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CHOIR DIRECTOR<\/h2> <\/header>\n

Pau Jorquera was born in Barcelona in 1982 and began his music studies in his home city. He studied Choir Conducting at the Escola Superior de M\u00fasica de Catalunya. His studies also included singing, piano, and composition. At this school, he worked with Johan Duijck, Josep Vila Casa\u00f1as and Mireia Barrera. His musical education was greatly impacted by professors Ramon Porter and Johan Duijck.<\/p>\n

He earned a Teaching degree with specialty in Music Education from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. He studied professional percussion with Ignasi Vila.
\nIn recent years, he has worked with the Grup Farmac\u00e8utic Salvat Foundation. As head of the musical projects area, he promotes the international scholarship for young singers SALVAT BECA BACH, as well as several concerts and music festivals. He is a specialist in the interpretation of sacred music and early music. He is the founder and director of the Bach Collegium Barcelona and co-founder of the Bachcelona Festival.<\/p>\n

In 2023, he has added the direction of the Schola Cantorum of the Escolania de Montserrat with his co-direction of the traditional Choir of the Escolania de Montserrat (2014-Present). Additionally, he was also the Head of Music Studies (2018-2021).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Virolai<\/h2> <\/header>\n

This is a hymn dedicated to the Virgin of Montserrat, popularly known as \u201cRosa d\u2019abril\u201d, in reference to the first line of the poem.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Virolai was written by Fr. Jacint Verdaguer and published in 1880 in the programme of the arts and music contest held for the Millennium Celebration of Montserrat. In that same programme, a gold and enamel flabiol sculpture was to be awarded to the best musical adaptation of Verdaguer\u2019s text.<\/p>\n

On the 25th of April of that same year, Josep Rodoreda\u2019s melody was declared the winner from among seventy other entries.<\/p>\n