Music & Culture

The value of music in understanding foreign culture cannot be measured. Our world is divided by philosophy, language, religion, wealth. Yet music has the ability to leap over the fences; to break down the barriers. Listen to a local musician, appreciate the artistry of the performance and you will have an instant friendship. Or bring your choir or performance group to a foreign audience and you will open doors and windows. Goodspeed brings your group to venues where the musical experience connects audience to performer; stranger to friend. Listen to the haunting folk music of the rich Irish countryside or the heartbreaking entreaties of the fadistas in old Lisbon. Or have your group perform in a once-in-a-lifetime setting such as the Salzburg Cathedral or in a Harlem nightclub or while setting sail in the Greek Islands.

For a taste of high culture, Goodspeed is your concierge for exclusive events such as premiers at the Metropolitan Opera House, performances of Wagner at Bayreuth, or the Chopin Competition in Warsaw.

Summer tour of Ireland

  Join William Fulton and Rev. Jay Quinn Wednesday, June 27, 2012: Depart U.S for Ireland Thursday, June 28, 2012: Dublin Land at Dublin airport, pass through immigration and pick up your luggage. Meet your private coach driver/guide and transfer to the Man O’ War restaurant and pub for... (Read more)

In the Footsteps of J.S. Bach

Join acclaimed organist William Trafka and William Fulton as they follow the footsteps of J.S. Bach in eastern Germany.  The Bach tour is scheduled October 23 – 31, 2012. The music of Johann Sebastian Bach has inspired generations of music lovers for its unparalleled genius in craftsmanship and its... (Read more)

The Highlands of Scotland

Explore the highlands and islands of Scotland! See stone circles and Neolithic forts on the Orkney Islands, travel the famed whiskey trail in the Spey Valley, make a rare visit to Findhorn Ecopark, one the earth’s most fabled gardening centers,  drive to Mallaig along the Road to the Isles,... (Read more)