2026 Tour Day 3: Waitomo Caves & Mitai Māori Village
Kia Ora, this is Evan giving updates about our day in Rotorua and Waitomo! We started our day at 7:00am with a beautiful sunrise over the sulfur lake in Rotorua. […]
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2026 Tour Day 2: Climbing Mount Eden
Kia Ora! This is Layla with some updates from our first full day in Auckland, New Zealand. After our long days of traveling, both flight groups made it to Auckland […]
Read More2026 Tour Day 1: Traveling to Auckland
Kia Ora!! My name is Karina and I was in flight group 1. Our journey started by flying from MSP to O’Hare airport in Chicago. We had a short layover […]
Read MoreHighlights from the Symphony Tour Send-Off Concert
Find photos, the concert recording, messages to Symphony, and a tour program recap below. What a breathtaking evening! We’re so grateful to the 900+ families, friends, alums, music teachers, and […]
Read MoreGreater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies Embarks on Landmark Tour to New Zealand and Australia
Photo credit: Jacob West From the Twin Cities to the Sydney Opera House, these students’ journey reflects a rare combination of artistic excellence, access, and global ambition. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE […]
Read More2024 Tour Day 11: Barcelona to Minneapolis
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 […]
Read More2024 Tour Day 10: Barcelona
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 […]
Read More2024 Tour Day 9: Barcelona
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 […]
Read More2024 Tour Day 8: Barcelona
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 […]
Read More2024 Tour Day 7: Aix-en-Provence, Carcassonne, and Barcelona
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 […]
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