Figure 1.--This Canadian choir, Les Petits Chanteurs de Laval shows the French influence. The boys hold folders with their music in this 1984 portrait.
|
Figure 1.--This Canadian choir, Les Petits Chanteurs de Laval shows the French influence. The boys hold folders with their music in this 1984 portrait. |
We do not know much about the Petits Chanteurs de Laval (Small Singers of Laval). We do have some basic information. The Choir is located in the northern suburbs of Montreal, Quebec. The choir was founded in 1981 by Julien Belzil and continues to be active. The Petits Chanteurs de Laval performed both religious and secilar music, but we have few details at this time. The choir established a considerable international reputation. There have beem many concert trips, includung a 1989 concert tour to Europe which included Paris. The choir has two different costumes. One is for religious ceremonies and the other is for secular performances.
We do not know much about the Petits Chanteurs de Laval (Small Singers of Laval). We do have some basic information. The Choir is located in the northern suburbs of Montreal, Quebec. The choir was founded in 1981 by Julien Belzil and continues to be active. We have not been able to find much published informationabout the choir.
The Petits Chanteurs de Laval performes both religious and secilar music. They sing as part of churech ceremonies. They also sing popular music as part of secular concerts, but we have few details at this time.
The choir established a considerable international reputation. There have beem many concert trips, includung a 1989 concert tour to Europe which included Paris.
Figure 2.--The Petits Chanteurs de Laval is seen here in the white albs that they wear for religious ceremonies and when performing concerts with religious music. |
The choir has two different costumes. One is for religious ceremonies and the other is for secular performances. Both costumes are styles widedly used in france for boys' choir costumes. The white cassock, especially among French-speaking people, is the vestment of religious offices. In Quebec the tradition is the same one as in Belgium and France. The boys in the 1980s wore a costume of blue sweaters, light blue shirts worn open without ties, blue short pants, white kneesocks, and black leather shoes. The sweaters have the choir crest.
The choir has a very interesting website which readers may like to visit. It is a French-language site, "Ce site vous propose l'histoire des premières années de la manécanterie traditionnelle des Petits Chanteurs de Laval, fondée par Julien Belzil. Vous trouverez ici beaucoup de photos d'époque, mais aussi des pièces complètes du répertoire des années 1983 à 1989, que vous pourrez non seulement écouter, mais aussi télécharger et conserver dans vos propres archives. Ce site constitue, en réalité, une sorte d'album souvenir de ces belles années où la tradition était jalousement sauvegardée et où les Petits Chanteurs continuaient l'oeuvre de Monseigneur Fernand Maillet, fondateur de la Fédération internationale des Pueri Cantores."
Navigate the Historic Boys' Clothing Web Site:
[Introduction]
[Activities]
[Biographies]
[Chronology]
[Cloth and textiles]
[Clothing styles]
[Countries]
[Topics]
[Bibliographies]
[Contributions]
[FAQs]
[Glossaries]
[Images]
[Satellite sites]
[Tools]
[Boys' Clothing Home]
Navigate the Historic Boys' Clothing Web choir costume pages:
[Return to the Main Indivisual Canadian choir page]
[Return to the Main national choir page]
[Australia]
[Austria]
[Belgium]
[Bulgaria]
[Canada]
[Denmark]
[England]
[France]
[Finland]
[Germany]
[Japan]
[Netherlands]
[Poland]
[South Africa]
[United States]
Navigate the Historic Boys' Clothing Web style pages:
[Short pants suits]
[Blazers]
[Collars]
[Lace collars]
[Ruffled collars]
[Eton collar]
[Fauntleroy suits]
[Sailor suits]
[Ring bearer/page costumes]
[First Communion suits]