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Press...
"The von Trapps are the real deal... The time-spanning pop music and ethereal folk sound is created with ukulele, melodica, horns, violin, piano and cello." Review for 'Dancing in Gold' EP - Chicago Tribune 2015
Relations...
Great-grandparents: Captain Georg von Trapp & Agathe Whitehead
Grandfather: Werner von Trapp (movie name Kurt)
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(Group disbanded in 2016)
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Press...
“No concert can touch the Trapps for that combination of dignity, friendliness, informality and magnificent music.”
-Washington D.C. News 1942
History...
Trapp Family Singers started as Trapp Chamber Choir and combined were a musical group from 1935-1956. They shared their life in song with millions, throughout 30 countries, in over 2,000 concerts and are know as one of the most booked groups of all times. In total, they produced 11 recordings - some singles that became albums. Later, their story was the inspiration for the Broadway play and movie "The Sound of Music".
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The Trapp Family Singers started as the Trapp Chamber Choir and combined were a musical group from 1935-1956. Later, their lives were the inspiration for the Broadway play and Hollywood movie "The Sound of Music". TBD, Grandaughter to Georg von Trapp, took on the singing mantle; as did the great-grandchildren group The von Trapps. Learn a bit more about this singing family.
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Press...
"Von Trapp sings softly with an astonishing clarity about disappointment, the power of love and coming of age... Her music reflects her classical training and her love of folk music." -Chicago Tribune 1997
Relations...
Grandparents: Captain Georg von Trapp & Agathe Whitehead
Father: Werner von Trapp (movie name Kurt)
Website...
Sample Discography...