350 children, young people and adult amateurs defend with talent and passion the great works of the symphonic, choral and a cappella repertoire. Discover the different formations of the Orchestre de Paris Chorus under the guidance of their Chorusmaster Lionel Sow.

The Orchestre de Paris Chorus

350 children, young people and adult amateurs

350 children, young people and adult amateurs defend with talent and passion the great works of the symphonic, choral and a cappella repertoire. Discover the different formations of the Orchestre de Paris Chorus under the guidance of their Chorusmaster Lionel Sow.

Join the Chorus!

How old are you?
9-10 y/o
9-10 y/o
11-14 y/o
15-17 y/o
18-25 y/o
25 y/o and more
Join the children's Choir of the orchestre de Paris
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Join the children's Choir of the orchestre de Paris
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Join the Youth Choir of the orchestre de Paris
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Join the Choir Academy
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Join the Chamber Choir of the orchestre de Paris
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The Symphony Chorus

A great symphonic chorus in Paris

The 180 singers of the symphony chorus are passionate and experienced amateur musicians. Fine connoisseurs of the choral repertoire, they dedicate a large part of their free time to living a formidable musical adventure by singing under the baton of the greatest conductors!

The symphony chorus consists of the main chorus, a chamber choir and an academy.

The Youth Choir

For 15-18 year olds

A youth choir composed of about sixty secondary school students, who come together to sing under the baton of renowned conductors! Alone or together with the Adult Chorus and the Orchestre de Paris, this choir offers young teenagers, who already have a very good musical experience, the opportunity to follow a pedagogical and artistic path to excellence.

The Children's Choir

For 9-14 year olds

The principle of this children's choir is unique: to offer children from CM1 to the third grade the opportunity to sing under the baton of the greatest conductors, and to take part in a demanding training course during their free time.

Richard Wilberforce

Chef principal du Chœur de l’Orchestre de Paris

Chef de chœurs, contre-ténor et compositeur d’origine britannique, Richard Wilberforce a été formé à l’Université de Cambridge et au Royal College of Music dont il est diplômé en direction de chœur et en chant lyrique. Il a dirigé le Hallé Youth Choir pendant cinq ans en collaboration avec le chef Sir Mark Elder. En 2018, il a été nommé chef du Cambridge University Symphony Chorus. Depuis 2017, après avoir été nommé professeur au Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Paris, il dirige le Jeune Chœur de Paris et l'Ensemble vocal de la Maîtrise de Paris. Richard Wilberforce a été pendant cinq ans directeur artistique du chœur professionnel English Voices. Il a aussi travaillé avec le London Philharmonic Choir, le BBC Symphony Chorus et est régulièrement invité par différents ensembles français : Accentus, Ensemble Pygmalion, le Chœur de Radio France, Les Métaboles et le Chœur de l'Opéra de Lyon. Il a préparé des chœurs pour Klaus Mäkelä, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Laurence Equilbey, Sir Simon Rattle et Kent Nagano. Richard Wilberforce prend ses fonctions de chef de chœur du Concert d'Astrée en 2023, aux côtés de Emmanuelle Haïm. Par ailleurs, il a travaillé avec des artistes tels que Natalie Dessay, Yaël Naim, Jeanne Added, Rufus Wainwright ou Oliver Beer et collabore régulièrement avec le cinéaste israélien Amos Gitaï.

Sa carrière de contre-ténor a conduit Richard Wilberforce à chanter dans les plus belles maisons d’opéra en Europe, comme le Staatsoper unter den Linden à Berlin, le Tiroler Landestheater Innsbruck, le Théâtre du Capitole et le Grand Théâtre de Provence. Il s’est produit pendant 10 ans avec Sir John Eliot Gardiner et le Monteverdi Choir.

Les compositions de Richard Wilberforce sont éditées chez Boosey & Hawkes.

Your Choirs Need You !

Give us your support

With its 350 singers of all ages, the Orchestre de Paris Chorus defends an ambitious educational and musical project. Individuals and companies, all donations count to support the Chorus in its mission of excellence and enable it to:   
  • train tomorrow's talents through the Children's Choir, the Youth Choir and the Academy. 
     
  • offer members of the choirs the opportunity to improve their musical performance through vocal technique courses throughout the year.
  •  To develop touring and intercultural exchange projects, especially for the Children's Choir and Youth Choir.

The Cercle for Individuals

The Cercle for companies

By way of thanking you for your gift

As an individual donor: benefit from a 66% reduction of the amount of your donation, up to a maximum of 20% of your taxable income. Property wealth tax: benefit from a 75% reduction in the amount of your donation, up to a limit of 50,000€. 
 
As a company: benefit from a tax reduction also at 60% of the amount of your donation, up to a limit of 0.5% of your annual turnover. 

By supporting the Choirs, become a privileged spectator.  

You will thus be able to: 
 
  • Attend dress rehearsals and Choir concerts 
  • Appreciate meetings with the conductor and the singers during convivial moments. 
  • Take advantage of reserved seating for previews  
  • Have access to the best seats in the Grande Salle Pierre Boulez, even at the last minute and many other advantages reserved exclusively for you!

Contact us

Julie David
Administratrice du Chœur
jdavid@orchestredeparis.com / 01 56 35 12 44

Marie Chamfrault
Régisseuse du Chœur
mchamfrault@orchestredeparis.com / 01 56 35 12 15

Lison Allard
Coordinatrice de projet du chœur d’enfants et de jeunes de l’Orchestre de Paris
lallard@orchestredeparis.com / 01 56 35 12 55

Sarah Ferhi
Assistante de production et d’administration au Chœur
choeur@orchestredeparis.com / 01 56 35 12 14

Sponsors

Fondation RATP Group, Mairie de Paris and the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional d’Aubervilliers-La Courneuve (CRR 93) are Sponsors of the Orchestre de Paris Children's Choir.