Members of the Precuil School String Orchestra, which included several area youth, took off for a 10-day concert tour of Austria on June 22. The educational and cultural tour of Innsbruck, Salzburg, Graz, Krems and Vienna were provided in association with Music Celebrations International through their "Amercian Celebration of Music in Austria" program.
The orchestra from the Precuil School of Music, based in Iowa City, is made up of approximately 42 youth between the ages of 13-18. Instruments played within this orchestra include: violin, viola, cello, bass and harp. The orchestra was conducted on tour by Sonja Zeithamel, the director of the school, and Doris Precuil, founder of the Precuil School of Music.
Concerts on the tour included the following: Hauptschule Falkstrasse (a primary school) in Innsbruck, Bad Ischl Music Pavilion (a public pavilion in the open market area) in Bad Ischl, Clinic Labnitzhohe (a private hospital for rehailitation and hospital care in Graz, and Parish Church of Alberchtsberg, a church dating back to the 1600's in the mountain town of Alberchtsberg.
Students greatly enjoyed the collaboration of both a musical and rich cultural experience.