Les Pastoureaux
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| Seat: |
 Waterloo
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| Founding: | 1974 |
| Genus: | Boys' choir |
| Founder: | Bernard Pagnier |
| Head : | Philippe Favette |
| Voices : | approx. 60 ( SATB ) |
| Website : | http://www.lespastoureaux.be |
Les Pastoureaux (literally: "The Shepherd Boys ") or The Boys 'Choir of Waterloo ( French Petits Chanteurs de Waterloo ) is a Belgian boys' choir from Waterloo in Belgium . It was founded in 1974 and has been run by Phillippe Favette since 2006.
The ensemble has a wide-ranging repertoire, which ranges from Renaissance music to modern music and also includes folklore and pop music . The 7 to 14 year old members of the choir, also known as “Petits Chanteurs de Waterloo” (“The Boys' Choir of Waterloo), have already performed more than 1000 concerts.
In addition to the domestic concerts in the "Chapelle Musicale Reine Elisabeth", they regularly go on concert tours throughout Europe and a. to South and North America and Japan . The choir is also a guest at festivals in Germany and abroad, such as B. the "Flanders Festival", the "Festival de Wallonie" or the "Musicales de Beloeil" as well as music festivals in Poland, Italy or Austria.
In 2017 the boys made a guest appearance in Riga , Latvia , where they appeared as the official representative of Belgium in the " Eurovision Choir of the Year " competition .
literature
- Robert Wangermée: Guide du chant choral en Wallonie et à Bruxelles: Histoire et répertoires ( fr ). Mardaga, Sprimont 2003, ISBN 2870098367 .
- Robert Vander Cruysen: Un siècle d'histoires en Brabant wallon ( fr ). Racine, Brussels 1999, ISBN 2873865199 .
- Christian Sonon: Les Pastoureaux de Waterloo en tournée au Japon (fr) . In: Le Soir , 1993. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
Web links
- Official website of the Pastoureaux
- Les Pastoureaux in the Boy Choir & Soloists Directory (BCSD)