Dear Fellow Alumni,
Christmas is fast approaching and then Tenebrae will fall upon us soon after. We would like to see an increase in the number of participants at these events, but we would especially like to have a larger selection of singers to join us when called upon to sing at the funerals of alumni and alumni family and friends. Quite often these funerals are held during the work week so being able to gather a reasonable size group of singers can often be a challenge. So we are appealing to all alumni to register with the Alumni Choir and provide us your contact information.
At the bottom of this page you will find a registration button. Please click on it and you will be directed to our online registration form where you will be asked to provide us some basic contact information and to answer some questions which will give us an indication of your level of interest and and in what areas you may like to participate.
In addition to singing at funerals, every Christmas we perform a concert at St. James Church in Colgan, Ontario which is the birthplace of Msgr. J.E. Ronan. In recent years we have performed at nursing homes at which some of our alumni family members may be residing to help them celebrate the Christmas season.
The biggest commitment we make as choir members is during the Tenebrae Season when we sing Msgr. Ronan's Tenebrae at a number of churches across the GTA. Last year we presented Tenebrae at two new locations bringing our number up to an all time high of 8 Churches which included; St. Augustine's Seminary in Scarborough, The Franciscan Church of St. Bonaventure in North York, St. Leo's in Mimico, St. Ann's in Ancaster, St. Clare of Assisi in Woodbridge, St. Francis Xavier in Mississauga, St. David's in Maple, and Our Lady of Grace in Aurora.
We are appealing to you all to register for the SMCS Alumni Choir by clicking the registration link below. The Choir is made up of graduates and anyone who attended St. Michael's Choir School for any period of time over the past 70 plus years. New faces are always welcome to attend concerts and join in the singing.
Sincerely,
Adrian Luces '79 & Paul Townshend '75
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