St. Michael's Choir School

St. Michael's Choir School
Latin: Schola Cantorum Sancti Michæle Archangelo
Address
Map
66 Bond Street (Garden District)

Toronto, Ontario
,
M5B 1X2

Canada
Information
School typeSemi-private Catholic combined elementary school and high school
MottoBis orat qui cantat
(He who sings prays twice)
Religious affiliation(s)Catholic Church
Established1937
School boardToronto Catholic District School Board
SuperintendentFlora Cifelli (Area 6)
Area trusteeKevin Morrison (Ward 9)
School number518 / 834718
518 / 835200
DirectorGeoffrey Rawlinson
PrincipalMiles Fernandes
ChancellorFrancis Leo (as Archbishop of Toronto)
Faculty41
Grades3-12
GenderMale
Age range8-18
Enrolment270 (2016-2017)
HousesRonan, Hopperton, Mann, and Armstrong
Colour(s)  Maroon (elementary)
  Navy (secondary)
  Gold
SongThou Royal Knight from Courts on High by J.E. Ronan
MascotSpartan
Annual tuitionCAD$8,000
ConductorsSidney Bryan Priddy (Artistic Director, Senior Saturday Choir & Principal Conductor), Teri Dunn (Senior Sunday Choir, Elementary Choir, and Dean of Choral Studies), and Walter Mahabir (Junior Choir)
Websitewww.smcs.on.ca
Exterior view of 66 Bond Street in 2005

St. Michael's Choir School (also known as SMCS, The Choir School, or St. Mike's Choir) is a semi-private Catholic choir school for boys from grades 3-12 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Overseen by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto, the school provides a private music education in joint operation with the Toronto Catholic District School Board, which administers all other academic subjects, athletics programs, and extracurricular activities. The school is affiliated with the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music and is a member of the International Boys' Schools Coalition.[1]

St. Michael's Choir School trains choristers and musicians in classical and liturgical music through regular choral, music theory, and piano instruction, and optional lessons in music history, vocal, organ, classical guitar, and orchestral string instruments. Admission to the school is by audition and students sing in concerts in Canada and internationally and during weekly mass at St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica.[2][3][4][5] In addition to music and the performing arts, the school's alumni include professionals in business, academia, law, medicine, media, and politics.[6][7][8][9][10][11]

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  7. ^ DeMontis, Rita (2022-04-09). "Bravo! Bravo! It's opera season once again!". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  8. ^ "Toronto's St. Michael's choir passes the torch of music". CBC News. 2012-12-27. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  9. ^ Wells, Paul (2019-08-08). "How Jeremy Broadhurst plans to get Trudeau re-elected (with help from Gerry Butts)". Maclean's. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  10. ^ "Adam Piotr Żukiewicz, Associate Professor of Piano, School of Music, College of Performing and Visual Arts". School of Music. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
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