Each year Langley’s orchestras participate in a Spring trip and perform in a competition and/or clinic and enjoy sightseeing with orchestra friends.
March 27-April 3, 2025 – Salzburg, Vienna, and Prague
We’re excited to invite your student to join the Orchestra’s 2026 Spring Break Tour of Vienna, Salzburg, and Prague!
Along the way, students will:
🎵 Attend a performance in Vienna of Mozart’s music by a renowned orchestra
🎻 Perform in a historic concert venue in Prague
🌍 Explore Salzburg – Mozart’s birthplace – and immerse themselves in the rich history of European music
🎓 Earn 3 free college credits for participating in the trip (with essays written at home afterwards)
💬 Bond with friends and build lasting memories in a way that only travel can offer
Saxon Strings: Salzburg, Vienna & Prague Tour 2026
Departing From: Washington, DC
Tour Itinerary
Day 1 Overnight Flight to Germany (Munich)
Day 2 Guten Tag Salzburg
Meet your tour director and travel to Salzburg
Salzburg city walk
Old Town Square, Residenz Castle, Glockenspeil
Mozart’s birthplace visit
Day 3 Salzburg
Salzburg Cathedral visit
Sound of Music guided sightseeing tour
Nonnberg Abbey visit
Day 4 Salzburg–Vienna
Travel to Vienna via Melk
Stadtpark visit
Mozart concert
Day 5 Vienna landmarks
Haus der Musik visit
Vienna guided sightseeing tour
Belvedere Palace, Hofburg Imperial Palace, Schönbrunn Palace visit
Vienna Central Cemetery visit
St. Stephen’s Cathedral visit
State Opera House visit
Day 6 Vienna–Prague
Travel to Prague via Telc
Prague city walk
Mala Strana, Jewish Quarter
Day 7 Prague landmarks
Prague guided sightseeing tour
Old Town Square, Astronomical clock, Charles Bridge, John Lennon Peace Wall, Prague Castle
Prague orchestra performance
Day 8 Flight home from Prague
Tour Includes
- Round-trip airfare and other transportation described in the itinerary
- Accommodation in hotels with student rooming in triples and quads, adult rooming in double occupancy rooms.
- Plentiful daily breakfast to start the day energized and ready to go
- Appetizing, culturally representative, two-course dinner daily
- Full time, multilingual, WorldStrides tour director who is LEAP-trained in experiential education
- Local guide at sites and on city tours as described in the itinerary
- All of the venue arrangement fees and promotional costs for included concert performances
- LEAP! Learning through Exploration and Active Participation; trademarked immersive approach of learning by doing
- Entrances and transportation to sites and activities described in your itinerary
- Local guide and local bus driver tips; see note regarding other important tips
- Basic Medical, Dental, Emergency Evacuation Insurance during trip
- 24/7 On Tour Emergency Support
- Up to three college credits upon course completion (grades 9-12) or high school credit (grades 6-12)
- Note: On arrival day only dinner is provided; on departure day, only breakfast is provided
- Note: Tour cost does not include airline-imposed baggage fees, costs for rental, transport of instruments or music stands, any passport or visa fees, or tips for the Tour Director or multi-day bus drivers. Optional excursions, optional pre-paid tips, or other customizations will be listed as separate line items in the total trip cost, if included.
Tipping is Included
Program fee info
Total Fee: $3,488.00*
OR 6 monthly payments of $564.83
After initial payment of $99.00
* Last day for this Tour Fee and Voucher: Sep 29, 2025
Trip information meeting recording can be viewed here (Passcode: C1BP1+6n).
To join us for an experience of a lifetime please find your registration instructions below:
- Visit: https://performing.worldstrides.com/LangleyHS-2026
- Under “Enroll” Enter Tour ID: LangleyHS-2026 (case sensitive)
- Click “access tour page”
- Click “Sign up Now”
- Sign up by Sept. 29 to take advantage of our $180 voucher. Enter voucher code “Vienna”
- Fill in all info: you can still register if you don’t have a passport yet, but please get one soon. *Make sure passport is valid for 6 months past return date.
- There are options for 3 tiers of travel protection with explanations of benefits and pricing for each tier. To view the basic insurance that comes included with your trip, please click here: https://www.tripmate.com/wpF369W For all options, please view the Insurance Plans attachment in this email.
- Choose your payment plan. Options are: Pay in Full after $99 deposit, Pay Monthly, or the 4-step “MANUAL” payment plan (click “show other plans” to see the “Manual” payment plan details). Please note credit card payments are subject to a 2% processing fee, there is NO fee for debit card payments.
- For help with registration please contact customer service at 800-771-5353.
Please contact Bonnie Myshrall at (703) 371-8879 if you have any questions.
March 29, 2025 – Baltimore, MD
On March 29, sixty-five orchestra students and chaperones, including Doc McCormick and Assistant Principal Richard Deivert, embarked on an unforgettable trip to Baltimore. The day was filled with excitement and exploration, including a scenic harbor lunch cruise, tours of historic ships, dinner at the Joseph Myerhoff Symphony Hall followed by a private conversation with a Baltimore Symphony violist, and a thrilling live performance by the BSO while watching Indiana Jones and The Raiders of the Lost Ark.
A heartfelt thank you to our trip organizers Jen Lee and Claudia Peters, whose meticulous planning made every aspect of the trip truly outstanding. Thanks also to our dedicated chaperones: Mayam Ayromlou, Pamela Fox, Farid Homayounmehr (also our trip photographer), Slava Reshetnyak, Raj Rana, Lucy Sang, Masami Smith, and Kelcy Wanamaker.com
April 13-16, 2024 – Nashville, TN
Langley Orchestra went to the music city Nashville, TN on April 13-16, 2024!
The Langley Orchestra field trip to Nashville was a great success! We had an entire flight to the Langley Orchestra and wonderful volunteers and chaperones to make this happen! Dr. McCormick and Langley Orchestra wish to thank all of our amazing chaperones: Mitch Cheung, Michelle Garcia, Ashlye Goodner, Kristi Grgeta, Rafay Hassan, Farid Homayounmehr, Angie Kim, Donya Kolcio, Audra Krupp, Sue Park, Raj Rana, Slava Reshetnyak, Masami Smith, Stefanie Stayin, and Marci Thomas. An especially big thank you goes to orchestra parent Rafay Hassan who drove a trailer solo from Langley to Nashville and back again with all the cellos and basses, and most of the violins and violas.
Finally, our sincerest thanks to our wonderful trip coordinator Bonnie Myshrall, whose leadership, dedication, and tireless planning made the trip such a fabulous experience for everyone.
Thank you to all our wonderful volunteers and chaperones!
Highlights of this amazing trip include:
- Educational activities: Orchestra Clinics with Orchestra directors at local universities such as Vanderbilt University, and Tennessee State University; Songwriting workshops with a group recording of the new tune.
- Concert venue: Schermerhorn Symphony Center
- Entertainment: Historic Nashville, Country Music Hall of Fame, Grand Ole Opry, General Jackson Showboat, Line dance
March 9-12, 2023 – New York, NY (Carnegie Hall)
In March 2023, 143 Langley Orchestra students traveled to New York City and had the privilege of performing at world-famous Carnegie Hall! Highlights of this unforgettable trip included:
- Performances by all 3 Orchestras (Concert, Symphonic, Philharmonic) in Director’s Choice’s Premier Performance Invitational
- Post-concert reception at Hard Rock Cafe
- Exploring Times Square
- Top of the Rock
- Hadestown on Broadway
- Museum of Natural History
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Ellen’s Stardust Diner
- Boat ride to see the Statue of Liberty and NYC Skyline
March 2022 – no overnight field trips permitted
March 2021 – New York, NY (Carnegie Hall) (CANCELED BECAUSE OF PANDEMIC)
April 2020 – Philadelphia, PA (CANCELED BECAUSE OF PANDEMIC)
In April 2020, Langley Orchestra planned on traveling to Philadelphia, PA, the Birthplace of Liberty (and the Philly cheesesteak!).
Destination sites and activities included:
- 2020 Philadelphia Heritage National Band and Orchestra Festival
- Dinner cruise on the Delaware River
- Lunch at the Reading Terminal Market
- Philadelphia Orchestra performance
- Cheesesteak lunch at Pat’s King of Steaks
- Philadelphia Phillies baseball game
- Philadelphia Museum of Art and the famous “Rocky” steps
- Franklin Institute and Planetarium
- Longwood Gardens
April 2019 – Vienna, Austria and Budapest, Hungary
Langley Orchestra enjoyed 3 nights in Vienna, Austria and a day in Budapest, Hungary. Highlights included:
- Walking tour through Old Vienna – Hoher Market, Altes Rathaus, Chacellery of Bohemia, Clock Museum and St. Peter’s Church
- Visited State Opera House, Haydn’s House and Museum, and explored Old City and St. Stephen’s Cathedral
- Performed at Minoritenkirche in Vienna
- Visited Schorbrunn Palace, including State Apartments and Imperial Gardens
- Visited State Archives, Lord’s Street, Holy Trinity Square, and the Fisherman’s Bastion in Budapest
April 2018 – Toronto, Canada
- Niagara Falls boat cruise & journey behind falls
- Toronto Symphony Orchestra performance with backstage tour
- Hockey Hall of Fame
- Royal Ontario Museum
- CN Tower tour
- Ontario Science Center
- clinic & performance
- Parliament building tour