▁they ▁study ▁Musical ▁Language , ▁Orchestra , ▁and ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁cho ir ▁( the ▁distinguished ▁focus ▁of ▁the ▁school ). ▁ ▁Musical ▁Activ ities ▁of ▁the ▁Ch oir ▁The ▁school ▁cho ir ▁s ings ▁daily ▁in ▁the ▁Bas il ica , ▁often ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁large ▁groups ▁of ▁pil gr ims ▁and ▁visitors ▁from ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁The ▁m idd ay ▁singing ▁of ▁Sal ve ▁Regin a ▁has ▁become ▁the ▁most ▁attended ▁act ▁of ▁the ▁San ctu ary . ▁They ▁have ▁released ▁numerous ▁albums , ▁and ▁have ▁tou red ▁in ▁various ▁countries ▁such ▁as : ▁Hung ary , ▁Switzerland , ▁France , ▁Italy , ▁Ireland , ▁Belg ium , ▁Germany , ▁Poland , ▁Russia , ▁where ▁they ▁have ▁performed ▁three ▁times ▁( M osc ow ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁& ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁and ▁St . ▁Petersburg ▁ 2 0 1 1 ), ▁United ▁States ▁( 2 0 1 4 ) ▁and ▁China ▁( 2 0 1 5 ). ▁ ▁History ▁ 1 0 2 5 : ▁The ▁Bened ict ine ▁Community ▁of ▁Mont ser rat ▁was ▁founded . ▁ 1 2 th ▁Century : ▁Period ▁of ▁the ▁Virgin ▁of ▁Mont ser rat . ▁Pil gr ims ▁started ▁to ▁clim b ▁the ▁mountain ▁to ▁v ener ate ▁the ▁Virgin . ▁ 1 3 0 7 : ▁First ▁documentation ▁showing ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁the ▁Es col ania , ▁which ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁cho ir ▁ro bes ▁worn ▁today . ▁ 1 4 7