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‘Vienna Choir Boys return ‘to Kâ€"W after five years For nearly five centuries, the Vienna Choir Boys have been enchanting audiencesâ€"with their unique blend of youthful charm and extraordinary wocal ability. And for the first time in five years, Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo music enthusiasts will have the opportunity to delight in the talents of the worldâ€"renowned choir when it.comes to The Centre in the Square this week. | Founded in 1498 by the. m humanist Emperor Maximilian 1, who wished to have choris 4 4 ters in the imperial Chapel, the 1 P choir is richâ€"in the traditions of Vienna‘s musical heritage and boasts alumni indluding some of the finest minds in classical Among celebrated musicians to be involved in the organizaâ€" A o‘ tion were Christopher 4 wWillibald Gluck, who spent ! ' most of his creative years comâ€" 4 A . posing for the Hapsburg Court j in Vienna and writing for the imperial Chapel, and Mozart, who became Composer to the Court in 1787. While he was never a memâ€" ber of the imperial Chapel, P Joset Haydn was a choirboy, and Franz Schubert, likely the most tamous of the organization‘s choristers, sang with the choir from 1808 to 1813. Since its first visit to North America in 1932, the choir has become perhaps the most popular to tour the continent. it has also, since then, charmed audiences in Asia, Australia, South America and South Africa. Georg Stangelberger, who has been choirmaster of the Vienna Choir Boys for the past 10 years, says the choir‘s widespread popâ€" ularity is likely due to its centuriesâ€"long history and its unique "We‘ve been around a long time â€" that‘s part of it. And we have a special sound that‘s quite unique," Stangelberger says. "In American, there isn‘t one choir that has that sound, and in By Deborah Crandall children â€" you have to know a bit of psychology," Stangelâ€" berger says. "When you‘re on tour with them, you are a substiâ€" tute for their parents, and you can‘t shut that off when you get back to Vienna." Choristers and those aspiring to become choristers are eduâ€" cated in a boarding school setting, where they receive academic instruction, as well as training in music theory and singing. They also receive training on at least one instrument. Some boys begin their primary education at the preparatory school, and, at age nine, undergo an examination, or audition, for acceptance into the choir. "They have to audition â€" we have auditions every Saturday â€" and they have to sing a song for us," Stangelberger says. Europe, there are only one or two others that followed us. But we were the first to do it that way. "The British tradition is that you only have soprano boys and the alto (parts) are sung by men, so you always have a mixed choir â€" you seldom have the boys alone on stage. Our principle is that we primatrily have the boys alone on stage singing all four parts â€" first soprano, second sopranco, first alto and second m- Stangelberger studied music %, at the Vienna Music University. f TiA . One of his teachers there, a & |"I . former chorister with the Mienna Choir Boys, heard that the choir was in need of a "| choirmaster and recommended 1| toStangelberger that he apply 1 for the position. in the 10 years since his sucâ€" k cessful bid for the position, «L* % Stangelberger has found him (Continued on page 29) K | iidomaamam 1. How and whomllnuflfl"f 4 4 and Reqonal counchierabe piodady Written submissions will be‘ accepted until 150 Frederick Street |_â€" _\ *‘ ‘~. To obtain a list of the base assumptions hi Monday, March 18, 1996. Uport receipt, th beeomepublicdoam:z’,’ ( they camanamvidula:,esh.y s ‘ lwww iE Waterion : .. : J Officer, chair of the ipartment until her 1992 retirement, will open the festivities im mmmm ta . & playful 19â€"century quartet ‘ students ma-fi_awoc_ny.mtm Jl Officer, chair of the dance department until her 1992 retirement, will open the festivities wi *m address. The performance will open with La , a playful 19â€"century quartet dancs Â¥ students under the director of Prof. Rhonda Ryr Other performers and choreog : raphers featured in the gala us 7 17 . 2s o indlude Susan Cash, Cairine M&Kilâ€" {':‘ k (’ fop, Pam Grundy, Janis Stone, : : JE To) P \ Gabby Kamino, Julia Aplin, Sytâ€":*< (@i e * vanus Klotz, Judith Miller, Betsy ©â€" > Cooper, Jennifer Bolt, Stephen Fitâ€" : MIITE F ipowicz, Deanne Bingleman, . â€" â€" MSÂ¥ILIBIIN WL Jackie Latendresse, Martha _( "> + ‘|â€" Rupert, Joanne Fabbri, Tracy Morrey, Melissa Jamieson, and the Carousel Dance Company. Swan Song will be performed March 10 at 2:30 p.m. at UW‘s Humanities Theatre; Tickets are $8 and $6, and are available at the Humanities Theatre box office, 888â€"4908. Also that day, there will be an open house at the Dance Department‘s East Campus Hall studiosâ€"from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Members of the public are invited to view historic displays and video installations, watch a master class, meet other dance enthusiasts, and enjoy light refreshments. iIncome tax wmp held for local 4 After 24 years in operation, the University of Wateric« degree program in dance will come to a dose March 10 The Waterioo Regional Arts council.and Globe Studios are coâ€"sponsoring an " Artists‘ ix Workshop mshmcnymnmx The hourâ€"long presentation, made by chartered accounâ€" tant Moe Webster, a senior technical resoqurce officér with Revenue Canada, will be followed by a questionâ€"andâ€" answer period. 5 Topics to be discussed include: books and records needed to be maintained, allowable deductions, docu and how to value a donation. Pr2c® An:hmdzsmtkv:djmnd:::u- ested are encouraged ister as romible by eontetng Detsarah Budd SE IRCESE pabers Stefanescu at 576â€"3338, or Diana Watson at 895â€"0351. mentation required when goods and services are donated, and how to value a donation. m REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF WATERLOO (SW KE ¢ 6 L’v‘ ATP M Un EAANHNIH ‘the 1995 Gov tion. She wor tries to give ested in what What does it r will have to it is a brave To write a dues to a We Go A