Classical Movements of Alexandria, Virginia, is the #1 American concert touring company, specializing in concert and travel arrangements for orchestras and choruses. Since its beginning in 1992, Classical Movements has established four choral festivals around the world in South Africa (Ihlombe! South African Choral Festival), South America (Melodia! South American Music Festival), Vienna, Salzburg and Prague (Rhapsody! Children’s Music Festival) and its latest in the USA (Serenade! Washington D.C. Choral Festival).
Classical Movements owns and produces five annual international music festivals and a choral series:
Ihlombe! South African Choral Festival (since 2009) is the largest choral gathering in South Africa and is hosted in Cape Town, Pretoria, Johannesburg, and Soweto. Concerts include 10-20 South African choirs, workshops, African drumming and dancing.
Melodía! South American Music Festival (since 2006) features individual concerts in Brazil and combined choir performances with orchestra for youth choirs conducted by the Guest Conductor in Argentina, cultural exchanges, Latin American music workshop, sightseeing and outreach activities. Venues have included the Teatro Colón Opera House in Buenos Aires and Candelária Church in Rio de Janeiro.
Rhapsody! Children's Music Festival: (since 2002) takes place in Vienna, Salzburg and Prague and features individual and combined choir concerts. Venues have included St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna, St. Andrä Church in Salzburg, St. Simon and Judah Church, Smetana Hall and the Dvořák Hall - Rudolfinum in Prague.
Serenade! Washington, DC Choral Festival (since 2011) features cultural and musical exchanges with national and international choirs and workshops. Venues have included Strathmore Music Center, George Washington Masonic National Memorial and New York Avenue Presbyterian Church.
Serenade! International Choral Series (since 2012)
Previously known as Blue Heart Travel, Inc, the company was established in 1992. It started with tours to Russia and Ukraine and soon added destinations such as Croatia, Eastern Europe, Turkey, South Africa and Cuba. By 2010, the company had staged concerts in over 135 countries.
Jacques Vallerand-Parisi: President 1992 – 2008
Neeta Helms President 2008 – 2015.
