About Us
Our Story
Our Mission
TRC offers unique, custom-tailored group travel experiences (performance, academic, and other themed tours) providing complete travel services including tour conception and planning, tour and events promotion, and travel logistics. We take people out of their day-to-day lives to help them experience the extraordinary …around the country and around the world. We focus on two primary types of tours: Performance tours for bands, and orchestras, choirs and other performing ensembles. Academic tours, study abroad, and other themed tour experiences.
Our Vision
At TRC, people come first. TRC aims to improve every aspect of the travel experience of our tour participants and directors. In everything we do—from the day-to-day logistical operations in offices and on the road, to identifying and engaging with expert, experienced tour consultants around the world, to negotiating the best rates with travel service vendors—we focus on cultivating a prosperous (and flexible) business where individual talent and creativity are rewarded and TRC staff, employees, and associates thrive.
Our Team Members
Claude Bureau
Tour Consultant
After studies in architecture, Claude was a teacher of photography for 8 years
and then pursued a career as an industrial and advertising photographer. When
he retired from his studio, his taste for travel enticed him to study to become a
touristic guide. This brought him to travel in Canada, France and Italy to
accompany groups.
Whether in his home town of Québec or on many personal trips, Claude’s
interest for music leads him to frequently attend major performances, concerts
and operas. He is a long-time member of the Choir of the Museum of
Civilisation in Québec. Claude has been collaborating with TRC to organize and
support tours in the Province of Québec since 2004.
Favorite destinations: Italy and wine regions of France
Ann Bauer
Tour Consultant
Ann knows both sides of the client-consultant relationship. Her insight as a musician, an avid traveler and as a consummate professional are priceless. As a Tour Consultant with TRC, she doesn’t leave anything to chance.
Ann’s Favorite Destination? Cinque Terre, Italy
Tessa Boyce
Tour Consultant/Study Abroad
Tessa studied abroad in Copenhagen, Denmark and her subsequent travels have taken her around
the world. From Russia to Colombia and Kosovo to Thailand, she is thrilled to have the opportunity
to assist others with the invaluable life experience that studying abroad provides.
Tessa’s Favorite Destination? Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
John McDonnell
Tour Consultant
John has had a long relationship with TRC as both a client and as a Tour Consultant. He brings an
intimate knowledge of what makes a tour work from the director’s perspective and a solid dedication to
all aspects of making sure a tour is tailored to each individual ensemble and their specific needs.
John’s Favorite Destination? Prague
George Nimmo
Owner, Tour Consultant
George is TRC’s newest arrival as of April, 2022, bringing a wealth of prior experience in performance group travel and music education. George has planned performing arts tours to New York City, Washington, DC, Boston, Cleveland, Disney World, Disneyland, Los Angeles, Austria, Germany, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, and many other exciting destinations for over 10,000 travelers.
Maury Schulte
Owner, Tour Consultant
With more than 25 years’ experience planning and leading performance tours, Maury brings a complete knowledge of music and travel to TRC. Maury works closely with each director to ensure the tour created for the ensemble is designed to meet every detailed expectation.
Maury’s Favorite Destination is a tie: Spoleto, Italy and Leipzig, Germany
Ashley Martinez
Finance Director
When Ashley started as a part-time intern with TRC in the summer of 2010, she was already an
experienced international traveler,Ashley accepted a full-time position with TRC immediately after graduating from The University of Kansas with a BA in Geography in June 2013.
Ashley’s Favorite Destination? Tarifa, Spain