March 17, 2010 7:30 pm

Fred Kavli Theatre, Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza

About the Vienna Boys Choir
Boys have been singing at the court of the Holy Roman Emperor since the early 15th century. In 1498, more than half a millennium ago, Emperor Maximilian I moved his court and his court musicians to Vienna. He gave instructions that there were to be six singing boys among his musicians...(more)

Florian Schwarz, Conductor of the Vienna Boys Choir
Florian Schwarz was born in Vienna in 1974. Mr. Schwarz studied sound engineering, music education, and history, and he briefly pursued a career in sound engineering. During this time, he also studied conducting with Johannes Prinz and Alois Glassner. Mr. Schwarz later founded and conducted several mixed choirs... (more)

Program
The program will be selected from the following proposed repertoire...(more)