Cor Maragall (Maragall Choir), that celebrated its 25^th anniversary in 2004, was founded in 1979 by its actual conductor, Àngels Alabert.  From that moment onwards it has never ceased giving concerts and participating in various national and international choir encounters/festivals. At present it consists of 40 singers whose average musical knowledge is of intermediate level. The choir is member of the Catalan Choir Federation (FCEC) and Europa Cantat.

Eversince its first concert Cor Maragall has always carefully looked after the quality of the concerts and has therefore given full dedication to studying new, varied repertories, giving priority to the propagation of   music of its beloved country, Catalonia. For this reason the choir has taken great interest in performing, as representative of their nation, in other European countries: Òccitania (Provence), Euskadi (Basque Country), Italy, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Norway, Denmark, Hungary, Austria and France.

Because of the concern for the propagation of their music all over Europe and also the interest in getting to know music proceeding from other places, Cor Maragall became a member of the association Europa Cantat, the organizer of numerous festivals hold all over Europe, in which Cor Maragall has participated. The latter has, without any doubt, contributed remarkably to the improvement of the level of the choir.

Also should be mentioned the collaboration with other choirs of Girona which has made it possible to perform important works like Mozart’s Requiem, Bach’s Magnificat or Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.

Moreover, every year Cor Maragall offers the traditional concert of All Saints’ Day with a, for this occasion, specially prepared repertoire. About these concerts we would like to mention the tribute the choir paid to the works of composers from Girona, like Xavier Montsalvatge and the performance of ‘Mass for three choirs, organ and harpsichord’ composed by J.Gas (Master of the Choir of the cathedral of Girona in the 19^th century) under the conductorship of Reinald Dedies and Àngels Alabert, together with the choir Sine Nomine from Perpinyà.

Cor Maragall has performed works of all times: from Gregorian to Contemporary music. Worth mentioning are: ‘Llibre vermell de Montserrat’ (Red book of Montserrat); Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana  (performed on the occasion of the 20^th anniversary of the choir); Benjamin Britten’s Rejoice in the Lamb (cantata for chorus, soloists and organ); the complete opera Dido and Eneas (Purcell) performed in Girona and Vilanova de Geltrú; Duke Ellington’s Sacred Concert.

Likewise, the choir has also delt with works in different languages: Basque, Occitan, English, French, Italian, German, Portuguese, Czech, Hungarian and even Japanese.

In 1999 the choir celebrated its 20^th anniversary by participating in the International Festival of Choir Singing in Paris-Ille de France, which was celebrated on the 7^th and 8^th of January that year. Outstanding were the concerts given at the Arc de la Defense and at the headquarters of the Unesco in Paris.

In 2000 the choir participated in the Europa Cantat encounter in Nevers (France) and in the summer of 2003 in the Europa Cantat in Barcelona. At the latter it took part in the atelier of works of Xavier Montsalvatge (composer from Girona).

In 2004 Cor Maragall celebrated its 25^th anniversary with the première of the Cant Espiritual (Spiritual Chant) by Joan Maragall, composed by the conductor of the choir, M. Àngels Alabert, in a version for orchestra and choir. For All Saints’ Day of 2005 the choir sang G. Fauré’s Requiem.