This little island has so much to offer beyond the local art and charm. This Sunday February 17 the internationally acclaimed Vienna Boys Choir will be visiting our island. The Vienna Boys’ Choir is a choir of trebles and altos based in Vienna. It is one of the best known boys’ choirs in the world. The boys are selected mainly from Austria, but also from many other countries. There are approximately 100 choristers between the ages of ten and fourteen. The boys are divided into four touring choirs, named for Bruckner, Haydn, Mozart and Schubert, and perform about 300 concerts each year before almost 500,000 people. The choir is the modern-day descendant of the boys' choirs from the Viennese Court, dating back to the late Middle Ages. The choir was, for practical purposes, established by a letter written by Maximilian I of Hapsburg on 7 July 1498. In the letter the Emperor instructed court officials to employ a singing master, two basses and six boys. The role of the choir (numbering between fourteen and twenty) was to provide musical accompaniment to the church mass. Today the enchanting beauty of this chorus continues and will be traveling all the way to the Florida Keys. Certainly an event unique to our isle and an event not to miss. Show is at the Tennessee Williams Theatre, at 6 p.m. Tickets available online at keystix.com
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