Choir tours remain part of the outreach work that the Cathedral Choir does today. Having recently found the paperwork while clearing out, this post is a transcribed copy of the itinerary of the two-week tour that the Choir undertook immediately after Easter Day (Sunday 3 April) 1988. All members of the party stayed with host families at each of the locations visited. (And BA215 is still one of the daily flights from LHR to BOS.)
Choir Programme: USA Tour 1988
Monday 4 April
- 7.00 Depart School
- 10.15 (UK Time) Check in LHR T4
- 12.15 Depart London Heathrow Flight BA215
- 14.30 (US Time) Arrive Boston
- 15.30 Depart Boston (Coach)
- 20.30 Arrive Bangor - Meet hosts - Supper and bed.
Tuesday 5 April
- 10.30 Meet at St John's Church
- 12.30 Lunch at Church
- 14.00 Rest period
- 16.00 Tea and Rehearsal
- 18.00 Evensong at St John's Church
- 19.45 Supper
- 20.30 To hosts and bed
Wednesday 6 April
- 09.30 Meet at church for day out at Mount Dessert/Seaquarium/Bass Harbour with picnic lunch
- 15.30 Return to University and Maine Centre for the Arts
- 16.00 Rehearsal
- 17.45 To church for supper - collect robes
- 19.00 To Maine Centre for the Arts
- 19.30 Concert
- 21.30 Hosts collect from University
Thursday 7 April
- 08.00 Depart Church for Litchfield, Conneticut
- 16.00 Arrive St Michael's Church, Lichfield - Tea at church
- 16.30 Rehearsal
- 18.15 Supper at Church
- 19.30 Concert
- 21.15 Hosts collect from Church
Friday 8 April
- 09.00 Meet at church for tour and shopping
- 11.30 Depart for New Brunswick
- 15.30 Arrive New Brunswick, Christ Church
- 16.30 Rehearse
- 18.00 Supper at church
- 19.30 Concert
- 21.30 Depart for Philadelphia with hosts
Saturday 9 April
- 09.30 Meet St Peter's Church for shopping, etc.
- 12.00 Lunch at church
- 13.00 Depart from church for Washington, DC
- 16.00 Arrive St Mark's, Capitol Hill, Washington
- 16.30 Rehearsal
- 17.30 Supper at church
- 18.30 Reception
- 19.30 Concert
- 21.15 To hosts and to bed
Sunday 10 April
- 08.30 Meet at St. Mark's
- 09.00 Family Communion (Boys only sing)
- 10.00 Drink and walk
- 11.00 Parish Communion
- 12.15 To hosts for lunch and rest of day free
Monday 11 April
- 09.30 Meet at church (leave luggage) for trip to Space Museum
- 16.30 Rehearsal
- 17.30 Evensong
- 18.45 Supper
- 20.30 To hosts
Tuesday 12 April
- 09.00 Meet at Church for visit to Zoo and Washington Cathedral
- 13.30 To Washington National Airport
- 15.20 Depart EA879
- 17.20 Arrive Orlando; Coach to Cathedral; Tea
- 18.00 Rehearsal
- 19.00 Supper at Cathedral
- 20.00 Concert
- 21.45 Meet hosts - bed
Wednesday 13 April
- 09.00 Meet at Cathedral for day out at Sea World
- 14.45 Return to Cathedral
- 15.15 Rehearsal for boys
- 16.15 Rehearsal for men and boys
- 17.15 Evensong with choir of St Luke's Cathedral
- 18.30 To hosts - supper and bed
Thursday 14 April
- 09.00 Meet at Cathedral and depart for Epcot
- 18.00 Perform at Epcot
- 19.00 Depart Epcot for Tampa
- 19.30 Party at St John's Church, Tampa
- 21.00 on To hosts and bed
Friday 15 April
- 09.30 Meet at Church (St John's, Tampa)
- 11.30 Depart for Sarasota for Day on beach and picnic lunch
- 18.00 Rehearsal
- 19.00 Supper at Church of the Redeemer
- 20.00 Concert
- 21.45 Return to Tampa
Saturday 16 April
- 09.30 Meet at Church (St John's) for Rehearsal/Workshop
- 12.00 Lunch
- 13.00 Concert
- 14.00 Sightseeing
- 16.30 Meet at Church
- 17.00 Depart for Airport
- 19.20 Depart Tampa - Flight BA264
- 10.30 (UK Time) Arrive LHR
- 12.00 Coach to Lichfield
- 15.30/16.00 Arrive Lichfield. Tea at school.
