A centuries-long history of all-male singing ends, as girls will soon be admitted to the monastery choir for the first time. The world-renowned Escolania boys’ choir, based at the Benedictine abbey ...
Nestled at the top of the Montserrat mountain, 53 boys awake to daybreak at 7 a.m. Hours later, they enter the basilica, a line of white robes against a gilded altar. These boys, ranging in age from 9 ...
Perched atop the mountains near Barcelona, the choir of the Benedictine Abbey of Santa Maria de Montserrat is one of Europe’s oldest and most prestigious boy choirs. For the first time in their ...
Mixed group to take over duties of Escolania choir at Montserrat monastery one weekend a month Women and girls are to be admitted to a choir at the Montserrat monastery near Barcelona, home to the ...
The Escolania de Montserrat rarely leaves its Catalan mountain monastery, where it performs 365 days a year – but now it is in Australia Escolania de Montserrat is so old that it is not clear how old ...
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The Woodrose Chorale credited their hard work and constant effort to improve their skills as what earned them major accolades in the recently held Golden Voices of Montserrat 2025 international choir ...
Historically, boys choirs in Catholic churches were the training ground for many composers, from Guillaume Dufay in the 15th century to Puccini and Bruckner in the 19th. Schubert was a choirboy in ...