#GWMusic on Tour!

It's the Baltics or bust!

Trakai Castle in Lithuania

The GW University Singers and the GW Troubadours (GW's oldest acapella group) announced that they are traveling to Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia on this year's choir tour!

More than 30 choir members will set course for Eastern Europe the day after GW's May commencement. During the 10 day trip, they will perform a series of concerts across the region while also having a chance to sightsee.

Approximately every two years, the combined choir goes on tour.  In May 2013, the choir traveled to South Africa, exploring Cape Town, Soweto, and Johannesburg.  (Check out pictures from that tour here.) Two years before that, the choir adventured to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The Baltic States
Photo courtesy: www.worldatlas.com

On this trip, the choir will begin in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius, before traveling to Riga, Latvia and ending in Tallinn, Estonia.

Along the way, the group will visit many historic sites, including the Church and Monastery of Pazaislis, which is regarded as a Baroque architectural marvel.  They will see the Hill of Crosses in Latvia, which is a hill (yes, you guessed it!) covered with more than 100,000 crosses.  They'll visit the Trakai Castle.  And the list goes on ... including concert halls and more churches.

The Hill of Crosses

Church and Monastery of Pazaislis, overlooking the Nemunas River

The choir will also spend a day doing community service with an organization that helps foster children in Estonia.

It promises to be an incredible experience!