The Vienna Boys' Choir is one of the oldest boys' choirs existing in the world. For nearly five hundred years they have been a symbol of Austria. A founding document of Maximilian I in 1498 called the first dozen boys to the imperial court as members of the newly formed court music band. Thus he showed his great interest in contemporary musical developments in Burgundy and the Netherlands. Since then the Vienna Boys' Choir has been a fixed attraction in Austrian musical life.
Known for its exceedingly high vocal standard, the choir has worked with musicians including Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Antonio Caldara, Antonio Salieri, Heinrich Isaac, Paul Hofhaimer, Heinrich Ignaz Biber, Johann Fux, Christoph Willibald Gluck, and Anton Bruckner.
Conductor Manolo Cagnin
Manolo Cagnin was born in Treviso, Italy. He became interested in music at an early age and was taught violin and viola at the conservatory in Venice. He went on to study choral music, choral and orchestral conducting and composition in Venice and Milan and continued his studies in Leipzig with Kurt Masur and Fabio Luisi.
In Leipzig, Cagnin had occasion to work with the St. Thomas Boys¡¯ Chorus as assistant to their artistic director, Georg Thomas Biller; he conducted the choir in several of their weekly concerts at St. Thomas¡¯s Church. In 2007, he conducted the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig in his first opera production, La Trag¨¦die de Carmen by M. Constant and Georges Bizet.
In 2008, Cagnin took over as conductor of Brucknerchor, one of the Vienna Boys¡¯ Choir¡¯s touring ensembles. He is thrilled to work with the young choristers. Manolo Cagnin¡¯s declared aim is to instil a love of music in the boys. ¡°Music, and particularly singing, is a gift; it is a direct expression of emotions, a language that everyone understands. As performers, we have a duty to master that language and communicate with our audience. If we manage that, we will have achieved much.¡±
His first tour with the choir takes him to China and Vietnam
Programme
Procession Salve Regina
Carl Orff O Fortuna
Music from the Vienna Boys Choir Tradition ¨C Ranaissance to Comtemporary
Viadana Ad te lavavi
Lotti Vere Languores
J S Bach from Psalm 51
Herbeck Pueri concinite
Wirth We dream together
Masters of the Viennese Classical Music
Michael Haydn Anima nostra
W A Mozart Die ihr des unermablichen Schopfer ehrt
(arr GW)
Schubert Solo Songs TBA
Johann Strauss Tritsch/Tratsch Polka
INTERMISSION
Melodies of the world (arranged by GW)
Johann Strauss Emperor Walz
German Folksong Die Blumelein sie schlafen
USA Oh Shanandoah
Russia Kalinka
Korea Arirang
China Cherry tree mountain
(arr GW)
Li Ge Allmuhan
Songs aus Musicals
Hair Let the sunshine in
Fiddler on the roof If I were a rich man
Sound of Music Edelweiss
Godspell Prepare ye the way of the Lord
Austrian Folksongs Wann Du durchgehst durchs Tal
Es gibt scheani Wasserl
Stadltur
Wien, wien nur Du allein
Johann Strauss Vergnugungszug
Children below 1.2m are admitted by tickets for this performance.
Remarks: Tickets for Vienna Boys Choir Asia Tour Beijing Concert are available now!
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