Breaking News: Volcano Keeps UPYC from Taking Off
It is with heavy hearts that we share the news we've been fearing for the last two days: the University of Pretoria Youth Choir, who were supposed to arrive here in Canada yesterday, have been first delayed and now postponed indefinitely. We are sad to announce that next week's planned concert is cancelled, but plans are already underway to reschedule UPYC's Canadian tour to early next season!
It is with heavy hearts that we share the news we've been fearing for the last two days: the University of Pretoria Youth Choir, who were supposed to arrive here in Canada yesterday, have been first delayed and now postponed indefinitely. We are sad to announce that next week's planned concert is cancelled, but plans are already underway to reschedule UPYC's Canadian tour to early next season!
Though flights have now mostly resumed over northern Europe, UPYC was unfortunate enough to have booked travel during the time when many flights were still cancelled. The journey from South Africa to Canada is two-part: first a flight from Johannesburg to Frankfurt, then Frankfurt to Calgary. While the planned Johannesburg-Frankfurt flight was reopened at the last minute, German authorities turned UPYC away at the Jo'berg airport due to fears that the Frankfurt-Calgary leg would be cancelled leaving UPYC stranded at the Frankfurt airport like so many others. (Sadly, the Frankfurt-Calgary flight was not in fact cancelled and they could have flown all the way here had they boarded that plane!) As flights have resumed, airlines are giving priority to passengers with tickets booked on the flights now departing, leaving those with bookings that were cancelled to wait for a flight with enough open seats. As it turns out, there were no Frankfurt-Calgary flights with enough seats for UPYC until this weekend, by which time the choir would have missed almost half their touring time in Canada.
We are very sad to miss this opportunity to meet this great choir but we're hopeful that we will have better luck next season.
Those who have already bought tickets will receive a full refund, either from the chorister who provided the ticket, or (in the case of purchases through our box office) from Tix on the Square. Please contact your ticket seller for your refund. Any questions may be directed to our choir manager, Katy, at 780-977-7295.
It is with heavy hearts that we share the news we've been fearing for the last two days: the University of Pretoria Youth Choir, who were supposed to arrive here in Canada yesterday, have been first delayed and now postponed indefinitely. We are sad to announce that next week's planned concert is cancelled, but plans are already underway to reschedule UPYC's Canadian tour to early next season!
Though flights have now mostly resumed over northern Europe, UPYC was unfortunate enough to have booked travel during the time when many flights were still cancelled. The journey from South Africa to Canada is two-part: first a flight from Johannesburg to Frankfurt, then Frankfurt to Calgary. While the planned Johannesburg-Frankfurt flight was reopened at the last minute, German authorities turned UPYC away at the Jo'berg airport due to fears that the Frankfurt-Calgary leg would be cancelled leaving UPYC stranded at the Frankfurt airport like so many others. (Sadly, the Frankfurt-Calgary flight was not in fact cancelled and they could have flown all the way here had they boarded that plane!) As flights have resumed, airlines are giving priority to passengers with tickets booked on the flights now departing, leaving those with bookings that were cancelled to wait for a flight with enough open seats. As it turns out, there were no Frankfurt-Calgary flights with enough seats for UPYC until this weekend, by which time the choir would have missed almost half their touring time in Canada.
We are very sad to miss this opportunity to meet this great choir but we're hopeful that we will have better luck next season.
Those who have already bought tickets will receive a full refund, either from the chorister who provided the ticket, or (in the case of purchases through our box office) from Tix on the Square. Please contact your ticket seller for your refund. Any questions may be directed to our choir manager, Katy, at 780-977-7295.