Wilten Boys' Choir
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OriginWilten, Austria
Founded13th-century
Music directorJohannes Stecher
HeadquartersWilten Abbey
| Wilten Boys' Choir Wiltener Sängerknaben | |
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| Choir | |
 Wilten Boys' Choir in the St. Roch's Church, Vienna, 2008 | |
| Origin | Wilten, Austria |
| Founded | 13th-century |
| Music director | Johannes Stecher |
| Headquarters | Wilten Abbey |
| Website | www.saengerknaben.com |
The Wilten Boys' Choir (German: Wiltener Sängerknaben) is a part of the Premonstratensian Wilten Abbey, at the foot of Bergisel in Innsbruck, Austria. Founded in the mid-13th century, it is one of the oldest boys' choirs in Europe.
The choir shares a common history with the Vienna Boys' Choir. According to contemporary sources, Emperor Maximilian I in 1498 established a court orchestra at Hofburg Palace in Vienna, including a choir which largely consisted of boys descending from Wilten in the County of Tyrol.
In 1946, the Wilten Boys' Choir was reestablished by Norbert Gerhold.
