St. Michael's Choir School
| St. Michael's Choir School | |
|---|---|
Latin: Schola Cantorum Sancti Michæle Archangelo | |
| Address | |
66 Bond Street (Garden District) , M5B 1X2 Canada | |
| Information | |
| School type | Semi-private Catholic combined elementary school and high school |
| Motto | Bis orat qui cantat (He who sings prays twice) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic Church |
| Established | 1937 |
| School board | Toronto Catholic District School Board |
| Superintendent | Flora Cifelli (Area 6) |
| Area trustee | Kevin Morrison (Ward 9) |
| School number | 518 / 834718 518 / 835200 |
| Director | Geoffrey Rawlinson |
| Principal | Miles Fernandes |
| Chancellor | Francis Leo (as Archbishop of Toronto) |
| Faculty | 41 |
| Grades | 3-12 |
| Gender | Male |
| Age range | 8-18 |
| Enrolment | 270 (2016-2017) |
| Houses | Ronan, Hopperton, Mann, and Armstrong |
| Colour(s) | Maroon (elementary) Navy (secondary) Gold |
| Song | Thou Royal Knight from Courts on High by J.E. Ronan |
| Mascot | Spartan |
| Annual tuition | CAD$8,000 |
| Conductors | Sidney 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) |
| Website | www |
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.
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. In addition to music and the performing arts, the school's alumni include professionals in business, academia, law, medicine, media, and politics.