The Vienna Boys' Choir (German: Wiener Sängerknaben) is a choir of boy sopranos and altos based in Vienna, Austria. It is one of the best known boys' choirs in the world. The boys are selected mainly from Austria, but also from many other countries around the world, and individually interviewed. Known for its exceedingly high vocal standard, the choir has worked with musicians including Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Antonio Caldara, Antonio Salieri, Heinrich Isaac, Paul Hofhaimer, Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, Johann Joseph Fux, Christoph Willibald Gluck, and Anton Bruckner.[LINK: http://www.wsk.at/english/presse_e/press_main.asp] www.wsk.at (accessed 2007-03-02) Since 1948, the Palais Augarten (see picture) has served as a boarding school for the Vienna Boys' Choir. History The choir is the modern-day descendant of the boys' choirs of the Viennese Court, dating back to the late M

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