The Monaco Boys Choir and the Choir of Monaco Cathedral

About us

The Monaco Boys Choir and the Choir of Monaco Cathedral

Presentation

Founded in 1974 as a part of Monaco Cathedral Choir, and placed under the High Patronage H.S.H. Prince Albert II, Monaco Boys Choir contribute to showcase the Principality’s historic association with culture and the performing arts.

History

The first known traces of a vocal group with children’s voices date back in the XVIIIth century, to the reign of Prince Antoine 1st. This group, whose mission was to ensure the execution of liturgies at the Palatine Chapel, may be considered as the ancestor of the future “Choir of the Monaco Cathedral”.

Message from
H.S.H the Prince
Albert II
of Monaco

The activities of these little ambassadors of Monaco deserve all of my support, and I commend them for their commitment and their career.
Their merit is praiseworthy and so is the enthusiasm they show under the guidance of Mr Pierre Debat, himself gifted ...

Lespetits Chanteurs Portrait Groupe

Dates

Upcoming events

October 2024

Sunday 6th, 10:30 am - In memoriam Maîtrisiens, Petits Chanteurs, Maîtres de Chapelle et Organistes défunts

Sunday 13, 10:30 am

Sunday 20, 10:30 am

November 2024

Friday 1st, 10:30 am - All Saints’ Day

Sunday 3, 10:30 am

Sunday 10, 10:30 am

Tuesday 19, 9:30 am - Monaco National Day (upon invitation)

Sunday 24, 10:30 am - Saint Cecilia's day, patron saint of musicians
CONCERTS - 2024-2025

Thursday 24 to Thursday 31 October 2024
Artist-in-residence in Hammamet, Tunisia (Fondation Hasdrubal pour la Culture et les Arts - Hasdrubal Ressort Yasmine Hammamet)

Friday 25 October 2024
Tunis, Tunisia - Cathédrale Saint-Vincent-de-Paul

Wednesday 30 October 2024
Hammamet, Tunisia - Fondation Hasdrubal pour la Culture et les Arts

Monday 20 January 2025 - 7:00 pm
Chapiteau Espace de Fontvieille - Ecumenical Celebration

From Sunday 9 to Wednesday 19 February 2025 - Salzburg, Austria
Annual musical development course

From Saturday 5 to Friday 25 July 2025
Concerts tours in Vietnam (Hanoi - Da Nang - Hôi An - Hue - Nha Trang - Ho Chi Minh City) and Cambodia (Phnom Penh - Siem Reap - Sihanoukville)

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Photo gallery

Our photos selection

Washington DC
Kennedy Center, Washington
Kelly House, Philadelphie
New York
Leysin, Suisse
Auditorium Rainier III, Monaco
Open Concert, Séoul, Corée du Sud
Episcopal Cathedral, Miami, U.S.A
St John The Divine Cathedral, New York, U.S.A
Nagasaki, Japon
Palais Princier, Monaco
Shanghai Concert Hall, Chine

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History

The Monaco Boys Choir

Under the Patronage of H.S.H. the Prince of Monaco

The award-winning troupe was founded in 1974 by H.S.H. Prince Rainier III to showcase the Principality’s historic association with culture and the performing arts. It is a part of the Monaco Cathedral Choir, founded in 1904, and is composed of 25 boys from ages 9 to 16. The Monaco Boys Choir, especially popular for their unusual repertoire of works written for children, have visited more than 40 nations around the world.

Under the patronage of H.S.H. the Prince of Monaco, the Monaco Boys Choir, through the generous support of the Monégasque government, is able to donate its talents to concerts organized on behalf of humanitarian associations throughout the world.