scolania de Montserrat is so old that it is not clear how old it even is. The all-boys choir, who live and perform in a Benedictine abbey high on Monserrat mountain in, Spain, is one of the oldest vocal ensembles in Europe, and predates the more widely known Vienna Boys Choir by several hundred years.
“We know the Benedictine community started here 1,000 years ago, so we are celebrating our first millennium in 2025,” he said. “The choir is at least 700 years old. It has survived through all the wars and all the conflicts in our history.” Boys enter the choral school at the ages of eight or nine. They are tutored in regular lessons in the morning, while their afternoons are devoted to music. Each boy studies two musical instruments in addition to their vocal training.
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