no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . march 2013 classical movements inc. type private corporation industry travel music founded 1992 founder neeta helms jacques vallerand parisi headquarters alexandria virginia usa area served worldwide key people neeta helms president services travel management organizing live music concerts divisions blue heart travel inc. website www.classicalmovements.com 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 . 1 contents 1 international music festivals 2 history 3 leadership 4 references 5 external links international music festivals edit 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 2 and is hosted in cape town pretoria johannesburg and soweto . concerts include 10 20 south african choirs workshops african drumming and dancing . 3 melod a 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 col n opera house in buenos aires and candel ria church in rio de janeiro . 4 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. andr church in salzburg st. simon and judah church smetana hall and the dvo k hall rudolfinum in prague . 5 6 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 . 7 serenade international choral series since 2012 history edit 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 . 8 leadership edit jacques vallerand parisi president 1992 2008 neeta helms president 2008 2015 . references edit jenkins mark 22 june 2011 . international choral festival comes to washington . washington post . ihlombe south african choral festival . cape town magazine . retrieved 26 june 2012 . festivals and competitions . international choral bulletin . 30 2 84 . american choral directors association . choral festivals & workshops delbos stephan 20 july 2011 . rhapsody children s music festival . prague post opus osm 18 july 2001 . kids sing opera serenade washington dc choral festival . classical movements . dunbar curran terri 5 august 2010 . singing that nourishes body and soul . cape times subscription required external links edit official website audio file people of note with richard cock & neeta helms president of classical movements broadcast on classic fm south africa 10 august 2010 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title classical movements & oldid 684842434 categories companies based in alexandria virginiacompanies established in 1992travel and holiday companies of the united statesevent management companiesentertainment companies of the united stateshidden categories pages containing links to subscription only contentorphaned articles from march 2013all orphaned articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 9 october 2015 at 03 15 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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