Join Artistic Director Anthony Trecek-King for a captivating musical journey to Cape Town, the Mother City of South Africa. An international beacon of cultural reconciliation, Cape Town offers a life-affirming perspective on our world. The program includes Dan Forrest’s global setting of Jubilate Deo and traditional South African folk songs along with special guest, the Cape Town Philharmonic. Beyond the music, we’ll visit cultural landmarks, sing with families from historic Langa township, and take in breathtaking ocean and mountain scenery.
Note that this singing week is an 8 night program with an extra day included. Please visit the Other Details tab to learn more about a BCI sponsored 3-day Pre Tour and information on adding a safari following the BCI program.
Dan Forrest: Jubilate Deo
Peter Louis van Dijk: San Gloria
Traditional: South African Folk Songs
The works are sung in Ecclesiastical Latin and various languages with pronunciation guides provided.
Dr. Anthony Trecek-King is a highly acclaimed choral conductor, scholar, pedagogue, and media personality with a career spanning over 20 years. He is BCI’s Artistic Director, an active guest conductor and serves as a Resident Conductor (chorus) with the Handel and Haydn Society. Recognized for his ability to create moving performances that exhibit a surprising range of dynamics and depth of expression, Dr. Trecek-King excels at cultivating vocal and instrumental musicians at all levels.
Read Full BioTuition includes 8 nights hotel lodging based on double occupancy and most meals, airport ground transfers on scheduled arrival and departure days, welcome reception and post-concert party, rehearsals, sectional, and classes with our professional faculty, practice audio files (sent in March), a fully produced concert with professional orchestra in an excellent venue, and a professional local concierge for our group. Please note South African hotels require earlier final group confirmations, so the tuition payment date for this trip will be February 1, 2027, superseding our customary March 1 date.
Our hotel is the 4-star Southern Sun: The Cullinan. It is in a safe and accessible area across from the Convention Center and near the vibrant Victoria and Alfred Waterfront. Housing options including single supplements will be offered after acceptance into the program. Optional roommate matching assistance will be available.
As part of our specially negotiated group travel package, all hotel guests must be registered BCI participants as singers or non singers. All rooms for our group must be reserved and assigned through BCI without exception. Unregistered guests in rooms are not permitted.
Catered meals will be in the hotel dining room. We work with our hotel to provide a variety of food choices at every group meal, including vegetarian options. We also do our best to accommodate gluten-free and vegan requests, but we cannot guarantee strict adherence to special food requests at non-U.S. venues.
This venue requires a light amount of walking for rehearsals and performance. Rehearsals are a one block walk from the hotel. Sightseeing with coach transportation and optional tours may require a significant amount of walking and/or uneven terrain. Details for each tour will be included following acceptance.
Travel to Cape Town is not included. Direct US flights and connections through many world hubs are available. Arrival flights should be scheduled to land on Saturday, July 24.
BCI Sponsored Cape Peninsula Pre-Tour
Arrival day: July 22. Includes 2 nights hotel, all breakfasts, 2 lunches and 1 dinner
Package includes Friday half day scenic wine tasting tour to Stellenbosch and Franschoek with included tastings at 2 iconic wineries and a sit down lunch at a third property; Saturday full day Cape Peninsula tour including Camps Bay, Chapman’s Peak Drive, Cape Point and Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve with funicular to panoramic viewpoints, Boulders Beach African Penguin colony, packed lunch included; Sunday morning and early afternoon to explore the V&A Waterfront on your own via hotel shuttle (or guided walk). Registration and final pricing available early December upon acceptance. We estimate the inclusive cost to be approximately $850 (subject to change).
Safari Extension Offer
https://bci2027.greytravel.app/safari-extensions
After our program ends on Aug. 1, you may wish to extend your time in South Africa to include a guided safari at one of several reserves in South Africa. BCI is not sponsoring a trip, but we have partnered with a trusted local provider to arrange options for you. Please visit Grey Travel’s special website for BCI participants to explore your options. BCI will earn a 5% commission on all booked travel. Please note that you must wait to receive confirmation of your acceptance in December before formally booking travel. (With opt-in permission, we will share the names and contacts of other singers looking to share safari travel.)
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Our performance venue is the Grand Hall in City Hall, the home of Cape Town Philharmonic.
