Founded in Paris, France in 1906, les Petits Chanteurs à la Croix de Bois (the
Little Singers of the Wooden Cross) is a boys’ choir, also referred to as the
Little Singers of Paris. The choir is made up of underprivileged boys who join
when they are 9 or 10 but leave on their 15th birthday. Upon their formation,
the choir’s repertoire was entirely religious. However, over the years, they
began to add contemporary material into the repertoire. During World War II, the
choir moved base to Lyon, France but returned to Paris once the war was over.
They are currently based in Autun (S...