The Piccolo Coro "Mariele Ventre" dell'Antoniano, until 1995 simply Piccolo Coro dell'Antoniano ( en, "Little Choir of Antoniano"), is an Italian children's choir from
Bologna.
History
The choir was created by
Mariele Ventre in 1963 at the
Antoniano Institute
Istituto Antoniano was created in Bologna in 1953 by the Franciscans, (the ''Lesser Friars''). The Convent of the Franciscans who govern the establishment is built next to the Church of St. Antonio, hence the name of the Institute.
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for children to sing together at the
Zecchino d'Oro festival, started only five years earlier. In the very beginning there were few kids in the choir but it changed very fast and the choir became much larger (up to about 80 children at some time).
In 1995, after Ventre's death the choir was taken by
Sabrina Simoni and changed its name to ''Piccolo Coro "Mariele Ventre" dell' Antoniano'' in the founder's honor.
Since 22 November 2003 the children of the choir have been Italian
Good Will Ambassadors.
External links
Piccolo Coro dell'Antoniano Official HomepageUnofficial HomepageOfficial canal - Antoniano di Bologna (YouTube)
Choirs of children
Musical groups established in 1963
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