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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. Students pay an additional tuition fee which covers the cost of the music programme. ==History== 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was a graduate of the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music and was a prolific composer, though much of his work remains unpublished.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. 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〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.roythomson.com/eventdetail?eventId=1334 )〕 and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/en/article/st-michaels-choir-school-emc/ )〕 St. Michael’s Choir School tours frequently within Canada and abroad having recently performed in Nova Scotia, Quebec, the Czech Republic〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.choirsontario.org/EventManager/detail?id=402834e520b43b6d012117f3fa500137 )〕 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. Notable Choir School instructors have included composer and piano virtuoso John Arpin, who taught piano from 1956–57, and Canadian Opera Company tenor John Arab, who taught vocal from 1954 until his death in 2000.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/en/article/john-arab-emc/ )〕 A documentary film about the school and its tour of Italy was made in 2013 by Salt + Light Television.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://saltandlighttv.org/intothemystery/ )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「St. Michael's Choir School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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