25/10 (Sunday);8pm
Macao Cultural Centre Grand Auditorium
Tickets: MOP 200, 150, 100
Artistic Director: Gerald Wirth
Conductor: Andy Icochea Icochea
Programme:
H. Purcell (1659-1695): Selection from the Cantata Come ye sons of art
M. Duruflé (1902- 1986): Tota pulchra es Maria
J. Haydn (1732-1809): Gloria from the Nicolai Mass
F. Schubert (1797-1828): Nachthelle
G. Rossini (1792-1868)/ Arr.: A. Icochea Icochea: La passeggiata
A. Icochea Icochea (b. 1973): Psalm 61
C. Orff (1895-1982): Selection from Carmina Burana
J. Strauss (1825-1899)/ Arr.: Uwe Theimer: Tritsch Tratsch Polka
Popular songs by Abba and Queen
Austrian Folksongs/ Arr. Gerald Wirth
J. Strauss/ Arr.: Gerald Wirth: Leichtes Blut/ Kaiserwalzer
Veterans of the Macao International Music Festival, the Austrian choir returns with new offerings of heaven and earth. Purcell, Duruflé and Haydn give the initial musical steps, warming up the voices for a selection from Orff’s Carmina Burana. Polkas and waltzes by Strauss open the way for Austrian folksongs, lilting along with contemporary pop and rock themes by groups like Abba and Queen. Andy Icochea Icochea steers the Vienna Boys Choir over musical waves, dropping anchor in the deep waters of the Austrian tradition.
Duration: approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes, including one interval