The Little Singers of Paris

The Little Singers of Paris (French: Les Petits Chanteurs à la Croix de Bois, literally "Little Singers of the Wooden Cross") is a boys' choir with its main location in Autun, France.

Drawn from the less privileged, the boys join the choir school at 9 or 10 years of age and remain until their 15th birthday.

The choirboys board during the week, and the musical and educational curriculum that they follow is adapted specifically for them.

Darius Milhaud, who wrote the ‘Cantata of Peace’ for the Little Singers in 1937, called the school "a miracle of faith, tenacity, enthusiasm and talent".

On tour, the Little Singers number 60 to 70 voices led by Jean-Baptiste Pineault and Mr Thomas, the choirmasters.