With some of Africa’s largest nature preserves sprawling across rivers and mountains, an artistic community spread all over the world and a musical community centered in Buluwayo, Zimbabwe has all the makings of a concert or outreach tour. Perform in one of Harare’s many churches or consider collaborations with arts organizations or music schools to work with local groups. With South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique and Zambia nearby, Zimbabwe could be part of a spectacular multi-country tour in Southern Africa.
With a native South African on its staff and organizing tours since 1994, and specifically taken groups to Victoria Falls, Bulawayo, Hwange National Park and Harare in Zimbabwe. Classical Movements is the premier concert tour company to South Africa in the world and has organized hundreds of tailor made and customized trips to this extraordinary country. The company has very close connections with top choirs, venues, orchestras and music organizations in South Africa. Clients who have toured Southern Africa include the Yale Glee Club, University of Michigan Men’s Glee Club, Yale Concert Band, Pacific Boychoir, Morgan State University Choir and Children’s Chorus of Washington. Concert tours around the world have also been executed for Southern African groups such as Drakensberg Boys’ Choir, Voices of Namibia, UCCSA Broadhurst-Botswana and Wits Choir (University of Witwatersrand), Imilonji KaNtu Choral Society, Cenestra Male Choir, Cape Town Male Voice Choir and Kensington Chorale amongst others.
Zimbabwean vocal ensemble Insingizi has been a regular at the Serenade! Choral Festival, while the Imbizo and Impumelelo Choirs from Bulawayo have been presented at the Ihlombe South African Choral Festival.