Escolania de Montserrat

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Montserrat is about 40 km north-west of Barcelona. Montserrat is at the same time name of the monastery and of sand stone mountains. It is one of the landmarks of Catalonia. The highest peak, Sant Jeroni is 1,236 m high. From Barcelona we go by train in about 30 minutes to the lower cableway station, built 1930 by the Leipzig company Adolf Bleichert & Co. A cable car takes us up to the monastery of Montserrat, which is located at an altitude of 720 m.
Apart from the cable car, there is a winding road and since 2003 a rack railway to the monastery. From there you can take a funicular railway to the summit of the mountain. Another funicular railway brings you down to the holy cave where the dark Madonna, since 1880 the patron saint of Catalonia, was allegedly found.
Of course, the mountain can also be reached by foot over steep trails.
The monastery from the 12th century is visited by many pilgrims, who worship the Black Madonna, which can be seen in the apse of the monastery church. Approximately 80 monks live here today.
In addition, the monastery is known for its boys' choir Escolania de Montserrat, which is proved documentary since 1307. Every day around 13.00 they sing the Marian hymn Virolai the in the church.
Santa Maria de Montserrat Abbey is famous for its spectacular location, but also as a symbol of Catalan nationalism. During the Franco dictatorship it enjoyed religious privileges. It was not subordinated to the bishops appointed by Franco, and therefore the holy masses in the monastery were celebrated in Catalan, which was forbidden in the rest of the country. During our visit we got an impression.
On the square in front of the church the people are dancing the Sardana.
In 1881, Pope Leo XII declared the church a Basilica minor.
The Montserrat monastery is a Benedictine abbey. Here, St. Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus, took his vow.
Adjoined to the monastery is a library of 200,000 volumes and an archaeological museum.
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Montserrat liegt ca. 40 km nordwestlich von Barcelona. Es ist zugleich der Name des Klosters und des Sandsteingebirges und eines der Wahrzeichen Kataloniens. Der höchste Gipfel, der Sant Jeroni ist 1236 m hoch. Von Barcelona fahren wir mit dem Zug in ca 30 Minuten zur Talstation der 1930 von der Leipziger Firma Adolf Bleichert & Co errichteten Seilbahn. Die Seilbahn bringt uns dann hinauf zum Kloster, das auf 720 m Höhe liegt.
Außer der Seilbahn gibt es eine kurvenreiche Straße und seit 2003 eine Zahnradbahn mit der das Kloster erreichbar ist. Von dort führt eine Standseilbahn zum Gipfel des Gebirges und eine andere hinab zur Heiligen Höhle, in der angeblich die dunkle Madonna, seit 1880 die Schutzpatronin Kataloniens, gefunden wurde.
Natürlich lässt sich der Berg über steile Pfade auch zu Fuß erklimmen.
Das Kloster aus dem 12. Jahrhundert wird von vielen Wallfahrern besucht, die die schwarze Madonna verehren, die in der Apsis der Klosterkirche zu sehen ist. Heute leben hier ungefähr 80 Mönche.
Außerdem ist das Kloster bekannt für seinen Knabenchor Escolania de Montserrat, der seit 1307 urkundlich nachgewiesen ist und täglich um 13.00 in der Kirche das Marienlied Virolai singt.
Das Kloster ist berühmt wegen seiner spektakulären Lage, aber auch als Symbol für den katalanischen Nationalismus. Während der Franco Diktatur genoss es kirchliche Sonderrechte. Es unterstand nicht den von Franco ernannten Bischöfen und deshalb wurden im Kloster die Messen in katalanischer Sprache, die im übrigen Land verboten war, gehalten. Während unseres Besuches bekamen wir direkt einen Eindruck. Auf dem Platz vor der Kirche wurde Sardana getanzt.
Papst Leo XII. erhob 1881 die Kirche in den Stand einer Basilica minor.
Das Kloster ist eine Benediktinerabtei. Hier legte der heilige Ignatius von Loyola, der Gründer der Societas Jesu, des Jesuitenordens, sein Gelübde ab.
An das Kloster angeschlossen ist eine Bibliothek mit 200.000 Bänden und ein archäologisches Museum.
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Montserrat-Escolania de Montserrat (Boys' choir)

Escolania de Montserrat: USA Tour

Music: L'Hereu Riera (Catalan folk song). Harmonized by Josep M. Ruera (1900 - 1988).

Soloist: Miquel Ferrer

USA Tour, 2014.

About the recording of the song: from the concert presented by Classical Movements, Inc. as part of the Serenade! Washington, DC International Coral Series. Recorded at The Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda, Maryland. March 16th 2014.

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절벽 가장자리엔 몬세라트 대성당이 보인다. 이 성당은 1025년 지어졌지만 나폴레옹의 침략으로 파괴되었던 것을 1858년에 지금의 모습으로 재건되었다고 한다. 성당 안은 바실리카 양식으로 크지는 않지만 화려하고 장중한 느낌을 준다. 이 성당에선 유럽에서 가장 오래된 에스콜라니아 소년합창단의 성가를 들을 수 있다. 공연시간이 맞지 않아 직접 들을 순 없었다. 몬세라트의 자연과 수도원이 함께 만들어내는 모습은 카탈루냐에서 만난 최고의 풍경화인 듯싶다.

[English: Google Translator]
The yen seems to Montserrat cathedral cliff edge . The cathedral was built in 1025 but is said to have been destroyed by Napoleon's invasion in 1858 in the guise of reconstruction now . Cathedral inside , but gives a great feeling gorgeous and solemn as a basilica form. The oldest boy in the cathedral S. California Cola in Europe can hear the chants of the choir . The order of performance time could not fit them directly . Creating a natural look with this monastery of Montserrat is the best landscape deutsipda met in Catalonia .

[Spanish: Google Translator]
El yen parece Montserrat borde del acantilado catedral. La catedral fue construida en 1025 , pero se dice que ha sido destruido por la invasión de Napoleón en 1858 con el pretexto de la reconstrucción ahora . Catedral en el interior , pero da una gran sensación magnífica y solemne como una forma basílica. El hijo mayor de la catedral de S. California Cola en Europa puede escuchar los cantos del coro . El fin de los tiempos rendimiento no podría caber directamente. Creación de un aspecto natural con este monasterio de Montserrat es la mejor deutsipda paisaje conocido en Cataluña.

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escolania de Montserrat

몬세랏 에스꼴라니아 성가대. Escolania de Montserrat choir school is a boys' choir of sopranos and altos based at the Benedictine abbey Santa Maria de Montserrat near Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Escolania de Montserrat is one of the oldest music schools in Europe.

Escolania de Montserrat - Discover it by an interview to an expert Beatrice Krayenbühl

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Boy's Choir, Montserrat Monastery

Boy's Choir, Montserrat Monastery

Escolania de Montserrat: New album!!!

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CD Moreneta en sou
Tracks 01-10:
01. Rosa Vera
02. Entre Lliris
03. La Margarida
04. Lo llit d'espines
05. El Gira-sol
06. El Nom de Maria
07. Amor. Cançó de Maig
08. Moreneta en sou
09. Salve Montserratina
10. Inviolata

Booklet in Catalan, Spanish, English and Russian.

Montserrat Abbey, 2013.

Escolanía de Montserrat o.l.v. Bernat Vivancos

La Escolanía, of het jongenskoor van Montserrat, is een van de oudste jongenskoren van Europa. Vandaag zingen de knaapjes dagelijks in de schitterende basiliek van Montserrat voor honderden pelgrims en bezoekers van over de hele wereld. Met hun gezangen brengen zij de boodschap van de evangeliën op een manier die de taalkundige, culturele en zelfs religieuze grenzen overstijgt. Dit koor zong in 2010 ook tijdens de inwijding van de Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, in aanwezigheid van paus Benedictus XVI. Het koor wordt gevormd door meer dan vijftig jongens tussen negen en veertien jaar. De koorleden krijgen allemaal een muzikale vorming van topniveau. Het koor geniet internationale faam en prestige, geeft concerten over de hele wereld en beschikt bovendien over een zeer groot oeuvre. Deel uitmaken van dit koor, is een grote eer. De jonge zangtalenten geven zich dan ook volledig, met een niet-aflatend enthousiasme...

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Montserrat, Catalonia - Spain travel

Montserrat is about 50 km north-west of Barcelona. Montserrat is at the same time name of the monastery and of sand stone mountains. It is one of the landmarks of Catalonia. The highest peak, Sant Jeroni is 1,236 m high.
The monastery from the 12th century is visited by many pilgrims, who worship the Black Madonna, which can be seen in the apse of the monastery church. Approximately 80 monks live here today.

In addition, the monastery is known for its boys' choir Escolania de Montserrat, which is proved documentary since 1307. Every day around 13.00 they sing the Marian hymn Virolai the in the church.

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Escolania de Montserrat im Portrait | Knabenchorfestival Bad Tölz 2019 | CHOR GESANG - Reportage

Escolania de Montserrat im Portrait | Knabenchorfestival Bad Tölz 2019 | CHOR GESANG - Reportage

Escolania de Montserrat is one of the oldest music schools in Europe. By the 13th century, a small group of boys were already serving in the Benedictine abbey and Sanctuary of Our Lady of Montserrat through the singing and playing of different musical instruments. Throughout the centuries, many remarkable composers and performers were spawned from the so-called Montserrat Music School. Under the direction and teaching (1953-1997) of Fr. Ireneu Segarra, the Escolania became internationally recognized on a greater scale, recording many CDs and started to participate in festivals as well as touring many countries. Over the last few years, the Escolania has done tours of United States, Russia, China, Holland, Puerto Rico, Hungary, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, France, Italy and Poland, as well as many concerts in Catalonia. The choir has recorded the CDs Moreneta en sou, poems by Jacint Verdaguer accompanied by the music of Àngel Rodamilans, and the CD “In Montibus Sanctis” with the choral work of the last director of the choir, Bernat Vivancos. Over these years, the choir has been conducted by Mstislav Rostropovitx, Sir Neville Marriner, Salvador Mas, Michael Boder, Harry Bicket, Kirill Petrenko and Jordi Savall. Throughout this time, it has collaborated with a variety of orchestras, such as Orquestra de Cadaqués, Musica Ducis Brabantiae from Holland, the Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya, Le Concert des Nations and Capella Reial de Catalunya, Orquestra de l’Acadèmia del Gran Teatre del Liceu, and Orquestra Nacional de Cambra d'Andorra. The Escolania performed in Gran Teatre del Liceu de Barcelona, in the opera Pikovaia Dama by Piotr Txaikovski (season 2002-2003, and 2009-2010), and in the opera A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Benjamin Britten (season 2004-2005), which received the Midem prize of 2006. Nowadays, the Escolania is made up of more than 50 boys, ranging from 9 to 14 years old, coming from all across Catalonia. While they are studying at Montserrat, they cover the last years of Primary School and the first years of Secondary School, and also Music Studies. Each chorister plays two instruments, the piano and another instrument of their choice. All the students receive music lessons in class, play in the orchestra and of course sing in the choir, for which the Escolania specializes in. Most of the choristers, when they leave Montserrat, follow on with their musical studies, especially over the last decades, where some have developed into remarkable singers, instrumentalists and conductors. Today, the aim of the Escolania as in the past, is the daily participation in the prayer of the sanctuary, singing in front of a very large audience of pilgrims who come from all over the world. It is one of the objectives of the Escolania to spread sacred music, both that of the music of composers of Montserrat School and internationally renowned composers. Through their singing, the choristers (called escolans in Catalan) are messengers of peace and beauty. Using the universal language of music, they cross all kinds of boundaries and speak directly to the hearts of the people who listen to them sing.

© CHOR GESANG - Knabenchöre (2019)
mit freundlicher Genehmigung von Escolania de Montserrat

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Escolanía de Montserrat (Escolania de Montserrat)

Хор мальчиков Монастыря Монтсеррат (Monasterio de Santa María de Montserrat)

Boys ' choir of the monastery of Montserrat (Spain) Хор мальчиков монастыря Монсеррат (Испания)

Хор мальчиков монастыря Монсеррат (Escolania De Montserrat) исполняет в Москве «Магнификат» Ансельма Вайолы (1738-1798).
Художественный руководитель и дирижер – Лоренц Кастельо.
Висенс Прунес - орган/фортепиано.

Хоровая школа монастыря Монтсеррат (Escolania de Montserrat) ведет свою историю с XIII века. Именно здесь, в самом сердце Каталонии, находится бенедиктинское аббатство Монтсеррат, в котором уже 800 лет сохраняются традиции обучения хоровому пению. На протяжении веков 50 мальчиков в возрасте от 9 до 14 лет живут в интернате при монастыре и дома бывают лишь раз в неделю. Здесь они проходят курс средней школы и получают общее музыкальное образование: играют на музыкальных инструментах, выступают в хоре и оркестре.
23.01.2020.
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The boys ' choir of the monastery of Montserrat (Escolania De Montserrat) performs Anselm Vayola's Magnificat (1738-1798) in Moscow.
The artistic Director and conductor is Laurence Castelló.
Vicens Prunes-organ / piano.

The choir school of the monastery of Montserrat (Escolania de Montserrat) dates back to the XIII century. It is here, in the heart of Catalonia, that the Benedictine Abbey of Montserrat is located, where the tradition of teaching choral singing has been preserved for 800 years. For centuries, 50 boys between the ages of 9 and 14 have been living in a boarding school at the monastery and are only at home once a week. Here they take a high school course and get a General musical education: they play musical instruments, perform in a choir and orchestra.

Montserrat Boys Choir Sings Salve Regina

The boys choir at the monastery of Montserrat, located near Barcelona, performs Salve Regina. Recorded 3/22/2013

Escolania de Montserrat (Boys' choir) ▶▶▶ Salve Regina

Escolania de Montserrat Boys Choir (Spanish Boys Choir)
boys choir from the Benedictine abbey of Montserrat near Barcelona

Beautiful boy soprano voice

Narcis Casanoves (1747~1799)
Salve Regina a 6 veus Missa a 6 Veus, Salve A 5 i 6 Veus

The Monastery of Santa Maria de Montserrat in Barcelona (Catalonia-Spain))

The Monastery Santa Maria de Montserrat in Barcelona (Catalonia-Spain))

Santa Maria de Montserrat is a Benedictine abbey located on the mountain of Montserrat, in Monistrol de Montserrat, in Catalonia, Spain. It is notable for enshrining the image of the Virgin of Montserrat

Montserrat monastery
Magnificent views of Catalan�s landscape

The mountain Montserrat with the Benedictine monastery of Santa Maria de Montserrat lies about 45 km northwest of Barcelona. The about 1,200-meter-high mountain is a grand sight from far away already. From the top, you can experience a view far into the landscape of Catalonia.
Arriving by car or motorcycle on well-developed hairpin bends and curves is a foretaste of what you can expect on the summit of Montserrat.

Once you have arrived in the Montserrat monastery, you can experience an indescribable view up to Barcelona. The city itself is hidden behind the Tibidabo mountain.
The monastery of Montserrat is no specific architectural landmark, however exciting is the backdrop in which the ruins are build. Many of the tourists travel there only to see the statue of the Black Madonna, patron saint of Catalonia. The figure of the 12th century thrones above the high altar in the basilica of the monastery. In honour of her Gregorian chants will be sang daily by about 50 boys from the Escolania de Montserrat, the monestary's boarding school (Monday-Friday 12.00 by the boys' choir , Sat sang by the monks and Sunday by the boys' choir again).
In the Museum of Montserrat monastery, you can see works of major artists such as Dali, El Greco, Monet or Giordano. In addition, you can see liturgical and archaeological exhibits.

There is a restaurant in the lower parts of the grounds of the monastery where you can get food and drinks at a fair price.

Hiking in the Montserrat nature park

From the monastery, it is another 300 metres up to the peak of the Montserrat. A funicular goes almost all the way up to the summit. From there several good and well-marked hiking trails lead through the nature park Montserrat. Several hiking trails of different lengths lead from the summit station of the funicular to the deserted hermitages. It is worth the effort - you will be rewarded with a magnificent view of Catalonia. Though the trails are well-developed, you should wear sturdy shoes and be in good condition in order to manage the hike. Please don't leave the marked hiking trails so that the fragile and austere vegetation doesn't get destroyed.

History of Montserrat
The mountain Montserrat has been of religious significance since pre-Christian time. Before Christ a temple to worship Venus was built by the Romans. In the first written mention of 888 the adoption of the construction by the first monastery of 880 AD was reported. They were hermit monks, who built various hermitages on the Montserrat. The monastery was founded by expanding the hermitage of Santa Maria 1025.

Miracles were attributed to the in the 12th Century found Black Madonna. It is still the target of pilgrimages. A strong growth period of the monastery is due to those miracles.
Numerous famous personalities pilgrimage to the Montserrat: Pope Benedigt XIII., Columbus, Cervantes, von Humboldt, King Fernando and Isabella, Carlos I, Felipe II. and Louis XIV..
Columbus named an Antilles island Montserrat on his second trip in 1493.
In 1811, the monastery was largely destroyed by Napoleonic troops. The Benedictine monastery was rebuilt.

At the time of the Franco dictatorship the monastery put up resistance. Despite the ban, Catalan was still spoken and fairs were held in Catalan, many hundreds of persecutees of the Franco regime were hiding there. More than 20 monks were executed as a result.
This resistance makes the monastery an important symbol of Catalan self-evident and the fight against oppression. The Catalans are still grateful today.

Getting to Montserrat monastery
Arriving by car

Whoever is going there by car or motorcycle, truly enjoys one of the most beautiful serpentine streets of Spain.

The approach is quite simple: A2 motorway, exit Martorell, then the National Road N II, to the junction Montserrat. From Barcelona's centre about 70 km to go.
You can see the peculiar shape of the mountain from the highway. Montserrat is English for sawed mountain.

If you are not using your own car, but still prefer a car, a rental car is a cheap and convenient solution.
Arriving by train

The trip by train to Montserrat takes about 1.5 hours. A special highlight of the Route is certainly the trip by cable car or cog railway Cremallera up the hill.
Get off at the subway station in the Plaça Espanya train the FGC (Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat) in the R5 line in the direction of Manresa. The train departs hourly from 08:36.
At the station Aeri de Montserrat change to the cable car, or go one more stop to Monistrol de Montserrat. From there, every 20 minutes a rack railway runs up to Montserrat, directly to the monastery.

Escolania de Montserrat: Rodamilans' Cançó de Maig

Fr. Àngel Rodamilans (1874 - 1936).

Soloist: Jordi Prim.

Montserrat Abbey, 2013.

Lyrics (Jacint Verdaguer 1845-1902):

Ara n'és el mes de maig,
regalada primavera,
de totes les seves flors
mon amor és la més bella.
Vindran l'estiu i l'hivern
no se'n veurà cap en terra
sinó la del meu amor
que de totes és la reina.

Si giro els ulls al cel
la comparo amb les estrelles,
boniques són les que ovir,
mes totes les senyoreja.
Com el lliri als galdirons,
com l'abet a les ginestes,
elles duraran mil anys,
la mia amor és eterna.

Montserrat, The Virolai by L'Escolania de Montserrat

The Virolai is a hymn dedicated to the Virgin of Montserrat, which over time has become a spiritual and patriotic symbol of Catalans. Montserrat is a multi-peaked mountain located near the city of Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain. It is part of the Catalan pre-coastal range. The main peaks are Saint Jeroni (1,236 m), Montgrós (1, 120 m) and Miranda de les Agulles (903 m). It is well known as the site of the Benedictine abbey, Santa Maria de Montserrat, which hosts the Virgin of Montserrat sanctuary and which is identified by some with the location of the Holy Grail in Arthurian myth.

Montserrat literally means jagged (serrated) mountain in Catalan. It describes its peculiar aspect with multitude of rock formations which are visible from a great distance. The mountain is composed of strikingly pink conglomerate, a form of sedimentary rock.
Our gratitude to Joan Grífols and Lukasz Dzierzanowski among others for their beautiful pictures.