Moselle Valley Tour 2026

Moselle Valley Tour 2026

March 2026 – Parent/Guardian Response Required

Actions required for all Parents/Guardians of students going on tour (March 2026):

  • Check tour rehearsal dates, noting times for your child’s ensemble(s)

  • Complete the medical, additional needs, allergies and dietary requirements form

  • Read the tour rooming policy and code of conduct

Please complete the following actions

1) Rehearsal Dates

Please note below the timings of extra tour rehearsals (expand the toggles to view timings and groups).

NB: the rehearsal originally planned for 18 April has been cancelled.

Massed Rehearsal for all tour groups – 10:00-13:00

Venue: Music Centre South Wimbledon (Merton Abbey Primary School)

Concert Band: 10:00-14:00
VoiceBox: 10:00-14:00
Senior Guitar Ensemble: 10:00-14:00
String Sinfonia: 11:00-16:00
MYJO & JazzWorks: 13:00-16:00
Merton Jazz Vocal Collective: 13:00-16:00

Venue: Music Centre South Wimbledon (Merton Abbey Primary School)

Concert Band: 10:00-14:00
VoiceBox: 10:00-14:00
Senior Guitar Ensemble: 10:00-14:00
String Sinfonia: 11:00-16:00
MYJO & JazzWorks: 13:00-16:00

Venue: Music Centre South Wimbledon (Merton Abbey Primary School)

At certain points in the day are massed rehearsals involving all students. As a result, if your child is in more than one ensemble, you may see a timing overlap.

2) Medical Form

Ahead of tour, we are asking all parents/guardians to complete a form with up-to-date information on:

  • Medical conditions
  • Additional needs
  • Allergies
  • Dietary requirements

Please complete the form below by Monday 13 April to ensure that we have up to date information for your child.

3) Policies

It’s important that all students attending the tour and Parents/Guardians read the below policies ahead of the trip.

If you would like to discuss any of the tour policies, please feel free to contact our Operations Director, Martha Gibbons – martha.gibbons@mmf.org.uk 

Useful Information

Payment Schedule

The total cost of the tour will be £892, paid over four payments.

  • 1 June 2025- £292 Non-refundable deposit due (or within one week of sign-up confirmation for those signing up later)
  • 29 September 2025 – £200 instalment 1 due
  • 24 November 2025 – £200 Iinstalment 2 due
  • 23 March 2026- £200 instalment 3 due

We’re committed to providing young musicians with the opportunity to travel, perform and foster musical talent.

Thanks to our TEMPO Fund and support from our parents’ association FMYM, we can offer bursaries covering between 40% to 80% of the cost for a limited number of families who would otherwise find it difficult to participate.

We can also offer alternative payment options, for example paying in further instalments by arrangement.

If you are struggling to cover the costs of your child(ren) attending the tour and would like to discuss financial support or instalments, please contact: inclusion@mmf.org.uk

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Tour Dates

Dates: 22-27 July 2026
Location: Traben-Trarbach, Moselle Valley, Germany
Times: TBC – we will be departing early on 22 July and returning late on 27 July.

Open to secondary aged pupils. Ensembles Involved: Merton Youth Concert Band, Merton Youth Jazz Orchestra, Senior Guitar Ensemble, String Sinfonia, VoiceBox Choir, limited spaces available for members of intermediate ensembles by prior agreement.

What’s Included

The price of the tour includes:

  • The organisation and publicity of four concerts, tailored to the groups performing.
  • A comprehensive excursion programme, with included entrance fees.
  • Half board accommodation in multi bedded hostel rooms, with breakfast and evening meal included (students will need to provide their own lunch)
  • Use of executive coach with driver, for both transport to/from the UK and transport to excursions and concerts.
  • Return channel crossing.
  • Travel insurance and ABTA protection.