The Rhine Valley Music Festival, 20–27 June 2015

M A R T I N R A N D A L L T R A V E L

The tenth

Rhine Valley Music Festival20–27 June 2015Andreas Scholl counter-tenor & Concerto di Viole

James Gilchrist tenor & Anna Tilbrook piano

The Auryn Quartet

Stile Antico

Le Concert Spirituel

The Queen’s Revels & Joanne Lunn soprano

Vocalensemble Rastatt

Amphion Wind Octet


The tenthRhine Valley Music Festival20–27 June 2015

• Eightprivateconcertsinbeautifulandappropriatehistoricbuildings.

• MusiciansofthehighestcalibrefromSwitzerland,Germany,FranceandEngland.

• MusicfromtheRenaissancetothetwentiethcentury,mostcomposedinthecountriesthroughwhichwepass.

• MusicalrelationshipsbetweenEnglandandGermanyconstituteanadditionaltheme.

• ChoicebetweenaccommodationonashipwhichcruisesfromBaseltoAmsterdamorinhotelsforavariantwhichfeaturescountrywalks.

• Dailytalksbyleadingauthoritiesonmusicandhistory.

Firstlaunchedin1997,therehavebeenninepreviouseditionsof The Rhine Valley Music Festival. Allhavebeenverydifferentfromeachother,eveniftherehasbeensomeoverlapofmusiciansandvenues.

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Tenth year, still originalFor2015,thetenthedition,originalityisevenmoremarked.Fouroftheeightvenuesareentirelynewtothefestival,andsixoftheeightensemblesandsoloistshaveneverperformedinthefestivalbefore.

Asalways,theconcertsareeffectivelyprivate,beingexclusivetoparticipants(maximum150)whobookapackage,whichalsoincludesaccommodation,meals,intervaldrinks,travelbyriverandroad,lecturesandarangeofotherservices.

Bingen, c. 1840.

‘Superb musical programme and superb performances.’

‘It is an added pleasure to be with travelling companions who share the same interests.’

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Music & musicians of the highest qualityAswithallMartinRandallfestivals,themusiciansareamongthefinestintheirfields.TheyincludesopranoJoanneLunnandtenorJamesGilchrist,bothfromEngland,andcounter-tenorAndreasScholl,aRhinelander.

Outstandingperiod-instrumentensemblesincludeTheQueen’sRevelsfromBasel,theAmphionWindOctetfromBerlinandLeConcertSpirituelfromParis.OtherensemblesincludeStileAnticofromEnglandandtheAurynQuartet,fromCologneandDortmund.

Appropriate music & venuesTheconcertvenuesareallinhistoricbuildings.Allhavebeautyorcharm,andmostareofthesameperiodasthemusicperformedinthem.Allarerelativelysmall,leadingtoaninformalityandintimacyofmusicalcommunication,whichengendersaheightenedartisticexperience.

TherepertoireisabroadswatheofwesternmusicfromRenaissancetotwentieth-century,somewellknownbutmuchthatwillbeadiscoveryformanyintheaudience.Themajorityisbycomposersfromthecountriesthroughwhichwetravel,GermanyandFrance;someisbyAustriansandItaliansandquitealotisbyBritishcomposers.

ThreadedthroughthefestivalisanexplorationoftherelationshipbetweenEnglandandGermany,andbetweenEnglishandContinentalmusic.

Exclusively chartered shipTothisexceptionalartisticexperienceisaddedafurtherpleasure,thecomfortandconvenienceofafirst-classrivercruiser,charteredexclusivelyforthefestivalaudience.MSAmadeusPrincesswaslaunchedin2006andisoneofthemostmodernandcomfortablepassengershipsonEuropeanwaters.

Actingasbothhotelandprincipalmeansoftransport,itsailsfromBaseltoAmsterdam,enablingpassengerstoattendalltheconcertsandseesomeofthefinestartandarchitectureintheregionwithouthavingtochangehotelordrivelongdistances.

Theexperiencedifferssignificantlyfromconventionalcruisinginmanyways.Thereislittleregimentation,noobligatoryseatingplan,noonboardentertainment,nointrusiveannouncementsandabsolutelynopipedmusic.

The walking partyThewalkingalternative(Walking the Rhine)mixestheconcertswithcountrywalks.Sixoftheconcertsareincluded,andtherearesixwalksoftwotothreehoursbesideorclosetotheRhine.Participantsstayinhotelsratherthanontheship.Thegroupislimitedtoeighteenparticipants.

Thetourstartsandfinishesadaybeforethemainfestival(thedatesarethe19–26June).Seethetextingreyundereachdayof‘TheProgramme’foranoutlineoftheitinerary.TheleaderofthisgroupisRichardWigmore–seeoverleaf.

FulldetailsforWalking the Rhine willbeavailableinlate-September2014.Contactustoregisteryourinterest.

Contents

The Rhine ............................................. 4

Talks & lectures .................................. 4

Joining & leaving the festival ............. 5

Fitness ................................................... 5

The Programme ........................... 6–13

The Ship .............................................14

Prices & the package .......................15

Post-festival tour: The Renewed Rijksmuseum ...........16

Booking form .............................17–18

Making a booking .............................19

Booking Conditions .........................19

Thisbrochurewasproducedinhouse.ThetextwaswrittenchieflybyMartinRandallandSophieWright,assistedbyEmilyDeaman.ItwasdesignedbyJoMurray.

Itwassenttoprinton21stJuly2014.

Directors of Martin Randall Travel: MartinRandall(ChiefExecutive),SirVernonEllis(Chairman),IanHutchinson,NeilTaylor,FionaUrquhart.

Above: Schloss Sonneck (upper-middle valley of the Rhine), steel engraving c. 1840.

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The Rhine Valley Music Festival, 20–27 June 2015

Thespokenwordisanimportantingredientofthefestival.Therearedailytalksbyleadingauthoritieswhoarealsooutstandingspeakers.

Professor tim Blanning

EmeritusProfessorofModernEuropeanHistoryattheUniversityofCambridge,FellowofSidneySussexCollegeandFellowoftheBritishAcademy.AmongTim’smany

booksareThe Culture of Power & the Power of Culture,The Pursuit of Glory: Europe 1648–1815,andThe Triumph of Music in the Modern World. Hewillbeontheshipthroughout.

stephen Johnson

RegularpresenterforBBCRadio3’sDiscovering MusicandfrequentbroadcasterforBBCRadio4andWorldService.Stephenhasbeenacriticandjournalistfor

theThe Independent,The GuardianandGramophoneandalectureratExeterUniversity.HisbooksincludeBruckner Remembered, Mahler andWagner.Heaccompaniesthecruisethroughout.

richard Wigmore

Musicwriter,lecturerandbroadcasterforBBCRadio3.RichardwritesforThe Daily Telegraph, BBC Music Magazine andGramophoneandteachesatBirkbeckCollege,University

ofLondon.HispublicationsincludeSchubert: the Complete Song TextsandPocket Guide to Haydn.Heaccompaniesthewalkingparty.

Talks & lecturesTheRhineisoneoftheshortestofthegreatriversoftheworld,butprobablynootherhasservedsuchaprominentroleinshapingthehistoryandcultureofacontinent.

Stretchesoftheriverareofgreatbeautyandinterest,theMiddleRhineespeciallyflankedbyvine-cladhillswithvirtuallyeverypeakbeingtoppedbyacastle.Thereistimetoexploresomeofthetownsalongitscourseandtoseesomefineartandarchitecture.

One of the great rivers of the worldAsatradingroute,theRhinebroughtprosperityandadegreeofculturalunitytopeoplesandnationsalongitslength.Atthesametimetheriverwasabarrier,anaturalborder,andsowasthesceneoftensionandconflictthroughouthistory.

Left: Pfaltz Castle and the town of Kaub, lithograph c. 1820.

‘We had a very rich musical, scenic and architectural experience.’

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Joining & leaving the festival

Day 1: Saturday 20th June Option 1: London Heathrow to Basel, departing 8.40am(BA752,arrivingBasel11.15).LunchisprovidedatarestaurantinBasel.Price for flight (one-way), transfer and lunch: £150. Participantstakingthisoptionattendthefirstperformanceofthefirstconcertat3.00pm.

Option 2: London Heathrow to Zürich, departing 9.30am(BA712,arrivingZürich12noon).The90-minutecoachjourneytoBaselisbrokenbyastopforlunch.Price for flight (one-way), transfer and lunch: £150. Participantstakingthisoptionattendtherepeatperformanceofthefirstconcertat5.30pm.

• ThecostofflightsisincludedinthepriceforThe Renewed Rijksmuseum. Pleaseselectyourchosenoutboundflightoptiononthebookingform.

• Walking the Rhine: railtravelfromLondontoColmar(on19thJune)willbeincludedintheprice.

Day 8: Saturday 27th JuneOption 3: Amsterdam to London Heathrow, departing c. 11.30am (BA431,arrivingLondonHeathrowatc.12.00noon).Price for flight (one-way) and transfer: £110.

Option 4: Amsterdam to London Heathrow, departing c. 4.30pm(BA439,arrivingLondonHeathrowatc.5.00pm).Price for flight (one-way) and transfer: £90.Participantshaveuntil2.00pminAmsterdam.

Option 5: Amsterdam to London Heathrow, departing c. 7.30pm(BA441,arrivingLondonHeathrowatc.8.00pm).Price for flight (one-way) and transfer: £90.Participantshaveuntil5.00pminAmsterdam.

• The Renewed Rijksmuseum: onthe1stJuly,participantsarebookedonflightBA439fromAmsterdamtoLondonat4.30pm.

• Walking the Rhine: railtravelfromColognetoLondon(on26thJune)willbeincludedintheprice.

If you want to obtain flights through us

Flightsarenotincludedinthebasicpriceofthefestival,butwehavereservedsomeseatsontheflightsofferedbelow.Ifyouwishtoaddflightstoyourbooking,pleaseindicateyourchoicesonthebookingform.

If you want to make your own arrangementsOption 6: making your own arrangements.YoucanchoosenottotakeanyoftheseflightsandtomakeyourownarrangementsforjoiningthefestivalinBasel.YouarewelcometojointhetransfersfromBaselAirport(leavingc.11.45am)orZürichAirport(leavingc.12.30pm)andtojointherestaurantlunch,forwhichthereisachargeof£40.

By rail: also Option 6.Wesuggestyoubooktravelyourself(neithertimetablesnorfaresweredecidedwhenfestivaldetailswerepublished).CurrentlyitispossibletoleaveLondonSt.Pancrasatc.8.00am(changingatParisNord)toarriveinBaselatc.3.30pmintimefortherepeatofthefirstconcertat5.30pm.

Note that due to a major trade fair in Basel, hotel rooms are scarce for the few nights preceding the festival.

FitnessQuitealotofwalkingisnecessarytoreachconcertvenuesandtogetaroundthetownsvisited.Neithertheconcertvenuesnortheshipareequippedwithalift.Participantsneedtobeaveragelyfit,sure-footedandabletomanageeverydaywalkingandstairclimbingwithoutdifficulty.

The walking party. Itisessentialforparticipantstobeingoodphysicalconditionandtobeusedtocountrywalkingwithuphillcontent.Nowalkismorethan6.5milesor3hours.Thereisnotalwaystheopportunitytoreturntothehoteltofreshenupbeforeeveryconcertordinner.

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Eachyearthereareabout240expert-ledtoursforsmallgroups(10to20participants),adozenmusicweekends,

symposiaandmusicfestivalsandabout80studydays.Forovertwenty-fiveyearsthecompanyhasledthefieldthroughincessantinnovationandimprovement,settingthebenchmarksforitineraryplanning,operationalsystemsandservicestandards.

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Top and above left: from a steel engraving of 1840.

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The Programme

Friday 19th June Walking party only

TravelbyEurostaratc.8.30amfromLondonStPancras,crossParisandtakethetrainforColmar.FirstoftwonightsinColmar.

Day 1, Saturday 20th June Basel

ForinformationontravellingtoBaselseethepreviouspage.

Theship,MSAmadeusPrincess,ismooredinBaselandisreadyforboardingfrom4.00pm.

StraddlingtheRhineattheuppermostpointforshipping,theSwisscityofBaselretainsmuchofitscenturies-oldstreetscapeandarchitecture.TheKunstmuseumisSwitzerland’sfinestgalleryofhistoricart.ItisalsohometotheScholaCantorumBasiliensis,theworld’sleadingconservatoryspecialisinginhistoricallyinformedperformance;manyofthemusiciansengagedforthisfestivaltrainedortaughtthere.

Today’shour-longconcertisrepeatedasthehallissmall.Thoseonthe8.40amflightfromHeathrowtoBaselattendthe3.00pmperformancewhilethoseonthe9.30amZürichflightattendat5.30pm.Otherparticipantswillbeassignedtotheperformancewhichfitstheirtravelplans.

Concert, 3.00pm & 5.30pm Basel, Kaisersaal

the Queen’s revels & Joanne lunn soprano At the Court of Elizabeth I

TheQueen’sRevelsisaperiod-instrumentconsortspecialisinginEnglish16th-centuryrepertoire.Foundedin2008,theplayersareinternationalalumnioftheScholaCantoruminBasel.TodaytheyarejoinedbytherenownedEnglishsopranoJoanneLunn.

InthisprogrammetheyexplorethemusicallinksbetweenEnglandandtheContinentthroughvarioussongs,dancesandconsortpiecesassociatedwithElizabethIandhercourtiers.ComposersfeaturedincludeJohnDowland,RichardAllison,AntonyHolborn,DanielBacheler,WilliamByrdandAlfonsoFerrabosco.

TheKaisersaaldatestoc.1600butwasshroudedinlaterplasteranditsexistencewasforgotten.Itwasdiscoveredin1979andrestoredforconcerts,playsandseminars.

Aftertheconcert,transfertotheship,MSAmadeusPrincess.Dinnerisonboard.SailovernighttoStrasbourg.

the walking party. ThereisamorningwalkinthefoothillsoftheVosgesfollowedbyfreetimeinColmar.DrivetoBaselfortheTheQueen’sRevelsattheKaisersaalat5.30pm.OvernightColmar.Joanne LunnThe Queen’s Revels

Illustration, top: Basel, wood engraving c. 1880 from Swiss Pictures.

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The Programme

Day 2, Sunday 21st June Strasbourg

MoorinStrasbourgbeforedawn.

FromtheMiddleAgesonwardsStrasbourghasbeenoneofthemostimportantintellectualandartisticcentresinEurope.ThecityhasoscillatedpoliticallybetweenGermanyandFrance,whileculturallyitbelongedtoboth;itisnowseatoftheEuropeanparliament.Thestreets,canalsandarchitectureoftheoldcentremakeitoneofthemostattractivecitiesinFrance,andthecathedralisoneofthegreatGothicbuildingsofEurope.

Mostofthedayisspenthere.Again,theconcertvenueissmallsotheperformanceisrepeated,leavingtimetoexplorethecityindependentlyorbyguidedtour(detailswillbesenttoyounearerthetime).

Concert, 11.00am & 2.30pm Strasbourg, Salle Mozart

the auryn Quartet String Quartets: Haydn, Ravel & Mendelssohn

Anoutstandingcareerspanningthirty-threeyears,duringwhichtimethemembershavenotchanged,hasmadetheAurynQuartetoneofthemostsought-afterchamberensemblesintheworld.TheirnumerousrecordingsincludeallofHaydn’squartetsandacompleteBeethovencycle.

TheyperformHaydn’sstringquartetinG,Op.54No.1,Ravel’squartetinF,andMendelssohn’squartetinD,Op.44No.1.Thisisafull-lengthconcertwithinterval.

ThevenueistheSalleMozart,anelegantpanelledroominan18th-centurybuilding,formerlytheChamberofCommerce.MozartisbelievedtohaveperformedhereduringhisstayinStrasbourgin1778.

SailintheearlyeveningtoSpeyer.

the walking party. LeaveColmarinthemorninganddrivetoStrasbourgfortheAurynQuartet’sconcertat11.00am.IntheafternoonthereisawalkinthevicinityofStrasbourgbeforedrivingtoSpeyer.FirstoftwonightsinSpeyer.

The Auryn Quartet (©Marion Koell)

The concertsPrivate events. TheconcertsareplannedandadministeredbyMartinRandallTravel,andtheaudienceconsistsexclusivelyofthosewhohavetakenthefullfestivalpackage.Theconcertsarethereforeprivate.

Seating. Specificseatsarenotreserved.Yousitwhereyouwant.

Acoustics. Thisfestivalismoreconcernedwithauthenticityandambiencethanacousticalperfection.Whilesomeofthevenueshaveexcellentacoustics,othershaveidiosyncrasiesnotfoundinmodernconcerthalls.

Changes. Musiciansfallill,venuesneedemergencyrepairs:therearemanyunforeseeablecircumstanceswhichcouldnecessitatechangestotheprogramme.Wecannotruleoutchangestotheprogrammeduetothetide,tosevereincreasesinwaterlevels(whichleadtotheclosureoflocks)orindeedlowlevelsofwater.Suchchangesmightnecessitatemoretravelbycoach.Weaskyoutobeunderstandingshouldtheseeventsoccur.

Strasbourg, watercolour by E. Harrison Compton, publ. 1912.

‘Part of the delight of the trip is to hear music in unusual venues.’

‘The music was of the highest standard and fully came up to, and in some cases exceeded expectations.’



Le Concert Spirituel (©Pascal Brunet)

Day 3, Monday 22nd June Speyer, Schwetzingen

MoorinSpeyerintheearlyhours.

ThemorningisfreeforindependentexplorationoftheattractivelittlecityofSpeyer,whichisdominatedbythegreatRomanesquecathedral,thelargestinGermanyandburialplaceoftheSalianemperors.WoodedparklandseparatesitfromourmooringontheRhine.

IntheafternoondrivetoSchwetzingen,summerresidenceinthe18thcenturyoftheElectorsPalatine.Thehistoric

gardensareamongthemostbeautifulandextensiveinEurope–Baroque,Rococo,Romantic,embellishedwithstatuary,waterworksandpavilions.Toursofthegardenswithlocalguideswillbeoffered.

Concert, 4.15pm Schwetzingen, Court Theatre

le concert spirituel hervé niquet director Exultant Bach & Vivaldi

Original18th-centurytheatresarerare,andtheSchlosstheateratSchwetzingenisoneofthefinestofthesurvivors.

The Programme

Itwasbuiltin1750byAlessandroGallidaBibiena,scionofthedynastyoftheatredesignersfromEmiliainItaly.

Foundedin1987,LeConcertSpirituelisoneoftheworld’sleadingBaroqueensembles,renownedfortheélantheybringtotheirinterpretationsundertheirdynamicdirectorHervéNiquet.TheensembletakesitsnamefromtheseriesofconcertsheldintheTuileriesPalaceinParisformostofthe18thcentury.Theyhaverecordedoverfiftydiscsandhaveperformedworldwide.

TheprogrammefeaturesaBach CantataandsacredworksbyVivaldi(psalms In Exitu Israel, Laetatus sumandLauda Jerusalem,hisMagnificatand Gloria)intheiroriginalsettingfordoublefemalechoiranddoublestringorchestra.Thisisafull-lengthconcertwithaninterval.

SailintheearlyeveningfromSpeyertoEltville.

the walking party. ThereisamorningwalkandsomefreetimeinSpeyerbeforedrivingtoSchwetzingentoattendtheconcertwithLeConcertSpirituelatSchwetzingen.OvernightSpeyer.

Speyer, copper engraving c. 1700.



The Programme

Day 4, Tuesday 23rd June Johannisberg, the Rhine Gorge

MooratEltville,asmalltownwithadelightfulnetofstreetsandalleysandarosegardeninthegroundsofthelittlecastleattheriver’sedge.

DriveinthemorningpastvineyardstothesmalltownofJohannisberg,RhinelandhomeoftheMetternichs.TheirpropertywasfoundedasaBenedictineMonasteryandbecametheworld’sfirstRieslingestate.Itremainsamajorwineproducer.

Concert, 11.15am Schloss Johannisberg

vocalensemble rastatt holger speck director Songs of Travel

NamedaftertheBaroquecityontheRhine,theVocalensembleRastatthasdevelopedintoachamberchoirwithaninternationalreputation.Theyarecharacterisedbylivelyandhistoricallyinformedinterpretationsofawidevarietyofmusicalstylesandbyanexceptionalpurityofsound.

TheirprogrammefollowsthethemeofjourneysandincludesmusicbyMorley(Wither away so fast?),Schumann(songsfromThe Pilgrimage of the Rose),Rossini(La passeggiata)aswellasBrahms,Mendelssohn,ElgarandSchubert.Thisisafull-lengthconcertwithaninterval.

ThevenueistheMetternichSaalinSchlossJohannisberg,afineclassicalmansionbuiltintheearly18thcentury,refurbishedbythePrinceMetternich,AustrianChancellor,intheearly19thcenturyandagain1945–64afterwartimedestruction.

SailduringtheafternoonthroughtheMiddleRhine,themostdramaticallybeautifulstretchoftheriver.Castleruinscrownpracticallyeverycrag,vineyardsclingtosteephillsidesandpicturesquetownsandvillagesclusteratthewater’sedge.

MoorinKoblenzintheeveningandremainthereovernight.

the walking party.DrivefromSpeyertothestartofthewalkinRebhang.WalkthroughwoodsandvineyardswithbeautifulvistasoftheRhine,endingatawineryforlunch.TransfertoKoblenzforafreeafternoon.(Thereisnoconcerttoday.)OvernightKoblenz.

Vocalensemble Rastatt Holger Speck

Illustration above: Koblenz, steel engraving c. 1840.



The Programme

Day 5, Wednesday 24th June Koblenz, Königsberg, Cologne

ThemorningisfreeforindependentexplorationofKoblenz,averyattractivehistorictownbuiltaroundtheconfluenceoftheMoselleandtheRhine.

SailattheendofthemorningtoKönigswinteranddriveupasteephillsidetotheGrandhotelPetersberg.ItscommandingpositionoverlookingtheRhineisamongthefeatureswhichhaveattractedgrandeesandcelebritiesforoverahundredyearstowhatformuchofthattimewasagovernmentguesthouse.HereHitlerreceivedNevilleChamberlainduringtheMunichcrisisin1938.

ThefirsthalfoftheprogrammeconsistsofEnglishsongsbyGeorgeButterworth(fromA Shropshire Lad),IvorGurneyandJohnIreland–songsofnostalgiaandlament,directlyorindirectlyrelatedtotheFirstWorldWar.ThesecondhalfisdevotedtoSchubert’sSchöne Mullerin, apinnacleoftheLiederrepertoirewhichGilchristandTilbrookhaveperformedandrecordedtogreatacclaim.

WindowsaroundthreesidesoftheconcerthallprovidesplendidviewsoftheRhineandthehillsaround.

Returntotheshipandcontinuesailingdownstreamduringdinner.MooratCologneandwalktothelateeveningconcert.

Concert, 9.30pm Sankt Andreas Church, Cologne

stile antico Music for Compline

StileAnticoisanacappellaensembleofyoungBritishsingerswhichhasestablisheditselfasoneofthemostoriginalandexcitingvoicesinthefieldofRenaissanceandotherpolyphony.TheyperformregularlythroughoutEuropeandNorthAmericaandtheirrecordingshavereceivedmajorawards.

Thishour-longprogrammeconsistsofmusicforcomplinebythegreatEnglishTudorcomposers–Sheppard,Byrd,Tallis,White,TyeandTaverner.Thesubjectoftheirmuchpraised2007recording,Compline,isthelastoftheeightdailymonasticofficesandthemusicissereneandexquisite.

Anna Tilbrook & James Gilchrist Stile Antico (© Marco Borggreve)

Concert, 4.00pm Grandhotel Petersberg

James gilchrist tenor anna tilbrook piano English Song & Schubert

Versatileandprolific,andequallyindemandfororatorioandforLieder,JamesGilchristisoneofBritain’sfinesttenors.HehasperformedallovertheworldandrecordedextensivelyfromMonteverditoBritten.AnnaTilbrookishisregularrecitalpartnerandhasaconsiderablereputationinsongrecitalsandchambermusic.

Koblenz, watercolour by E. Harrison Compton, publ. 1912.



The Programme

Day 6, Thursday 25th June Cologne, SchwarzrheindorfOfRomanfoundation,ColognebecameoneofthelargestandrichestcitiesofmediaevalEurope.TheenormousandperfectlyproportionedGothiccathedraldominatesahistoriccentrewhichpossessesseveralmajorRomanesqueparishchurchesandworld-classmuseumsandartgalleries.

Muchofthedayisfreeforexploration–manyofCologne’smostimportantsightsarewithinwalkingdistanceofthemooring–thoughtourswithlocalguideswillbeofferedtoparticipants.

Drivemid-afternoontothesmallcommunityofSchwarzrheindorfontherightbankoftheRhine,oppositeBonn.

ThechurchofStAndreasisoneofthemanyRomanesquechurchesinthecentreofCologne.It’selongatedchoirdatestothe10thcentury,whilethecapitalsandotherornamentationareclassicexamplesofLate-Romanesquesculpture.

SpendthenightmooredinCologne.

the walking party. WalkacrossthewoodedheightsandopenplateaufromBrohlLützingtoaprivateSchlosswherelunchisprovided.ThendrivetotheGrandhotelPetersbergtoattendtherecitalbyJamesGilchristandAnnaTilbrook.AfterdinnerinCologne,hearStileAnticointheChurchofStAndreas.FirstoftwonightsinCologne.

Concert, 5.00pm Doppelkirche Schwarzrheindorf

andreas scholl counter-tenor & concerto di viole Liturgical Baroque in Germany

‘TheKingofmoderncounter-tenors’,AndreasSchollisoneofthegreatestsingersintheworldtoday.ForovertwentyyearshehaselectrifiedaudiencesaroundtheworldandreleasedaseriesofextraordinaryrecordingswhichrangewidelyacrosstheEarlyMusicrepertoire.HewasborninaRhinelandtown,Eltville,andhasappearedmanytimesatMartinRandallTravel’smusicfestivals.

TheaccompanyingensembleisConcertodiViole,withwhomSchollhascollaboratedfrequently.

Theprogrammehaspieces,penitentialandcelebratory,byHeinrichSchützandDietrichBuxtehude,themostimportantGermanycomposersofthe17thcentury,andbylesser-knowncompatriots.TherearetwoinstrumentalinterludeswithmusicbyLegrenziandRosenmüller.Thisisafull-lengthconcertwithaninterval.

ThevenueisasmallRomanesquechurch,remarkableevenbyRhinelandstandardsforitsoriginalityandbeauty.

Andreas Scholl (©Decca/ James McMillan)

Concerto di Viole (©S. Schweiger)

Cologne Cathedral, from Pen Drawing & Pen Draughtsmen by Joseph Pennell, 1897.



The Programme

Day 7, Friday 26th June Nordkirchen

SailthroughoutthemorningpastthegentleandlargelyrurallandscapesoftheLowerRhine.MooratWeselaroundlunchtimeanddrive(90minutes)tothegrandcountryhouseatNordkirchen.

Concert, 3.15pm Wasserschloss Nordkirchen

amphion Wind octet Classical & Romantic Wind Finale

Formedin1998andplayingonperiodinstruments,withflairandprecision,theAmphionWindEnsemblehasperformedregularlyinmanyEuropeancountries.Again,membersoftheensemblearegraduatesofScholaCantorumBasiliensisandaredistinguishedsoloistsintheirownright.

ThegoldenageofthewindensemblewasthelaterClassicalandtheearlyRomanticperiods,andtheprincipalregionofcompositionandconsumptionweretheGerman-speakinglandsofMiddleEurope.FranzVincenzKrommer,IgnazPleyelandtheBohemia-bornAntonioRosettiareamongtoday’scomposers,

ReturntotheshipinCologneandsaildownstreamovernight.

the walking party. ThereisamorningwalkandfreetimeinColognebeforedrivingtoSchwarzrheindorffortheconcertwithAndreasSchollandConcertodiViole.OvernightCologne.

and,exploringtheAnglo-Germanthemewithaflourish,thefestivalcloseswithanarrangementbyCarlAndreasGöpfertofDanielGottliebSteibelt’scelebrationofHoratioNelson.(No,norhadwe.)

Built1703and1734asaresidenceofthePrince-BishopsofMünster,SchlossNordkirchenisasplendidcountrymansioninthemutedBaroquestylecharacteristicofnorthernGermany.ItisthelargestofthehousesinWestphaliawhicharesurroundedbyamoat,afeaturerareelsewhereinthe18thcentury.

Thisisafull-lengthconcertwithaninterval.

Returntotheshipfordinner.SailthroughthenightfromWeseltoAmsterdam,crossingfromGermanytotheNetherlandsaroundmidnight.

the walking party.ThereistimeinColognebeforetakingthetraintoBrusselsandthencebyEurostartoLondon,arrivingatStPancrasatc.4.00pm.

The Amphion Wind Octet

The Lorelei, lithograph c. 1840.



The Programme

Day 8, Saturday 27th June AmsterdamMSAmadeusPrincessmoorsinAmsterdamby8.30am.

Leaving the festival

Allpassengershavetodisembarkby9.30am.

OnecoachgoesstraightfromthequaytoAmsterdamSchipholAirport,arrivingthereby10.00am.ThisisforthosebookedonOption3(BA431,Amsterdam–Heathrow11.40–12.00)andanyoneelsewhowantstojointhistransfer.

Othercoachestakeparticipantstoapointinthecitycentrefromwherecoachesleaveat2.00pmand5.00pm.ForyourtimeinAmsterdamyoucanchoosetobeindependentortotakeaguidedtour,detailsofwhichwillbesenttoparticipants.

Seepage5fordetailsofoptionalflightarrangements.

Time in Amsterdam

Amsterdamisasdistinctiveasitisbeautiful.ItgrewrapidlyinthesixteenthandseventeenthcenturiesfromasmallandprecariousseaporttobecomethegreatesttradingemporiuminEurope.Withitsconcentriccanalsandclose-setbrickmerchanthouses,soaringchurchesandpicturesquealleys,theinnercityhashardlychangedsinceitsheyday.

Itisalsoacityofmuseums.ThecoachparkisclosetotheRijksmuseum,oneofthegreatartgalleriesoftheworld,recentlyrenovated;totheVanGoghMuseum,whichhasthelargestholdingoftheartist’sworks,andhasalsorecentlybeenrefurbished;andtothesprucedupandextendedStedlijkMuseum,thecity’scollectionofmodernart.

the post-festival tour: The Renewed Rijksmuseum. At9.00amtaxistakeyouwithyourluggagefromtheshiptothehotel.YoumayparticipateinaguidedtourofAmsterdamwithotherfestivalparticipants.Otherwiseyouarefreeuntiltomorrow.Pleaseseepage16forfulldetailsofthistour.

Tours preceding the festival

ItispossibletolinkThe Rhine Valley Music Festivalwiththefollowingsmall-grouptours.Pleasecontactustoreceivetheirfulldetailsorvisitwww.martinrandall.com.

Great Houses of the South West9–16 June 2015 • Lecturer : Anthony LambertGreatcountryhousesandhistoricgardensinWiltshire,Gloucestershire,Somerset,DorsetandDevon.Majorexamplesofawiderangeofstylesfromthetwelfthcenturytothetwentieth.Outstandingpicturecollectionsandexceptionalfurniture.

Cave Art of France8–15 June 2015 • Lecturer : Dr Paul BahnThistourencompassessomeofthemostimportantPrehistoriccavesinEuropeincludingLascauxII,PecheMerleandNiaux.Greatart,whateveritsfunctionorthe‘artist’s’intention,inanareaofoutstandingnaturalbeauty.LedbyDrPaulBahn,Britain’sleadingspecialistinPrehistoricart.

French Gothic8–14 June 2015 • Lecturer : Dr Matthew WoodworthThecradleofGothic,northernEurope’smostsignificantcontributiontoworldarchitecture.NearlyallthemostimportantbuildingsinthedevelopmentofEarlyandHighGothic,withanentiredayatChartres.Unparalleledexamplesofstainedglass,sculptureandmetalwork.

Amsterdam, aquatint etching 1916.

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The ShipTheAmadeusPrincessisoneofthemorecomfortablecruisersonthewaterwaysofEurope.Themulti-nationalcrewisdedicatedtothehigheststandardsofservice.

Withaminimumfloorareaof15m2thecabinsarereasonablyspaciousbythestandardsofrivercruisers.Allhavewindowstotheoutsideandareequippedwiththefacilitiesonewouldexpectofafirst-classhotelincludingshower,w.c.,individuallyadjustableair-conditioning,telephone,TVandsafe.Specialattentionhasbeenpaidtonoiseinsulation.

Inlayoutandfurnishingsthecabinsareidentical,thesignificantdifferencesbeingthesizeofwindowsandheightabovewaterlevel(highercabinsenjoybetterviewsandfewerstairs).Bedsaretwinswhichcanbepushedtogetherorseparated.

Thoseonthetoptwodecks(MozartandStrauss)arethemostdesirable,withtheformerhavingfloortoceilingwindows(224x190cm)whichslideopen,andthelatterhavingonlyslightlysmallerwindows(224x160cm),whichalsoopen.AlsoontheMozartdeckaretwosuitesmeasuringapproximately22m2whichhaveasofa,tableandarmchair,abath,minibarandsafe.

Cabinsonthelowest(Haydn)deckhavesmallerwindows(160x40cm)whichdon’topen.Therearenosinglecabinsassuchbutweareallocatingsometwo-bedcabinsforsingleoccupancy.

Thepublicareasontheupperdeckincludetheloungeandbar,alibraryareaandarestaurantwhichcanseateveryoneatasinglesitting.Thesundeckhasasmalljacuzziandatentedareaforshade.

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Cabin (c. 15m2): 1 Bed; 2 Television; 3 W.C.; 4 Wash basin; 5 Shower; 6 Cabinet; 7 Telephone; 8 Writing desk; 9 Window; 10 Chair ; 11 Safe. The above layout applies to cabins on the Haydn, Strauss and Mozart decks.

Suite: Mozart deck (c. 22m2): 1 Bed; 2 Television; 3 W.C.; 4 Wash basin; 5 Bath tub; 6 Cabinet; 7 Telephone; 8 Writing desk; 9 French Window; 10 Chair ; 11 Minibar ; 12 Sofa bed; 13 Table; 14 Armchair.

Mozart deck: Suite

Mozart/ Strauss deck: Cabin

Haydn deck: Cabin

Mozart

Strauss

Haydn

Above: ‘The Rhine Boat’, from The Foreign Tour of Brown, Jones & Robinson, by Richard Doyle, 1904.

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Prices

The Festival PackageThe price includes:

• Admissiontoalleightconcerts.• Accommodationforsevennights

onboardafirst-classrivercruiser.• Allmealsfromdinneronthefirst

daytobreakfastonthelast.Wineisprovidedwithlunchanddinner.

• Intervaldrinks.• Afternoonteaormorningcoffee

onboardtheshipwhenitfitsinwithouritinerary.

• Travelbycoachtotheconcertvenueswhentheyarebeyondwalkingdistance.

• Lecturesbyamusicologistandahistorian.

• Alltipsforcrew,restaurantstaffanddrivers,andallstateandairporttaxes.

• Practicalandhistoricalinformationandadetailedprogrammebooklet.

• Theassistanceofanexperiencedteamoffestivalstaff.

Flightsarenotincludedinthepricesbelow.Seepage5.

All prices are per person Two sharing Single occupancy*

haydn deck (lowest) £2,860 £3,490

strauss deck (middle) £3,550 £4,330

mozart deck (top) £3,920 £4,780

suites (mozart deck) £4,660 –

Deposit: £350perperson.

*Allcabinsaredesignedfordoubleoccupancy.Wemakealimitedamountofcabinsoneachdeckavailableforsingleoccupancy,whichusuallyselloutquicklyandawaitinglistforms.Aroundthreemonthsbeforethestartofthefestivalwemayofferanyremainingunsoldcabinspreviouslyreservedfordoubleoccupancytosingletravellersonthewaitinglistatahigherprice(Haydn£3,720;Strauss£4,610;Mozart£5,100).

The Walking Party

FulldetailsforWalking the Rhinewillbeavailableinlate-September2014.Pleasecontactustoregisteryourinterest.

Post-festival tour

ForpricesanddepositforThe Renewed Rijksmuseum,pleaseseepage16.

Braubach and Marksburg, watercolour by E. Harrison Compton, publ. 1912.

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The Renewed RijksmuseumArt in Amsterdam, Haarlem & The Hague • Post-festival tour

28 June–1 July 2015 (mb 385) 4days•£1,950Lecturer:DrSophieOosterwijk

Painting of the Dutch Golden Age – Frans Hals, Rembrandt, Vermeer and contemporaries – as well as art of other eras.

Plenty of time for the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam which reopened in 2013 as Europe’s best-displayed national gallery.

The Mauritshuis in The Hague is also now open after complete refurbishment – ‘looks set to become northern Europe’s most alluring small museum’ (Financial Times).

TheRijksmuseuminAmsterdamisoneoftheworld’sgreatmuseums,butitwaslargelyclosedfortenyearsuntil2013.Plannedextensionandrefurbishmenthitanumberofunexpectedsnags,butthenewRijksmuseumhasbeengreetedwithuniversalpraise.Muchextraspacehasbeenquarriedfromwithinthefootprintofthe1885building,andwhilesomeoftheoriginaldecorationhasbeenrevealedandrestored,thelatestmuseumtechnologyhasbeenadoptedandtheartworksarebeautifullylit.Paintings,sculpture,drawings,tapestries,ceramics,goldandsilver–thewholegamutoffineanddecorativeartsareondisplay,ofteninmeaningfuljuxtaposition.

ThoughthegalleryhasthefinestcollectionbyfaroftheDutchGoldenAge(theseventeenthcentury,theageofRembrandtandVermeer),ithasmuchelsebesides,andsignificantinternationalcollectionsaswell.Therearetwovisitstothemuseum,andAmsterdam’sothermaingalleriesandhistoricbuildingsareincludedaswellascitycentrewalksthroughtheenchantingstreetscapeandbesidethecanals.Toenlargeuponthetheme,twokey

galleriesinothertownsarevisited.TheFransHalsMuseuminHaarlem,housedinthealmshousewheretheeponymousartistspenthislastyears,providesaperfectintroductiontoGoldenAgeart,whilethepaintingsintheMauritshuis,alsobenefittingfrombrilliantre-display,formoneoftherichestsmallcollectionsanywhere.

itinerary

Saturday 20th June.IfyouwouldlikeustobookyourflighttoSwitzerland,chooseeitherOption1or2.Seepage5fordetails.

Saturday 27th June.TheshipmoorsinAmsterdamandat9.00amtaxistakeyouwithyourluggagetothehotel.YoumayparticipateinaguidedtourofAmsterdamwithotherfestivalparticipants.OtherwiseyouarefreeuntilyouleaveforSchipholtojointheotherparticipantstomorrow.

Day 1. TransfertoSchipholairportat1.30pmtomeetparticipantsjoiningthetourfromLondon.HaarlemwasthechiefartisticcentreinthenorthernNetherlandsinthe16thcenturyandhomeofthefirstofthegreatmastersoftheGoldenAge,FransHals,whosefinestworksareintheexcellentsmallmuseumhere.ReturntoAmsterdam.

Day 2.Withitsconcentricringsofcanalsand17th-cent.merchants’mansions,Amsterdamisoneoftheloveliestcapitalsintheworld.OurfirstvisittothebrilliantlyrefurbishedRijksmuseumconcentratesonRembrandt,Vermeerandtheircontemporaries.IntheafternoonwalktotheMuseumWillet-Holthuysen,apatrician’shouseandgardenfurnishedasinthe18thcentury,andthehousewhereRembrandtlivedandworkedfortwentyyears.WalkbacktothehotelthroughsomeofAmsterdam’smostattractivestreets.

Day 3. TheAmsterdamMuseumpresentsthehistoryofthecitywithmanyfinepaintings.TheRoyalPalace,formerlythetownhall,wasdecoratedbytheleading

Dutchpaintersofthe17thcentury(subjecttoclosureforroyalfunctions).ReturntotheRijksmuseumforasecondvisit.Nearbyaretwoothermajorartmuseumswhichhavealsorecentlybeenrefurbishedandextended,theVanGoghMuseumandtheStedelijkMuseumofmodernandcontemporaryart.

Day 4. OpenedinJune2014afterlongclosureforrefurbishment,theMauritshuisatTheHague‘lookssettobecomenorthernEurope’smostalluringsmallmuseum’(JackieWullschlager,Financial Times).ThesuperbcollectionofpaintingsincludesmasterpiecesbyRembrandtandVermeer.TheGemeenteMuseumhas19th-cent.HagueSchoolpaintings,therealistmilieufromwhichVanGoghemerged,andworksbythepioneerabstractionistMondriaan.FlyfromAmsterdamandreturntoLondonHeathrowatc.4.30pm.

lecturer

Dr Sophie Oosterwijk. ResearcherandlecturerandanexpertontheMiddleAges,NetherlandishandDutchart.ShehastaughtattheuniversitiesofLeicester,ManchesterandStAndrews,andregularlylecturesatCambridge.SheisaformereditorofthejournalChurch Monuments andhaspublishedwidely.

Practicalities

Price: £1,950(deposit£200).Single supplement £430(doubleforsingleoccupancy).Thisincludes:returnflights,London–BaselandAmsterdam–London;hotelaccommodationforfournightsasdescribedbelow;travelbyprivatecoachandtaxiduringthetourandtransferfromtheshiptothehotel;breakfastsand3dinnerswithwine,water,coffee;admissiontomuseums;tipsforwaiters,drivers,etc.;theservicesofthelecturerandtourmanager.Price without flights £1,750.

ItispossibletobookThe Renewed RijksmuseumwithoutThe Rhine Valley Music Festival. Pleasenotethereisareductioninthetourpriceforthisasaccommodationonthe27thJuneisnotincluded.Pleasecontactusfordetails.

Accommodation. HotelAmbassade,Amsterdam(ambassade-hotel.nl):4-starhoteloccupyingseveralcontiguoushousesononeoftheprettiestcanalsinthecity.Roomsareindividuallydecoratedandverycomfortable,andserviceisverygood.

Group size:between10and20participants.

Amsterdam, watercolour by Nico Jungman, publ. 1904.


Booking Form

Contact details for correspondence.

Address

Postcode

Telephone (home)

Telephone (work)

Fax

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Email

☐ Tick if you do NOT want to receive updates by email on other tours and festivals.☐ Tick if you do NOT want to receive any more of our brochures.

How did you originally hear about us?

Travellers’ names. Give your name(s) as you would like it/them to appear to other festival participants.

1.

2.

Deck, and cabin type (see page 14). Please tick.

Haydn deck (lowest)

☐ Single occupancy

☐ Twin beds together

☐ Twin beds separated

Mozart deck (top)




Strauss deck (middle)




Mozart deck suites



Post-festival tour (tick to book).

☐ The Renewed Rijksmuseum, 28 June–1 July 2015 (page 16).

Room type (tick one):

☐ Single occupancy ☐ Twin (two sharing)

☐ Double (two sharing)

Flights (tick one):

☐ Taking the group flight from Amsterdam to London at the end of the tour. Please also select an outbound option in the section to the right for the start of the festival (this is included in the price for the post-festival tour).

☐ Making own travel arrangements at the end of the tour. If you require a flight at the start of the festival, please select an outbound option in the column to the right – a supplement will apply (see page 5 for details and prices).

Travel options (see page 5 for fuller details and prices).

Please tick your chosen outbound and inbound option.

Outbound: Saturday 20th June 2015

☐ Option 1: £150. London Heathrow to Basel (BA 752). Departing c. 8.40am and arriving c. 11.15am.

☐ Option 2: £150. London Heathrow to Zürich (BA 712). Departing c. 9.30am and arriving c. 12.00 noon.

☐ No flight. Making your own arrangements.

Inbound: Saturday 27th June 2015

☐ Option 3: £110. Amsterdam to London Heathrow (BA 431). Departing c. 11.30am and arriving c. 12.00 noon.

☐ Option 4: £90. Amsterdam to London Heathrow (BA 439). Departing c. 4.30pm and arriving c. 5.00pm.

☐ Option 5: £90. Amsterdam to London Heathrow (BA 441). Departing c. 7.30pm and arriving c. 8.00pm.

☐ No flight. Making your own arrangements.

Special requests including dietary requirements (even if you have told us before).


Passport details (in block capitals). Essential for airlines and in case of emergency during the festival.

Traveller 1

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Surname

Forename(s)

Date of birth (dd/mm/yy)

Passport number

Place of birth

Place of issue

Nationality

Date of issue (dd/mm/yy)

Date of expiry (dd/mm/yy)

Traveller 2

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Surname

Forename(s)

Date of birth (dd/mm/yy)

Passport number

Place of birth

Place of issue

Nationality

Date of issue (dd/mm/yy)

Date of expiry (dd/mm/yy)

Booking Form

Next of kin or contact in case of emergency.

Name

Address

Telephone number

Relation to you

Payment details

EITHER deposit(s) at £350 per person for the festival, plus £200 per person if you are booking the post-festival tour.

Total: £

OR full payment – required if you are booking within ten weeks of departure (i.e. 11th April 2015 or later).

Total: £

☐ EITHER by cheque. Please make cheques payable to Martin Randall Travel Ltd, writing the festival code (mb 383) on the back.

☐ OR by credit or debit card. We accept payment by Visa, Amex or Mastercard.

Card number

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☐ OR by bank transfer. Please use your surname and the festival code (mb 383) as the reference and allow for all bank charges.Account name: Martin Randall Travel Ltd Bank name and address: Royal Bank of Scotland, Drummonds, 49 Charing Cross, London SW1A 2DXAccount number: 0019 6050 Sort code: 16-00-38 IBAN: GB71 RBOS 1600 3800 1960 50 Swift/ BIC code: RBOS GB2L

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I have read and agree to the Booking Conditions on behalf of all listed on this form.

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Booking Details

Please read these

You need to sign your assent to these booking conditions on the booking form.

Our promises to you

We aim to be fair, reasonable and sympathetic in all our dealings with clients, and to act always with integrity.

We will meet all our legal and regulatory responsibilities, often going beyond the minimum obligations.

We aim to provide full and accurate information about our tours and festivals. If there are changes, we will tell you promptly.

If something does go wrong, we will try to put it right. Our overriding aim is to ensure that every client is satisfied with our services.

All we ask of you

We ask that you read the information we send to you.

Specific terms

Our contract with you. From the time we receive your signed booking form and initial payment, a contract exists between you and Martin Randall Travel Ltd.

Eligibility. We reserve the right to refuse to accept a booking without necessarily giving a reason. It is essential to be able to cope with the walking and the steps required to get to the concert venues. See ‘Fitness’ on page 5. There is no age limit for the festival, though we cannot accept bookings on the post-festival tour, The Renewed Rijksmuseum, or on the walking alternative to the festival, from those who would be 81 or over at the time of departure.

Insurance. It is a requirement of booking that you have adequate holiday insurance. Cover for medical treatment, repatriation, loss of property and cancellation charges must be included. Insurance can be obtained from most insurance companies, banks, travel agencies and (in the UK) many retail outlets including Post Offices.

Passports and visas. Participants must have passports, valid for at least six months beyond the date of the festival. No visas are required for visiting The Netherlands, Germany or Switzerland for UK or other EU citizens, or for citizens of the USA, Canada, Australia or New

Zealand. Nationals of other countries should ascertain whether visas are required in their case, and obtain them if they are.

If you cancel. If you have to cancel your participation in the festival or the post-festival tour, there would be a charge which varies according to the period of notice you give. Up to 57 days before departure the deposit only is forfeited. Thereafter a percentage of the total cost will be due:

from 56 to 29 days: 40% from 28 to 15 days: 60% from 14 to 3 days: 80% within 48 hours: 100%

We take as the day of cancellation that on which we receive your written confirmation of cancellation.

If we cancel the festival or tour. We might decide to cancel the festival or tour if at any time up to eight weeks before there were insufficient bookings for it to be viable. We would refund everything you had paid to us. We might also cancel if hostilities, civil unrest, natural disaster or other circumstances amounting to force majeure affect the region.

Safety and security. If the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office advises against travel to places visited on the festival or tour, we would cancel or adjust the itinerary to avoid the risky area. In the event of cancellation before the festival or tour commenced we would give you a full refund.

Our tours and festivals subscribe to the health and safety legislation of the destination. In some parts of the world the law concerning seatbelts differs to the UK.

Financial protection.We provide full financial protection for our package holidays, by way of our Air Travel Organiser’s Licence number 3622. When you buy an ATOL protected flight inclusive holiday from us you receive an ATOL Certificate. This lists what is financially protected, where you can get information on what this means for you and who to contact if things go wrong. We will provide you with the services listed on the ATOL Certificate (or a suitable alternative). In some cases, where we aren’t able do so for reasons of insolvency, an alternative ATOL holder may provide you with the services you have bought or a suitable alternative (at no extra cost to you). You agree to accept that

in those circumstances the alternative ATOL holder will perform those obligations and you agree to pay any money outstanding to be paid by you under your contract to that alternative ATOL holder. However, you also agree that in some cases it will not be possible to appoint an alternative ATOL holder, in which case you will be entitled to make a claim under the ATOL scheme (or your credit card issuer where applicable). If we, or the suppliers identified on your ATOL certificate, are unable to provide the services listed (or a suitable alternative, through an alternative ATOL holder or otherwise) for reasons of insolvency, the Trustees of the Air Travel Trust may make a payment to (or confer a benefit on) you under the ATOL scheme. You agree that in return for such a payment or benefit you assign absolutely to those Trustees any claims which you have or may have arising out of or relating to the non-provision of the services, including any claim against us (or your credit card issuer where applicable). You also agree that any such claims maybe re-assigned to another body, if that other body has paid sums you have claimed under the ATOL scheme.

We provide full financial protection for our package holidays that do not include a flight, by way of a bond held by ABTA The Travel Association.

The limits of our liabilities. As principal, we accept responsibility for all ingredients of the festival or tour, except those in which the principle of force majeure prevails. Our obligations and responsibilities are also limited where international conventions apply in respect of air, sea or rail carriers, including the Warsaw Convention and its various updates.

If we make changes. Circumstances might arise which prevent us from operating the festival or tour exactly as advertised. We would try to devise a satisfactory alternative, but if the change represents a significant loss to the festival or tour we would offer compensation. If you decide to cancel because the alternative we offer is not acceptable we would give a full refund.

English Law. These conditions form part of your contract with Martin Randall Travel Ltd and are governed by English law. All proceedings shall be within the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

Booking Conditions

Making a booking

1. Provisional booking

We recommend that you contact us first to ascertain that your preferred deck and cabin type is still available. You can make a provisional booking which we will hold for one week (longer if necessary) pending receipt of your completed Booking Form and deposit. It is important that you also read our Booking Conditions below.

2. Definite booking

Fill in the Booking Form and send it to us with the deposit. It is important that you read the Booking Conditions at this stage, and that you sign the Booking Form. Full payment is required if you are booking within ten weeks of the festival.

3. Our confirmation

Upon receipt of your Booking Form and deposit we send you confirmation of your booking. After this your deposit is non-returnable except in the special circumstances mentioned in the Booking Conditions.

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Martin Randall Travel Ltd Voysey House, Barley Mow Passage, London, United Kingdom W4 4GF Telephone 020 8742 3355 Fax 020 8742 7766 [email protected]

Australia: Martin Randall Australasia, PO Box 537, Toowong, QLD 4066 Telephone 1300 55 95 95 Fax 07 3377 0142 [email protected] From New Zealand: Telephone 0800 877 622

Canada: Telephone 647 382 1644 Fax 416 925 2670 [email protected]

Sections from a map of the Rhine, wood engraving from The Illustrated London News, 16 August 1845.Front cover: Bacharach, chromolithograph c. 1850 by François Stroobant (1819–1916).

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The Rhine Valley Music Festival, 20–27 June 2015

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