Klang der Verheißung
Veni, veni Emmanuel – Advent sounds alluring and full of promise. Join Cantus Novus Wien and musical dirctor Thomas Holmes for an Advent program with classic as well as contemporary compositions at Schottenkirche, including works by Arvo Pärt, Anna Lapwood, Zoltán Kodályi, and Lucy Walker. Organ improvisations by Manuel Fröschl.
Choir: Cantus Novus Wien
Organ: Manuel Fröschl
Musical Director: Thomas Holmes
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About Cantus Novus Wien
Cantus Novus Wien, based at the Vienna Diocesan Conservatory for Church Music, has been directed by Thomas Holmes since 2001. In 2018, it was named “Choir of the Year” by the Vienna Choir Forum for its outstanding choral work. Cantus Novus Wien regularly showcases its broad stylistic range: at the international film music gala “Hollywood in Vienna” 2019, the consecration of the new organ at St. Stephen’s cathedral in Vienna in 2020 or in the ambitious video productions.
The choir’s repertoire includes oratorios, among others, by Handel (Israel in Egypt; Messiah) and Haydn (The Creation). And the Requiem settings by Mozart, Brahms, Verdi and Fauré. With contemporary music as one of the focal points, the choir premiered works by Wolfgang Sauseng, Ruth McGuire, Wolfgang Reisinger, Markus Pfandler, Wolfram Wagner and Annamaria Kowalsky.