1949
- 59 
1965
- 71
1949
- 59
1965
- 71
The
regular musical activities during this period consisted amongst others of
the sunday-mass duties in the Vienna “Hofburg-Kapelle“
where the boys sing masses ranging from Palestrina
to Anton Bruckner supported by an ensemble of the Vienna
Philharmonia Orchestra. Other regular duties
were at the Vienna Opera House
if and when boy’s voices were needed and, of course, concerts at high
ranking receptions and similar events. The international activities were
of course the concert tours, lasting anything between one to three months
and leading across the whole world.
Die
regelmaessigen Aktivitaeten waehrend dieser Periode bestanden unter anderem
aus den Sonntags - Messdiensten in der Wiener "Hofburg-Kapelle"
bei welcher wir Knaben Messen von Palestrina bis Anton Bruckner sangen, wobei
wir von den Wiener Philharmonikern und einem
Ensemble des Wiener Staatsopernchores unterstütz wurden. Weitere regelmaessige
Dienste gab es in der Wiener Staatsoper, wann
immer Kinderstimmen gebraucht wurden und natuerlich auch bei hochrangigen
Empfängen und zu aehnlichen Anlaessen. Zu den internationalen Aktivitaeten
zaehlten natuerlich die Konzerttourneen, die meist ein bis drei Monate dauerten
und quer durch die ganze Welt führten.
In summer 1961 I took part in film shootings for a feature film about the Vienna Choir Boys, produced by the Walt Disney Productions. The original title of this film is “Almost Angels“ („Ein Gruß aus Wien“). Walt Disney and his wife were actually visiting Vienna on this occasion and we were welcoming him at the airport with a song.
Duty in the Viennese Opera House
Our Choir-conductor Gerhard Lang. He worked with the Choir Boys from 1954 till 1963. Then he moved to St.Pauls/Minnesota, where he was the conductor of St.Paul's Cathedral until 1968. Having returned back to Vienna he worked as a production manager for the ORF till 1991.
Unser Chorleiter Gerhard Lang. Er arbeitete mit den Sängerknaben von 1954 bis 1963. Danach wanderte er in die U.S.A. aus, wo er in St.Pauls/Minnesota den Chor der St.Paul's Cathedral bis 1968 leitete. Nach seiner Rückkehr 1968 arbeitete er als Aufnahmeleiter beim ORF bis 1991.
My CONCERT TOURS with the Choir Boys:
First concert tour (1961 - Europe)
Second concert tour (1961 - Asia)
Concert trips during 1962 (Llangollen/UK; Germany)
Fifth concert tour (U.S.A. 1963)
Sixth and last concert tour (Germany 1963)
AND THAT WAS THAT....
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