Choral Conductor
Jean Ashworth Bartle founded the Toronto Children's Chorus (TCC) in 1978 in order to provide a children's choir for the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Since then, under her direction, the TCC has received international acclaim and won many prestigious choral prizes. She has brought the music of Canadian composers to many audiences and expanded the choral repertoire by commissioning and promoting Canadian compositions. She stepped down as artistic director of the choir in 2007, after 29 years at the helm.
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