Les Pastoureaux (literally: "The Shepherd Boys"), also known as the Petits Chanteurs de Waterloo, is a Belgian choir of boys and men based in Waterloo, Belgium. It was established in 1974 [1] and is currently conducted by Philippe Favette. Their repertoire includes works of sacred music as well as songs of the world.
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. [2] Les Pastoureaux are regularly guests of private events, including most notably performances at the Royal Palace of Brussels [3] and the Royal Castle of Laeken [4] as well as their collaboration to the official show for the changeover to the euro (The Euro Bridge, Brussels, 31 December 2001). [5] 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.
They represented Belgium at the Eurovision Choir of the Year 2017 in Riga, Latvia. [6]
Since 1980, Les Pastoureaux travel on a two-three week international concert tour during summer. They've been to Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United States. [7]
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