Our Silver Anniversary inaugurates with the world's most beloved choir which has been thrilling audiences young and old for over 500 years! In 1498, more than half a millennium ago, Emperor Maximilian I moved his court and his court musicians from Innsbruck to Vienna. He gave specific instructions that there were to be six boys among his musicians. For want of a foundation charter, historians have settled on 1498 as the official foundation date of the Vienna Hofmusikkapelle and - in consequence - the Vienna Boys Choir. Until 1918, the choir sang exclusively for the imperial court, at mass, at private concerts and functions and on state occasions. Today there are around 100 choristers between the ages of ten and fourteen, divided into four touring choirs. The four choirs give around 300 concerts and performances each year in front of almost half a million people. Each group spends nine to eleven weeks of the school year on tour. They visit virtually all European countries, and they are frequent guests in Asia, Australia and the Americas. The choir's repertoire includes everything from medieval to contemporary and experimental music. Motets and lieder for boys' choir form the core of the touring repertoire, as do the choir's own arrangements of waltzes and polkas by Strauss. A Concert for the entire family you will NOT want to miss!

From the Traditional Holiday Classics we all love, to the Encore Texas Premiere of "The South Texas Miracle", guest conductor Lee Gwozdz has put together a Holiday Pops concert you will NOT want to miss! Joining the Kingsville Symphony Orchestra will be Eugene Gwozdz, Broadways STAR Music Director and Accompanist and the Cathedral Pontifical and Youth Chorales of Corpus Christi Cathedral . This concert will feature Eugene's composition and the Encore Texas Premiere of "The South Texas Miracle" a symphonic version of the Clark Childers children's book entitled, "More Snow for Kids, The True Story of the South Texas Christmas Miracle" narrated by Clark Childers. ONLY 900 seats available! ONLY ONE performance! For tickets call 800-333-3052 or 361-593-2803.

A very special unique ONCE IN A LIFETIME event coming to Corpus Christi on Christmas DAY! Poland's renowned Chorus and Orchestra of over 60 performers will present the beloved KOLEDY - Christmas Carols of Poland. This will be one of only 3 performances in the United States and their first visit to the state of Texas! "Slask" was created in 1953 in Koszecin by Stanislaw Hadyna. The ensemble's repertoire focuses on traditional Silesian dance and song but also includes other Polish songs and dances as well as numbers from opera and classical music repertoire. During last year alone, "Slask" gave over 160 performances around the world. The upcoming year also looks very busy for the group, with a European tour including Austria, Slovenia, Italy, France, Germany, Sweden on the schedule. Later in the year they will visit Slovakia, Japan and Holland. They received the status of Poland's National Cultural Institution. Truly a Christmas afternoon all attendees will cherish and remember!

Each year this production changes and becomes even more spectacular - drawing capacity crowds from all over the Coastal Bend. Over 200 Singers, dancers, musicians and even sheep, angels, shepherds and wisemen, just to name a few, will melt your hearts as you become a part of the pageantry in the retelling of the Birth of the Savior. Celebrating the Feast of the Epiphany (the arrival of the Magi paying homage to the God-child), this event under the direction of Lee Gwozdz and Chrisi Carter, will feature members of the Cathedral Pontifical Chorale, Youth Chorale, Cathedral Choristers, Cherub Choir, Handbell Choir under the direction of Daniel Vasquez, Eugene Gwozdz and members from the Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestra.
A Concert Series Special that culminates the Holiday Season in the Coastal Bend - Seating passes will go fast for this one!

Currently celebrating its seventieth anniversary season, The American Boychoir is regarded as the United States' premier concert boys' choir and one of the finest boy choirs in the world. It continues to dazzle audiences with its unique blend of musical sophistication, effervescent spirit and ensemble virtuosity. Its members - boys from grades 4 through 8, reflecting the ethnic, religious and cultural diversity of our nation - come from nine states and four foreign countries to pursue a rigorous musical and academic curriculum at The American Boychoir School, the only non-sectarian boys' choir school in the nation. Founded in Columbus, Ohio, in 1937, The American Boychoir has been located in Princeton, New Jersey, since 1950. In addition to maintaining an active national and international touring schedule, the ensemble performs and records regularly with such world-class artists and ensembles as the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, soprano Jessye Norman, pop diva Beyoncé, jazz vocalist and conductor Bobby McFerrin and Sir Paul McCartney.

There is no need to conduct a Talent Search here at Corpus Christi Cathedral. Hundred's of talented young men and women have been a part of the Cathedral Music Ministry since childhood and many have gone on to successful careers - especially in the area of vocal music. This Variety Show will feature current talented members as well as alumni such as Dee Donasco and Dorothy Pena (pictured above with Lee Gwozdz, Director of Music at the Cathedral for the past 24 years.) Members of all the Cathedral Choirs will perform music NEVER SUNG ON SUNDAY, (at least at the Masses) along with the Cathedral Festival Orchestra. A Talent Show all will enjoy!