Carisbrooke School Intermediate Choir (2003)

The Carisbrooke School Intermediate Choir is delighted and honoured to be a part of   The Magic of Christmas for the first time. Choir is a well-established curricular and extra-curricular program at Carisbrooke; their success is due to the energy, talent and commitment of the over 125 students from grades 4 through 7.   The choir performs regularly in Christmas and Spring concerts and at festivals throughout the year.   In previous years, Carisbrooke's choirs have been a part of   the Opening Ceremonies for the Carl Orff Canada National Conference in 2000 and the Mad About Mozart concert series hosted by the Vancouver Symphony in 2001.   Carisbrooke's Intermediate Choir hopes this evening's concert will be a wonderful start to a busy Christmas season.   All the best at Christmas and in the upcoming year.

Margaret Inglis has been the music specialist and choir director at Carisbrooke for the past 19 years. Carisbrooke's music program uses the Carl Orff approach incorporating speech, singing, movement, instrument playing and drama to develop a wide range of musical skills.   Margaret was the recipient of the 2002 BC Professional Music Educators' Award and the 1993 North Vancouver Music Educators Award of Excellence. She has been president of both local and provincial music educators' associations, executive member on Carl Orff Canada's National Executive Board for 4 years, and a member of the North Vancouver District's Fine Arts Leadership Team.   She would like to thank Greg Milner, her Principal, her colleagues at Carisbrooke and the Carisbrooke parent community. Without their unfailing support, a performance like this would not have been possible.