This is the start of our 'new' Five Cents Sharp blog which will log our preparations for our Germany trip as well as be the main host for links to hundreds of pictures and numerous videos during and after our first trip abroad as a group.
Though we still have many, many more things to discuss as a group before we board the flight, we have set a rough itinerary which is as follows:
- August 3-10 : "Brass im Frankenwald, Hof". We will be participants/performers at the brass festival held annually in Hof, Germany - 7 miles from the Czech/German border. This year, I believe Wolfgang Gaag from the internationally acclaimed German Brass will be the guest performer. Also performing, other than 5 Cents, there will also be a Russian Brass group attending.
- August 10-12 : Nuremberg/Bayreuth. How can we pass up this opportunity? We may meet up with a former member of the Ithaca College faculty in Nuremberg and then take the short train/bus ride to Bayreuth. Enough said.
- August 12-14 : Berlin. Simply put, this city will be historically, musically and personally gratifying for each of us. We are looking forward to performing for Berliners in their Cathedral and on the streets.
- August 14-16 : Munich. Another overwhelmingly popular city for us to visit. We are anxiously looking forward to Munich's various Biergartens and Bayern Münchens opening match which will no doubt make the city electric.
- August 16-17 : Frankfurt. We will spend the night of the 16th in Frankfurt before leaving around 11am from Frankfurt Int'l for Newark Int'l.
Obviously, this is subject to change and will most likely do so. However, those cities outlined are ones to which we do plan on seeing and the dates reflect the most realistic time frame for those visits.
Look out for a story of Five Cents Sharp's journey which started in the fall of 2006 at Ithaca College and has now taken us 4,000 miles from home in the fall issue of FUSE Magazine.
thanks for the support,
Five Cents Sharp, 2008
