Cherub Choir - Lakeview United Church
3200 McCallum Avenue, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, S4S 0R8 (306) 586-7844
Margaret Hopkinson
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born in Colchester, England, daughter of Congregational church
minister
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sang in school and church choirs
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trained as a teacher in Birmingham - taught for 3 years at
Coulsdon, Surrey
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moved to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada in 1968
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taught elementary school for 4 years
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met future husband, Ron, in choir at McDougall United Church
in 1970
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married in 1972 and moved to Nova Scotia
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sang in St. Andrews United and Bedford United Church Choirs
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occasionally helped with Bedford United Cherub Choir
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moved to Regina in 1979
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began singing in Lakeview United Church choir in 1982 and
started Lakeview cherub choir
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participated in the Augmented Six, a small group of six or
more singers 1985 to 1987
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joined the Regina Philharmonic Chorus in 1990
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chairs Music and Worship Committee at Lakeview United Church
since 1999
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one of her many joys in life is to go caroling as a family
at Christmas for a few neighbours and church shut-ins (daughter Katherine
- soprano, herself - alto, son David - bottom bass, and husband Ron - bottom
bass - that doesn't add up so David and Ron have to take turns singing
falsetto to fill in the tenor!)
Directors: Margaret and Ron Hopkinson
3519 Queen Street, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, S4S 2G1 (306) 586-5489
r.hopkinson@sasktel.net
m.hopkinson@sasktel.net
