Il est né le Divin Enfant

Salt lake Children's Choir singing IL EST NÉ LE DIVIN ENFANT at the 2007 Christmas concert. Sung in the Cathedral of the Madeline in Salt Lake City, Utah 12-1-2007

Founded in the fall of 1979 and long regarded as one of the finest ensembles of its kind in the nation, the Salt Lake Children's Choir consists of singers generally from 8-15 who hail from around the Salt Lake Valley and beyond. It emphasizes natural vocal production and works of the immortal masters, as well as oustanding folk and contemporary music from around the world (including the music of Sweden, Norway, Finland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Ukraine, Russia, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Namibia, Zambia, Mexico, Venezuela, Chile, Bolivia, Brazil, Spain, Portugal, Japan, Korea, China, and Native and African America). A prize winner in international competition, the choir has appeared with many internationally celebrated artists and organizations -- including Grant Johannessen, Frederica von Stade, Marvin Hamlisch, Pete Seeger, and on numerous occasions with The Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the Utah Symphony (with whom it has also recorded). It has been featured at several conventions of the American Choral Directors' Association, and has been heard on Public Radio International and PBS. Its singers are also regularly requested for major sound-tracks and promotions (which have included projects for such entities as CBS, NBC, and Walt Disney Productions).

The son of an internationally renowned choral conductor, director Ralph B. Woodward is an accomplished singer, horn player, composer and an authority on the care and development of the young voice. He has played in the American Wind Symphony, and also with the Rheinische Philharmonie and the Utah Symphony, performed with jazz greats, Chuck Mangione and J.J. Johnson, studied and recorded with horn virtuoso, Herman Baumann, and worked in close collaboration with pianist, Grant Johannessen and folk singer, Pete Seeger. His own considerable writing for the choir often reflects his extensive multi-cultural/lingual background in Europe and Latin America. In 1999 he was awarded special recognition for his teaching, arrangement, and conducting at the Golden Gate International Children's Festival and Competition.
The Salt Lake Children's Choir holds general auditions in early August (for boys and girls ages 8-15).

Website URL: http://www.childrensing.com/

Noël
Chorale des enfants

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[lewisnyc]

Does anyone know if the melody from this song was used for anything else? I never sang these lyrics but I definitely sang the melody with some other lyrics. It seems the title is stuck in the back of my brain and I can't seem to pull it out. Any help you could give is greatly appreciated.

Beautiful rendition by this choir, by the way!

[lemmondg]

@lewisnyc The English translation of the song is "He was born the Divine Child" There are versions in both english and French.

[missdu57130]

Trop bien ils sont trop mimi et leurs voix si jolies

[lemmondg]

@missdu57130

"Too many are too cute and their voices so pretty" (English translation)

Thank you!!

[Arch5280]

Pity there isn't a better performance of this French carol, than by these Mormon Kids! they do a fabulous job.

[lemmondg]

Thank you, they did do a great job.

The choir is a non-denominational choir whose members are from many different faiths.

[zarathoustra666]

C'est la première fois que j'entends cette version.

Le commentaire est pour vous donner mes félicitations! Superbe performance.

[Cyl0nCaprica]

@lewisnyc It has been used in commercils in music box form, Wish could find the music box. It was sung in a very old black and white horror film called Curse of the Cat People with Simone Simone. She played the ghost of the woman cursed with turning into a panther. Her spirit returns at Christmas as a sort of angel to protect a very lonely little girl and she sings this song to her in the snow.

[LunaLucia983]

Merci^^



[wendyworldly]

love this song, I learned it in Canada as part of our French class about 40 years ago but it still sticks in my mind (well, the first verse anyway) which is why I am here looking for the rest of it...this is a beautiful version of it

[ESA601]

i 'm french and i like sing in french by americans , it's cute

[ESA601]

i'm french and i love hear french song by americans, i like your accents in french ,it's cute

[dmenkhau]

We have to sing this for our choir... >.<

[nla2401]

appeared briefly in the movie "Ronin"....

[kingkong30992]

@lewisnyc I think it was used in Les Choristes...

[blackanimechick16]

they look 6-8 but sound like high schoolers. wow. very nice voices :). we sung this song

[CloudedLeopard100]

That was beautiful! Bravo! It gave me goosebumps!