Criteria: Secondary School Best Body of Work - Choir

EARLE TERRY SINGERS ALUMNAE PLAQUE

Secondary School Best Body of Work

One of Canada 's foremost choral conductors of the 20th century, Earle Terry was born in Toronto in 1912. He became music director for the London , Ontario , Board of Education in 1947.

Shortly after arriving in this city, Mr. Terry formed the Earle Terry Singers (1948), a female choir which broadcast regularly on CBC Radio, and in 1953 represented Canada at the first ISME (International Society of Music Educators) in Brussels.

Mr. Terry was the founder and conductor of the Conservatory choir, forerunner of today's London Fanshawe Symphonic Chorus. He was truly an outstanding gentleman and musician.