Bochnia Boys Choir

Pueri Cantores S. Nicolai

The Pueri Cantores S. Nicolai have won recognition of top experts for their superb quality of performance and interpretation of both early and contemporary choral music. In 1995 the Boys' Choir participated in the National Competition of the Polish Choirs in Budgoszcz and won a first prize. In May 1996 the choir succeeded in the National Competition Legnica Cantat 27 and won a first prize in the category of children and youth choirs. It is the intention of the artistic director and conductor of the choir, Rev. St. Adamczyk, not only to promote beautiful church music among young singers, but also to create them the possibilities of personal formation and artistic education. Young choristers learn the disciplines of attention to detail, dependability, cooperation with equals, self confidence balanced by self criticism, quickness of response to direction. But above all they learn the joy of creating beauty in the service of God and to the delight of man. The Bochnia Boys’ Choir was founded in 1987. It was Rev. Stanislaw Adamczyk who devoted all his energy to the youth group of The Catholic Parish of St. Nicholas in Bochnia and started the search for boys of eight and upwards who enjoyed singing. He achieved successfully what he set out to do. Since then the Bochnia Boys’ Choir Pueri Cantores Sancti Nicolai has been the only boys’ choir of this kind to have treble and alto sung by the boys and tenor and bass by those whose voices have been broken. The Bochnia Boys’ Choir is the member of both Polish and International Federation of Young Singers Pueri Cantores.