Origin Waterloo, Belgium (1974) Albums Llibre Vermell | Record label Ricercar | |
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Similar Psallentes, Chœur de Chambre de Namur, Guy Van Waas, Les Petits Chanteurs de Saint, The Little Singers of Paris Profiles | ||
Les Pastoureaux (literally: "The Shepherd Boys") (aka Waterloo Boys’ Choir, French: Petits Chanteurs de Waterloo) is a Belgian choir of boys and men based in Waterloo, Belgium. It was established in 1974 and is currently conducted by Philippe Favette. Their repertoire includes works of sacred music as well as songs of the world.
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Concerts and events
Since Christmas 1974, Les Pastoureaux traditionally perform a series of concerts during the Christmas and holiday season, in Brussels (at the Centre for Fine Arts as well as in the St. Michael and St. Gudula Cathedral) and in Wallonia. They also sing at various music festivals, such as the Festival of Wallonia and the Festival of Flanders. Their numerous concerts include collaborations with artists such as the famous bass-baritone José van Dam, the Belgian soprano Marie-Noëlle de Callataÿ and the American soprano Jeanette Thompson. Les Pastoureaux are regularly guests of private events, including most notably performances at the Royal Palace of Brussels and the Royal Castle of Laeken as well as their collaboration to the official show for the changeover to the euro (The Euro Bridge, Brussels, 31 December 2001). Besides, they are often called on for weddings ceremonies. On several occasions, soloists of Les Pastoureaux have taken part in opera productions, at the National Opera of Belgium La Monnaie and abroad.
Directors of Music
Summer tours
Since 1980, Les Pastoureaux travel on a two-three week international concert tour during summer. They went to Argentine, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United States.