St. Michael's Choir School
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67 Bond Street Garden District, Toronto, Ontario, M5B 1X2 Canada |
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Semi-Private Catholic High School Semi-Private Catholic Elementary School |
| Motto | "Bis Orat Qui Cantat" (He Who Sings, Prays Twice) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1937 |
| School board | Toronto Catholic District School Board |
| Superintendent | John Shanahan Area 6 |
| Area trustee | Jo-Ann Davis Ward 9 |
| School number | 518 / 834718 518 / 835200 |
| Principal | Barry White |
| Faculty | 41 |
| Grades | 3–12 |
| Enrollment | 100 (2016-17) |
| Colour(s) | Maroon (Elementary) Navy (Secondary) |
| Mascot | Spartan |
| Director | Stephen Handrigan |
| Artistic Director | Vacant |
| Conductors | Peter Mahon (Interim), Teri Dunn, Maria Conkey |
| Website | www |
St. Michael’s Choir School is a semi-private Roman Catholic boys' school in the Garden District of Toronto, Canada. The school is part of the Toronto Catholic District School Board.
The school was founded in 1937 by John Edward Ronan. It was founded to provide sacred music to St. Michael's Cathedral, but did not originally have a full academic programme. Monsignor Ronan was a graduate of the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music and was a prolific composer, though much of his work remains unpublished. Ronan remained principal of the school until his death in 1962.
In 1966, the Choir School entered into an agreement with the Metropolitan Separate School Board (now called the Toronto Catholic District School Board) to place secular, non-music courses under the publicly funded separate school system. By 1987, the school was fully funded by government with the exception of the music programme, for which students pay fees. This administrative structure remains today, though Choir School teachers continue to instruct students beyond the confines of Ontario's public education curricula. In 1987, the Choir School completed fifty years of service, and in recognition of this milestone, Art Eggleton, the mayor of Toronto at the time, declared June 15, 1987 as the official "St. Michael's Choir School Day".
St. Michael’s Choir School has held an annual Christmas concert since 1939. From 1939–1964, Christmas concerts were held at the Knights of Columbus Hall attached to James Cooper House on Sherbourne Street, and in December 1964 the venue changed to Massey Hall, where it has been held ever since. In 2013, CBC listed the Choir School’s Christmas concert as one of Toronto’s top 13 classical Christmas events of 2013. The choirs have also performed at Roy Thomson Hall as well as various venues around the city, both on their own and with other musical groups, including the Victoria Scholars and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
St. Michael’s Choir School tours frequently within Canada and abroad having recently performed in Nova Scotia,Quebec,the Czech Republic and the United States. In April 2013, St. Michael's Choir School went on a 12-day tour to Florence and Rome in Italy. The school performed 'Jubilate Deo', a song composed by the school's founder, John Edward Ronan, at the papal audience on April 10, for Pope Francis.
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