“…this major choir, which is head and shoulders above many other choirs thanks to its special sound and its musical quality, and I hope that this tradition will be carried on far into the future with the same spirit.”
-Franz Welser-Möst

 

 

The success of the St. Florian Boys’ Choir lies in the strong foundation of its nigh 1,000-year history. Numerous superb musicians have emerged from its ranks since the founding of the choir, the most eminent one being Anton Bruckner.

 

Today the St. Florian Boys' Choir is an internationally active choir with a diverse repertoire and a clear goal - to convey the joy of making music to their audience. On frequent concert tours, they serve as cultural ambassadors of Europe, bringing the great legacy of Austrian music as well as a contemporary repertoire full of new ideas to all continents of the globe.

 

The unique sound of a boys' choir, which only a few remaining institutions in the world still cultivate today, continues to be in great demand at well-known music festivals and in major opera productions. Over the past decades, the choir has visited all corners of the world and has taken part in major music festivals (among them the Salzburg Festival, the Vienna Festival, the Festival d’Aix en Provence) and it has performed with some of the most famous orchestras (Vienna Philharmonic, Cleveland Orchestra,…) and conductors time and again. Franz Welser-Möst, the General Music Director of the Vienna State Opera, is Honorary President of the association "Friends of the St. Florian Boys' Choir".

 

 

Conductor: Franz Farnberger
Soloist/Countertenor: Alois Mühlbacher 

 

Innsbruck, ich muss dich lassen｜Heinrich Isaac
Music for a While｜Henry Purcell
Now is the month of Maying｜Thomas Morley
Come again｜John Dowland
Lascia ch’io pianga｜Georg Friedrich Händel
Caro mio ben｜Giuseppe Giordani
Trösterin Musik｜Anton Bruckner
An die Musik｜Franz Schubert
Edelweiss (mit Bandltanz) ｜Richard Rodgers, arr. Linda Spevacek
Traditional Austrian Jodeller
Schuhplattler (typical Austrian dance performed in leather trousers)

- Intermission -

 

Parts from « THE MAGIC FLUTE »｜Mozart
Seid uns zum zweiten Mal willkommen
Vogelfänger (Papageno)
Das klinget so herrlich
Bandel-Terzett (trio) ｜Mozart
Katzenduett (duet of cats) ｜Gioachino Rossini
The lion sleeps tonight｜Kirby Shaw

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Wien, du Stadt meiner Träume｜Rudolf Sieczynski Radetzkymarsch (“Radetzky march“) ｜Johann Strauß father, arr. Franz Farnberger
Tritsch-tratsch-Polka｜Johann Strauß Farnberger An der schönen blauen Donau (Blue Danube Waltz) ｜Johann Strauß, arr. Franz Farnberger