Vienna Boys Choir to perform in Ocean City

This event, presented by the Ocean Pines Association Recreation and Parks Department, promises a memorable evening of Christmas music and classical masterpieces. Event Coordinator Kevin Powell said he was asked to think outside the box to develop fresh and new event programming.

“Having heard them perform in 2022, I thought this would be a great event for Ocean Pines and the surrounding area,” Powell said. “It would be enjoyed by many people as a Christmas concert, and it would also bring some revenue to the Rec Department and potentially build a relationship with their management agency.

We would love to be able to do this sort of thing more often and bring more world-renowned artists to our area.”

The Vienna Boys Choir has been delighting music lovers across the globe for six centuries with their purity of tone, distinctive charm, and popular repertoire. The enormously popular chorus is composed of four touring choirs that hail from dozens of nations and together give over 300 concerts a year around the world.

The Vienna Boys Choir is a private, nonprofit organization that relies on sponsorship and donations. The Choir maintains a primary school, a junior, and a senior high school. Three hundred boys and girls between the ages of six and 19 attend the Choir’s Schools in Vienna’s Augarten park. All receive individual voice lessons and sing in one of the choirs. About a third of the students go on to become music professionals.

The 100 boy choristers, between the ages of nine and fourteen, are divided into four choirs. Since 1924, the boys have sung over 1,000 tours in 100 different countries, resulting in 29,000 performances. The Vienna Boys Choir’s singing tradition is listed by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage in Austria.

Tickets range from $40-$70. For more information or to purchase tickets, contact the Ocean Pines Association Recreation and Parks Department at 410-641-7052.