If you are looking for something special to do this holiday season, be sure to check out The Vienna Boys Choir Holiday Celebration being held tomorrow night at Boston’s Cutler Majestic Theatre.
The performance, which begins at 7:30 p.m., consists of 100 choristers between the ages of 10 and 14. The choir began singing at the court of the Holy Roman Emperor in 1498, more than half a millennium ago. Until 1918, the choir sang exclusively for the imperial court, at mass, at private concerts and functions, and on state occasions.
The four choirs give around 300 concerts and performances each year in front of almost half a million people. Each group spends nine to 11 weeks of the school year on tour visiting all European countries, Asia, Australia and the Americas. Together with members of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and the Vienna State Opera Chorus, the Vienna Boys Choir maintains the tradition of the imperial musicians: as Hofmusikkapelle they provide the music for the Sunday Mass in Vienna’s Imperial Chapel, as they have done since 1498.
The musical ensemble is in Boston for just one night (tomorrow, December 9) and then will be performing at the Barnstable Performing Arts Center in Hyannis on the Cape on Wednesday, December 10.
For more information, visit www.viennaboyschoir.org or to buy tickets for the Boston performance, visit www.cutlermajestic.org or call617-824-8000.
