On the first Saturday of Lent, the Wilten Boys’ Choir will present one of the most brilliant and popular works of the history of mankind – the St Matthew Passion.
Split between two chamber choirs and the concert choir with soloists from its own rows of boys’ and male voices, we will show a diverse performance from small, intimate ensembles to big, powerful choirs. Just like Bach intended it to be. The crystal-clear sounds of the boys’ voices will fill the great rococo Wilten Basilica, supported by the Tyrolean Baroque Orchestra Academia Jacobus Stainer on historic instruments, directed by Johannes Stecher. Donations for the Lenten Soup, which will be served during intermission, will go towards projects of the Catholic Women’s Movement (Katholische Frauenbewegung) and the Wilten parish.
Performers:
Choir and soloists of the Wilten Boys’ Choir
Academia Jacobus Stainer
Bernhard Berchtold, Oliver Sailer, Pascal Ladner, David Kerber, Matteo Rasic, Matthias Hoffmann
Conductor: Johannes Stecher
Saturday, 29 February 2020, Wilten Basilica (the church is heated, but please bring warm clothes, seats are numbered)
5:00pm Part 1
6:30pm Intermission (Lenten Soup at Leuthaus, Klostergasse 1, voluntary donations)
7:30pm Part 2
Ticket pre-sale at Ö-Ticket Discount (pupils, students, apprentices, members of civilian and military service, pensioners as well as Ö1 as well as TT Club members and Raiffeisen customers), free entry for children aged 14 and under, however seat reservations are necessary.
