Leipzig

This is the only outdoor concert we will have. Changing rooms inside, in the same room as Bach hanged his coat on Sunday mornings. This is as close as you will ever get!

Impressions from Dresden

Do you know why the old buildings have old and new looking stone work mixed up?

Dresden sewers

YEp.....you can see everything!

Traffic lights

Did you know that pedestrian traffic lights in the former DDR / GDR were different to ours? THese are traditional in this part of the world

Dresden concert venue

This is a ruin, but with glass roof turned into an arts venue. A bit tight and the manager reluctant to put strings on floor level because he doesn't want to lose audience seats ...because 'they will want to come and listen'

Bad Schmiedeberg

Another concert venue, a favourite with Hampshire Music Service ensembles.

Our hotel in the Czech Republic

surprises along the way

BAch played the organ here in 1739

Bad Elster

Petrouchka would be great here. The town has over a 1000 performances a year and a strong tradition of instrument making

Bad Elster

The theatre at Bad Elster where we will play. My request for a piano (Do you have one?), off course, would you like the Bluethner or the Bechschtein....or would prefer the upright.

The town of Bad Elster

This an amazing place dedicated to the arts. It has six performance spaces just for music and with a resident symphony orchestra.

The Theatre at Frantiskovy Lazne

Some impressions and pictures of our forthcoming 'Bohemian Tour'

The spa town of Frantiskovy Lazne where people come to take the waters and where they have the most amazing waffle makers.

Tour preparations

HCYO will be travelling to Bohemia in the summer of 2018. Keep up to date with their adventures here!