Archdiocese of Philadelphia Boys Choir
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The Archdiocesan Boy Choir of Philadelphia is a choir of sacred music, and is made up of boys, ages of 7 to 16. It was founded in 1969 by Dr. Peter LaManna at the request of His Eminence, John Cardinal Krol. The choir represents the five county area of the Archdiocese.
Activities include participating in liturgies at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul and local parishes, and maintaining a concert schedule at events in the United States and Canada. In 1999, the choir also toured Rome, Italy. In 1995 the choir sang at the shrine of Our Lady of Fatima, Portugal, for processions and special masses in which over one-half million pilgrims participated. A copy of the choir's performance of "Ave Verum" for communion was sent to Pope John Paul II. The Boy Choir returned to Fatima, Portugal, in 2000 in order to celebrate the beatification of the two little shepherd children, Francisco and Jacinta Marto and was featured in the Portugal magazine Fatima Missionaria.
Choir CD releases include, "Songs of the Cherubim" containing chants, motets, and choruses of the church, a Christmas recording, entitled "Midnight Mass", and "Golden Rose", a Celebration of Eucharistic and Marian Devotion. They have also recently released a recording of Easter songs, entitled "Cathedral Sounds."
