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St. Michael's Choir School ...St. Michael's Choir School is a Catholic Community whose primary mission
is the education of young Christian gentlemen. At the center of the community's
academic effort to make the universe intelligible to growing minds is
an experience of music for the praise of God in Jesus Christ. St. Michael’s Choir School is unique in its administrative and instructional organization. The school is a partnership between the Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto, represented by the Director, and the Toronto Catholic District School Board, represented by the Principal. It extends from Grade 3 through to 12. Liturgical choir music is at the centre of the school’s busy life. Every weekend, for 10 months of the year, all the boys from Grades 5 through 12 sing in one of the four cathedral choirs. As well, all students study piano and theory with a view to learning organ, guitar or strings. And the photo at right? Ex-choir boys at St. Michael's College School in Toronto, The Four Lads began their career as recording artists in 1952. They were the forerunner of Canadian groups who, throughout the 1950s, achieved international success in the barber shop quartet tradition. [Toronto Star] St Michael's Cathedral
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Three schools in one – elementary, secondary and the Pontifical
Institute of Sacred Music (PISM) share facilities, faculty and a common
purpose – the service of God through liturgical music. Boys of different
ages interact with each other; classroom doors are open; students and
faculty know each other by name, and parents are welcomed as active partners
in the educational process. 
St.
Michael's Cathedral, situated in the heart of Toronto, is the principal
church of Canada's largest English-speaking Catholic archdiocese. A sanctuary
of quiet prayer in the midst of the city's busy sidewalks and streets,
this venerable edifice is a link to the early days of the metropolis and
the scene and witness of many solemn ceremonies. Though the 260-foot reach
of its steeple is surpassed by the skyscrapers of downtown Toronto, the
Cathedral today is an ever-increasing influence in the lives of thousands
of people.