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Escolania de Montserrat Concert in Beijing

Date: March 1－7:30 pm

Venue: National Center for the Performing Arts, Concert Hall

Price: 80-480 yuan

Escolania de Montserrat is a boys' choir in the Benedictine abbey of Santa Maria de Montserrat. The abbey is near Barcelona, Spain. The boys are sopranos and altos. The Escolania of Montserrat belongs to the Monastery of Monserrat. It is one of the oldest boys choirs in Europe. Records show that the Escolania has been a religious and musical institution since the 14th century. There are more than 50 boys in the choir, from ages 9 to 14. The boys are from various towns in Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, and the Valencian community.