LAS VEGAS - March 2, 2010 - The UNLV Performing Arts Center welcomes the Vienna Boys Choir - young favorites who have performed for millions over more than five centuries with their unique charm and especially beautiful voices - at 8 p.m. on Thursday, March 18 as part of the Charles Vanda Master Series. More than 100 choristers between the ages of 10 and 14 make up the four choirs which tour yearly worldwide.

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.

The choir has a long tradition of commissioning new works. Austrian composers Heinz Kratochwil, H.K. Gruber (himself a former chorister), Ernst Krenek and Balduin Sulzer have written works for the choir.

Tickets to the Vienna Boys Choir are $35, $50, and $80 and can be purchased at the Performing Arts Center Box Office at 895-ARTS (2787) or by visiting pac.unlv.edu. Student rush tickets are $13 each and available one hour prior to each event, based on availability and with valid student I.D. UNLV faculty and staff discounts also are available. A $1.25 facilities fee, in addition to the ticket price, is charged on all Performing Arts Center tickets. The box office is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. Information about all of the season's performances can be found on the Performing Arts Center website, located at pac.unlv.edu.

Founded in 1976, the Performing Arts Center at UNLV continues to be Southern Nevada's premier performing arts venue. Located on the north end of the UNLV campus, the PAC hosts a variety of performances each year in three distinct series - the Charles Vanda Master Series, the New York Stage & Beyond Series, and the UNLV Classical guitar Series. UNLV and KLVX Channel 10 are graciously sponsoring the season.