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2015 Concert Tour: Hopping the Pond

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Published: Tuesday, 09 June 2015 16:52

It's official: The Allegro Handbell Ensemble's 2015 European Concert Tour has begun. After a wonderful send-off by friends and family at Union Church in Hinsdale, Illinois, we hopped a plane in Chicago yesterday, stopping briefly in New York, and landed bright eyed (more or less) just after 7:00 this morning in Edinburgh.

Throughout the trip, Allegro members will share a bit about what's happening.

Today's update from Scotland's capital is by Lyndsey Notaro '16 and Gretchen Huebner '18, with a couple comments from director Stephen Edwards:

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Thanks to our 2015 European Tour Supporters

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Published: Sunday, 29 March 2015 21:25

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This summer, the eight high school students of the Allegro Handbell Ensemble plan to tour Scotland and Ireland.

"Touring with Allegro is a special experience," says Lyndsey Notaro, an 11th grade student at Hinsdale Central High School. "We bond as a family, we meet local people, we share our music."

From June 9 to June 19, the group will visit several cities. They will perform their own program for most concerts, but also will team up with local and international handbell ensembles in a special concert in Scotland.

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2015 European Tour on Indiegogo

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Published: Sunday, 22 March 2015 16:30

"Allegro is like a family," says Celia Balderston, a Hinsdale Central High School junior. "We really bond during tour."

Generations of students in the Allegro Handbell Ensemble have grown together as musicians and leaders during the group's tours. They will perform in Scotland and Ireland this summer if they can raise the $50,000 required.

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Sweet Concert March 16 to Support European Tour

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Published: Wednesday, 04 February 2015 14:39

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