qi ▁exp atri ates ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Es col ania ▁de ▁Mont ser rat , ▁or ▁simply ▁the ▁Es col ania ▁() ▁is ▁a ▁boys ' ▁cho ir ▁of ▁sop ran os ▁and ▁alt os ▁based ▁at ▁the ▁Bened ict ine ▁ab bey ▁Santa ▁Maria ▁de ▁Mont ser rat ▁near ▁Barcelona , ▁Catal onia , ▁Spain . ▁When ▁the ▁re pert ory ▁requires ▁it , ▁they ▁are ▁accompanied ▁by ▁the ▁Mont ser rat ▁Chap el ▁Ch oir , ▁composed ▁of ▁old ▁cho ir bo ys ▁and ▁the ▁mon ks ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁Chap el ▁Ch oir . ▁The ▁Es col ania ▁of ▁Mont ser rat , ▁which ▁belongs ▁to ▁the ▁Mon aster y ▁of ▁Mont ser rat , ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁oldest ▁boys ▁cho irs ▁in ▁Europe . ▁Records ▁show ▁that ▁the ▁Es col ania ▁has ▁existed ▁as ▁a ▁religious ▁and ▁musical ▁institution ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁century . ▁It ▁is ▁composed ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁fifty ▁boys , ▁from ▁ages ▁nine ▁to ▁four teen , ▁origin ating ▁from ▁various ▁towns ▁in ▁Catal onia , ▁the ▁B ale ar ic ▁Islands , ▁and ▁the ▁Val enci an ▁community . ▁During ▁their ▁time ▁at ▁the ▁Es col ania , ▁they ▁complete ▁courses ▁at ▁the ▁Primary , ▁and ▁beginning ▁of ▁Second ary ▁levels , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁corresponding ▁musical ▁studies . ▁Each ▁student ▁must ▁study ▁two ▁instruments ; ▁the ▁piano , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁second ▁orch est ral ▁instrument ▁of ▁their ▁choice . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁this ,