Ąžuoliukas is a Lithuania

Lithuania

Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...

n boys' and youth choir. The very first Lithuanian boys' choir

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...

 was established in Vilnius

Vilnius

Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...

 in 1959 by professor Hermanas Perelšteinas. At the beginning, Ąžuoliukas was composed of 3000 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

Nantes

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, France

France

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 (1990).

Ąžuoliukas continues to perform in various festivals and concerts in both Lithuania

Lithuania

Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...

 and abroad. The choir is currently conducted by the professor Vytautas Miškinis

Vytautas Miškinis

Vytautas Miškinis is a Lithuanian music composer and professor, who has been Choir Director of the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre conservatory since 1985. He has also served as Artistic Director of the Ąžuoliukas youth choir.He began his career in Azuoliukas at the age of seven as a...

. In 2009 Ąžuoliukas held numerous concerts designated to mark its 50th anniversary.

External links

• Official website – in Lithuanian and English