Vienna Boys Choir
The worlds favourite childrens choir is set to perform on
November 2, 2005, 7.30 pm at the Esplanade Concert Hall.
Formed in 1498 by Emperor Maximilian I, the Wiener Sängerknaben
(Vienna Boys Choir) is one of todays most celebrated ambassadors
of music. From as early as 1926, the Choir performed outside the
Austrian Imperial Chapel, paving the way to todays highly
successful world tours.
There are around 100 choristers between the ages of ten and
fourteen, divided into four touring choirs. The four choirs give
around 300 concerts and performances each year in front of almost
half a million people. Each group spends nine to eleven weeks of
the school year on tour. They visit virtually all European
countries, and they are frequent guests in Asia, Australia and the
Americas.
The choirs repertoire includes everything from medieval to
contemporary and experimental music. Motets, lieder and folk songs
form the core of the touring repertoire, as do the choirs own
arrangements of waltzes and polkas by Strauss. A favourite
highlight of each performance is a costumed and semi-staged
childrens opera. Composers, inspired by these light operas, have
written new works specially for the Vienna Boys Choir.
The Choir is conducted by Andy Icochea.
Prices (exclude SISTIC Fee) :
Standard - S$105, S$85, S$70, S$55, S$40,
S$20 (Restricted View), S$105 (Box Seat),
S$40 (Gallery Behind Stage)
Please add to above price S$2 SISTIC Fee for tickets above S$20 and
S$1 SISTIC Fee for tickets below S$20. Charges include GST where
applicable.