In the Footsteps of Felix Mendelssohn and the Romantics
From Edinburgh to Iona
September 22- October 2, 2020
From Edinburgh to Iona Abbey
A magical journey through Scotland, tracing the enchanting path that awakened Felix Mendelssohn's musical imagination. In partnership with Carpenter Holidays, of Great Britain , we'll follow Mendelssohn's footstep through haunting Holyrood Palace, home of the doomed Mary Queen of Scots. It was here in the misty ruins of the chapel that the seeds of the "Scottish" Symphony N0. 3 in A Minor were sown.
After concerts in abbeys and a walking tour of the charming old town of Edinburgh, we'll journey to the countryside to see the stunning colors of fall and the steam train made famous as the "Hogwarts Express" in the Harry Potter movies. We'll feel the powerful sense of mystery that Mendelssohn experienced in the mystical islands of Scotland that inspired him to pen the great "Hebrides"Overture. We will travel to Mull, Iona and Lindisfarne, places of great spiritual history and stunning natural beauty. Along the way there will be lecture-performances by Kayleen Asbo and Stephen Carpenter and guest musicians and bards.
Click here for the full itinerary and costs and to apply
From Edinburgh to Iona Abbey
A magical journey through Scotland, tracing the enchanting path that awakened Felix Mendelssohn's musical imagination. In partnership with Carpenter Holidays, of Great Britain , we'll follow Mendelssohn's footstep through haunting Holyrood Palace, home of the doomed Mary Queen of Scots. It was here in the misty ruins of the chapel that the seeds of the "Scottish" Symphony N0. 3 in A Minor were sown.
After concerts in abbeys and a walking tour of the charming old town of Edinburgh, we'll journey to the countryside to see the stunning colors of fall and the steam train made famous as the "Hogwarts Express" in the Harry Potter movies. We'll feel the powerful sense of mystery that Mendelssohn experienced in the mystical islands of Scotland that inspired him to pen the great "Hebrides"Overture. We will travel to Mull, Iona and Lindisfarne, places of great spiritual history and stunning natural beauty. Along the way there will be lecture-performances by Kayleen Asbo and Stephen Carpenter and guest musicians and bards.
Click here for the full itinerary and costs and to apply
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Our host,and trip director Stephen Carpenter, spent his career in orchestra management, starting in Scotland in the early 1980s with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and later the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. In 1988 he moved to London to take on the role of Chief Executive first of the City of London Sinfonia and then the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment . His passion for Felix Mendelssohn led him to begin researching Mendelssohn's experiences in Great Britain. Now in addition to serving as the orchestral manager for Chineke, a pioneering and award winning youth orchestra in London dedicated to multicultural diversity and social change, Stephen directs his own cultural tour company. Carpenter Holidays including planning and leading "Mendelssohn in Scotland" which follow exactly in Mendelssohn's footsteps nearly 200 years after his visit in 1829. Read more at www.carpenterholidays.com,
Mythica was delighted to begin our partnership with Stephen for our first musical journey in the fall of 2019, and we are eagerly anticipating future collaborations to Austria ( June, 2020(, England (Spring 2021) and Italy (Fall, 2021) |
