Parking Lots designated for event:
P14 | P15 | P20 | P21
*additional handicap accessible parking available in lot P15
A complimentary shuttle will run between lots starting at 3 PM.
Lots P1 & P2 are available for parking overflow.
VIENNA BOYS CHOIR
Christmas in Vienna Concert
Sunday, November 26, 2023
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Doors open at 3:15 PM
Tickets on sale September 20th at noon.
Valparaiso University | Chapel of the Resurrection
Coming to the beautiful Chapel of the Resurrection on Valparaiso University campus, this is a holiday concert for all ages.
The Vienna Boys Choir is one of the most famous choirs in the world, and one of its oldest. In 1498, Emperor Maximilian I moved his court to Vienna to establish the Chapel Imperial there, along with the Vienna Boys Choir. Over the centuries, the court attracted musicians like Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Anton Bruckner. Joseph Haydn, Michael Haydn, and Franz Schubert were themselves choir boys.
Today the Vienna Boys Choir is a private, non-profit organization, which relies on sponsorship and donations. The Choir maintains a primary school, a junior and a senior high school. 300 boys and girls between the ages of six and 19 attend the Choir's Schools in Vienna's Augarten park. All receive individual voice lessons and sing in one of the choirs. The Choir's education is open to all, regardless of their origin, nationality, or religion. About third of the students go on to be come music professionals.
The 100 boy choristers between the ages of nine and fourteen are divided into four choirs. Between them, the choirs give around 300 concerts each year, attended by almost half a million spectators around the world. Since 1924, the boys have sung over 1000 tours in 100 different countries, which has resulted ina staggering 29,000 performances. At the Sunday services in Vienna’s Imperial Chapel, they perform with members of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and the State Opera Chorus. The Choir frequently appears with major orchestras, conducted by the likes of Joana Mallwitz, Zubin Mehta, Riccardo Muti, Christian Thielemann, and Simone Young.
Recent highlights include appearances at the Salzburg Festival and at the Vienna Philharmonic's New Year’s Concert.
The Vienna Boys Choir's singing tradition is listed by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage in Austria.ProfessorGerald Wirth, himself a former choirboy, is the Artistic Director of the entire Campus.
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