Touring empowers students with musical, social, and cultural opportunities that will shape their lives for years to come.

Renowned for our rich touring history, GTCYS’ biennial international tours for Symphony were reinstated in June 2014 when 78 students toured Spain and performed by invitation at the Granada International Festival of Music and Dance. Since then, GTCYS students have benefited from successful and exciting tours every other year.

The experiential learning aspects of touring empower students with musical, social, and cultural opportunities that will shape their lives for years to come.

2021 Southern Italy Tour

GTCYS is excited to announce that Symphony will partner with Grand Tours to embark on June 2021 tour to Southern Italy, including the island of Sicily. Repertoire will include Copland’s Appalachian Spring, Barber’s Violin Concerto, Brahms Symphony No. 1, and more! Details will be shared in spring 2020. Click here to see the tour brochure!

2018 Germany, Poland, and Hungary Tour

The June 2018 tour took students on an unforgettable eleven-day journey through Germany, Poland, and Hungary, starting in Berlin, then traveling to Krakow and through the mountains of Poland to Budapest. This Eastern European tour featured iconic historical sites, rich cultural opportunities, beautiful landscapes, and stately architecture. Students performed four concerts, learned about local traditions, experienced local music, and visited important historical sites, including the Berlin Wall and Concentration Camps at Auschwitz/Birkenau. Through these experiences, students developed a new frame of reference for understanding the world, created lifelong friendships, and were inspired to heightened levels of musical performance. Click here to see the itinerary!

GTCYS’ International Touring History

2018 –  Germany, Poland, and Hungary Concert Tour

2016 – Argentina Concert Tour

2014 – Spain Concert Tour 

2001 – China Concert Tour

1999 – Eastern Europe Concert Tour

1996 – South America Concert Tour

1994 – Malaysia Concert Tour

1992 – South Pacific Concert Tour

1990 – Asia Concert Tour

1988 – Soviet Union (CCCP) Concert Tour

1985 – Republic of Costa Rica Concert Tour

1984 – Great Britain and Republic of Ireland Concert Tour

1982 – Federal Republic of Germany Concert Tour

1978 – London, England, Royal Albert Hall, Schools Prom