Rams in Europe - CSU Chamber Choir Tour

The group after the nine hour flight from Atlanta to Munich, Germany.
The bass section gather for a photo in front of the Hofbrauhaus- a traditional German bier hall.
The Salzach River in Salzburg, Austria. Members of the choir took a walk over the river into Old Town on the first night of tour.
Andy LoDolce and Bryan Kettlewell got airborne in the Mirabelle Palace and Gardens in Salzburg
Makartsteg Bridge in Salzburg, where lovers have left behind hundreds of locks over the Salzach River.
Dean Reiger and Jacob Gantz peer into the inner alleyway of Mozart’s famous childhood home in Salzburg, Austria.
Choir members gather inside a university church in Salzburg, Austria.
The choir gathers in preparation to hold their first informal concert after their first day of touring. Salzburg Cathedral, also known as the Dom, in Salzburg, Austria.
The group travels by high speed cable car up to Hohensalzburg Palace and Fortress in Salzburg, Austria.
The tenor section jumps for joy at Hohensalzburg Fortress in Salzburg.
Members of the choir from above, at Hohensalzburg Fortress in Salzburg.
The group, exhausted but happy after a long day of walking in the summer heat, then singing a concert at Lobkowicz Palace in Prague, Czech Republic.
The tour manager had everyone laughing after cracking a joke in Hradčany, Prague while waiting for a tour of the fortress.
The group visits St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague, Czech Republic.
Jessica Lauer and Stacey Miller in front of a small house on Golden Lane in Hradcany, Prague. Guards and officers used to live in these houses, in order to be close to the Palace.
After touring around Hradcany, Prague for the afternoon, the group makes their way back down to the city of Prague for dinner.
A small canal near the Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic.
Bryan Kettlewell and Dean Rieger in front of the John Lennon Wall in Prague, Czech Republic. This wall is open to public graffiti and is painted clean once a year.
The choir congregates on a large staircase leading to the Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic.
Emily Budd, Anyaleen Bradley and Megan Miller on the Charles Bridge in Prague.
The group in front of the Mozart Statue in Burggarten, Vienna, Austria.
Dr. James Kim rehearses the group for a formal concert in the Karlskirche, or St. Charles Church, Vienna, Austria.
Dr. James Kim rehearses the group for a formal concert in the Karlskirche, or St. Charles Church, Vienna, Austria.
A flyer for the chamber choir’s concert, hung in the entrance to the Karlskirche (St. Charles Church) in Vienna, Austria.
The choir happily greets audience members exiting the Karlskirche after a successful formal concert.
Austrian audience members applaud the choir while exiting the Karlskirche after attending the group’s concert in Vienna, Austria.
v for an excited audience member after the choir performed at the Karlskirche (St. Charles Church), in Vienna, Austria.
Stacy Miller is thrilled to be in Vienna, even with the wet weather conditions.
St. Stephens Cathedral in Vienna, also known as Stephansdom.
A few choir members stopped inside a pastry shop for traditional Austrian pastries upon a very early arrival in Esterhazy, Austria, the former home of Haydn.
The group after singing inside Esterhazy Palace, in Eisenstadt, Austria where Hadyn performed many times.
Esterhazy Palace in Eisenstadt, Austria, of which the Hungarian Esterhazy family came into ownership in 1622.
The church where the choir performed for the Youth International Festival . The choir was the only group representing the United States, causing a very diverse musical environment. Many members of the choir attended workshops and additional concerts during the festival weekend.
The outside of St. Martin’s Cathedral, built in 1452. The choir performed here as a guest choir in the Youth International Festival, Bratislava Slovakia.
Jessica Lauer and Stacey Miller in Sad Janka Krala, a park in Bratislava. The Franciscan church tower behind them was rescued after being damaged in an earthquake in 1897, and placed in the park.
A train waits in the Budapest-Keleti Railway Terminal in Budapest, Hungary. Members of the choir decided to take an impromptu train trip from Bratislava, Slovakia to Budapest on the final day of tour.
Ingrid Johnson, fresh off the train and ready to start her day trip in Budapest, Hungary.
Emily Budd, Schyler Vargas, Dean Reiger, and Stacey Miller after climbing to the top of St. Stephens Basilica in Budapest, Hungary.
A large group of the choir, at the top of St. Stephens Basilica in Budapest, Hungary.
The Hungarian State Opera House in Budapest, Hungary, built in 1884.
Andrew Hill, Anyaleen Bradley, Dean Reiger, Noel, Stacey Miller, Schyler Vargas and Sarah Folsom at Heroe’s Square in Budapest, Hungary.
The Budapest Eye in Erzsebet Square, Budapest, Hungary.

This summer, CSU’s Chamber Choir went on an eleven-day European tour to Bratislava, Salzburg, Vienna, Eisenstadt, and Prague. The excellent reputation earned the ensemble an invitation to participate in the 2015 International Youth Music Festival in Bratislava, Slovakia. The invitation also brings with it opportunities to sing in historic concert halls, cathedrals, and outdoor venues across Europe.

Music therapy graduate student and choir member, Sarah Folsom, has a passion for photography and created an incredible photo journal of the trip. While looking at the photos, enjoy Music Education alum, and choir member, Dean Reiger’s recording of the concert in Vienna.