Cheers! - The Little Singers of Paris (Les Petits Chanteurs à la Croix de Bois)

When: 6 Dec 2013 Fri 20:00
Where: Auditorium, Tsuen Wan Town Hall

⇒《开怀集》-巴黎木十字儿童合唱团

In the summer of 1906, two young students, Pierre Martin and Paul Berthier (Father of the composer Jacques Berthier and grandfather of France Gall), were on vacation in the abbey of Tamié in Savoy. They came up a "dream" which plans to start a maîtrise (choir school) for child choristers that would travel from church to church, town to town, to carry the living testimony of the authentic tradition of religious music.

The Little Singers of Paris

Their dream came true in the next year. Despite the lack of money, their enthusiasm brought them to settle in an old dwelling in Paris suburb and they started to receive their first scholar. This was the birth of the Little Singers of Paris. The first rehearsal took place on 10 January 1907 and the first concert was held in the Parish Church of the Kings of France, St-Germain l'Auxerrois in October in the same year. It was well-received by music lovers in Paris. The Little Singers of Paris were soon become popular throughout France. In contrast to the music style in vogue at the time, the quality of the choir's singing and the purity of the young voices aroused astonishment and enthusiasm in the audience.

Programme

Songs from all over the world
South Africa: Siyahamba
Antilles: Ban mwen on ti bo
Philippines: Bahay kubo
Italy: Nella Fantasia
France/Germany: Berceuse
France/Germany: La Rose rouge
France: Paris panam'
Norway: Bruremarsj fra Valsøyfjord/Aure
Russia: Kalinka

Traditional choral pieces
Viadana
Exultate justi
Gounod
Ave Maria
Handel
Hallelijah (extract from Messiah)

Christmas Carols
Douce nuit, Sainte nuit
We wish you a merry Christmas
Jingle Bells
Pueri concinite

Enquiries
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