http://www.oneplanettravel.com:80/travelblog/tags/vienna/ Travel Blog en OPT Contents Sat, 24 Jan 2009 19:34:00 GMT Pebble (http://pebble.sourceforge.net) http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.oneplanettravel.com:80/travelblog/2007/11/16/1195227060000.html <img vspace="5" hspace="5" align="left" alt="" src="http://www.oneplanettravel.com/blog/resources/default/180px-Franz_Schubert_by_Wilhelm_August_Rieder_1875.jpg" />One of the most important international events on the choral calendar is currently taking place in <a href="http://www.oneplanettravel.com/cms/cms/opt/www/pri/contentNavigation/destination.jsp?resource=/opt/contents/place/z_eu/c_at/viena/destination&amp;lang=en">Vienna</a>, having started on November 14th and lasting until November 18th.<br /> <br /> The International Franz Schubert Choir Competition brings together choruses from all over the world to compete in a wide range of levels and categories; mixed choirs, men, women, children and youth, chamber choruses, and groups specialised in Christian music.<br /> <br /> The concerts at the event serve as an ideal opportunity for performers to discover new styles and techniques. Not everyone, however, is at the competition to compete- some performers choose to take part in various exhibition concerts in honour of Franz Schubert, the great composer himself.<br /> <br /> The highlight of the event will be the presentation of the Franz Schubert Choral Prize.<br /> <br /> Read more about <a href="http://www.oneplanettravel.com/cms/cms/opt/www/pri/contentNavigation/destination.jsp?resource=/opt/contents/place/z_eu/c_at/viena/destination&amp;lang=en">Vienna</a> at <a href="http://www.oneplanettravel.com/?lang=en">www.oneplanettravel.com</a> http://www.oneplanettravel.com:80/travelblog/2007/11/16/1195227060000.html#comments http://www.oneplanettravel.com:80/travelblog/2007/11/16/1195227060000.html Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:31:00 GMT