Europe anyone? – without worrying about passports, visas, reservations, expenses or climatic conditions. Sounds great? Judge for yourself in this musical Grand Tour that jumps across boundaries and past customs inspectors with all the finesse and charm of the Old World. Your guide is René Renato, one of Europe’s most outstanding organists, who has collected a wealth of melodic souvenirs for your enjoyment. The opener is a jet’s eye view of Europe, a high-flying entry, featuring organ and strings, that harmonizes old and new in a true brew full of The Continental Touch. At the first stop, René sets you down in Turin, the industrial city nestled at the base of the mountainous circle marking the beginning of the fertile Po Valley. Here, in this Italian bastion of wide streets, beautiful squares and modern spirits, you are treated to the cosmopolitan echos of a Tango Torino. Then, the scene shifts to the “Land of the Midnight Sun” and the dramatic presence of Blue Fjords In The Sunset, a tuneful, descriptive selection bursting with folk coloring. From here you head south to Holland, Mr. Renato’s native country – destination: Amsterdam. This city of quaint surprises, where 17th-century houses along tree-lined canals, romantic bridges and barge traffic mingle with the sounds of a street organ and the movement of a latter-day world, is skillfully captured In The Streets Of Amsterdam. On to Switzerland, Monte Rosa reflects the varied activities and musical moods on both sides of the Swiss-Italian border on which the Alpine peak is located. Then, the first leg of your journey terminates on another mountain – the “Mountain Of Martyrs” – commonly known as Montmarte. Here, in the section containing narrow winding streets, steep stairways and a preponderance of amateur artists and where all Paris lies at your feet, impressions of a harmonium fashion the cheerful Montmartre Melody. You begin the second part of your sojourn with a Holiday In Barcelona. The unique fascination of this Mediterranean vista, the most populous city in Spain, is revealed in the melody’s gay fiesta spirit which beckons you to return to her sunny fold. But leave you must, for you have an appointment hundreds of miles away in carefree Vienna. In this imperial setting, the sighing coffee house strings, backed by waltz-like organ phrases brings forth the romantic Dreaming At The Danube. Southward bound again, you pause on Mount Olympus to greet the dawn. This mythical kingdom of the gods, bathed in brightness, endowed its inhabitants with a happiness and delight beyond the lot of mortals, a mood capably simulated by the frisky ethereal, other-worldly rendition depicting Dawn On Mount Olympus. From Northwest Greece, it is but a short hop to Hungary for the haunting fiddles and insinuating organ fills of a captivating Gypsy Ballad. The Melodaro, which follows, is a soft-toned, mid-flight melodic interlude without a country. It is a colorful bridge to lead to a landing on the Riviera to meet Jeannine, a lively girl who symbolizes the Cote d’Azur. Like the scenery around her, she may be sometimes elegant, sometimes picturesque, sometimes ostentatious, but always enchanting, always abounding with ‘Continental Capers.’