The Von Trapps (formerly The Von Trapp Children) was a musical group made up of Sofia, Melanie, Amanda, and August (formerly Justin) von Trapp, descendants of the original Trapp Family Singers. They are the grandchildren of Werner von Trapp, who was portrayed as Kurt in ''

The Sound of Music ''The Sound of Music'' is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the 1949 memoir of Maria von Trapp, '' The Story of the Trapp Family Singers''. ...

'', and the great-grandchildren of Georg Ritter von Trapp and his first wife Agathe Whitehead, and the step-great-grandchildren of

Maria von Trapp Maria Augusta von Trapp Order of the Holy Sepulchre (Catholic), DHS (; 26 January 1905 – 28 March 1987), often styled as "Baroness", was the stepmother and matriarch of the Trapp Family, Trapp Family Singers. She wrote ''The Story of the ...

, Georg's second wife.

History

The von Trapps began their singing career in 2001 after recording the folk songs taught to them by their grandfather Werner von Trapp. They subsequently toured North America, China, Southeast Asia, and Europe for over 15 years. They frequently performed with the band

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, and their collaboration album, '' Dream a Little Dream,'' was released in March 2014. The von Trapps appeared on ''

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'', '' The View'', '' Jack Hanna's Into the Wild'', '' The Today Show'' and ''

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''. In March 2016, The von Trapps announced that after 15 years of performing together, they would close the chapter in their lives as full-time musicians. Their last performance as a group, "Final Farewell Show", took place in their hometown of Portland, Oregon on May 3, 2016.

Discography

Studio albums

Collaboration studio albums

As featured artist

EPs

DVD

Awards

In 2006, the von Trapp Children were given the Special Award for Outstanding Young Family Singing Group at the 27th annual

Young Artist Award The Young Artist Award (originally known as the Youth in Film Award) is an accolade presented by the Young Artist Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1978 to honor excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young ...

References

External links

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