Thibaut attended piano classes from the age of four. In 1998, he entered the choir "les Petits Chanteurs du Collège Saint-Pierre" in Uccle, Bruxelles, where he gained his first vocal abilities. He went on tour with the choir to Switzerland in 1999 and to Canada in 2000. In 2003, he went to the United States and to Canada as a soloist soprano and in 2005 to Ireland. He also joined "Les Petits Chanteurs de Belgique" for their winter tour in Switzerland and Italy.
He was the soloist for the Carols for Christmas 2004 and 2005 at the "Palais des Beaux-Arts" in Brussels where he was accompanied by the Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra and 120 choristers.
Eager to progress, Thibaut followed international classes organised by the International Music Academy at Saint-Cast le Guildo in Brittany. He was taught by Greta De Reyghere, professor at Liège Royal Conservatory and became afterwards one of her regular students.
Thibaut is one of the two French-speaking Belgians to have sung in the presence and in honour of His Holiness the pope Benoît XVI during the Pueri Cantores international Congress in Rome on the 3Oth of December 2005.
'Laudamus Te', Antonio Vivaldi. Thibaut sing with Greta De Reyghere, soprano.
At an early age, Paul sang in the choir of St Cross Chapel, and in January 1982 he won a choral scholarship into Winchester Cathedral Choir. While a chorister he sang many solos in services, broadcasts and oratorios; he toured Western Canada with the choir in 1982, and sang with them at the BBC Proms. He won several prizes as a chorister for his musical contribution at the Pilgrims' School, the Winchester Cathedral Choir school.
Paul achieved great success as treble soloist in Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Requiem", appearing with Sarah Brightman, Placido Domingo and the Winchester Cathedral Choir at the world premiere in New York and at the British premiere in Westminster Abbey. He was awarded a silver disc for the single "Pie Jesu", which reached number 3 in the charts, and also received gold and platinum discs for the album, which has sold over 400,000 copies.
In 1985 Paul sang twice at the Barbican Centre in London and also took part in Royal gala attended by the Queen in Edinburgh. Paul was Head Chorister of Winchester Cathedral from January to July 1985. He played the piano and the French horn, then he went as music scholar at Cranleigh public school.
Paul Miles-Kingston later became a professional opera singer. He now works at a school In North Yorkshire, St Peter's school, York, as a music teacher.
'Pie Jesu', Andrew Lloyd Webber. Paul singing with Sarah Brightman, soprano
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