Concert: Lullay – Paths to the Manger

Conductor: Dominik Bernhard
Organist: Manuel Schiabello

The program explores paths to the manger, which are simultaneously paths of love, divided into four sections: Waiting, Acceptance, Praise, and Devotion. It features a cappella pieces, solo organ works, and Christmas carols accompanied by instruments. The musical journey spans from the early Baroque with Heinrich Schütz to contemporary compositions by Karl Jenkins and John Rutter.

Südtiroler Vokalensemble

Founded in 1986, the Südtiroler Vokalensemble has consistently aimed to perform high-quality choral music from various musical eras. The ensemble has an active concert history, particularly in South Tyrol. Its singers, many of whom are choir directors, music teachers, or vocal instructors themselves, come from all parts of South Tyrol.
In March 2025, the Südtiroler Vokalensemble will join the Cologne Gürzenich Choir to perform Antonín Dvořák’s Stabat Mater at the Cologne Philharmonic. The same piece will be performed with the Haydn Orchestra on June 4, 2025, at the Brixen Cathedral and on June 5 in Trento.
Currently led by conductor and organist Dominik Bernhard, the Südtiroler Vokalensemble’s Christmas concert program this year has been arranged by him.

Manuel Schiabello
Born in Sacile (PN), Manuel Schiabello graduated in 2010 with a degree in civil engineering from the University of Innsbruck. From 1995 to 2014, he studied organ at music schools in Bolzano and Innsbruck. For 20 years, he served as the organist in his hometown of Deutschnofen.
Since 2012, he has pursued a three-year church music program in Brixen and has been the musical director of the parish choir “Maria im Moos” in Sterzing since 2014. In 2019, he graduated with a degree in Instrumental and Vocal Pedagogy (IGP) at the University of Mozarteum Salzburg in Innsbruck, specializing in organ under Prof. Michael Schöch and focusing on piano and accompaniment. Schiabello is currently a teacher of organ, piano, and accompaniment at the “Landesdirektion Deutsche und ladinische Musikschule.”

Admission: €15, Seniors/Students €10