The Admont church choir
Bis orat qui bene cantat – "he who sings well prays twice" (Augustine)
The Second Vatican Council stipulated that "the treasure of sacred music should be preserved and cultivated with the utmost care." Admont Church Choir, consisting of around 45 singers under the direction of Mag. Albert Wonaschütz, devotes itself with great care to this stipulation.
Its main task is therefore the musical organisation of pontifical and parish liturgies. Music from all eras is sung, from the beginnings of Gregorian chant to the great masses of the Viennese classics and new music. On high feast days, the solemn liturgy is always accompanied by an orchestral mass. In addition, the choir occasionally sings at weddings and funerals or participates in other events on request. (Admonter Adventsingen, Styria cantat etc.) Interested men and women who enjoy music and are prepared to rehearse regularly are always welcome to join us. Rehearsals are every Thursday from 7.30 pm to 9.00 pm in the small ballroom of Admont Abbey, except during the school holidays.
Afterwards, there is then an opportunity for socialising at the Cäcilien-Stüberl. The social side of things is not neglected in other respects either, whether at various birthday parties or on the two-day choir outing, which takes place every two years.
Orchestral masses in the repertoire
The Admont church choir
W.A. Mozart:
Missa brevis in G major, KV 140
Missa brevis in C major, KV 220 (Sparrow Mass)
Mass in C major, KV 257 (Credo Mass)
Missa brevis in C major, KV 259 (Organ Solo Mass)
Mass in B-flat major, KV 275
Missa in C major, KV 317 (Coronation Mass)
Haydn:
Missa brevis Sancti Johannis de Deo (Little Organ Mass)
Missa Sancti Nicolai Missa in tempore belli (Timpani Mass)
Schubert: Mass in G major, D 167
Reimann: Pastoral Mass in C major
Kempter: Pastoral Mass in G major
Rathgeber: Missa fac bonum
Kronsteiner: Christkindl Mass (Mass for the Christ Child)
