9 3 3 : ▁Fr . ▁An sel m ▁Fer rer , ▁of ▁Italy , ▁became ▁the ▁director ▁and ▁composer . ▁He ▁created ▁the ▁first ▁record ings ▁of ▁the ▁Es col ania ▁and ▁evol ved ▁the ▁tone ▁of ▁the ▁cho ir . ▁ 1 9 3 3 - 1 9 3 6 : ▁B less ed ▁Fr . ▁Angel ▁Rod amil an ▁was ▁director ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁mart yr ▁during ▁the ▁Civil ▁War . ▁ 1 9 3 6 - 1 9 3 9 : ▁The ▁mon ks ▁and ▁students ▁needed ▁to ▁abandon ▁Mont ser rat ▁during ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Civil ▁War . ▁ 1 9 3 9 - 1 9 5 3 : ▁Fr . ▁David ▁P uj ol ▁was ▁director . ▁ 1 9 5 3 - 1 9 9 7 : ▁Fr . ▁I ren eu ▁Seg ar ra , ▁director ▁and ▁composer . ▁Under ▁his ▁leadership , ▁the ▁cho ir ▁grew ▁to ▁fifty ▁students , ▁and ▁released ▁numerous ▁records . ▁They ▁also ▁began ▁to ▁perform ▁concert s ▁outside ▁of ▁Mont ser rat ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁including ▁international ▁t ours . ▁ 1 9 9 7 - 2 0 0 0 : ▁Fr . ▁Jord i - Ag ust í ▁Pi qué ▁was ▁the ▁director . ▁ 2 0 0 0 - 2 0 0 7 : ▁Jo aqu im ▁Pi qué ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁lay ▁director . ▁ 2 0 0 7 – 2 0 1 4 : ▁Bern