Posts Tagged ‘Playing for Peace’
Sarah’s Tour Journal: The Santa Fe Reaction
April 7th, 2010 by Sarah
Hello everyone!
During our time in LA, whenever we would tell people we were headed to Santa Fe, they would invariably gasp and tell us how much we were going to love it! We were given restaurant recommendations (forewarned of our choice of red or green chile at every meal, although no one told us that [...]
Tags: Domestic Tours, New Mexico, Playing for Peace
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Western States Tour 2010: Los Angeles
April 2nd, 2010 by Sarah
Preparing for this trip to LA and Santa Fe seemed an entirely different matter in my mind than preparing for the trips overseas that we take in the fall and winter. And of course it is much easier to travel in one’s own country than to make the long trip to, for example, the Middle [...]
Tags: Domestic Tours, Los Angeles, Playing for Peace
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Sarah’s Tour Journal: Ireland 2009
January 5th, 2010 by Sarah
After an icy four-hour drive from Donegal to Dublin, a surreal stop at the Shannon airport, a six-hour flight, and finally the drive back to Keene from Boston, we are home! In the last few years, going to Ireland has become synonymous with cozy warmth to me, both in terms of staying warm in the [...]
Tags: International Tours, Ireland, Ireland Tour, Playing for Peace
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Sarah’s Tour Journal: Jordan
November 13th, 2009 by Sarah
Hello from Istanbul!
We left Kings Academy yesterday morning, very sad to say goodbye to Reem and our good friend Emer, a long-time Irish participant who came to Jordan to visit and spend the week with us. Our time in Jordan was full of so many amazing experiences, it is hard to know how to begin!
Some [...]
Tags: Education & Outreach, International Tours, Jordan, Playing for Peace
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Apple Hill in Washington D.C.
March 31st, 2009 by Sarah
Soon these blog-postings will be more in real time, but for now I’m thinking of what impressions remain from our trip to DC after a full week of activities here at Apple Hill since we’ve been back. When he introduced Apple Hill at our class at the Baltimore School for the Arts, summer faculty member [...]
Tags: Domestic Tours, Playing for Peace, Washington DC
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Apple Hill Ireland Workshop 2008
February 10th, 2009 by Sarah
As said in our artistic philosophy, the heart and soul of Apple Hill is the summer. By summer, I am thinking not only of the amazing music that is performed, the incredible diversity of people of all ages from so many different countries, and the friendships formed that make those Thomas Transportation departures so heartbreaking, [...]
Tags: International Tours, Ireland, Ireland Tour, Playing for Peace
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Letter from the road: Israel and Palestine
November 18th, 2008 by Sarah
Greetings from the Old City, Jerusalem!
Having just finished the tour, I have to thank Lenny and Elise for organizing an amazing trip that included a rich variety of events, many many thanks to George Georgiou and Reem Abu Rahmeh for all their hard work and time organizing the workshops, and of course, a huge thank [...]
Tags: International Tours, Israel, Middle East Tour, Palestine/West Bank, Playing for Peace
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Letter from the road: Jordan
November 15th, 2008 by Sarah
We arrived in Amman, Jordan, late on Monday, November 3, where Jordanian pianist and former Keene State College Playing for Peace participant, Reem Abu Rahmeh, greeted us. We knew we weren’t in Cyprus anymore when a golf cart waiting to take our luggage arrived just as our van pulled into the King’s Academy, the private [...]
Tags: International Tours, Jordan, Middle East Tour, Playing for Peace
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Letter from the road: Cyprus
November 6th, 2008 by Sarah
Greetings from King’s Academy, Jordan! We arrived here late Monday evening after four wonderful days in Nicosia, Cyprus. The main event of our stay in Cyprus was a two-day workshop consisting of 20 participants. We arrived in Nicosia on Thursday evening, and directly after landing we were whisked off to dinner with a long-time Apple [...]
Tags: Cyprus, International Tours, Middle East Tour, Playing for Peace
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