The Cadets de Bourgogne

"Always drinkers, never drunkards", the singing soul of the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin, les Cadets de Bourgogne (the Cadets of Burgundy), originated in the "Cercle de Rameau" created in Dijon in 1921, later called "Chanteurs Bourguignons". A growing success led them to Nuits-Saint-Georges when the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin was founded. They owe their name to a piece which Pierre Moriss wrote for their benefit:

"Here are the Cadets of Burgundy, The minstrels and servants of wine, Keen are their eyes and ruddy their faces, Here are the Cadets of Burgundy, Always drinkers, never drunkards, Following a straight path".

Directed by their "Maître de Chapelle", Jean-Bernard Guiboux, and accompanied by a small band, the Cadets de Bourgogne enliven the Chapitres. They have a wide repertoire of Burgundian songs : "La Bique de Bouze", "Joyeux enfants de la Bourgogne", "Partons en vendanges", "Chevaliers de la Table Ronde"... Between these songs, there are joyful "bans bourguignons" (Burgundian cheers).
They wear cellarmen's clothes : caps and black aprons. Léon Rappeneau "Grand Massier" of the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin from 1952 to 1980 has not been forgotten.
Besides the founding members Henri Himbert and Henri Garnier, Pierre Latreille, Louis Collet, Jean Bart and so many others have served Burgundian songs from Chapitre to Chapitre and made them known through their many performances in France and abroad.
"Amateurs", they are, in the best sense of the word.