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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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