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California Mission Tour?Date: July 28, 2012 by Marie Grass Amenta  Views: 1255
Hi Folks,
I am working on future plans for my chamber choir to present at our August 11 retreat. One thought is a tour in the summer of 2014. I have a few ideas including a concert tour of California Missions (performing motets of the time, probably). I have looked on the California Missions website--isn't that wild to say?--and I don't see anything about concerts.
I have not looked into tour companies as yet--perhaps someone here will be able to point me in the right direction as to companies who would be able to do something like this.
I don't need to know everything, just something to present to my singers in a couple weeks.
Thank you for any help you may be able to give me.
Marie Grass Amenta, founder and music director
the Midwest Motet Soceity
Jeff DeMarco on July 29, 2012 7:02am
There is no overriding organizational entity for the California missions. You'll need to contact each one individually. There are 21 "main" missions, so you'll probably want to narrow it down, and not all are suitable for concerts. Soledad, for example, has a very tiny basilica.
Good luck! They can be fun to sing in.
Jeff DeMarco
on July 30, 2012 3:25am
I can only speak for the Santa Barbara Mission, but I do know
they very, very rarely allow concerts in the mission, and then
generally only to those the parish have an established relationship
with. But it's a good idea, best of luck!
on July 30, 2012 4:03pm
Hey Marie,
What a fantastic idea!! Remember the missions are all still active participating Catholics. I'm sure you would need to contact the diocese and get to the individual mission that way. BTW can I come? LOL I live in Rio Vista. Our closest missions would be Solano which is at the very end of the mission trail. Any way it is certainly a worthy endeavor. Good Luck.
Nancy Schirley
on July 31, 2012 4:35am
I believe Peter's Way Tours, which does choir tours, has a California Mission Option.
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