Home to East Asia’s signature duality fusing thousands of years of history with cutting-edge technology, South Korea has recently emerged as one of Asia’s cultural and economic powerhouses. Whether you’re enjoying the buzz of Seoul’s many museums, parks, and restaurants, meditating in a quieter temple, or performing at one of many concert venues, this deceptively small country will present a seamless and harmonic blend of contrasting sights and sounds.

Classical Movements has had groups visiting East Asia since 1995. With contacts in Seoul, Daejeon, Daegu, Busan, and Jeju Island, numerous customized tours to Korea can be arranged to individual expectations. Past clients to South Korea have included the Philadelphia Orchestra, San Francisco Girls Chorus, Portland Youth Philharmonic, Spirit of America Band and Wellesley College Choir.

Sights & Sounds

  • Seoul
  • Sungnyemun Gate
  • Cheonggechyeon River
  • Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Changdeokgung Palace
  • Jongmyo Shrine
  • Busan
  • Pansori Musical Storytelling
  • Beomeosa Buddhist Temple
  • Incheon
  • Jeju Island
  • Seaside resorts & waterfalls

Testimonials

Press

“The musical director and conductor of the Yale Glee Club said the group chose the destination ‘because of the wonderful friendships they discovered in Turkey.’ The Turkish word ‘dost’ (friends for life) is the reason we are performing in Istanbul,’ said Jeff Douma.”

-Hürriyet Daily News, Hatice Utkan | August 5, 2010

“Khubat Abbas Abdul Razaq, a cellist and one of the orchestra’s four women members, said: “I just want to say this is an honor to come to Washington and to play here.”

Samir Yosif, a double-bass player, said: “We want to let the American people know that we have a culture, that we have something to give them. It’s a great honor to be here and we thank the people who have helped us here to play.”

-The lndependent/UK, December 12, 2003

“Blue Heart has followed its clients’ suggestions to map out its expanding destinations. Vacationers travel from Guangzhou to Hong Kong by train visit the Forbidden City, the Great Wall and Tian’anmen Square and take in a performance of the famed Shanghai Acrobats.”

-Tour and Travel News, Michael Milligan | May 8, 1995

“The Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra visit involved a human element that transcended the usual business of arranging orchestra tours for Neeta Helms, executive vice president of Classical Movements. She ushered the musicians from their first nerve-wracking security checks at New York’s JFK Airport to their last tourist stop at Rockefeller Center on the way out of the country.”

-Symphony Magazine, Rebecca Winzenreid | March, 2004

“Kevin Fox, who is working with the Neemrana Foundation, the Capital City Minstrels and Delhi School of Music in the Capital, says that the Indian singers are very keen on the music and are eager to do more and learn more about choral singing. He adds, ‘I’ve met some excellent directors and teachers here who are working very creatively to spread the musical and social benefits of group singing.'”

-Mail Today, Srijani Ganguly | Feb 15, 2017