C.W. Post Department of Music

Concert Tour 2006. Spain and France

Long Island University • C.W. Post Campus • School of Visual and Performing Arts

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Agenda for May 28

From the Tour Itinerary

8:30 a.m.	Breakfast at hotel
9:45 a.m.	Board coach for short transfer to St. Roch Church. A treasure house of religious art, the church also contains the tombs of the playwright Pierre Cornielle, the royal gardener Andre Le Notre (of Versailles fame) and the Philosopher Denis Diderot.
10:00 a.m.	Arrive at church during the International Mass that ends at 10:15 Time for set up and a short warm-up
11:00 a.m.	Performance: The Long Island University Choir will perform during Mass at St. Roch Church
12:00 p.m.	Change clothes Meet coach and board for transfer to the Latin Quarter Independent lunch
2:00 p.m.	Reassemble and transfer or walk to the Île de la Cité
2:15 p.m.	Split into two groups Group 1 will first visit the exterior of Notre Dame Cathedral and then proceed to Sainte Chapelle Church for a guided tour Group 2 will walk to the Sainte Chapelle Church and then continue afterward with a tour of the exterior of Notre Dame Cathedral
2:30 & 3:15 p.m.	Groups will clear the security check at the entrance to the Justice Ministry where Sainte Chapelle Church is located. (Reservations for visits to the church are 2:45 and 3:30 pm.)
4:00 p.m.	Remainder of afternoon at leisure to explore Paris independently. All museums are open today, including the Orsay which is closed on the tour's free day, Monday
Evening	Independent dinner
TBA	Meet the coach near the hotel to take concert clothing and belongings off the coach

Links

• Weather in Paris
• About Paris
• Official City of Paris Web site (English link is in the top right corner)
• Interactive Map of Paris
• The Districts of Paris
• Photos of St. Roch. More...
• 360° panorama photos of St. Roch
• About the Latin Quarter
• About Île de la Cité
• About Notre Dame
• Notre Dame Web site (English version)
• About Sainte-Chapelle
• Photos of Sainte-Chapelle
• About Orsay Museum (with panorama photos)
• Remote controllable webcam of the Eiffel Tower

Notes

• Paris is a city in north central France, the capital and largest city of the country. It is located in France’s Île-de-France region, on the Seine River, 370 km (230 mi) upstream from the river’s outlet on the English Channel. © 1993-2003 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved
• Paris is named after the Parisii, a Celtic people who settled on the city's central island—the Île de la Cité—in the 3rd century bc
• About 15 percent of France’s inhabitants live in the Paris metropolitan area
• Notre Dame Cathedral, in Paris, was begun in 1163 and completed for the most part in 1250
• Saint-Roche is the largest Late Baroque Church in Paris
• Paris contains around 150 museums (musées)

Department of Music
C.W. Post Campus
Long Island University
720 Northern Boulevard
Brookville, NY 11548
(516) 299-2474
music@cwpost.liu.edu
C. Culver, Chairman