Vienna Boys Choir: Then and Now

The Vienna Boys Choir has delighted audiences for over 500 years and acts as unofficial ambassador of Viennese music culture. Dr. Tina Breckwoldt, official historian for the boys choir, discusses their story.

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0:00 Introduction
0:59 Featured cake
1:40 Founding of the choir
2:19 Choir responsibilities under the Habsburgs
3:02 Life in the 1700s to early 1800s
3:46 Joseph and Michael Haydn in the choir
4:59 Franz Schubert in the choir
6:41 Recording excerpt
7:10 After the Habsburgs
8:52 Updates to the repertoire
9:59 Recording excerpt
11:58 Becoming a member
13:19 A day in the life
15:22 On tour
16:57 Recording excerpt
17:25 When voices break
19:12 Suggested resources to learn more