Pearle Christian

Pearle Christian
President Charles Savarin presents the Golden Drum Award to Christian in 2016
Born (1955-03-20) 20 March 1955 (age 69)
La Plaine, Dominica, West Indies
Alma materJamaica School of Music
Occupation(s)Music educator, composer, choral music director, and cultural worker
Parent(s)Muriel Christian (née Mathew); Henckell Christian
RelativesL. M. Christian (uncle)
AwardsGolden Drum Award

Pearle Christian (born 20 March 1955),[1] affectionately known as "Aunty Pearle", is a Dominican music educator, composer, choral music director, and cultural worker, who has been called "one of Dominica's greatest daughters".[2] She was a senior officer in the Cultural Division of the Dominican Government for more than three decades, until 2015.[3] Much of her work has been devoted to exploring the use of Caribbean folk culture as a source for creative expression.[4] She is a niece of Lemuel McPherson Christian (1913–2000), composer of Dominica's national anthem "Isle of Beauty, Isle of Splendour".[1]

  1. ^ a b "Pearle Christian", Domnitjen Magazine, Vol. 8, Issue 2.
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  3. ^ "Dominica Institute for the Arts Continues to Play a Major Role in Promoting the Arts in Dominica", Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica, 6 March 2014.
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