The hills are alive ... with Austrian choirs

PREPARE to experience the real sound of music when two Austrian choirs - Chorus Sine Nomine and A-cappella-Chor Villach - perform in Singapore next week.

The latter, founded in 1855, is the fourth-oldest choir in Austria's Carinthia region, and was originally all-male until it became a mixed ensemble four decades ago.

A-cappella-Chor Villach's forte lies in folk songs and under the direction of Helmut Wulz, the award-winning group has performed significant works of sacred and secular choral music from every period of European music. Its first appearance will take…