Published on Aug 9, 2012

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Genre: Musicals

Dates: October 19-20, 2012

Venue: Forbidden City Concert Hall

Prices: 50, 80, 120, 180, 380, 580

Features: The Les Petits Chanteurs de Saint-Marc was founded by Nicolas Porte and regards as one of the best children's choir in France. On October 19-20, the Choir will perform in Forbidden City concert hall in Beijing.

BRIEF INTRODUCTION

Les Petits Chanteurs de Saint-Marc (in English The Little Singers of Saint Marc) is a children's choir, founded in September 1986 by Nicolas Porte. It is a mixed unit composed of seventy-five to eighty school-aged children from ten to fifteen years old. All are provided education from the Saint-Marc college in Lyon.

Children join the choir in the sixth grade. After three years of training, they are integrated into . The Holy-Ursule School, on the same site as the college, enrolls children in preparation for admittance into the college.

The choir belongs to the French Federation of Federation francaise des petits chanteurs, itself a part of the Federation internationale des Pueri Cantores. The choir's repertoire varies widely from spiritual hymns to classical and contemporary music.

The children receive special training in musical theory, harmony, choir singing, chamber musical and more. No prior musical knowledge is required upon entry to the choir. The students practice between six and eight hours a week, with increased times according to concerts and performances.

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