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St. Michael's Choir School Alumni Association

To strengthen the bond between fellow SMCS alumni and support St. Michael's Choir School. During its remarkable 75 years, St. It is what sets St.
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Michael’s Choir School has produced some of Canada’s most prominent musicians, from the famous Crew Cuts and Four Lads of the 50’s to present-day artists such as Michael Burgess, Jerzy Cichocki, Matt Dusk, Stewart Goodyear, Kevin Hearn (The Ba*****ed Ladies), John McDermott, Claude Morrison (The Nylons), Robert Pomakov, and Michael Schade. A countless number of successful graduates have found thei

r calling off the concert stage in the fields of education, science and medicine, law, business, and finance. One of the best aspects of the small size and supportive atmosphere of St. Michael’s Choir School is the community of lifelong friendships that grows out of a shared experience of study, service and personal development. Left to right: John McDermott, Stewart Goodyear, Michael Burgess, Matt Dusk, Kevin Hearn (Ba*****ed Ladies)
The shared experience of music cannot be underestimated. Michael’s Choir School apart from any other school in Canada. All Choir School graduates are musicians. Most will continue to play, sing, compose, understand and appreciate music throughout their lives. This unique gift of music shared by all students is a gift only a music school can provide. The dream of the founder of the school was to train musicians so that with music they could enhance the parish life of communities throughout Toronto. Today, the effort of so many alumni not only in parishes in Toronto but across Canada and around the world pay tribute to Msgr. Ronan’s dream and preserve his profound and lasting legacy. On every type of stage and in every genre of music you will find Choir School alumni at work. One only has to imagine our lives without music to appreciate what a precious gift the School offers. Alumni gather each year at St. Michael’s Cathedral on the Wednesday evening of Holy Week to perform music written by their founder Msgr. Ronan in a service known as Tenebrae. In addition, and when the extended family and friends of the school require it, alumni will gather and sing at weddings, funerals and other special or solemn occasions. Their music brings solace in times of sorrow and inspiration in times of joy. If you are a former Choir School student, we would love to hear from you! Please contact us at 416-393-5518 or send us your information using the registration page.

02/02/2024

Since 1937, St. Michael’s Choir School (SMCS) has nurtured creativity, academic achievement and musical excellence in a unique faith-based environment. Locat...

01/17/2024

A note from Jim Codrington

Dear Alumnus,

Sadly, Robert De Cicco (Class of '82) passed away Sunday evening after a year-and-a-half battle with brain cancer.

Rob and I started the Choir School in Grade 5 and were inseparable through to Grade 8 when his family moved north of the city and he attended a different school. He returned to the Choir School for Grade 10 but then finished high school in his new neighborhood.

Rob (or at least Rob's voice) became a fixture over the Toronto airwaves when he transitioned from being an On-Air DJ in smaller Ontario markets to becoming the traffic reporter Guy Valentine -or "Guy in the Sky" as he was affectionately known- to (primarily) CFRB listeners for decades.

In later years, Rob returned enthusiastically to the SMCS Alumni fold singing (and even dancing!) with the Alumni at Massey Hall, DJing the 2020 Valentine's Day "Extrava-Bands-A!", and participating in Bob's Alumni Golf Classic among other activities.

His family has requested that the Alumni sing at his funeral which will be on:

Funeral:
Friday, January 19th
9:30am (choir rehearsal @ 8:30am)
St. Peter's Church, 100 Bainbridge Ave, Woodbridge

Visitation:
Thurs. January 18, 2-4pm & 6-9pm
Bernardo Funeral Home(Albion Chapel) 855 Albion Rd. Etobicoke

Please contact me as soon as possible at [email protected] if you are able to join the choir so that the music can be prepared.

Keep well and God Bless, gentlemen.

Jim Codrington('82)

05/25/2023

Great day today for the Alumni and Friends Golf Tournament ! Thank you to all of our sponsors, those that came to golf , and to the Golf Committee for organizing a fantastic day!

07/28/2021

Massimo, a grade 11 student shared his perspective on what the return to school, and singing meant to him with Toronto Life Magazine and alumnus Luc Rinaldi. Massimo’s story can be found here: https://torontolife.com/city/it-was-such-a-thrill-to-hear-our-voices-echo-through-the-cathedral-again-this-16-year-old-reunited-with-his-choir-after-a-year-apart/

05/21/2021

Manuel Giovanni Piazza is a graduate student at the Yale Institute of Sacred Music in New Haven, Connecticut where he studies with Martin Jean and serves as...

04/30/2021

Calling all SMCS Alumni, our LinkedIn Page has changed, you can now indicate that you are an SMCS Alumni!
https://www.linkedin.com/school/st.-michael's-choir-school/

St. Michael's Choir School | 63 followers on LinkedIn. Founded in 1937,St. Michael's Choir School is a gr 3-12 all boys catholic school located in the heart of Toronto. | Since 1937, St. Michael’s Choir School has served the Archdiocese of Toronto by educating and training the boys’ choirs that ...

04/11/2021

Dear SMCS Alumni Association Members,

Please see the Missing Persons information below for Alumnus Karol Jankowski (Class of 2000). At the request of his brother Stan (Class of 2003), anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-1100, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-416-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com

Our thoughts and prayers for Karol's safe return are with the Jankowski family at this time.

Sincerely,

The SMCS Alumni Association

03/29/2021

Please join us for the Alumni Association’s Tenebrae Service and Responsories which will be available for viewing tonight at 7PM on the St. Michael's Choir School YouTube Channel.

Under the artistic production of Joshua Tamayo (SMCS Class of 2003), the video highlights the musical recording of the Choir School from 1985 as conducted by Harry Hodson (SMCS Class of 1960) and feature a host of talented individuals, most notably an introduction by Jim Codrington (SMCS Class of 1982) and Douglas Tranquada (SMCS Class of 1974) singing the Lamentations. His Eminence Cardinal Thomas Collins will read the ninth and final reading for the Service.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1liyOR68W4Y

ST. MICHAEL’S CHOIR SCHOOLIn Association With TheARCHDIOCESE OF TORONTO PresentsA ST. MICHAEL’S CHOIR SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ProductionThe ancient office ...

03/03/2021

Here's another story - this one in the Star today - about how the school has adapted in COVID times!

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2021/03/02/when-the-shower-curtain-rises-how-st-michaels-choir-school-keeps-kids-singing-and-safe-amid-covid-19.html

From homemade “singing pods” to specialty singers’ masks, St. Michael’s Choir School gets creative in keeping its musical education program going duri...

03/03/2021

Hey, check out the latest recruitment video from the Choir School featuring some fellow alum - Jim Codrington, Matt Dusk, James McKie. And, of course, news about the rebuild at 66 Bond about to get underway.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GXt3G0AX0c&feature=youtu.be

Address

66 Bond Street
Toronto, ON
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Website

http://alumni.smcs.on.ca/

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