Ąžuoliukas (Translation: ''Little Oak Tree'') is a
Lithuanian boys' and youth choir. The very first Lithuanian
boys' choir
A boys' choir is a choir primarily made up of choirboys who have yet to begin puberty or are in the early to middle stages of puberty and so retain their more highly pitched childhood voice type. Members of a boys' choir are technically known as '' ...
was established in
Vilnius
Vilnius ( , ; see also other names) is the capital and largest city of Lithuania, with a population of 592,389 (according to the state register) or 625,107 (according to the municipality of Vilnius). The population of Vilnius's functional urb ...
in 1959 by professor Hermanas Perelšteinas. At the beginning, Ąžuoliukas was composed of 30 boys, but later grew into a combination of several boys' and men's choirs and its own music school. The choir did not only grow in talented singers but also in its significant achievements. One of these is the Mineur Prix in the International Children's Choir Competition in
Nantes, France (1989).
Ąžuoliukas continues to perform in various festivals and concerts in both
Lithuania and abroad. The choir is currently conducted by the professor
Vytautas Miškinis
Vytautas Miškinis (born 5 June 1954) is a Lithuanian composer, choral conductor and academic teacher. He is artistic director of Ąžuoliukas, a boys' and youth choir and music school, and of other ensembles, performing internationally. He has ...
. In 2009 Ąžuoliukas held numerous concerts designated to mark its 50th anniversary.
External links
Official website– in Lithuanian
Lithuanian choirs
Musical groups established in 1959
1959 establishments in the Soviet Union
Music in Vilnius
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