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This international tour is with the group from the great state of Michigan. Known for great lakes, rugged trails, tulips and beaches, the mitten is surrounded on three sides by waterways. Michigan is the birthplace of the automobile industry and produces cherries, apples and blueberries, ranks 10th in population and is proud to be the Great Lakes state.

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Friday, June 12, 2026

Check In, Meet and Greet – Grand Valley State University

Get checked in to the dorms, meet your roommate and move into your room. The evening will include rehearsal and recreation time with your newfound friends.

Saturday, June 13, 2026

Rehearsal Day

After breakfast, you’ll spend a full day in sectionals and rehearsals working on the performance literature.

Sunday, June 14, 2026

Rehearsal, Bon Voyage Concert

Your final rehearsals occur throughout the day and culminate with a concert for your family, friends and supporters. Head home for a few days of rest and repack before your trip to Europe.

Thursday, June 18, 2026

Travel Day

It’s up early as we depart from an international airport for your flight to Europe!

Friday, June 19, 2026

Arrive in London, Windsor Castle

Welcome to London! Pass through customs and grab your luggage. We will transfer and tour Windsor Castle, check in to your hotel and enjoy a nice dinner. Get some much-needed sleep!

Saturday, June 20, 2026

London Sights, Concert

Enjoy the sights and sounds and learn about the city on a guided panoramic tour. You’ll have some time to lunch in Borough Market, a wholesale and retail market hall in Southwark. It is one of the largest and oldest food markets in London, dating back to at least the 12th century. The Concert Choir will perform.

Sunday June 21, 2026

London Sights, Concert

After an early morning breakfast, off we go to experience the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace. Changing of The King’s Guard takes place in front of Buckingham Palace. Next, you’ll visit the Tower of London, officially His Majesty’s Royal Palace and Fortress. The Tower of London is an historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames. The Concert Band will have a performance then you’ll have a leisurely evening to enjoy the city. You might want to see a Broadway show in the West End.

Monday, June 22, 2026

Ferry Ride, Paris

You’ll be up early to check out of the hotel as we make our way to France. Board the ferry in Dover and arrive in Calais. On to Paris and hotel check in and dinner.

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Paris Sights, Concerts

Paris is the city of love and offers many sights including Notre-Dame Cathedral, Arc de Triomphe and The Louvre Museum. Shopping and the excitement of the city abound. The Concert Choir will perform followed by a dinner cruise on the Seine River.

Wednesday June 24, 2026

Palace of Versailles, Concert, Montmartre

After breakfast, you’ll board the coaches to travel to Versailles Palace, the summer palace of Louis XIV. Admire the state apartments, Chapel and the Hall of Mirrors. There are numerous historical buildings in Versailles, including the one in which, on September 3, 1783, the Government of British King George III, by signing the Treaty of Versailles, recognized the independence of the 13 United States. Following the Concert Band performance, we’re off to Montmartre. The charming hilltop Montmartre district, also known as La Butte, is a former artists’ village once inhabited by Picasso and Dalí, and home to the domed Sacré-Cœur basilica. Scale the many steps up to Montmartre for an amazing view of the city and wonderful dinner.

Thursday, June 25, 2026

Travel to Switzerland, Swiss Folklore Dinner

Time to load up the suitcase and board the coaches. You’ll be mesmerized by the beauty of the terrain as we travel to Switzerland. Tonight, we will have dinner in Lucerne.

Friday, June 26, 2026

Mount Pilatus, Travel to Germany

Grab a good breakfast and check out of the hotel. You’ll see breathtaking views from Mount Pilatus, a mountain massif overlooking Lucerne in Central Switzerland. It is composed of several peaks, of which the highest is named Tomlishorn. Enjoy a leisure afternoon in Lucerne.

Saturday, June 27, 2026

Andermatt, Ensemble Concert

Today will include some sightseeing and shopping in Andermatt followed by a full ensemble concert.

Sunday, June 28, 2026

Neuschwanstein Castle, Oberammergau, Germany

Enjoy a great traditional breakfast and load your suitcase once again as we begin our travel to Salzburg. On our way, you’ll visit Neuschwanstein Castle, a 19th-century historicist palace on a rugged hill of the foothills of the Alps in the very south of Germany, near the border with Austria.

Monday, June 29, 2026

Sightseeing, Full Ensemble Concert

Enjoy a day of sights and sounds in Oberammergau followed by a full ensemble concert and dinner at the famous Ammergauerhaus.

Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Dachau, Munich, Vienna

Just outside Munich, you’ll experience Dachau Concentration Camp. Dachau was one of the first concentration camps built by Nazi Germany and the longest running one, opening in March of 1933. The camp was initially intended to intern Hitler’s political opponents, which consisted of communists, social democrats and other dissidents. You’ll have free time for shopping and lunch in Munich before we travel to Austria.

Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Walking Tour of Vienna, Central Cemetery

After breakfast, your day of sightseeing begins with a drive along Ring Boulevard, Hofburg Palace and the State Opera. Learn why Bruckner, Brahms, Beethoven and Strauss called this Austrian capital home. Visit St. Stephen’s Cathedral and see the midday parade of historical figures at the musical Anker Clock and Central Cemetery.

Thursday, June 2, 2026

Vienna, Concert, Farewell Dinner

Start the day with a hearty breakfast as we begin our final full day overseas. You’ll learn all about Salzburg with a guided walking tour. We’ll have our final full ensemble performance today followed by a special Farewell Dinner.

Friday, July 3, 2026

Flights Home

It’s the last morning of a magnificent tour filled with experiences that will stay with you forever. We’re off to Vienna International Airport for departure. Today you will gain back the six hours you lost on your flight to London many days ago! We return to the U.S. excited, enthused and exhausted yet enriched.

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Barry Martin State Coordinator and Band Director

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About Barry Martin

Barry D. Martin is Professor of Music and Director of University Bands at Grand Valley State University. His responsibilities at GVSU have included conducting the Symphonic Wind Ensemble/Chamber Winds, conducting the Concert Band and the GVSU Laker Marching Band.

He has taught graduate and undergraduate conducting/repertoire and observed student teachers in the Department of Music. In addition, he oversees all aspects of the band program, which grew from three ensembles totaling 110 students upon his arrival in 1994, to a program of over 475 students performing in seven ensembles in 2016. Since 2004 he has served as the Artistic Director/Conductor of the Grand Rapids Symphonic Band, an adult organization which includes music educators and professional musicians from throughout the State of Michigan.

Professor Martin received his B.M. degree in Music Education from the University of Akron and his Master’s degree in Music Education from the University of Illinois. In 2016, Professor Martin was selected as the Music Director for the Michigan Ambassadors of Music. This ensemble of 320 high school students took a 16-day tour of Europe in July 2019 and performed in six different countries. In 2022 he became the Music Director of Michigan Musicians Abroad.

In 2013, Martin was selected as the recipient of the University of Akron School of Music Distinguished Alumni Award for his outstanding service to music education. In 2010, he was honored by being selected for membership in the prestigious American Bandmasters Association (ABA). Martin is a member of the National Band Association (NBA) and CBDNA. He also holds honorary memberships in the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association, Kappa Kappa Psi Band Fraternity, Tau Beta Sigma Band Fraternity and Mu Phi Epsilon. Prior to joining the music faculty at GVSU, he served as Assistant Director of Bands and Director of the Marching Band at the University of Akron.

Barry is in constant demand throughout the country as an adjudicator, clinician and conductor. His presentations include: The Ohio Music Educators Conference, several clinics and concerts at the Michigan Music Education In-Service Conference, the North Central MENC Convention, the Michigan Music Conference (MMC) and most recently a presentation entitled Developing the Small College Band Program at the 3rd annual National Collegiate Marching & Athletic Band Symposium. He has also served as an adjudicator on several university campuses and has conducted numerous honor bands throughout the Midwest.

Pamela Pierson Choir Director

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About Pamela Pierson

Pamela Pierson has been involved in the process of producing articulate, engaged and empathetic young people, who just happen to want to sing, for 47 years, first at Coloma Community Schools and then at West Ottawa HS in Holland. Now retired from public school teaching, she is currently the director of the adult women’s choir Las Almas, a volunteer at Fennville HS and a professor of music at Hope College. Her goal with every choir is to build a family who takes ownership of their prospects, to both understand the meaning of their music and create outstanding performances.

Pam has been involved in every aspect of high school performances: choral, solo and ensemble and chamber festivals, musical theater, multi-generational choirs and honors choirs. An active adjudicator and clinician all over the state, she has conducted State Honors Choir, led sessions at the Michigan Music Conference (MMC) and the Michigan School Vocal Music Association (MSVMA) Summer Workshop and MSVMA Teacher of the Year. Choirs under her direction have performed many times at MMC, American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) conferences and toured extensively, including Chicago, Cleveland, Nashville, New York City, Milwaukee, Great Britain, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, France and Italy. Pam’s choirs have worked one on one with some of America’s leading composers, conductors and performers. She has held virtually every position in the hierarchy of MSVMA and has, at last count, 11,060 choral songs on her venerable iPod.

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Michigan • June 18 – July 3, 2026