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Festival Repertoire

For over thirty years, instrumental and vocal performers have been making a musical pilgrimage to Eisenstadt and Vienna, Austria to attend the Classical Music Festival and perform some of the greatest music ever written. Make this year the summer for your unforgettable experience as a participant in one of Austria's longest-running and most successful summer music programs.

During the past thirty years, Festival Orchestras and Choruses have performed The Seasons, The Creation, nearly all the masses and more than a dozen symphonies by Haydn; most of the Beethoven symphonies and both his Mass in C and Missa Solenmis; the Mozart Requiem and additional major works by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Hummel and other masters of the classical and early romantic eras.


The Classical Music Festival Orchestra and Chorus in the Haydnsall, Schloss Esterhazy before the Gala Concert.	Recitals, lectures and general meetings are presented at the Schloss in The Empiresaal.

St. Stephen's Cathedral


The Festival chorus, orchestra and soloists perform a Haydn mass in St. Martin's Church in Mattersburg, Austria.	The Classical Music Festival performs as a part of a mass service in St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna.

Specialists in the performance practice and history of classical music will conduct and coach the orchestra and chorus in rehearsals and concerts. Recitals, lectures, tours and sightseeing designed to enhance participants' knowledge of Austrian culture will complement the busy two-week schedule.

At the conclusion of each year's Festival, a Haydn mass is presented during the Maria Himmelfahrt Festgottesdienst Mass at the Bergkirche.

You are invited to share in this wonderful and unique musical experience. It will be a privilege to welcome you to the city of Joseph Haydn, and we look forward to greeting you in August in the beautifully frescoed Haydn Hall of the Esterhazy Palace.

Festival Repertoire

In 2009, the Festival celebrates the 200th anniversary of Haydn's death with performances of his Theresienmesse and Die Sieben Letzen Worte Unseres Erlösers Am Kreuze (The Seven Last Words of Christ) both for chorus, orchestra and soloists. In addition to the oratorio version of The Seven Last Words of Christ, the Festival will also feature the three other versions of The Seven Last Words of Christ written for orchestra, string quartet, and piano. The Festival Orchestra and Chorus present concerts in the Esterházy Palace in Eisenstadt, St. Stephens Cathedral in Vienna, and in other venues in Austria.

One of the most exciting features of the Festival is rehearsing and performing in the Esterházy Palace. Surrounded by the same acoustical settings which delighted Haydn, Beethoven and others, music in the Haydnsaal comes alive for today's musician. You are certain to come away from the Festival with an increased understanding of music from the classical era. After you return from your Austrian musical odyssey, you will notice that there is a great difference in the way you perform and listen to music, because of your experiences.

Choral Editions
Chorus members are required to obtain their own performance choral scores. The following editions will be used by all Festival participants.

Joseph Haydn, Theresienmesse, Bärenreiter Edition, BA 4661a
Joseph Haydn, The Seven Last Words of Christ, Bärenreiter Edition, BA 4655a

Learning Aids for Singers
Chorus members are required to learn their music before arriving at the festival. The following learning aids for singers will assist Festival participants with their preparation.

Joseph Haydn, Theresienmesse
http://www.cyberbass.com/Major_Works/Haydn_J/haydn_theresienmesse.htm

Joseph Haydn, The Seven Last Words of Christ CD by Accentus, akademie für alte musik berlin, Laurence Equilbey, Conductor, Mécénat Musical, www.naiveclassique.com