We're now back home after our latest travels around Europe, and what a difference a week makes. Last weekend I put the heating back on at home, but today feels like summer. It was the same in Europe. Unsurprisingly it was beautifully warm in Spain, and Salamanca was looking amazing. Our flight to Prague on Thursday gave great views of both the Pyrenees and the Alps, and once we arrived in Dresden all the outside seating of the restaurants and cafes in the square around the Frauenkirche were packed. After Dresden we headed to Hannover for a concert as part of the city's International A Capella Festival. We loved performing in the Markuskirche, a church with wonderful acoustics. I particularly enjoyed singing Josef Rheinberger's Abendlied, a work we haven't performed for a while. It is quite a special work for the KS as we have always ended our Lübeck Masterclasses with this beautiful piece, performed by all the course participants.On Saturday we held a workshop for four excellent ensembles, organised by the A Cappella Festival and hosted by the Hannover Knabenchor. In addition to two mixed ensembles, we worked with the Knabenchor, and also with an octet from the Hannover Mädchenchor, with whom we've shared a stage on many occasions. The marvellous musical education provided by the Knabenchor and the Mädchenchor was apparent in the other ensembles, both of which had former members in their ranks.After our work, we headed to the home of one of our marvellous German managers, Sabine. We had a wonderfully relaxed afternoon in the sun eating fantastic food cooked by Sabine and her husband Toni. Toni is Swiss, and he cooked one of my favourite Swiss specialities, Geschetzeltes Züricher Art with Rösti. The meal ended with a delicious Rhubarb Tart, freshly baked by Sabine that afternoon. What a lovely end to a great trip.More culinary delights beckon next week when we head to the Far East. In the meantime we've got a bit of time at home to relax.
We're now back home after our latest travels around Europe, and what a difference a week makes. Last weekend I put the heating back on at home, but today feels like summer. It was the same in Europe. Unsurprisingly it was beautifully warm in Spain, and Salamanca was looking amazing. Our flight to Prague on Thursday gave great views of both the Pyrenees and the Alps, and once we arrived in Dresden all the outside seating of the restaurants and cafes in the square around the Frauenkirche were packed. After Dresden we headed to Hannover for a concert as part of the city's International A Capella Festival. We loved performing in the Markuskirche, a church with wonderful acoustics. I particularly enjoyed singing Josef Rheinberger's Abendlied, a work we haven't performed for a while. It is quite a special work for the KS as we have always ended our Lübeck Masterclasses with this beautiful piece, performed by all the course participants.On Saturday we held a workshop for four excellent ensembles, organised by the A Cappella Festival and hosted by the Hannover Knabenchor. In addition to two mixed ensembles, we worked with the Knabenchor, and also with an octet from the Hannover Mädchenchor, with whom we've shared a stage on many occasions. The marvellous musical education provided by the Knabenchor and the Mädchenchor was apparent in the other ensembles, both of which had former members in their ranks.After our work, we headed to the home of one of our marvellous German managers, Sabine. We had a wonderfully relaxed afternoon in the sun eating fantastic food cooked by Sabine and her husband Toni. Toni is Swiss, and he cooked one of my favourite Swiss specialities, Geschetzeltes Züricher Art with Rösti. The meal ended with a delicious Rhubarb Tart, freshly baked by Sabine that afternoon. What a lovely end to a great trip.More culinary delights beckon next week when we head to the Far East. In the meantime we've got a bit of time at home to relax.
We're now back home after our latest travels around Europe, and what a difference a week makes. Last weekend I put the heating back on at home, but today feels like summer. It was the same in Europe. Unsurprisingly it was beautifully warm in Spain, and Salamanca was looking amazing. Our flight to Prague on Thursday gave great views of both the Pyrenees and the Alps, and once we arrived in Dresden all the outside seating of the restaurants and cafes in the square around the Frauenkirche were packed. After Dresden we headed to Hannover for a concert as part of the city's International A Capella Festival. We loved performing in the Markuskirche, a church with wonderful acoustics. I particularly enjoyed singing Josef Rheinberger's Abendlied, a work we haven't performed for a while. It is quite a special work for the KS as we have always ended our Lübeck Masterclasses with this beautiful piece, performed by all the course participants.On Saturday we held a workshop for four excellent ensembles, organised by the A Cappella Festival and hosted by the Hannover Knabenchor. In addition to two mixed ensembles, we worked with the Knabenchor, and also with an octet from the Hannover Mädchenchor, with whom we've shared a stage on many occasions. The marvellous musical education provided by the Knabenchor and the Mädchenchor was apparent in the other ensembles, both of which had former members in their ranks.After our work, we headed to the home of one of our marvellous German managers, Sabine. We had a wonderfully relaxed afternoon in the sun eating fantastic food cooked by Sabine and her husband Toni. Toni is Swiss, and he cooked one of my favourite Swiss specialities, Geschetzeltes Züricher Art with Rösti. The meal ended with a delicious Rhubarb Tart, freshly baked by Sabine that afternoon. What a lovely end to a great trip.More culinary delights beckon next week when we head to the Far East. In the meantime we've got a bit of time at home to relax.
We're now back home after our latest travels around Europe, and what a difference a week makes. Last weekend I put the heating back on at home, but today feels like summer. It was the same in Europe. Unsurprisingly it was beautifully warm in Spain, and Salamanca was looking amazing. Our flight to Prague on Thursday gave great views of both the Pyrenees and the Alps, and once we arrived in Dresden all the outside seating of the restaurants and cafes in the square around the Frauenkirche were packed. After Dresden we headed to Hannover for a concert as part of the city's International A Capella Festival. We loved performing in the Markuskirche, a church with wonderful acoustics. I particularly enjoyed singing Josef Rheinberger's Abendlied, a work we haven't performed for a while. It is quite a special work for the KS as we have always ended our Lübeck Masterclasses with this beautiful piece, performed by all the course participants.On Saturday we held a workshop for four excellent ensembles, organised by the A Cappella Festival and hosted by the Hannover Knabenchor. In addition to two mixed ensembles, we worked with the Knabenchor, and also with an octet from the Hannover Mädchenchor, with whom we've shared a stage on many occasions. The marvellous musical education provided by the Knabenchor and the Mädchenchor was apparent in the other ensembles, both of which had former members in their ranks.After our work, we headed to the home of one of our marvellous German managers, Sabine. We had a wonderfully relaxed afternoon in the sun eating fantastic food cooked by Sabine and her husband Toni. Toni is Swiss, and he cooked one of my favourite Swiss specialities, Geschetzeltes Züricher Art with Rösti. The meal ended with a delicious Rhubarb Tart, freshly baked by Sabine that afternoon. What a lovely end to a great trip.More culinary delights beckon next week when we head to the Far East. In the meantime we've got a bit of time at home to relax.
We're now back home after our latest travels around Europe, and what a difference a week makes. Last weekend I put the heating back on at home, but today feels like summer. It was the same in Europe. Unsurprisingly it was beautifully warm in Spain, and Salamanca was looking amazing. Our flight to Prague on Thursday gave great views of both the Pyrenees and the Alps, and once we arrived in Dresden all the outside seating of the restaurants and cafes in the square around the Frauenkirche were packed. After Dresden we headed to Hannover for a concert as part of the city's International A Capella Festival. We loved performing in the Markuskirche, a church with wonderful acoustics. I particularly enjoyed singing Josef Rheinberger's Abendlied, a work we haven't performed for a while. It is quite a special work for the KS as we have always ended our Lübeck Masterclasses with this beautiful piece, performed by all the course participants.On Saturday we held a workshop for four excellent ensembles, organised by the A Cappella Festival and hosted by the Hannover Knabenchor. In addition to two mixed ensembles, we worked with the Knabenchor, and also with an octet from the Hannover Mädchenchor, with whom we've shared a stage on many occasions. The marvellous musical education provided by the Knabenchor and the Mädchenchor was apparent in the other ensembles, both of which had former members in their ranks.After our work, we headed to the home of one of our marvellous German managers, Sabine. We had a wonderfully relaxed afternoon in the sun eating fantastic food cooked by Sabine and her husband Toni. Toni is Swiss, and he cooked one of my favourite Swiss specialities, Geschetzeltes Züricher Art with Rösti. The meal ended with a delicious Rhubarb Tart, freshly baked by Sabine that afternoon. What a lovely end to a great trip.More culinary delights beckon next week when we head to the Far East. In the meantime we've got a bit of time at home to relax.
We're now back home after our latest travels around Europe, and what a difference a week makes. Last weekend I put the heating back on at home, but today feels like summer. It was the same in Europe. Unsurprisingly it was beautifully warm in Spain, and Salamanca was looking amazing. Our flight to Prague on Thursday gave great views of both the Pyrenees and the Alps, and once we arrived in Dresden all the outside seating of the restaurants and cafes in the square around the Frauenkirche were packed. After Dresden we headed to Hannover for a concert as part of the city's International A Capella Festival. We loved performing in the Markuskirche, a church with wonderful acoustics. I particularly enjoyed singing Josef Rheinberger's Abendlied, a work we haven't performed for a while. It is quite a special work for the KS as we have always ended our Lübeck Masterclasses with this beautiful piece, performed by all the course participants.On Saturday we held a workshop for four excellent ensembles, organised by the A Cappella Festival and hosted by the Hannover Knabenchor. In addition to two mixed ensembles, we worked with the Knabenchor, and also with an octet from the Hannover Mädchenchor, with whom we've shared a stage on many occasions. The marvellous musical education provided by the Knabenchor and the Mädchenchor was apparent in the other ensembles, both of which had former members in their ranks.After our work, we headed to the home of one of our marvellous German managers, Sabine. We had a wonderfully relaxed afternoon in the sun eating fantastic food cooked by Sabine and her husband Toni. Toni is Swiss, and he cooked one of my favourite Swiss specialities, Geschetzeltes Züricher Art with Rösti. The meal ended with a delicious Rhubarb Tart, freshly baked by Sabine that afternoon. What a lovely end to a great trip.More culinary delights beckon next week when we head to the Far East. In the meantime we've got a bit of time at home to relax.
We're now back home after our latest travels around Europe, and what a difference a week makes. Last weekend I put the heating back on at home, but today feels like summer. It was the same in Europe. Unsurprisingly it was beautifully warm in Spain, and Salamanca was looking amazing. Our flight to Prague on Thursday gave great views of both the Pyrenees and the Alps, and once we arrived in Dresden all the outside seating of the restaurants and cafes in the square around the Frauenkirche were packed. After Dresden we headed to Hannover for a concert as part of the city's International A Capella Festival. We loved performing in the Markuskirche, a church with wonderful acoustics. I particularly enjoyed singing Josef Rheinberger's Abendlied, a work we haven't performed for a while. It is quite a special work for the KS as we have always ended our Lübeck Masterclasses with this beautiful piece, performed by all the course participants.On Saturday we held a workshop for four excellent ensembles, organised by the A Cappella Festival and hosted by the Hannover Knabenchor. In addition to two mixed ensembles, we worked with the Knabenchor, and also with an octet from the Hannover Mädchenchor, with whom we've shared a stage on many occasions. The marvellous musical education provided by the Knabenchor and the Mädchenchor was apparent in the other ensembles, both of which had former members in their ranks.After our work, we headed to the home of one of our marvellous German managers, Sabine. We had a wonderfully relaxed afternoon in the sun eating fantastic food cooked by Sabine and her husband Toni. Toni is Swiss, and he cooked one of my favourite Swiss specialities, Geschetzeltes Züricher Art with Rösti. The meal ended with a delicious Rhubarb Tart, freshly baked by Sabine that afternoon. What a lovely end to a great trip.More culinary delights beckon next week when we head to the Far East. In the meantime we've got a bit of time at home to relax.
