The Chicago Master Singers tours in Europe every two years. The tours are open to those CMS singers who wish to go as well as their spouses and friends. If you are interested, contact us for more information. We would love to have you join us!
2020 Tour to France and Switzerland
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Chicago Master Singers 2020 tour
revised 1-22-20 (Lyon, Burgundy, French Alps, Switzerland) Thursday, 6/25 4:00 pm Dep. O’Hare for Lyon on Lufthansa 431 to FRA; 1074 to LYS Friday, 6/26 10:00 am arr. Lyon for welcome luncheon at Restaurant Vatel (included); free afternoon (after hotel check-in) and evening; Lyon is the most charming larger city in France, with all that Paris offers minus the crowds and congestion. It also is the culinary capital of the world. Our hotel will be the Mercure Saxe-Lafayette, well-located within walking distance of everything and with excellent public transportation options. Saturday, 6/27 Free time to visit Lyon; 4:00 pm sharp: motorcoach departure from hotel OR meet at 4:30pm already dressed at the monumental Fourvière Basilica to prepare for 5:30pm Mass and 7:00 pm Concert, a Lyon landmark easily accessed by funicular; optional motorcoach return to hotel; remainder of evening at leisure Sunday, 6/28 9:00 am sharp motorcoach departure from hotel OR meet at 9:30 am already dressed to sing in 10:30 am Mass (Feast Day of St. Irenaeus) at the Cathédrale St-Jean Baptiste; optional motorcoach return to hotel; afternoon and evening free to enjoy Lyon Monday, 6/29 9:00 am Transfer to Beaune via a lunch stop (11:00am) at Le Cellier Volnaysien, a former winery with magnificent views over the Burgundy vineyards; continue to Beaune for hotel check-in and tours of the Hospice ; free evening in Beaune (restaurant in hotel, others within 10-15’ flat and easy walk). Mercure Centre Tuesday, 6/30 Free morning in Beaune; 11:00 am depart for Besançon with free time until 6:00pm dinner and 8:00pm performance in the beautiful diocesan center Chapel; return to Beaune (c. 90’) Wednesday, 7/1 Free morning in Beaune; 11:00 am sharp: depart for Vézelay for tours, lunch and 3:30 pm concert in the Basilica of St. Mary Magdalene (aka the Benedictine Abbey Church of Vézelay, a pilgrimage destination on the Camino, with an extraordinary history: see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A9zelay_Abbey). Its spectacular ambiance and acoustics will make it a truly memorable experience. Dinner and free evening in Beaune Thursday, 7/2 9:30 am Transfer to Évian-les-Bains via a tour and a short sing in the magnificent Royal Monastery of Brou, Bourg-en-Bresse, a unique and treasured flamboyant Gothic masterpiece (admission included). Lunch in Brou. Évian-les-Bains is a picturesque city set between the lake and mountains, offering a variety of activities. Our spa hotel is within walking distance to shops, restaurants, a casino, Lake Geneva (Lac Léman) with swimming and boating options, and numerous other attractions. Free afternoon and evening. Hilton Spa Hotel Friday, 7/3 8:00 am sharp: Depart for Chamonix-Mont-Blanc. Mont Blanc is the highest mountain in Western Europe and Chamonix is an absolutely enchanting resort town; optional train to glacier at Mer de Glace with lunch options; 3:00 pm concert (2:00pm sound check) in Église St-Michel; c. 4:30 pm depart for free evening in Évian-les-Bains Saturday, 7/4 9:00 am Depart for a 10:00 am visit to Chateau Chillon and a lunch stop in Montreux near Les Jardins du Palais; 5:00 pm performance at St. François in Lausanne as part of its regular concert series; 8:00 pm return to Évian-les-Bains (by ferry) for 9:00 pm Farewell Dinner at the Hilton (included) Sunday, 7/5 10:00 am depart for GVA for 2:00 pm return flights: Lufthansa 1217 GVA to FRA, 432 to ORD arr. 7:25 pm Hotels: 3 nights Lyon: Mercure Saxe-Lafayette; 3 nights Beaune: Mercure Beaune Centre; 3 nights in Évian-les-Bains: Hilton Spa Hotel Performances: Lyon: Fourvière Basilica Mass and concert on Saturday evening Mass on Sunday morning in Cathédrale St-Jean Besançon: evening performance Vezelay: afternoon performance Bourg-en-Bresse: short sing in the Royal Monastery of Brou Chamonix Mont Blanc: afternoon performance Lausanne: early evening performance The Lufthansa carry-on baggage size is 55 x 40 x 23 cm/ 21 x 15 x 9 inches; or 57 x 54 x 15 cm/ 22 x 21 x 5.9 inches for foldable garment bags. The permitted dimensions for the personal item are max. 40 x 30 x 10 cm/ 15 x 11 x 3.9 inches. |
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A History of CMS European tours
1993: Germany and Austria: Munich, Neuschwanstein, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Oberammergau
1996: England: Salisbury, Worchester, Bristol, Wells, Bath, Cardiff, Cotswolds (Stow on the Wold et al.), Oxford, Coventry, Ely, Canterbury, Dover, London
1998: Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary: Prague, Kutna Hora, Tabor, Česke Budjovice, St. Florian, Vienna, Esztergom, Szentendre, Budapest
2000: France, Switzerland, Austria: Paris, Chartres, Reims, Strasbourg, Zurich, Lucerne, Vaduz, Innsbruck
2002: Italy: Rome, Orvieto, Siena, Florence (Montecatini), Pisa, Padua, Venice, Stroppari, Bergamo, Milan
2004: Czech Republic, Germany: Prague, Terezin, Dresden, Leipzig, Wittenberg, Berlin, Potsdam
2006: Poland: Warsaw, Poznan, Gniezno, Wrocław, Auschwitz/Birkenau, Krakow, Zakopane
2008: Provence: Arles, Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, Gordes, Senanque Abbey, Roussillon, Uzès, Les Baux, St-Remy, Marseille, Aix-en-Provence
2010: Germany: Heidelberg, Rüdesheim, Würzburg, Nürnberg, Bamberg, Rothenburg, Wieskirche, Neuschwanstein, Munich
2012: Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Russia: Vilnius, Trakai, Rundale Palace, Riga, Pärnu, Tallinn, Narva, St. Petersburg
2014: Austria, Slovenia: Salzburg, Burg Hochosterwitz, Lake Bled, Poreč, Ljubljana, Zagreb, Ptuj, Maribor
2016: Netherlands, France, Luxembourg, Germany: Amsterdam, Delft, Haarlem, Maastricht,Trier, Metz, Aachen, Köln
2018: England: Canterbury, Maidstone, Ely, Norwich, Cambridge, Peterborough, Lincoln, Newcastle
2020: Lyon, Beaune, Besançon, Vezelay, Bourg-en-Bresse, Évian-les-Bains, Chamonix Mont Blanc, Montreux, Lausanne
1993: Germany and Austria: Munich, Neuschwanstein, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Oberammergau
1996: England: Salisbury, Worchester, Bristol, Wells, Bath, Cardiff, Cotswolds (Stow on the Wold et al.), Oxford, Coventry, Ely, Canterbury, Dover, London
1998: Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary: Prague, Kutna Hora, Tabor, Česke Budjovice, St. Florian, Vienna, Esztergom, Szentendre, Budapest
2000: France, Switzerland, Austria: Paris, Chartres, Reims, Strasbourg, Zurich, Lucerne, Vaduz, Innsbruck
2002: Italy: Rome, Orvieto, Siena, Florence (Montecatini), Pisa, Padua, Venice, Stroppari, Bergamo, Milan
2004: Czech Republic, Germany: Prague, Terezin, Dresden, Leipzig, Wittenberg, Berlin, Potsdam
2006: Poland: Warsaw, Poznan, Gniezno, Wrocław, Auschwitz/Birkenau, Krakow, Zakopane
2008: Provence: Arles, Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, Gordes, Senanque Abbey, Roussillon, Uzès, Les Baux, St-Remy, Marseille, Aix-en-Provence
2010: Germany: Heidelberg, Rüdesheim, Würzburg, Nürnberg, Bamberg, Rothenburg, Wieskirche, Neuschwanstein, Munich
2012: Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Russia: Vilnius, Trakai, Rundale Palace, Riga, Pärnu, Tallinn, Narva, St. Petersburg
2014: Austria, Slovenia: Salzburg, Burg Hochosterwitz, Lake Bled, Poreč, Ljubljana, Zagreb, Ptuj, Maribor
2016: Netherlands, France, Luxembourg, Germany: Amsterdam, Delft, Haarlem, Maastricht,Trier, Metz, Aachen, Köln
2018: England: Canterbury, Maidstone, Ely, Norwich, Cambridge, Peterborough, Lincoln, Newcastle
2020: Lyon, Beaune, Besançon, Vezelay, Bourg-en-Bresse, Évian-les-Bains, Chamonix Mont Blanc, Montreux, Lausanne
