Feb 26 Update: You can still join this exciting ensemble and tour! Seeking an additional percussionist, trombone player, and a second Tuba to round-out our ensemble. Other musicians happily considered. Approaching last call so...come along!

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Pack your bags and prepare to be dazzled on this custom-designed Performance Tour especially for the Florida Symphonic Winds, a new touring band of the Dunedin Music Society and the Dunedin Concert Band. This tour is open to Tampa Bay area woodwind, brass, and percussion players, their friends, family and Dunedin Music Society members! Perform with us in Europe July 21-31, 2022. For those who are interested in staying a bit longer, an optional Extension Tour to Prague is offered July 31 to August 3. Want to come early? We can help you with that as well.

With visits to Bad Ischel, Salzburg, Vienna, Melk, Rothenburg, Nuremburg, Wurzburg, and Retzbach with options in Munich & Prague, we know you’re going to have rewarding good time!  View the complete itinerary including the group airfare details at this link

Main Tour - Austria and Bavaria, July 21-31, 2022  

* 9 nights’ accommodation in 3- and 4-star hotels, in double/twin rooms with private bath

* Deluxe Private Motorcoach throughout the land portion of the itinerary

* Instrument Truck/Van included

* 4 Performances

* Buffet Breakfast daily and 4 Dinners

* Guided sightseeing tours of Salzburg and Vienna

* Paid entrances to Mozart Museum, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Nazi Documentation Center, and Melk Abbey

* One TRC Tour Manager per motorcoach throughout the land portion of the itinerary

* All gratuities to bus drivers, tour managers, local guides and group meal waitstaff included

* A Pre-Tour Meeting with Tour Staff to review the itinerary and answer questions 

* Five rehearsals and a Farewell Concert in Dunedin

* Post-Departure (trip interruption) Travel Protection for all tour participants

* Prices based on an exchange of US$ 1 = € 0.84 (Euro) 

Extension Tour - Prague, July 31-August 3, 2022

* 3 nights’ accommodation in a 4-star hotel, in double/twin rooms with private bath

* Deluxe Private Motorcoach transfers as per the itinerary

* Transportation Pass (72-hour ticket) for Prague Metro, Tram and Bus included

* Brewery Tour and Tasting (Pilsner Urquell Brewery tbc) in Pilsen

* Buffet Breakfast daily

* Farewell Dinner and Sunset River Cruise included

* Two Guided sightseeing tours (Prague Castle area and Old Town Square area)

* Paid entrances to Prague Castle and Strahov Monastery Library

* One TRC Tour Manager per motorcoach throughout the land portion of the itinerary

* All gratuities to bus drivers, tour managers, local guides and group meal waitstaff included

* Prices based on an exchange of US$ 1 = € 0.84 (Euro) 

For those of you wishing to come early, we’ll help you with your hotel in Munich and suggested sites as well. This option will be added to WeTravel for later confirmation and booking.

*Gratuities for services of a personal nature, such as room service, laundry services, telephone calls, etc.

*Travel Protection Plan - The travel protection included is Post-departure (trip interruption) coverage only.  In order to protect your entire trip investment, the option to purchase additional Pre-departure (trip cancellation) coverage is available. In addition, participants who are arriving early or extending their travels abroad after the tour may purchase additional coverage if needed to cover trip costs. Refer to "Travel Protection" below for more information.

*All items not specifically included above under "Tour Price Includes" 

*Instrument Rental is not included in this price, as rental needs are not yet known – TRC operates with approach of “the price of the rental to TRC is the price to the client”, with no extra margin” 

Post-departure (trip interruption) coverage is included in the tour price. This covers participants while they are on their way to, during their stay, and when returning from Europe.  Participants may purchase additional pre-departure (trip cancellation) coverage from the provider of their choice. For your convenience, we offer group travel protection plans  provided by Trawick International.  This plan provides protection for all ages including coverage for trip cancellation (pre-departure) and trip interruption (post-departure) benefits, trip delay, baggage loss, theft or damage, medical expense and emergency evacuation coverage and more. Additional information will be available soon.

Connecting local communities with live music through large festivals and local concerts with the award-winning Dunedin Concert Band and the Rhythm Kings Jazz Orchestra, educational opportunities for amateur and professional performers with the Pinellas Community Players, the Tampa Bay Music Reading Workshops and the Summer Sinfonia, and a multitude of workshops and spectacular events such as the Pinellas Festival of Community Bands, DMS members both near and far get priority access to live music events, as well as opportunities to advocate to make the world a better place through live music.

Europe 2022 is a Covid-delayed dream of the society to bring Tampa Bay area musicians together from a variety of bands to tour and perfom abroad. Under the direction of Stephen P. Brown (Bio here), and coordinated by Society member/Event Coordinator Lee Lafleur, this musical tour is sure to have something for everyone that wants to come along and perfom, or just site-see with the band!

Membership has privilege! Members of the Dunedin Music Society save $150.00 on the tour. Join the DMS and save! JOIN HERE

Terms and conditions outlining the cancellation policy applicable to this tour are located here.

The Main Group Airfare and the Extension Tour Group Airfare are both with Lufthansa Airlines.  The airfare details are included in the Link to the Itinerary and Group Airfare.  All travelers are already registered in one of 4 categories:  Land-Only Main Tour Double Occupancy, Land-Only Main Tour Single Occupancy, Land-Only Main and Extension Tour Double Occupancy, or Land-Only Main and Extension Tour Single Occupancy. You can now reserve group airfare by going to Additional Options, and selecting the $100 Air Deposit Option for either group air itinerary.  The $100 Air Seat Deposit is due by March 3, 2022.

 Main Group Air Price and Schedule (on Lufthansa Airlines):

Airline Date Dep City            Arr City      Dep Time   Arr Time

LH4401         21 July Tampa Frankfurt     7:00pm 10:10am (arr 22 July)      

LH 102 22 July Frankfurt Munich    11:15am 12:10pm   

LH 464 31 July Frankfurt Orlando     1:50pm          5:50pm       

Base Airfare:  $944       Estimated Taxes:  $484    Main Group Airfare Total:   $ 1,428

Extension Tour Air Price and Schedule (on Lufthansa Airlines):

Airline  Date  Dep City Arr City Dep Time Dep Arr

LH4401  21 July   Tampa  Frankfurt     7:00pm   10:10am (arr 22 July)      

LH 102   22 July   Frankfurt Munich    11:15am   12:10pm         

LH 1393  3 Aug  Prague  Frankfurt 10:20am  11:35am 

LH 402  3 Aug   Frankfurt Newark     1:20pm   3:50pm         

UA 795  3 Aug   Newark  Tampa     7:00pm   10:03pm          

Base Airfare:   $813  Estimated Taxes:  $443  Extension Group Air Total: $ 1,256

Armed with this information, we understand that many of the tour participants may opt to make their own flight arrangements or may opt to join the extension tour.  We ask Land-Only travelers to arrive into the Munich Airport prior to noon on Friday, July 22, or meet us at the Mondsee hotel on that afternoon. The flight schedules for both group flights are listed in each itinerary.  

If you wish to change your status from Land and Air to Land-Only, please email Lee Lafleur at LLafleur@gmail.com.