In 1992, a group of young graduates from the Petits Chanteurs, who wished to keep on singing, asked Mr. Patenaude to found a men's choir. Since then, the group has rehearsed weekly, exploring a vast repertoire ranging form Schubert to Weill, while including such composers as Grieg, Janacek, Poulenc and Duruflé. The Chantres Musiciens have also premiered works and arrangements written for them by their musical director.

GILBERT PATENAUDE
Musical director of Les Petits Chanteurs du Mont-Royal since 1978, Gilbert Patenaude leads a musical career that tackles many fronts. As a composer, he can be credited with works of chamber music, melodies, works for choir and orchestra, sacred music and music for the stage. At the head of numerous vocal ensembles, he has contributed hundreds of arrangements and harmonizations. His catalogue of recordings includes his opera Chevalier de Lorimier on a libretto by Thérèse Tousignant, on the SNE label, and Voyage en Amerique française, on ATMA, which contains 28 of his folksong arrangements for choir and instrumental ensemble, with the Petits Chanteurs du Mont-Royal.

* Actually, they can be heard in the Quatre petites prières de saint François d'Assise on the 1993 CD by the Petits Chanteurs du Mont-Royal devoted to Francis Poulenc.

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) A Capella Male Choruses [ 1. ] Aux aviateurs, op. 134 (Jean Bonnerot)     8:07 [ 2. ] Sérénade d'hiver, (Henri Cazalis)     5:16 [ 3. ] Hymme du printemps, op. 138 (Jean Bonnerot)     5:37 [ 4. ] Aux mineurs, op. 137 (Jean Bonnerot)     8:46 [ 5. ] Chants d'automne, op. 113 (S. Sicard) *     6:09 [ 6. ] Les soldats de Gédéon, op. 146 (Louis Gallet)     9:00 [ 7. ] Les marins de Kermor, op. 71 nº 1 (T. Saint-Félix) *     8:06 [ 8. ] Le matin, op. 129 (Alphonse de Lamartine)     6:30 [ 9. ] Saltarelle, op. 74 (Émile Deschamps)     5:42