The cost is all inclusive and includes:

The Event starts at 14:00 on 21 October 2025 at our 5* Hotel in Vienna, so please make your own way there. All transportation from the start of the Event to the end at 11:30 on 24 October 2025 is provided.

Accommodation for the three nights in a 5* Hotel.

All food and drink on the trip (a generous amount of wine and alcoholic/soft drinks will be served at lunch and dinner – any drinks required other than at meal times are at your own expense).

Lectures.

The presence of Simon Keefe, Morten Solvik, Marina Mahler and Mark Strachan throughout.

AVE VERUM CORPUS at Baden.

All guides and tickets to venues whilst in Vienna.

The Private Viewing of the original manuscripts.

The Concert of MOZART REQUIEM in Vienna.

Specially commissioned book of the Requiem score and notes from Lectures.

No need to pay now. When we reach 21 people who would like to come, we shall ask for a non-refundable deposit of 50% of the total payment to be paid by electronic transfer to our UK bank account to confirm your place(s). Please email mark@originalmanuscriptsociety.com for the bank details for UK and International payments. We must add UK Sales Tax (VAT) to the cost (UK residents only - please note those living outside the UK do not have to pay VAT). The company’s VAT Number is 479 5753 27.

The total deposit payment per person sharing a double room is therefore £3,987.50 (plus £797.50 for VAT, making a total of £4,785.00 if a UK resident). The total deposit payment for a person coming on their own and wishing to have a single room is £4,487.50 (plus £897.50 VAT, making a total of £5,385.00 if a UK resident).

We shall then ask for the 50% balance of the same amount by 22:00 UK time on Sunday 20 April 2025. We shall send you a reminder by email on Wednesday 2 April 2025. Please note that the 50% deposit is non-refundable and if we do not receive the balance by 22:00 UK time on Sunday 20 April 2025, we shall assume that you no longer wish to come. In this case, we shall cancel your booking and you will lose your full deposit. Full terms and conditions are available in these FAQ’s.

Your travel to and from the Event is not included.

Please make your own way to the Hotel for the start of the Event at 14:00 on 21 October 2025 and back home again after the Event has ended.

We shall give you detailed instructions how to get to the Hotel by car/train/taxi etc.

The Hotel chosen for this Event is the 5* Grand Hotel in Vienna. Should this Hotel no longer be available for whatever reason, we shall substitute an equivalent Hotel. Guests will be asked for photo ID and a credit card at check-in and anything bought/ordered which is not included in the Event (examples include all room service, laundry, drinks, food and any minibar items outside meal times) must be paid for by the Guest at check-out.

Because hotels charge per room rather than per person, they charge a single room supplement. This is a premium charged by the hotel to people who take a room alone. In other words, it is a premium paid for the luxury of not having to share a room, which would involve two people essentially splitting the room cost 50/50. Rather than charging a single person the same price as two people sharing (ie, 100% of the room cost), a single supplement of 90% is added by the hotel. If the single supplement is reduced, we shall pass this on and make the necessary adjustment in the balance payment.

Single room guests must pay the deposit for a single room and they can indicate when booking whether they are willing to share with another person. If this is all acceptable to both parties, an adjustment will be made for the final payment.

Yes. You will see the menus well in advance to make your choices.

We are visiting several old properties and they may not have step-free access. We shall visit each location before 20 April 2025 to create a risk assessment for each location and will report to each Guest(s) by email. At the time of writing, we cannot be sure that any or all locations will have step-free access.

We shall let you know this as soon as we can. We in discussions with several wonderful and exceptional locations.

The Original Manuscript Society (OMS) is operated and run by OMS Events Limited, a UK limited company number 15645061.

The OMS will put on this Event as advertised on the website www.originalmanuscriptsociety.com from time to time. It mentions on the website that the schedule may change. 

Payment. Once 21 people have registered interest to join the Event, OMS requires 50% of the total charge as advertised on the website www.originalmanuscriptsociety.com as a non-refundable deposit to enable all the arrangements for the Event to be made. An invoice will be sent. This deposit is non-refundable. Payment of the balance is due by 22:00 UK time on 20 April 2025 otherwise we shall assume Guest(s) no longer wish to come and their place(s) will be cancelled. PLEASE NOTE THAT NO REFUND OF THE DEPOSIT OR ANY VAT WILL BE MADE. Guest(s) will be reminded by email on Wednesday 2 April 2025. All bookings will be for the full three nights, covering four separate days, from the START of the Event at 14:00 local time on Tuesday 21 October 2025 to the END of the Event at 11:30 local time on Friday 24 October 2025. We cannot accept bookings for less than the full three-day Event.

Cancellation by OMS. If OMS cancels the entire Event of its own volition, a full refund of all monies will be made. PLEASE NOTE: there will be no refund due from cancellation at any time due to sickness, disease, significant transportation issues, closure of any visitor attractions, civil unrest, bad weather or any last minute changes to the schedule or any event outside the control of OMS. Guests are encouraged to take out their own travel insurance cover. Please take the time to digest the implication of this clause.

UK Sales Tax. UK Guests must also pay UK Sales Tax (VAT). Those domiciled outside the UK do not have to pay VAT. The company’s VAT number is 479 5753 27.

What is included. The cost includes:

·      All transportation from the START of the Event at 14:00 on Tuesday 21 October 2025 to the END of the Event at 11:30 on Friday 24 October 2025 at the Hotel in Vienna.

·      Accommodation for the three nights.

·      All food and drink on the trip (a generous amount of alcohol/soft drinks will be served at the lunch and dinner restaurants – any drinks required other than at meal times are at the guest’s own expense). Restaurant menus will be circulated in advance and dietary requirements will be catered for. We shall not accept any liability of the effect of any food allergies being contravened. It is the responsibility of the Guest(s) to check that all food is suitable to be consumed.

·     All Lectures.

·      The presence of Simon Keefe, Morten Solvik, Marina Mahler and Mark Strachan throughout.

·      AVE VERUM CORPUS at Baden.

·      All guides and tickets to venues whilst in Vienna.

·      The Private Viewing of the original manuscripts.

·      Performance of the MOZART/SÜSSMAYR REQUIEM in Vienna

·      Specially commissioned book of the Requiem score and notes from Lectures.

Hotel. OMS will provide all hotel accommodation to include breakfast. The Hotel in Vienna will be 5*. Rooms offered are a double room for two people or a single room for one person. Single rooms carry a single room supplement (see the section “Why is the Single Room more expensive” in these FAQ’s). Single room Guests must pay the deposit for a single room and they can indicate when booking whether they are willing to share with another person. If this is all acceptable to both parties, an adjustment will be made for the final payment.

Guests may stay at alternative accommodation, yet no refund will be made for those wishing to stay anywhere other than our recommended accommodation. For the avoidance of doubt, Guests will have to pay extra for any accommodation other than that offered by OMS for the Event. Upon arrival at the Hotel, Guests will be asked for photo ID and a credit card at check-in and anything bought/ordered outside what is included in the Event (examples include all room service, laundry, drinks, food and any minibar items outside meal times) must be paid for by the Guest(s) personally at check-out.

Transport. Guest(s) are provided with luxury transport from the start of the Event at 14:00 on Tuesday 21 October 2025 to the end of the Event at 11:30 on Friday 24 October 2025. If Guest(s) decide to take alternative transport at any time during the Event, this must be paid for separately and we shall not change or amend the schedule to take into account any delays etc experienced by this alternative transport. This is important. We cannot delay the Event for everyone else if you experience delays by choosing separate transportation. You will be referred to this clause if this occurs. No refund will be made for the use of alternative transportation nor for any part of the Event missed by the choice of alternative transport. In particular, if the choice of separate transport results in missing the private viewing of the original manuscripts, no refund of any sort can be made.

Drink. Ample alcoholic and soft drinks at meal times are included in the cost of the Event. Any drinks outside the serving of meals should be purchased by the Guest(s) separately. No alcohol will be served at breakfast and Guest(s) must accept what is offered for them at all restaurants/hotels.

Behaviour. OMS expects our valued Guests to treat each other, OMS staff and anyone they meet during the Event, with respect and kindness. Any behaviour by a Guest(s) which the OMS staff in their absolute discretion regard as unacceptable may result in that Guest(s) being asked to leave the Event with immediate effect. Please take note of this clause.

Step-free access. We cannot guarantee that any of the venues we visit have step-free access. We shall perform reasonable endeavours to check each venue before the balance of the cost is due on 20 April 2025.

Dated 18 December 2024