Stories

It was an early morning (or very late night) for GTCYS musicians. We left the hotel at about 3:30 am and spent a very drowsy morning at the airport. We […]

Today was bittersweet; we are sad to end tour, but we went out with a bang (literally, there are still fireworks going off from Sant Joan)! We split up into […]

Today, we awoke to a colder and cloudy day in Barcelona. A group of 15 students went on a separate tour to Monserrat with Maestro at 8 am. They attended […]

Rise and shine! Final concert today! We arose at around 7:30 for a delicious Spanish breakfast then departed the hotel for tours in the city. This weekend is one of […]

Both excitement and sadness filled the air as today marked the beginning of the second leg of our tour. We said goodbye to Aix-en-Provence and France as we boarded our […]

Today we had two concerts, including a children’s concert, in Fourques, France.     The day began gloomy with dark clouds and plenty of rain. We bussed to the Auditorium […]

Today was day five of our GTCYS 2024 tour. We got up bright and early to get ready for our visit to Cassis, a beautiful port town known for its […]

After fueling up at breakfast, we departed to Avignon, a beautiful fortress city surrounded by walls. The bus ride there was around three hours, during which we saw the many […]

Today everyone woke up after a very needed good night’s sleep and got going early for breakfast and then a walking tour. I think I speak for everyone when I […]

Guten Tag and Bonjour from Frankfurt and Lyon! After a long 8 hour flight from Minneapolis, we landed in Frankfurt, Germany for our layover. Flight group 1 split with group […]