Vienna Boys' Choir
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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.
Vienna Boys' Choir Wiener Sängerknaben | |
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Choir | |
Also known as | Vienna Choir Boys |
Origin | Vienna, Austria |
Founded | 1924; 100 years ago (1924) |
Music director | Gerald Wirth |
Headquarters | Palais Augarten Vienna, Austria |
Website | www.wsk.at |
The choir is a private, non-profit organization. There are approximately 100 choristers between the ages of nine and fourteen. The boys are divided into four touring choirs, named after Austrian composers Bruckner, Haydn, Mozart and Schubert, which combined perform about 300 concerts each year before almost 500,000 people. Each group tours for about nine to eleven weeks.[1] Some pieces include "Good Morning" and "Merry Christmas from Vienna Boys".