PEARLE
CHRISTIAN
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NAME
Pearle Christian
BORN:
Pearle Christian
20th March 1955
LaPlaine, Dominica
PROFESSION
Music teacher, Cultural Officer
FAMILY
PARENTS:
Muriel Christian née Mathew and Henckell Christian
SIBLINGS:
Joyce Christian-Green, Mavis Williams, Kathleen Delsol
EDUCATION
| Convent Preparatory School, Roseau, Dominica | |
| Convent High School, Roseau, Dominica | |
| 1972–74 | Sixth Form College, Roseau, Dominica |
| 1976–80 | Jamaica School of Music (now Edna Manley College of Visual and Performing Arts), Cultural Training Centre, Kingston, Jamaica |
| DEGREES: | |
| High school diploma, Convent High School | |
| 1976 | Grade 6 Piano, Certificate Associated Board of Royal Schools of Music |
| 1978 | Grade 8 Theory, Certificate Associated Board of Royal Schools of Music |
| 1980 | Diploma in Music Education, Edna Manley College of Visual and Performing Arts |
CAREER
| 1974 | Teacher, Convent Prep School and Convent High School, Roseau, Dominica (1974–76) |
| 1980 | Teacher and Junior Choir director, Jamaica School of Music, Kingston, Jamaica (1980–81) |
| 1981 | Cultural officer, Division of Culture, Government of Dominica, Canefield, Dominica (1981–present) |
WORKS
| CHILDREN’S MUSICALS | |
| 1988 | Ananse and Fire |
| 1989 | Song of the Sisserou* |
| 1990 | Ananse and the Pusher* |
| 1991 | Ananse and the Mirrors* |
| 1992 | Maruka* |
| 1994 | Mama Ella* |
| *Written in collaboration with Louis Bertrand | |
| CHILDREN’S MINI MUSICALS | |
| 2008 | Befriending Ma Ziggily |
| 2009 | Ananse and Commonsense |
| 2010 | Ma Flora, Golden Goddess of the Savannah |
| PUBLICATIONS | |
| 1982 | Reggae Schooldays—Arrangements of Original Songs for Classroom Use , (co-authored with Michael Burnett), EMI Music, London, UK |
| Caribbean Adventure—Collection of Caribbean Folk Songs arranged for Classroom Instruments , (co-authored with Michael Burnett), EMI Music, London, UK | |
| 1983 | Submission on West Indian Music, (with Michael Burnett), New Oxford Companion to Music, Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK |
| 1984 | Sound Pack Vol. 4—Four Caribbean Pop Songs arranged for Classroom Instruments |
AWARDS
| 1987 | Certificate of Commendation (for work in music education), Music Lovers Government Band, Dominica |
| 2008 | Recognition for Outstanding Work in Arts and Culture, Dominica Academy of Arts and Science |
| Meritorious Service Award (in field of culture), Government of Dominica, Roseau, Dominica | |
| 2010 | LIME Creole Lifetime Achievement Award for service in the field of Cultural Development, LIME (Dominica Ltd) |
NOTABLE
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Founding member & manager, National Chorale, Dominica Member, Dominica Folk Singers, Dominica Member, St. Alphonsus Folk Choir, Goodwill, Dominica Director, Sisserou Singers, Dominica Initiated formation of the Dominica Association of Music Educators, 2001 Conducts teacher training workshops in music Flute teacher and director of the Junior Choir at Kairi School of Music, Roseau (during its entire existence) She is the niece of L.M. Christian, renowned musician and music author of Dominica’s national anthem |