This morning we left Munich and headed to the Abbey of St. Florian, located in Linz, Austria. Along the way, Alexandra gave us a brief overview of the life of an average German- from school to working life to retirement!
We arrived at the abby in the early afternoon, and after lunch we were given a guided tour of the main abbey complex. St. Florian is the patron saint of both fire and water related dangers, and was martyred for his conversion to Christianity in 306 AD. The highlight of our tour was visiting the crypt of the famous composer Anton Bruckner, who was buried there in 1896. Bruckner chose this location of his burial because it was his boyhood home, and because the church’s main organ can be heard from his resting place.
Following the tour, we performed our second concert inside the church. We performed the first part of our concert in the choir loft, with the assistance of the beautiful organ and the masterful playing of Seth our accompanist!
We completed our concert in front of the altar of the church. Here is a recording of us singing Bruckner's motet Locus iste at St. Florian's.
Once our concert was over, we climbed back onto the bus and continued on to Vienna and dinner!
-Megan : )
The paintings on the ceilings were truly a magnificent sight! The statues and paintings at the library and the cathedral were truly fantastic!!I absolutely couldn't believe the architecture! Can you imagine the pain-staking work that was done without machines,computers, or modern lighting? This was God-given artistic talent at its finest! That was true of all of the places we visited!!!
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