) UA 106
1814 Arrive Detroit Detroit Metro Airport, Terminal N
1845 Meet Robert Q Shuttle Detroit Metro Airport
2015 Arrive Windsor All Saints’ Anglican Church, Windsor
O/N Billets Windsor
Thu 24 1800 Rehearsal All Saints’ Anglican Church
1930 Concert Windsor All Saints’ Anglican Church
2130 Dinner with hosts Mick’s Irish Pub, 28 Chatham St E, Windsor
O/N Billets Windsor
Fri 25 0730 Meet Coach North end Ouellette Ave, Dieppe Park, Windsor
0800 Windsor – London
1100 Rehearsal Recital Hall, University of Western Ontario, London
1230-1320 Concert London University of Western Ontario, London
1430-1520 2nd Year Conducting Lecture London UWO, London
1600 Coach London – Guelph (via Stratford) Sightseeing, Stratford
2100 Arr Guelph – meet billets Harcourt Memorial Church, Guelph
O/N Billets Guelph
Sat 26 1200-1400 Rehearsal (with Guelph Chamber Choir) St Georges Anglican Church, Guelph
1400 Walking Tour Guelph
1630 Pre concert dinner with billets
2000 Concert Guelph (with Guelph Chamber Choir) St Georges Anglican Church, Guelph
O/N Billets Guelph
Sun 27 0800 Meet Coach Harcourt Memorial Church, Guelph
0830 Guelph – Toronto
1000 Rehearsal Metropolitan United Church, Toronto
1100 Service Toronto (sing from 1035) Metropolitan United Church Church, Toronto
1200 Coach to hotel & check-in Delta Chelsea Hotel, Toronto
1400-1500 Concert Toronto MU Church, Toronto
O/N Hotel Delta Chelsea Hotel, Toronto
Mon 28 Free Day
O/N Hotel Delta Chelsea Hotel, Toronto
Tue 29 0800 Toronto – Niagara Falls
1430 Niagara Falls – Rochester
1700 Rehearsal St Marys, Rochester
1745 Dinner at church St Marys, Rochester
1845 Meet billets St Marys, Rochester
1930 Concert Rochester St Marys Catholic Church, Rochester New York
O/N Billets Rochester
Wed 30 0845 Meet Coach St Marys, Rochester
0900 Rochester – Worcester Massachusetts
1600ish Arrive Worcester
O/N Hotel Crowne Plaza, Worcester
OCTOBER 0900 Coach to Boston (sightseeing)
Thu 1 1500 Boston – Worcester
1800 Rehearsal College of the Holy Cross, Worcester MA
1900-2000 Concert College of the Holy Cross, Worcester Massachusetts
Dinner with hosts College of the Holy Cross, Worcester
2145 Coach to hotel
O/N Hotel Crowne Plaza, Worcester
Fri 2 0830 Coach to College of the Holy Cross
0900-1100 Seminar College of the Holy Cross, Worcester
1130 Worcester – Old Saybrook
1800 Rehearsal St Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, Old Saybrook
1930 Concert Old Saybrook St Paul ELC
Dinner with hosts
O/N Billets Old Saybrook
Sat 3 1100 Meet Coach St Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, Old Saybrook
1115 Old Saybrook – New Canaan
1300 Rehearsal First Presbyterian Church, New Canaan
1630 Meet at Concert Venue First Presbyterian Church, New Canaan
1700 Concert New Canaan First Presbyterian Church, New Canaan
1900 New Canaan – New York
O/N Hotel Hotel Grand Union, New York
Sun 4 1400 Rehearsal Church of the Transfiguration, New York
1500-1615 Concert New York Church of the Transfiguration
2000 End of Tour Dinner Heartland Brewery, Empire State (350 5th Ave)
O/N Hotel Hotel Grand Union, New York
Mon 5 1100 Check-out of hotel Hotel Grand Union, NY
1315 (TBC) Shuttle to airport
1430 Check-in JFK Airport, Terminal 7
1755 New York – Los Angeles (6 hours 16 mins) UA 25
2235 Los Angeles – Melbourne (18 hours 5 mins) UA 839
Tue 6 Lost Day (No Birthday, JO’D!)
Wed 7 1040 Arrive Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, Terminal 2