1. Wiener Gemeindebauchor
2025-11-28 15:30 (Europe/Berlin)
The “1. Wiener Gemeindebauchor” (1st Viennese Municipal Housing Choir), an initiative of the “Wohnpartner” neighbourhood service, was founded in 2008. At the start of 2025, a dedicated young woman, Nelli Goncharuk, took over as director of the choir. Rehearsals take place weekly in the 10th and 22nd districts of Vienna. With close to 70 members, the choir’s motto is “singing makes hearts beat in time”, underlining the significant contribution that the choir makes towards creating a good neighbourly atmosphere in the community. The Gemeindebauchor performs at numerous events and is the opening act at the International Advent Singing Festival.

Musicantus Mädchenchor
2025-11-28 16:00
The “Musicantus Girls’ Choir” comes from Szentendre in Hungary. Under the musical leadership of Ágnes Bokorné Forró, the choir was honoured with the “Pro Urbe Prize” by the city of Szentendre, and with its 45 pupils from the Music School of Szentendre, it attained the “Gold Award” in the Hungarian choir assessment system in 2019, and the highest level award – the gold medal with distinction – in 2024 and 2025. The choir’s repertoire includes sacred and secular choral music as well as modern pieces composed specially for the choir.

Chor des Lycée Français de Vienne
2025-11-28 16:30
Founded in 2024 at the initiative of Claude Brendel, teacher of music and choral conducting at the Lycée Français de Vienne, the choir regularly performs at academic events as well as outside the school, including at the University of Vienna in 2024 and in the Golden Hall of Vienna’s traditional concert hall, Musikverein, in 2025. 30 sixth form students, passionate about choral singing, perform a repertoire from various musical eras and cultures.

TirolerHeimChor
2025-11-28 17:00
The TirolerHeimChor is an offering from the ‘Tiroler Studentenheim’ for residents who love to sing. In the past, external choir directors were hired until composer Matthias Eberharter moved into the residence in the winter semester of 2023 and took over the direction of the choir. Year after year, choir rehearsals and the concert calendar are filling up more and more. The singers come from a wide variety of academic backgrounds: from landscape planning to technical physics, philosophy and composition – their (South) Tyrolean roots and love of music are the common thread.

Chor Persephone
2025-11-28 17:30
The singers of “Persephone Choir” have been performing both sacred and secular music for many years, with a repertoire ranging from Renaissance and classical to contemporary and pop. Exciting choir projects in recent years have included Fauré’s Requiem in Vienna and Mariazell, Christmas concerts with an orchestra, as well as Carmina Burana and Carmina Austriaca in Gars am Kamp. Alexander John Riaño took up the post of choirmaster in January 2024. Following a successful “Musical World Tour” in June 2024, this year the tango mass, Misatango by Martin Palmeri, was sung with great enthusiasm and rhythm.

Vienna Catholic Student Choir (VCSC)
2025-11-28 18:00
The Vienna Catholic Student Choir (VCSC) is a young choir from Vienna, comprised of students from a diverse range of disciplines and nationalities – brought together by their shared passion for music. The key objective is to arrange music from the Catholic University Community. Their repertoire consists of both sacred and secular pieces. The choir regularly performs at choir festivals and amateur choir competitions, fostering close relationships and creating a vibrant network of music, faith and social responsibility.

Voices4u
2025-11-28 18:30
Voices4u – the choir with a difference: this ensemble, whose members are between 26 and 66 years old, exudes pure “joie de vivre” through its choice of songs, funky choreography and fantastic costumes! After many concerts and performances, Voices4u now also boasts successful participation in the Austrian TV talent show “Die große Chance”.

Chor des Leövey Klára Gymnasiums
2025-11-28 19:00 - 19:30
The mixed choir of Leövey Klára Grammar School was founded in 2017. The dedicated 14-18-year-old students take part in festivals and competitions every year. In 2023, they were awarded the ‘Gold Diploma’ as ‘Choir of the Year’ at the qualifying concert of the National Choir Association. Choir director Gizella Füredyné Gróf is committed to training secondary school students as well as future singing and music teachers.

Duhallow Choral Society
2025-11-29 15:30
The Duhallow Choral Society was founded by Brigid Daly in Newmarket, Cork on 6 March 1996 with the aim of promoting choral music and culture in the Duhallow region. With around 90 members, the choir sings church, pop, classic and traditional music with television coverage. It has performed on prestigious stages in Austria and abroad – including in Belgium, Rome, New York and Chicago – and has sung for eminent figures such as President Michael D. Higgins, Senator Hillary Clinton and Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Sharon Reidy from South Africa has been directing the choir with great empathy since 2007.

Chor Gloria
2025-11-29 16:00
The Gloria choir from Vienna is an ensemble of women with a shared passion for music, many of whom have graduated from the Conservatory in singing or instrumental music. They have known each other for many years and have been singing as a choir since September 2023.

Chor des Kroatischen Kulturvereins Hrvatsko Kulturno Drustvo
2025-11-29 16:30
The choir of the Croatian cultural association, Hrvatsko Kulturno Drustvo, was founded in 2011. Its members originate from seven bilingual towns and villages in Southern Burgenland and sing mainly in Croatian, but also in German and English. The choir rehearses weekly in Güttenbach for performances at church ceremonies, cultural events and festivals along with Advent and Christmas concerts.

Coro Polifonico Boxis de Luna
2025-11-29 17:00
The polyphonic choir “Boxis de Luna” comes from Sardinia and was founded in 2012 in Lunamatrona. Directed by Lorenzo Zonca, spiritual and secular songs from all eras as well as traditional Sardinian songs are practised and performed. Since 2014, the International Choral Festival “Al Sole della Sardegna” has been drawing huge crowds at the Church of San Giovanni Battista with its spiritual songs and Christmas carols. In the spring, the choir organises its “In…Canto” concert, with a special focus on the most contemporary forms of choral singing.

Gesangsgruppe der Fakultät für Musik und Theater der Universität Timisoara
2025-11-29 17:30
This choir unites students from the disciplines of instrumental, vocal and music education at the Faculty of Music and Theatre in Timișoara, Romania. Under the direction of Univ. Dr. Aura Twarowka, soloist at the Vienna State Opera from 2007 to 2018, they will present a programme of Romanian and international Christmas songs on the stage of Vienna City Hall.

Chorvereinigung Nordbahnbund
2025-11-29 18:00
The choral association, Nordbahnbund, is a four-part mixed choir that looks back on 150 years of history. It was founded as a Men’s Choral Society in 1875 by employees of the Emperor Ferdinand Northern Railway.
The musical focus is on (historical) workers’ songs, songs from Vienna and Floridsdorf from Strauß to Molden and all things related to the railway – e.g. the “Bundesbahnblues” (Federal Railway Blues) – or water. The latter is owed to our summer rehearsal spot by the Old Danube.

LYZz
2025-11-29 18:30
LYZz are sisters Zoe and Lilly-Ann from Göllersdorf, and not a day goes by without music in their lives. With violin, piano and vocals, they mix whatever inspires them – sometimes classical, sometimes something completely different. At the Advent singing event in Vienna City Hall, they show how versatile music can be when you experience it together.

Chor der reformierten Kirchengemeinde Alsóörs
2025-11-30 15:30
The choir of the Reformed Church of Alsóörs was founded in 2016 by parents whose children attended the reformed primary school. Its repertoire encompasses Hungarian and international choral compositions, folk song adaptations, church music and well-known contemporary songs. It performs at festivals and church events, and takes part in multiple choir meetings in the Carpathian Basin. Twice a year, the choir holds a grand concert with guest artists in the 13th-century Reformed Church in Alsóörs.

Popchor Wien
2025-11-30 16:00
The “Popchor Wien” is all about passion, focused work and the joy of singing and performing together. The choir rehearses pop songs entirely by ear. From performances at “Singen in den Gärten” or the “Summer of Culture”, as a supporting act for Beat Poetry Club, to music at Christmas markets – the programme is colourful and varied! Popchor Wien has appeared on the Austrian TV talent show “Die große Chance” and has sung to sold-out audiences twice in Vindobona. The choir’s own projects such as flash mobs and music videos complement their repertoire.

cantus iuvenis
2025-11-30 16:30
Founded in 2003 by André Comploi and under the musical direction of Mathias Crazzolara since 2020, the Vienna-based choir “cantus iuvenis” invites its members to come together and sing. Its repertoire ranges from classical to modern choir music, from sacred to secular – with musical diversity always taking centre stage. One of the choir’s priorities is to promote the Ladin language, which it does primarily by rehearsing and performing Ladin choir music.

Armonia Choir
2025-11-30 17:00
“ARMONIA”, the choir from the Greek Catholic parish of “Holy Apostles Peter and Paul” in Kagran, was founded in the spring of 2022 at the initiative of Mr. Bogdan Gabriel Popescu and with the active support of the parish priest, Father Ovidiu Pintea, and the parishioners, who wanted to enrich sacred singing in Kagran. The choir has performed concerts for the Greek Catholic communities in Wiener Neustadt and Vienna. The choir strives to convey harmony and peace of mind to its listeners, in both its sacred music and its traditional Romanian songs.

C.re.do
2025-11-30 17:30
C.re.do is a young and vibrant women’s choir from Garliava, Lithuania that was founded in the autumn of 2019. The name stands for much more than just the musical notes – it is a profession of faith in music, harmony and human interconnectedness. With female singers ranging from students to seniors, the diverse age range creates a unique musical blend of voices and generations. For the choir singers, Advent is a time of reflection, light and hope, and with their music, they aim to give listeners the gift of warmth, calm and connectedness.

Chorvereinigung „Jung-Wien“
2025-11-30 18:00
The Choral Society “Jung Wien” was founded in 1946 by Prof. Leo Lehner. In a city devastated by war, the choir was formed in the hope of creating a new, young Vienna. Its most notable concerts to date have taken place in the Golden Hall of the Vienna’s Musikverein and in the Wiener Konzerthaus. The ensemble has toured Europe, Israel, Canada, Asia and the USA, and boasts a repertoire including sacred and secular works from all eras up to the modern day. Nevertheless, the choir’s core repertoire is made up of pieces from the Viennese waltz and operetta era. The choir is led by Robert Feichtinger.

Mladost
2025-11-30 18:30
Founded in 1956 by Jaroslav Dostalík PhD, Mladost was quick to rise to the top ranks of European choirs. Fifteen years later, Dostalík was forced to leave the choir for political reasons and Mladost ceased to exist. In 1996, some former members initially revived Mladost as a mixed choir, and it became a female-voice choir in 2010. The choir is now led by David Šmíd, who is studying to become a conductor at the Brno University of Music and Performing Arts (JAMU). Mladost showcases its broad repertoire at concerts and in choir competitions both at home and in other European countries.

Jugendchor des Lycée Français de Vienne
2025-12-05 15:30
Featuring 60 pupils from the second to fifth school years, the youth choir of the Lycée Français de Vienne was founded in 2022 at the initiative of Claude Brendel, a music teacher and choirmaster. It has performed outside the school, e.g. in 2023 at the MuTh concert hall as part of the “Wiener Jugendsingen” youth choir festival, and in 2024 at the Vienna Konzerthaus with choirs and orchestras of the Vienna University Philharmonic. The choir pays particular attention to its choice of repertoire in order to cover a wide range of musical periods, aesthetics and cultures.

Vienna Voices
2025-12-05 16:00
The Vienna Voices choir was founded 15 years ago and is made up of 10 female singers. Led by professional musician, Ursula Gerstbach, the choir puts its heart and soul into every performance. Vienna Voices have lovingly expanded their gospel repertoire to include soul and pop. At Christmas, they focus on gospel and Christmas carols.

Flori Chori
2025-12-05 16:30
Flori Chori is an enthusiastic neighbourhood choir that gets together regularly to sing and rehearse, with performances at celebrations and events in the local area. The songs are sung in German, English, French and Burgenland Croatian. For the International Advent Singing Festival, their repertoire includes local and international Christmas carols.

Arbeitersängerbund Favoriten
2025-12-05 17:00
The workers’ choral society “Arbeitersängerbund Favoriten”, a mixed choir with a long tradition, was founded back in 1891. Its musical spectrum ranges from traditional workers’ songs to the Flying Pickets and Monty Python all the way to operettas by Strauss, modern pop songs, historical Renaissance pieces, its own compositions and dialect songs by “Ostbahn Kurti”. The choir’s Advent and Christmas concerts are a popular highlight in the musical calendar.

Good Mood - singing and swinging
2025-12-05 17:30
A swinging experience in a stunning atmosphere: the name of the choir tells you what it’s all about, ensuring a great mood with spirited songs. Its repertoire spans everything from swing and soul songs to pop, rock, musical and film music in English and German. “Good Mood” brings the classics from the swing era back to life with new and captivating arrangements. The choir’s aim is to share this acoustic experience with its audience, along with the singers’ enthusiasm for music and their joy in singing together.

Barbareum Chor
2025-12-05 18:00
The Barbareum choir is a Ukrainian women’s choir from Vienna founded in the spring of 2023, with many of its singers having fled their home due to the war. Their music serves as a bridge between countries, cultures and hearts. They sing traditional and modern songs from Ukraine and also have an Austrian and international repertoire. At the Christmas concert in Vienna City Hall, they share our hope for peace, their gratitude and the joy found in genuine cultural diversity.

Coro Castel Rocca
2025-12-05 18:30
Founded in 1971 in Madrano as a parish choir, the Coro Castel Rocca later expanded its repertoire with the addition of sacred, polyphonic and folk music. Over the years, it has performed in Italy and abroad, including in Prague, Budapest and Vienna. The choir celebrated its 40th and 50th anniversaries with concerts and special events. Each year, the choir hosts an Epiphany concert and a spring festival to encourage a lively exchange with other choirs. It is directed by Maestro Sartori Moreno and President Antonietta Leonardelli.

Cantabile Gemischter Chor
2025-12-06 15:30
The mixed Cantabile choir was founded in February 2014 in Ajka (Veszprém
County, Hungary). The diverse repertoire comprises Hungarian
folk song adaptations alongside classic and modern, secular and sacred choral music. It regularly performs at cultural events in Ajka and also participates in the
Keszthely Song Festival, Budapest Choir Fest and Dalvölgy Veszprém Choir Festival. During the Advent season, the choir organises a concert in the inner city’s Ajka church, featuring renowned guest choirs and instrumental soloists.
