Vienna Woods Boys' Choir
Appearance
Vienna Woods Boys' Choir Sängerknaben vom Wienerwald | |
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Choir | |
Origin | Maria Enzersdorf, Lower Austria, Austria |
Founded | 1921 |
Founder | Stanislaus Marusczyk |
Disbanded | 2014 |
Headquarters | Missionshaus St. Gabriel |
The private choir school of the Vienna Woods Boys' Choir (German: Sängerknaben vom Wienerwald) was a singing school for boys and girls in Maria Enzersdorf, south of Vienna, in the state of Lower Austria. The choir resided at the Missionshaus St. Gabriel .
History
[edit]Vienna Woods Boys' Choir school was founded by Stanislaus Marusczyk, a missionary from the Society of the Divine Word, in Maria Enzersdorf in 1921. Initially, the choir mainly focused on music in the worship services and celebrations at the Missionshaus St. Gabriel, where the school was based. The choir soon began concert tours through Austria, and later to neighboring countries.
The choir dissolved in 2014.
External links
[edit]- Official website (archived on 2014-12-17)
- Sängerknaben vom Wienerwald (SvW) by Christian Fastl, Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon online, accessed on 2019-11-24