performance program. With nearly 50% of the school population participating in choir each year, the choral program has grown to eight different ensembles, led by conductor Tony Araujo and artist in residence Gerda Blok-Wilson. The hard work of the students involved in the school's Concert choir and Chamber choir, consisting of students in Grade 10 to 12, is recognized and celebrated at the school's Spirit Alive Gala Choir Concert, held annually at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts. Students in the Chamber choir, the school's audition-based choral ensemble have travelled to Chicago and Los Angeles to compete in the "Festival of Gold" US National Choral Invitational. In addition to travelling to the United States of America, the Chamber choir has travelled to Portugal to host and perform at concerts. In addition, the Choirs have been invited to perform at international conferences and festivals throughout North America, Europe and Asia, including concerts at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, Canterbury Cathedral, Carnegie Hall in New York City and the United Nations. Songs sung cover a wide range of genres, from traditional religious choral music to folk, pop, classical and more, including a rendition of Northwest Passage written by Stan Rogers. Notable alumni • Finn Wolfhard, Actor • Ethan Ogrodniczuk, Cyclist • Madeleine Thien, Author • Yonah Martin, Canadian Senator References External links St. Pat's Website Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver listing for St. Pat's The Fraser Institute School Performance Report Cards High schools in Vancouver Private schools in British Columbia Catholic secondary schools in British Columbia Educational institutions established in 1923 1923 establishments in British Columbia