The choir was founded half a millennium ago , when Emperor I laid the foundation stone for the Imperial Court Chapel – and thus, also for the Vienna Boys’ Choir – in 1498. Until 1918, the Hofmusikkapelle (Court Orchestra) performed exclusively for the court, during masses and private festivities and on state occasions.

Today the Hofmusikkapelle consists exclusively of a chorus of the Vienna Boys' Choir as well as of members of the Vienna State Opera Chorus and Orchestra . They can be heard every Sunday at High Mass at the Imperial Chapel...

Today, there are about 100 Vienna Choir Boys between the ages of ten and fourteen; the group performs 300 concerts annually in four concert choirs before almost half a million spectators all over the world.

They can also be heard at the Vienna State Opera, at the Salzburg Festival, and at their own festive concerts – with a repertoire ranging from the Middle Ages to the Present Day .

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