Welcome to France!

Travel on a customized concert tour of Paris. Bring your choir, band, or orchestra to explore the splendor of the "City of Light." From famous landmarks and world-class museums to legendary cuisine, Paris is surely a travel destination on almost everyone's bucket list. The intermingling of intimate charm and magnificent grandeur makes Paris certainly a visitor's dream. Throughout history, Paris has been a magnet for performing artists and musical luminaries. Classical musicians who blossomed in Paris include legendary composers Hector Berlioz and Claude Debussy as well as George Bizet, who composed the famous opera, Carmen. Live music performances, whether concerts, operas, or cabarets, are an integral element of Parisian culture. Come to Paris, France and be a part of the magic as you perform in stunning venues for appreciative audiences. Enjoy a concert tour of France. Bring your choir, band or orchestra to be immersed in all that Paris has to offer. Above all, perform in beautiful venues and share your music with the local people.

FRIENDSHIP CONCERTS IN PARIS

Our friendship concerts are a featured experience on our tours and are at the heart of our mission to foster cultural connections through music. We benefit from a vast international network in the choral world built over our thirty years' experience of helping choirs share their music both in the United States and abroad. Your choir will share a venue and a concert program with a host choir from the region. Your singers will have the chance to hear their host choir's repertoire (often showcasing local musical styles) and to share your own repertoire in turn. Fellowship time usually follows the friendship concert, giving both choirs the chance to mingle and enjoy the camaraderie of creating cross-cultural connections through a shared love of music.

NOTRE-DAME CATHEDRAL

Notre-Dame Cathedral, known locally as the Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris, is one of Paris' most recognized landmarks. As an active church and a pilgrimage destination, the famous cathedral is the focal point of Catholicism in France. Located in the fourth arrondissement on Île de la Cité, a natural island in the Seine River, Notre-Dame is one of the finest examples of Gothic architecture in the world. Just as Notre-Dame opens its doors for tourism, worship, and pilgrimage, it also opens its doors for music; the church hosts choirs to sing for weekend masses or weekday morning concerts. As your voices resonate among the cathedral's famed arches and stained glassed windows, singing in Notre-Dame is certain to be an unforgettable experience.

LA MADELEINE

La Madeleine, a church dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene, is situated in the eponymous Place de la Madeleine, near Palais Garnier and Place de la Concorde . Designed as a neoclassical temple to the glory of Napoleon's army, this Roman Catholic church has a commanding presence in Paris' eighth arrondissement. 52 imposing Corinthian columns, each over 60 feet high, encircle the building. This majestic space has hosted prominent French musicians throughout history; composers Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns and Gabriel Urbain Fauré both served as organists at La Madeleine, and their memorials, along with that of Frédéric François Chopin, were held here. The church also hosts year-round classical music concerts.

THE LATIN QUARTER

The Latin Quarter, known locally as the Quartier Latin, is a neighborhood in Paris' fifth and sixth arrondissements revered for its bohemian beginnings. It is bisected by Boulevard St. Michel and Boulevard St. Germain, the neighborhood’s two main arteries, from which hundreds of smaller streets labyrinth. The Latin Quarter was home to the Jazz Age in Paris, spanning from 1914 to 1941, when expatriate musicians, socialites, and entertainers converged there. Major jazz talents such as Josephine Baker, Cole Porter, and Sidney Bechet were among the many who gravitated to and flourished in the Latin Quarter. The creative and romantic spirit of the Jazz Age is ever present in the Latin Quarter today.