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Madras Musical Association at Vienna – A glimpse through our journey

Madras Musical Association

Jul 3, 2016 — 2 min read

The Madras Musical Association choir, along with the Coimbatore Chamber Chorale performed four shows in Vienna, between the 8th and 17th of June 2016. Here’s a glimpse of the Choir’s journey:

The poster of the Choir’s first show at Vienna. The show happened on June 8th, at the Wiener Konzerthaus (The Vienna Concert House), at 7.30pm:

The 45 member choir comprising The MMA and The Coimbatore Chamber Chorale, performed Bruckner’s three motets – Ave Maria, Graduale and Os Justi:

A few of the members from the Choir paid a visit to Mozart’s grave and sang his composition – Ave Verum Corpus:

Rehearsals for “Requiem”- Verdi, took place at the Nepomuk Church, Nestroyplatz and the 45 member choir was joined by the University of Vienna Choir & Orchestra:

The choir was conducted by Maestro Vijay Upadhyaya:

There were posters all over the city of the concert, that was to take place between the 13th and 15th of June:

The Choir performed Verdi’s “Messa da Requiem” on the 13^th and 14^th of June, at the Nepomuk Church, Nestroyplatz in Vienna:

The two conductors from Chennai and Coimbatore – Mr. Augustine Paul (left) and Mr. Faith Ragland (right) bowed to the full-house at the Nepomuk Church, Nestroyplatz, Vienna after performing Verdi’s “Messa da Requiem”:

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