As the date for our departure approaches, we have been practicing more and more for the trip.Things are relaxed here in Gettysburg at the moment, with most of the students home for the summer, but that will change next weekend when the jazz ensemble and jazz dispatch invade in preparation for our two week tour of Europe.
We will be heading off to France and Switzerland from July 4th through July 16th to play at a plethora of different jazz festivals, such as the Montreaux Jazz Festival, Jazz a Juan, and Jazz a Vienne. In addition, we will be exploring European culture by going hiking, visiting a chocolate factory, and of course going to the beach on the French Riviera.
Before we set off, however, there will be a farewell concert on Sunday, July 3rd at the Lutheran Seminary in town. This blog will be a place where you can keep updated on the adventures, musical and otherwise, of the Gettysburg College Jazz Ensemble in Europe!
-Kevin & Alyssa
