Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, Virginia Beach

Vienna Boys Choir

Christmas in Vienna

December 15, 2026 - December 17, 2026

Date

Multiple Show Dates

Location

Multiple Locations

“The angelic voices of this most famous vocal group are ageless.” (The Salt Lake Tribune)
They may be 10 to 14 years old, but the gifted, impeccably trained young singers of the famed Vienna Boys Choir sustain a musical tradition that dates back to the 15th century, an unbroken chain of artistry that resonates with current audiences as it has for centuries. “Their voices soared and sparkled…[and] delivered their musical message of peace: music unites; it does not divide” (Colorado Springs Gazette).
Gregorian Chant
Veni creator spiritus (Come, Creator Spirit)
Words ascribed to Hrabanus Maurus (780–856)
Joseph Eybler (1765–1846)
Omnes de Saba venient (They will all come from Sheba)
Words: Isaiah 60:6 / Matthew 2:1–12
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525–1594)
Pueri Hebraeorum (The Children of the Hebrew People)
Words after John 12:13 and Psalm 24:7–10
Evan Ramos (*1983)
O magnum mysterium (O great wonder)
Words: Latin Christmas Responsory
Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
Der 23. Psalm (The Lord is my shepherd), D706
Words based on the translation by Moses Mendelssohn (1729–1786)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
Laudate Dominum (Praise the Lord)
after Psalm 117 (Vulgate: Ps.116)
from: Vesperae solennes de Confessore K.339
Ola Gjeilo (*1978)
Tundra
Text: Charles Anthony Silvestri (*1965)
Vytautas Miškinis (*1954)
Cantate Domino (Sing to the Lord)
Words after Psalm 96:1–2 and Psalm 98:1,5 (Vulgate: Ps. 95 / Ps. 97)
Tine Bec (*1993)
Jubilate Deo (Rejoice in God)
after Psalm 66:1–2,16 (Vulgate: Ps.65)
Amazing Grace
North American Folk Song
Words: John Newton (1725–1807)
Arr. John Coates
Intermission
Benjamin Britten (1913–1976)
Excerpts from “A Ceremony of Carols” opus 28 (1942)
1. Procession | 2. Wolcum Yole! | 3. There Is No Rose | 6. This Little Babe | 10. Deo gracias
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
Traditional 15th-century French Melody
Words: 9th-century Latin Advent Antiphon, tr. John Mason Neale (1818–1866); arr. David Willcocks(1919–2015)
Maria durch ein’ Dornwald ging
Advent carol from Thuringia and Paderborn; arr. Uwe Theimer
Es ist ein Ros ́entsprungen (Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming)
Carol from the Speyer Hymnal, Cologne 1599
Arr. Michael Praetorius
Henry John Gauntlett (1805–1876)
Once in Royal David’s City
Words: Cecil Frances Alexander (1818–1895); arr. David Willcocks
Anton Reidinger (1839 – 1912)
Es wird scho glei dumpa (It will be dark soon)
Sacred lullaby from Upper Austria; arr. Gerald Wirth
John Rutter (*1945)
Star Carol (Sing this night, 1972)
Arr. Kenneth Pont
Gustav Holst (1874–1934)
In the Bleak Midwinter
Words: Christina Rosetti (1830–1894) 1872
Ein Kind geboren gar wunderschön (A beautiful babe is born)
Sacred lullaby from Lower Austria; arr. Gerald Wirth
J. Fred Coots (1897–1985)
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
Words: Haven Gillespie (1888–1975), 1934
O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fideles)
Words: John Francis Wade (c. 1711–1786), tr. Frederick Oakeley (1802–1880); arr. David Willcocks (1919–2015)
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
English traditional; arr. John Rutter
Johann Strauss II (1825–1899)
An der schönen blauen Donau (Blue Danube), waltz opus 3142
Words: Franz von Gernerth (1821–1900); arr. Gerald Wirth