The Piccolo Coro "Mariele Ventre" dell'Antoniano, until 1995 simply Piccolo Coro dell'Antoniano (), is an Italian children's choir from
Bologna
Bologna ( , , ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy. It is the List of cities in Italy, seventh most populous city in Italy, with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nationalities. Its M ...
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History
The choir was created by
Mariele Ventre
Maria Rachele "Mariele" Ventre (16 July 1939 – 16 December 1995) was an Italian musician and singer, the founder and director of Italian children's choir Piccolo Coro dell'Antoniano.
Biography
Mariele Ventre was born in Bologna, Emilia-Romag ...
in 1963 at the
Antoniano Institute 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.
In 2025, Sabrina Simoni left Piccolo Coro. New conductor is Margherita Gamberini.
External links
Piccolo Coro dell'Antoniano Official HomepageUnofficial HomepageOfficial canal - Antoniano di Bologna (YouTube)
References
Choirs of children
Musical groups established in 1963
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