Vienna choir boys 2006 tour hits Logan
“Every child has music in him, and every human being should have music in their lives.”
Students will get to experience this mission statement of the Vienna Choir Boys firsthand next week as they arrive in Logan as part of the 2006 world tour.
Centered in Austria, the Vienna Choir Boys have a rich history. Their roots can be traced as far back as the 12th century to the Imperial courts of the Babenberg Dynasty. In the 15th century, the choir was officially created and spent almost as much time on the road as the choir does today. The choir currently spends more than six months touring.
The Vienna Choir Boys will be performing in the Ellen Eccles Theater on March 8-9 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $15-$25, but USU students get a 25 percent discount by showing their ID.
“This is a student-required event, which means we work with some classes that require students to attend, like Tom Peterson’s Creative Arts class. We give students a 25 percent discount because some of them have to come,” Amanda Matthews, marketing director for the Cache Valley Center for the Arts, said.
Though they travel to hundreds of locations around the world, this is not the first time the choir has visited Logan.
“They’ve come twice: In 1995 and in 2001, and both times were completely sold out. We wanted to bring them back because they were such a hit before,” Matthews said.
The choir is coming as part of the Cache Valley Center for the Arts’ 2005-2006 season, whose goal is to find “something for everyone.”
The choir’s music set, which varies from program to program, will consist of a wide variety of music from classical songs to folk songs. There will be 19 songs before intermission, and 12-13 songs will be performed afterwards. Songs include “Ave Verum Corpus, K. 618,” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, arranged by Raoul Gehringer, “Sound of Music,” “Do Re Mi” and “The Lonely Goatherd,” from the Sound of Music, “The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” by Solomon Linda, “Bohemian Rapsody,” by Freddy Mercury, “The Nightingale, K. 229/382a,” by Thomas Weelks and “Yesterday” by John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
“This is one of our family fun events, and we mostly gear it toward families. We also gear it towards people who haven’t seen them before, who want to hear something new, and anyone who enjoys beautiful or classical music,” Matthews said. “This is a very diverse program and it appeals to a lot of people.”
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