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1. 1. Joan Bretney - Bio

   www.kewbeachunitedchurch.com/k - [Cached]

   Published on: 10/24/2006   Last Visited: 10/24/2006

   Joan Bretney has been the Director of Music at Kew Beach United Church since 1975. A life-time resident of the Beach area of Toronto, and a long-time teacher of piano, organ, theory and voice, Joan holds a degree from Trinity College of Music in London, England. She has studied also at the Royal School of Church Music and with the Choristers Guild in the United States. Prior to coming to Kew, Joan was music director at St. John's (Norway) Anglican Church and St. Aidan's Anglican Church.
   
   Joan attempts to find and blend a balance of traditional and contemporary music for worship. A strong believer in congregational participation, she encourages all musicians (and would-be musicians) of the congregation to develop their leadership potential.
   
   In Joan's words, "I feel privileged to have shared in the musical education and nurturing of many young people of Kew Beach United who have assumed leadership roles with both sacred and secular music." With Joan's positive attitude, musicality and excellent role modeling, which have generated the loyalty of many long-time choir members, Kew's congregation is privileged as well.
   
   Beyond her ministry of music, Joan sits on the Board of Directors of the Canadian National Exhibition Food Products Association and works as a management consultant for Hershey Canada. She is a past board member of the Canadian Children's Opera Chorus and an active member of the United Church Women.

2. 2. www.laurathomas.net

   www.laurathomas.net/sched.html - [Cached]

   Last Visited: 3/17/2007

   Laura joined members at Kew Beach United Church to wish Joan Bretney a fond farewell and best of luck with her new church in Port Perry, Ontario.
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   Joan has been Laura's singing teacher, choir director and musical mentor for the past 38 years! Joan is the best choir director, organist, music teacher anyone could ever wish for. Joan will be missed by the thousands of music students and choir members she has taught over the past 31 years at Kew Beach United Church - in the Beaches of Toronto! A fond, but tearful farewell for all of us. Thurs. Sept. 14th 8pm - 12am

3. 3. Port Perry United Church Children / Youth

   www.portperryunited.com/childr - [Cached]

   Published on: 11/18/2007   Last Visited: 11/18/2007

   The Girls Choir is under the direction of our Choir Director/Organist, Joan Bretney.