9 : ▁The ▁cho ir ▁sang ▁for ▁the ▁Catholic ▁King ▁Fernando ▁during ▁his ▁visit ▁to ▁Barcelona . ▁ 1 4 9 4 : ▁Abb ot ▁Gar cia ▁de ▁C is ner os ▁spoke ▁of ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁religious ▁music ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁the ▁ch or ister s ▁of ▁the ▁Es col ania , ▁which ▁was ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁about ▁ 2 0 ▁boys ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁ 1 6 th ▁Century : ▁Bart ome u ▁G arr iga , ▁a ▁ch or ister ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁promised ▁that ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁older , ▁he ▁would ▁make ▁a ▁great ▁temple ▁for ▁the ▁Virgin . ▁In ▁ 1 5 6 0 , ▁as ▁Abb ot ▁of ▁the ▁Mon aster y , ▁he ▁started ▁to ▁construct ▁the ▁current ▁Bas il ica . ▁ 1 7 th - 1 8 th ▁Century : ▁Period ▁of ▁growth , ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁appearance ▁of ▁Masters ▁of ▁the ▁Es col ania . ▁This ▁title ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁mon ks ▁that ▁directed ▁the ▁cho ir ▁and ▁cultiv ated ▁a ▁new ▁re per toire ▁of ▁compos itions . ▁▁ 1 8 8 9 - 1 9 0 9 : ▁Fr . ▁Manuel ▁Gu z man ▁introduced ▁a ▁new ▁style ▁to ▁the ▁sound ▁of ▁the ▁cho ir , ▁and ▁continued ▁on ▁to ▁teach ▁future ▁direct ors ▁of ▁the ▁Es col ania . ▁ 1 9 0 9 - 1 9 1 1 : ▁Fr . R am ir ▁Esc of et ▁became ▁director . ▁ 1 9 1 1 - 1