On the way HOME

We are aboard Skyhawk express and headed home. We should arrive to Hammond at 8:30pm! See you there

Touch down!

Select Ensemble has landed in Charlotte! Home sweet home, almost! We will keep you posted on our estimated time of arrival at school! We are back!

Just landed at CLT!

On the plane to Charlotte..

After an hour delay getting into Atlanta, we are all on the plane rest to take off to Charlotte!!! All 46 singers and 5 adults are excited to get home, albeit delayed! 

Charlotte here we come!

Ready to board...

We are all ready to head home. First stop Atlanta! 

On our way to the airport!

We have loaded the bus and headed to the airport. We will keep you posted on our progress! Au revoir Paris!

Final Concert/Day

We ended our tour in spectacular fashion tonight in front of a standing-room only crowd at Notre Dame d'Esperance in Paris. The acoustics and our voices were superb. We ended the evening with a delicious, traditional French meal and just got back to pack and sleep for a couple of hours before the long trip home. Our packed itinerary hasn't allowed a considerable amount of blogging, but we'll be home tomorrow!  Here are a few pics from today. Can't wait for you to hear stories in person!

Update

All of us are enjoying some down time in our rooms before our final performance tonight! We spent the morning in Versailles before breaking up into groups to enjoy different "excursion" around Paris. Our practice went really well and the choir sounds amazing in the concert space! We are looking forward to a great finalé to a spectacular tour! 

Last day on tour

First day of rain...but not stopping us!! Bring on Versailles! 

A few photos from today! Bonne Annee!

Notre Dame

Select Ensemble performs to a massive crowd outside Notre Dame this afternoon! What an awesome group of young singers! This trip has been simply magnificent! Today was another packed day full of amazing adventure!! Select members are enjoying some well deserved down time before dinner this evening. More to post as the evening continues!

Update

Select is on the Eiffel Tower! Our plan is be on the front steps of Notre Dame at 1pm to sing a few selections. Not a bad way to spend the first day of 2015!

 

Happy New Year!

The Hammind School Select Ensemble rings in 2015 on the Champs-Elyse! Bonne Annee!!!

After dinner we cruise the Seine!

Following our wonder New Years Eve dinner at a local Parisien creperie we are mezmorized as we take 1009746684928628 pictures of Paris by night from our Seine River Cruise aboard the Bateaux Mouche! We have had such an amazing tour and it just keeps getting better!