Grenelle Choir

Name

Grenelle Choir

Legal name

Chœur de Grenelle

Website

https://choeurdegrenelle.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Performing Arts (Choral Music)

NAICS

Musical Groups and Artists (71113)

akta.pro primary industry

Performing Arts Organizations (Theater, Dance, Opera, Music) (BPAGAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Live Music Clubs & Venues (MPAGAIAB)

Keywords

• Choral performances
• A cappella singing
• Classical music
• Sacred choral works
• Concert recordings

Headquarters

HQ city

Nogent-sur-marne

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Concert ticket sales: The choir sells tickets to its concerts through online platforms (Weezevent). Pricing varies per event with standard, reduced, and free categories.
2. Donations and supporters (Les amis du Chœur): The choir has a 'Les amis du Chœur' (Friends of the Choir) program and accepts donations via its website.
3. Corporate and institutional performances: The choir performs at cultural venues, festivals, and private events (e.g., Ordre de Malte at Versailles Chapel, Opéra Comique productions, museum events).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Chœur de Grenelle is a non-profit Parisian choral ensemble of approximately 30 singers that delivers live concert performances (a cappella and accompanied) across sacred, classical, and contemporary repertoire. It also produces commercial recordings (discography), commissions and premieres new choral works, and offers chanted museum visits ('visites chantées') in partnership with cultural institutions. Revenue is generated through ticket sales, donations, and institutional/private performance fees.

Product overview

Grenelle Choir is a French choral ensemble led by director Alix Dumon-Debaecker that offers live concert performances, recordings, and musical programs spanning sacred, classical, and contemporary choral repertoire. The organization's core offerings include concert programs such as Terra-Boléro (a world-premiere transcription of Ravel's Boléro for a cappella choir), BALTIKA (Estonian music program), and performances of major choral works including Rachmaninov's All-Night Vigil. The choir also produces recordings such as the Pacotat: Missa Quatro Vocibus discography album, and participates in special projects like the Heaven and Hell world creation at the Grand Palais.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Terra-Boléro: A musical project adapting Maurice Ravel's Boléro entirely for human voice, a collaboration between conductor Alix Dumon-Debaecker and composer Thierry Machuel

Products and services

• Terra-Boléro A world-premiere musical project that transcribes Maurice Ravel's Boléro entirely for a cappella choir, composed by Thierry Machuel on a poem by Benoît Richter. Targeted at concert audiences and festival programmers seeking innovative choral interpretations of iconic orchestral works.
• Pacotat: Missa Quatro Vocibus (Recorded Album) Recorded album featuring Paolo Lorenzani's Litanies à quatre voix, Guillaume Bouzignac's Ave Maria, Vulnerasti cor meum, Ecce Homo, and Nicolas Pacotat's Missa quatro vocibus, directed by Alix Dumon-Debaecker. Targeted at classical music consumers, collectors, and choral repertoire enthusiasts.
• BALTIKA: Le chant des Runes Concert program exploring Estonian choral music featuring works by Arvo Pärt, Cyrillus Kreek, and Veljo Tormis, representing the choir's exploration of Baltic and Eastern European repertoire. Performed at the European Polyphony festival at venues such as the Parc Floral de Paris and the Sorbonne.
• Vigiles Nocturnes de Rachmaninov Performance of Sergueï Rachmaninov's All-Night Vigil (Vigiles Nocturnes), a major work of Russian sacred music, performed at the Musée Jacquemart-André. Targeted at audiences interested in Orthodox choral repertoire and Russian sacred music.
• Heaven and Hell – création au Grand Palais World creation of a musical project named Heaven and Hell by Pascal Dusapin, in collaboration with the Opéra Comique, scheduled for performance at the Grand Palais in June 2027. A large-scale co-production with participating choirs including Ensemble Aedes, Maîtrise populaire de l'Opéra Comique, Ensemble vocal Bergamasque, and Chœur de chambre OTrente.
• Chanted Museum Visits (Visites chantées) Recurring 'visites chantées' (chanted museum visits) and concert performances at the Musée Jacquemart André. Targeted at museum visitors and cultural audiences seeking an immersive combination of choral music and heritage curation.
• Live Choral Concert Performances (Recurring Season) Annual and seasonal program of live choral concerts performed at Parisian venues (churches, museums, cultural institutions) and festivals across France. Spans Renaissance polyphony, Baroque, Romantic, and contemporary repertoire. Targeted at general concert audiences and cultural event attendees.

Named customers6 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Opéra ComiquecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2027The Chœur de Grenelle participates in the Heaven and Hell world premiere (Pascal Dusapin composition) at the Grand Palais, a co-commission and co-production with the Opéra Comique. Performances scheduled for June 11–13, 2027.
• Accentus (Fondation Bettencourt Schueller)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint concert with Accentus at the Cathédrale Saint Louis des Invalides for the Chants libres festival organized by the Fondation Bettencourt Schueller. Direction by Stephen Layton and Alix Dumon-Debaecker.
• Orchestre de Chambre de PariscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint concert for the Fête de la Musique on the parvis of Hôtel de Ville de Paris. The Orchestre de Chambre de Paris performed alongside the Chœur de Grenelle and other ensembles.
• Musée Jacquemart AndrécoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecurring partner for concerts and 'visites chantées' (chanted museum visits) at the Musée Jacquemart André. Multiple performances listed across 2025 and 2026.
• Ordre Souverain de MalteminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe choir performed for the Ordre de Malte at the Chapelle Royale du Château de Versailles for the Messe solennelle de la Saint Jean-Baptiste.
• Lionel Sow / Chœur de Radio FranceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Chœur de Grenelle participates for the fourth consecutive year in the masterclass in choral direction led by Lionel Sow, Musical Director of the Chœur de Radio France. Students conduct the choir in Brahms' German Requiem.
• Thierry Machuel (composer)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing creative collaboration with composer Thierry Machuel, who created Terra-Boléro for the choir (transcription of Ravel's Boléro for voices). Machuel has also composed other works specifically for the Chœur de Grenelle.
• Opéra du Jour (Isabelle du Boucher)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecurring collaboration with the company Opéra du Jour, directed by Isabelle du Boucher, for productions such as Orphée aux Enfers performed at Les Cinq Toits and the Théâtre du Ranelagh.
• Florian ChabbertminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPianist Florian Chabbert accompanied the Chœur de Grenelle for Brahms' German Requiem performances in December 2022. Graduate of CNSM de Paris.
• Baptiste-Florian Marle-OuvrardminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOrganist Baptiste-Florian Marle-Ouvrard has accompanied the Chœur de Grenelle for multiple programs including Duruflé (2022), Brahms Requiem (2023), and other concerts.
• European Polyphony FestivalminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe choir participates in the European Polyphony festival with its Baltika (Estonian) program, performing at the Parc Floral de Paris and the Sorbonne.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Ensemble Aedes: French professional vocal ensemble directed by Mathieu Romano with an active contemporary-commission profile and Paris-region touring. It is comparable as a same-category ensemble co-staging the Heaven and Hell world premiere with Grenelle at the Grand Palais.
• Ensemble vocal Bergamasque: French chamber vocal ensemble also listed as a co-performer in the Heaven and Hell world premiere. It is comparable as a similarly positioned French chamber choir focused on contemporary and rare repertoire alongside Chœur de Grenelle.
• Maîtrise populaire de l'Opéra Comique: Children's/youth vocal ensemble of the Opéra Comique in Paris that also participates in the Heaven and Hell premiere with Chœur de Grenelle. It is comparable as a Paris-based choral ensemble co-staging the same high-profile production and serving a similar institutional-performance niche.
• Chœur de chambre OTrente: French chamber choir also co-staging the Heaven and Hell creation at the Grand Palais. It is comparable as a similarly sized, contemporary-repertoire-focused Parisian chamber ensemble.
• Accentus: French professional vocal ensemble directed by Laurence Equilbey that performs a wide classical and contemporary repertoire and collaborates with major cultural institutions. It is comparable to Chœur de Grenelle because it operates in the same Parisian choral-ensemble category and is an actual partner of Grenelle (Chants libres festival).
• Les Cris de Paris: Paris-based vocal ensemble directed by Geoffroy Jourdain that focuses on contemporary creation and regularly premieres new works at major Parisian venues. It is comparable to Chœur de Grenelle as a same-city choral ensemble staking its identity on contemporary commissions and institutional co-productions.

Broad incumbents

• The Sixteen: British professional vocal ensemble (Harry Christophers) with a globally recognized discography and choral-presentation brand. It illustrates the scale-up trajectory that a focused chamber choir with rare-repertoire specialization can pursue, providing a benchmark peer for Grenelle's programming philosophy.
• Collegium Vocale Gent: Internationally renowned Belgian chamber choir directed by Philippe Herreweghe, focused on Baroque to Romantic a cappella and concert repertoire. Comparable to Chœur de Grenelle as a same-category mixed vocal ensemble performing Renaissance, Baroque, and sacred repertoire at major European venues and festivals.
• Chœur de Radio France: The flagship professional French choir attached to Radio France, led musically by Lionel Sow (with whom Grenelle runs a masterclass partnership). It is comparable as a Parisian-based mixed choral ensemble performing both a cappella and major Romantic/contemporary works, though it operates at vastly greater scale under public broadcaster funding.

Emerging players

• Ensemble Organum: French vocal ensemble under Marcel Pérès specializing in medieval and sacred monophonic/polyphonic repertoire. It is comparable to Chœur de Grenelle as a French mixed vocal ensemble that has built a distinctive niche through rare historical-repertoire performances and recordings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

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