Choir and Orchestra Festivals

Whether you and your group are interested in taking part in one of our three festivals (the Cantus Salisburgensis Spring Festival, the Cantus Salisburgensis Summer Festival or the Magic Mozart Moments) or in making a concert tour through some of Europe's most beautiful cities - Cultours Europe will plan and organize the tour and transform your ideas into reality.

All three of our festivals offer orchestras and choruses (Magic Mozart Moments only for choruses) from all over the world the opportunity to get to know Salzburg, the city of Mozart's birth, in a very special way. You'll meet other choruses and orchestras, perform together in some of the famous concert halls and churches of the city and form relationships with people of other countries and cultures.

Cantus Salisburgensis Spring Festival

for choirs, orchestras, folk dancers and soloists

The spring festival, that always takes place in March, the highlights of
this festival are the spring concert in the great hall in the university
of Salzburg and the festival mass in Salzburg cathedral. All participating
groups from all over the world celebrate together a fantastic musical
experience.


Cantus Salisburgensis Summer Festival

for choirs, orchestras and folk dance groups

The summer festival takes always place in July, the highlights of this
festival are the concert of the nations at the Mozarteum and the festival  
mass in Salzburg cathedral. All participating groups from all
over the world celebrate together a fantastic musical experience.


Magic Mozart Moments

for individual singers and choirs

Singers from all over the world come together in Salzburg for an
incomparable musical experience - W.A. Mozart Coronation Mass C-Minor
KV 317 - performing together with the choir and orchestra of
Salzburg cathedral.


Charleston International Festival of Choirs

for choirs
The Charleston International Festival of Choirs invites vocal ensembles from across the United States, Canada and Europe to this quintessential Southern city in South Carolina to perform music specific to their diverse backgrounds. The residents in Charleston will, in turn, offer their hospitality and their deep appreciation for the choral tradition.

Over the course of three days, choirs will perform individual concerts in stunning venues, enjoy a workshop and rehearsals with Dr. Jeffery Ames for a Massed Sing performance on Saturday Night and discover the incredible sights and monuments native to this historic city.

Vermont International Choral Festival Massed Sing

for choirs
The Massed Sing of the Vermont International Choral Festival in Stowe invites choirs to share their voices under the direction of Mr. Robert De Cormier. We are honored to have his wonderful skills as the Festival conductor.

A warm welcome awaits each choir from the host communities, who invite all of the guest choirs into their churches on Sunday morning. Bringing together choirs of different ages, performance backgrounds and cultures, the festival is designed to allow maximum interaction between the guest choirs and the people of Vermont.

Vermont International Choral Festival Concert Series

for choirs
The Concert Series of the Vermont International Choral Festival invites choirs to perform the music from their diverse backgrounds in these quintessential New England towns, whose residents offer their hospitality and a deep appreciation for the choral tradition. Over the course of three days, the choirs present individual concerts in various community venues.

A warm welcome awaits each choir from the host communities, who invite all of the guest choirs into their churches on Sunday morning. Bringing together choirs of different ages, performance backgrounds and cultures, the festival is designed to allow maximum interaction between the guest choirs and the people of Vermont.

The Manchester Youth Choir Festival

for choirs

Formed in 1993, a member of ABTA (V6881) and holding an Air Travel Organisers Licence from the CAA (ATOL 4033), Breakaway Tours specialises in tours and festivals for amateur sports teams, sports supporters and music groups. Having taken sports and music groups on tour all around the World, and been involved as official tour operators for prestigious events such as the Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games and the 2007 Rugby Union World Cup, we began to organise weekend rugby festivals for children's teams some seven years ago.

These have developed apace during the last few years and, for example, our 2011 Scarborough Mini Rugby Festival was a feat of organisation with 67 teams, 297 matches, 815 players and some 2000 people staying for the weekend. Our small, talented, friendly team continues to offer a first class service to all of our clients. We believe that "Singing in the City" will offer a first class weekend to all choirs, no matter what their standard. Having sent choirs to similar Festivals in Europe where they have had a wonderful time, this is the first such festival in the UK and we hope that this festival will become an annual event.