The Carinthian Singing Community in Vienna (“Kärntner Singgemeinschaft in Wien”) is made up of 40 singers and was founded in 1980 by a group of students originally from Carinthia with the aim of preserving Carinthian songs in their adopted home of Vienna. Bernhard Sturm, a former member of the Vienna Boys’ Choir and graduate of the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, has been the choirmaster since 1984. In addition to its many performances in Austria, the choir has also thrilled international audiences during trips abroad, such as at the “Concorso Corale Internazionale”, an international choir competition with 38 choirs from 13 countries, where it received a Gold Diploma.