Vienna Boys Choir

Monday, October 13, 2003 20:00     Macao Cultural Centre Grand Auditorium     300

Programme:

Greetings from Vienna:
J. Strauss: Excursion Train
W. A. Mozart: Two Nocturnes
J. Strauss: Tales from the Vienna Woods
F. Schubert: Heidenröslein
J. Strauss: Chit Chat Polka

A Musical Journey Along the Silk Road to China: Eight Folksongs between Austria and China:
Turkish Qawwali
Âfarid (He Has Created – Persian ghazal)
Sus Xâtin (Rain Song – Turkmenistan)
Shoch va Gado (The King and the Beggar – Uzbekistan)
Field Hollars (Tajikistan)
Return of the Wild Geese
Alamuhan (Uighur Folk Song)
Song of Goodbye

Gregorian Chant:
C. Monteverdi: Christ is Born Today
M. Haydn: Anima nostra (Our Souls)
F. Schubert: The Great Hallelujah
J. Haydn: Thou Art

Hello to the World:
France: C. Debussy Salut printemps (Hello Spring)
Hungary: Z. Kodaly Turot
Austria Folksong It is Silent Around the Lake
Italy: T. Cottrau Santa Lucia
America: arr. G. Wirth The Earth is Our Mother
Austria Folksong When You Walk Through the Valley
Scotland: R. Burns Auld Lang Syne
USA R. Rodgers Edelweiss
Austria J. Strauss Blue Danube Waltz


The world-renowned Vienna Boys Choir returns to Macao with a most exciting musical journey along the Silk Road to China...

Duration: approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes, including one interval