The Cor Albada first appeared on a stage on the 17th of December 1967. Nowadays, the choir consists of 35 members between the ages of 16 and 27, and it is conducted by Esteve Costa.

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The choir has performed all around the Catalan-speaking territory, as well as Portugal, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg, Germany, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic. Many of these concerts have been part of an exchange with youth choirs from these countries.

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The Cor Albada has collaborated with several orchestras, such as the Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona– Nacional de Catalunya (Barcelona Symphony Orchestra – National Orchestra of Catalonia), the Jove Orquestra Nacional de Catalunya (National Youth Orchestra of Catalonia), the Orquestra de l’Acadèmia del Gran Teatre del Liceu or the Orquestra Barroca Catalana. Among the most important pieces performed in recent years are:  Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, Atlàntida by Falla, Carl Orff’s CarminaBurana, Mozart’s Requiem, the opera Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell, Vivaldi’s Gloria and Magnificat, Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater, and Fauré’s Requiem. The choir has also sung pop and jazz music, performed respectively in Barcelona’s concert venues Luz de Gas and Apolo. Their most recent large-scale project was the creation and performance of their first musical, calledCulpables, which premiered June 2014 in the SalaBarts concert venue, in Barcelona.

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This year,2017, the CorAlbada celebrates its 50th anniversary by giving a very special concert at the beginning of summer, which will include the participation of former members.