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New voices
IN A historic first, the Montserrat Monastery, located near Barcelona, announced it would admit women and girls into its famous choir on Wednesday, March 16.
Escolania choir has been an allboys choir for its 700 year history, but now it will be joined by a separate chamber choir made up of around 25 boys and girls aged 17 to 24. According to senior priests, the new mixed choir will also occasionally take over liturgical duties to give the allmale choir a break.
This move is a response to an increasing demand for girls to be included in the choir to reflect the changing times we live in. Father Efrem de Montellà, the monastery’s spokesperson described the issue as a "complex and difficult question" but said they realised that they had to respond, making changes.
ON Monday, March 20, the Euro Weekly News was live on air at one of Spain’s biggest stations, TRE, to discuss the upcoming launch of its latest paper, the Costa CalidaMurcia edition.
Meeting with afternoon show host Hannah Murray at the station’s Cancelada studios, Euro Weekly News Editorial Director Sally Underwood spoke about the new paper, when it was coming out, what it would offer and how you can get a copy.
Sally explained: “People have been asking us to do this for a very long time. We know there is a huge English speaking community there and it is an under represented region.
“We will be the only weekly English language newspaper covering the region.”
Explaining why the Eu ro Weekly News is choosing to launch the Costa Calida Murcia edition now, Sally said: “It’s something we’d looked to do in 2020 but didn’t for obvious regions.
“This year it feels like the time is right for growth.
“We have a huge base of loyal clients who have been very supportive and our first edition will be 24 pages. We see that growing very quickly.”
The pair also discussed the phenomenal growth Spain has seen since the end of the pandemic, with many businesses saying 2022 was their best year ever.
Watch out for the new Costa Calida Murcia edition coming out on the streets and online on Thursday, March 30.
