July 22, Thursday

• Arrive Vienna. Bus departures to Eisenstadt hotels (10:30 am - 6:00 pm).

• Check in, unpack, and read orientation packet. Dinner on your own.

• 19:30-20:00 “House” orientation meeting for those staying at Wirt, Gastehaus Burgenland, Ewa Wagner, and Hotel Ohr

July 23, Friday, 6:30 – 8:00 Breakfast in hotels. Begin walking to Kulturzentrum allow 15-20 min.

• 8:00 – 8:20 Orientation Kulturzentrum (Kleinesaal)

• 8:30-8:45 Observers: Meet and review schedule

• 8:30-10:30

  • Chorus/Soloists – rehearsal (Seminarum)

  • Orchestra – rehearsal (Kleinsaal)

  • Soloists – rehearsal (Haydn Private University)

• 9:00-10:30 Observers: Walking tour of Eisenstadt

• 10:50-12:00 Chorus, orchestra, and soloists – (Kleinesaal)

• 12:00-14:00 Lunch on your own.

• 14:00-15:15 Lecture: Haydn an Original – Dr. Walter Reicher, CEO Haydn Foundation (Kleinesaal)

• 15:30-17:00 Chorus, orchestra and soloists – (Kleinesaal)

• Observers: TBD

• 17:00-19:30 Free time. Light supper on your own if you wish.

• 19:30 -21:00 Chorus, orchestra, and soloists – (Kleinesaal)

July 24, Saturday, 7:00 – 8:30 Breakfast in hotels. Walk to Joseph Haydn Private University (JHP)

• 9:00-10:30 Chorus – Kammersaal, Orchestra – Konzertsaal, Soloists – Rehearsal Room

• 9:00-11:00 Observers: Tour Haydn Haus (meet at Haydn Haus)

• 10:50-12:00 Chorus, orchestra, and soloists - Konzertsaal

• 12:00-14:00 Lunch on your own.

• 14:00-16:30 Chorus, orchestra, soloists

• 14:00-15:30 Observers – TBD

July 25, Sunday, 6:30 Breakfast in hotels

• 7:00-7:15 Load buses, depart hotels for Vienna’s St. Stephen’s Cathedral wearing concert attire. Bring change of clothes.

• 8:30 Arrival, unload, set-up, rehearse at St. Stephen’s. Bring change of clothes off bus with you.

• 9:30 Mass at St. Stephen’s Cathedral - NICOLAIMESSE

• 11:00 Change to comfortable clothes in the building next to St. Stephen’s Cathedral.

11:30 Load large instruments, concert clothes, music and instruments onto buses.

12:00-15:30 Lunch on your own, afternoon available for sightseeing

14:00-15:00 Tour of Vienna Opera House (meet in front of Opera House at 13:30)

15:30 Bus departs Vienna for Eisenstadt (with stop at Zentralfriedhof) from Albertinaplatz

18:15 Arrival in Eisenstadt; Crew unloads at the Schloss