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The Wiener Sängerknaben or Vienna Boys' Choir is the world's foremost children's choral group. It is also among the oldest of all musical organizations, having been founded pursuant to an Imperial decree of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I on July 7, 1498; the Emperor wished boys' voices to be added to the choir of the Imperial Chapel, or ...
Website. www.wsk.at. The Vienna Boys' Choir ( German: Wiener Sängerknaben) is a choir of boy sopranos and altos based in Vienna, Austria. It is one of the best known boys' choirs in the world. The boys are selected mainly from Austria, but also from many other countries. The choir is a private, non-profit organization.
- Vienna Choir Boys
- Gerald Wirth
- 1924; 99 years ago
- Vienna, Austria
The Vienna Boys Choir is a private charity which does not receive regular subsidies, but funds itself through concerts, recordings, sponsorship, and donations. Due to the pandemic, we have had to cancel well over 700 performances and lost the income of more than two years. Please help us, if you can. Your donation - however small - is much ...
Each choir has a choirmaster, and two tutors or prefects who travel with the boys. The choirs are named after famous Austrian composers associated with the choir's history, Bruckner, Haydn, Mozart ...
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The 100 or so Vienna Boys are between 10 and 14 years of age and organized into four concert choirs. The give about 300 concerts each year - in front of almost half a million spectators around the world. The beginnings of the choir can be traced to 1498, when Emperor Maximilian I. laid the foundation stone for the Viennese Court Music Orchestra ...