Vienna Woods Boys' Choir

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.

This article is about an Austrian choir founded in 1921. For another choir with a similar name, see Vienna Boys' Choir.
Vienna Woods Boys' Choir
Sängerknaben vom Wienerwald
Choir
OriginMaria Enzersdorf, Lower Austria, Austria
Founded1921
FounderStanislaus Marusczyk
Disbanded2014
HeadquartersMissionshaus St. Gabriel

History

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.

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