2025 Austria
Wie schön bist du Österreich
Ask any veteran Mastersinger…
about their best-loved touring moments over the years, and they’ll invariably mention the small Austrian towns and churches hold a special place in their hearts. Often the whole town turns out for the concert, and pieces we love to sing - Schubert’s Die Nacht or even the Austrian national anthem (after all, how many countries can say Mozart wrote theirs?) bring a familiar, heartfelt warmth.
So in 2026, we decided to revisit an old friend, partake of the beer, the schnitzel, the lovely Austrian people, and sing in some of our favorite spaces.
Like Mozart, we started in Salzburg
June 26-29, Salzburg
The first group rehearsal was in Salzburg at 8 PM at Papageno Saal. Followed on the 27th with three more rehearsals, a city tour, lunch on our own, and a group dinner at the hotel. On the 28th, another rehearsal and a 4 PM concert at Salzburger Dom and a group dinner at Sternbräu.
Ben poses outside the Salzburg Cathedral before our concert
Making our way down the cathedral before the concert
June 29, Bad Ischl - Traveled to Bad Ischl via St. Wolfgang with a stop for lunch. After lunch completed the trip to Bad Ischl with an afternoon rehearsal and dinner at the hotel.
June 30, Bad Ischl – Hallstatt - Traveled to Hallstatt for a city tour in the morning and an late afternoon concert at the Pavilion then traveled back to the hotel in Bad Ischl.
July 1, Bad Ischl – Obdach - Traveled to Obdach for an evening concert at the Pfarrkirche with dinner after at Hotel Groggerhof.
To view more photos from this tour click here and here is a video of the processional, Sing dem Herrn , from our concert at Obdach.
