Vocalists perform

With passion and lots of love on stage

Aunt Eleonor's nephews rock the stage. It's brilliant what they can do with their voices.(Bild: Gert Eggenberger)

Cuddling with the cat, cuddling the hamster on the mattress and a whole lot more: "L.O.V.E." is the motto of the new program of the vocal band "Die Neffen von Tante Eleonor", who invite you to the Klagenfurt Konzerthaus with charm, wit and all kinds of vocal surprises. Just the beginning of the round dance in the 20th anniversary year. 

The vocal band, called "Die Neffen von Tante Eleonor" (Aunt Eleonor's Nephews), will start their next concert program with a large portion of love in their luggage, especially for music. After all, the title of the singing multi-actors is "L.O.V.E." The singers, some of whom also imitate the instruments, formed almost 20 years ago because singing was simply their passion. "Back then, we started with the youth ensemble "Teenage Slang". Shortly afterwards, there was the formation called "voiceBerg" after their home town of Wolfsberg. "This ultimately gave rise to the name die Neffen," says member Tommy Schmid. The quartet has worked its way up over two decades, with one change at the front. In 2016, singer Christoph Schmid, Tommy's brother, left the vocal band. The Kärntner Krone reported on it. 

With lots of wit and charm
Marko Zeiler, Tommy Schmid, Andi Hobel and Christoph Murke are now loyal to the vocal group. On stage, they impress with a lot of wit and charm and borderline brilliant singing skills. "Now we have dedicated ourselves wholeheartedly to the subject of love. Because love can be so incredibly versatile," says Murke. And there is nothing in the new program that doesn't travel with them. From world-famous pop or rock classics to the self-composed love song to the much-praised Carinthian song.

With the hamster on the mattress
"We imitate everything with our voices, there are no limits to love," says Schmid. And since music is so much fun for the vocal band, they are also prepared for humor: "We cuddle with the cat, the hamster can go on the mattress and, besides, who doesn't like cuddling with a mountain dog from Bern?", say the singers. After all, the four singers were the overall winners of the "Carinthian Choir of the Year" and reached the semi-finals of the TV show "The Great Chance of Choirs". The singers took 2nd place in the international "vokal.total" a cappella competition. They rehearse once a week. Tommy Schmid: "But it can also be more often before performances, which can take hours." And pure entertainment is guaranteed at the concerts. 

The vocalists all travel to their shows. Secure tickets in good time.(Bild: Die Neffen )

The nephews of Aunt Eleronor - Marko Zeiler, Tommy Schmid, Andi Hobel and Christoph Murke.(Bild: Die Neffen )

About the gigs "love'n"
 After all, at peak times there are up to 60 stage appearances a year. Hence a song about it: "We love being on the road - if we didn't have a car, we'd even love'n to the gigs," say the four men with a laugh. 

Fun, entertainment and, above all, lots of love are guaranteed during their performance at the Konzerthaus. The new program L.O.V.E. will be performed on 24 October at 7.30 pm. Tickets are available at oeticket.com