Local Churches Sponsor Haitian Boys Choir in Classical Concert

Les Petits Chanteurs (The Little Singers), the renowned boys’ choir from the Holy Trinity Music School of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, will perform in Stamford Saturday, September 15 at 6:30 pm. 

The program at Saint John’s Episcopal Church, 628 Main Street, Stamford, IS hosted by L’Eglise de L’Epiphanie, Stamford, Saint Luke’s Parish, Darien and Saint John’s. Tickets are $10 (free for children 10 and under) and can be purchased by calling 203-964-1517 or 203-655-1456.  Tickets at the door are $12.

Les Petits Chanteurs is a select group of 30 singers, ages 8 to early 20’s, accompanied by a seven-piece instrumental ensemble.  The choir is no stranger to the United States, having toured the country 13 times. Previous performances include Tanglewood with the Boston Symphony, the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, and Chicago with the Chicago Children’s Choir.  Besides New England, this year’s tour will take the choir to Maryland, Texas, Wisconsin and the West Coast.

Holy Trinity Music School is the only one of its kind in Haiti, carrying out its mission of education and music training for children and young adults. The Holy Trinity Cathedral complex in Port-au-Prince was completely destroyed by the devastating 2010 earthquake.  Prior to the disaster, 1,000 students attended the cathedral’s music school.  The choir tour is designed not only to focus awareness on the rich classical music traditions of Haiti, but also to support the rebuilding of the school itself.

For a video sample of the choir’s music, visit http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/smithsonian-to-host-haitian-boys-choir-on-mission-to-rebuild-music-school-in-port-au-prince/2012/09/05/3e41f104-f732-11e1-a93b-7185e3f88849_story.html