{"id":1023,"date":"2025-04-30T12:00:16","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T12:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christopherpavlov.com\/index.php\/our-story\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T16:07:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T16:07:27","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/christopherpavlov.com\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1023\" class=\"elementor elementor-1023\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47a8853c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"47a8853c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17565af1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"17565af1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8734fb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8734fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12836e92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"12836e92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Let\u2019s get better aquainted<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fd0410 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3fd0410\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Story<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-662ba29b elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"662ba29b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:400}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CHRISTOPHER PAVLOV, musician and editor, has brought the joy of music to people at churches, hotels and retirement centres.<\/p><p>You may be familiar with The Royal Conservatory of Music from your music lessons as a child. \u00a0As an editor with its publishing branch from 1986 &#8211; 1990, Pavlov had the privilege of working on such new publications as the Celebration Piano Series\u00ae and the Guitar Series.<\/p><p>Academy Award\u00ae Winner composer Mychael Danna was on his agency\u2019s roster, which Pavlov promoted to the Film and Television Industry in the early \u201990s. \u00a0Although it did not achieve sales targets, the agency was an opportunity to spotlight fantastic talent. \u00a0Other inspiring composers included: \u00a0Michael Conway Baker, Brian Katz, Jim McGrath and Wendy Watson. \u00a0He had the good fortune to work with the late Milton Barnes and Harry Freedman.<\/p><p>The Yamaha Music School (Excel Music Centre) gave him the opportunity for a year to tap the curiosity of students through teaching piano and music theory lessons.<\/p><p>A graduate of Western University, Pavlov studied with Deral Johnson, conductor and Peter Katin, pianist. \u00a0Prior he studied with pianists and organists: \u00a0James Hibbard and Sr. M. Noella.<\/p><p>He trained with Alpine Canada and the Canadian Ski Instructors Alliance, and has taught at Banff Mount Norquay, Sunshine Village, Alberta and Hockley Valley Resort, Ontario.<\/p><p>Down syndrome touched his family and he served as the President of the Federation of Advocates for the Developmentally Disabled.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-243b162b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"243b162b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46fd6c19 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"46fd6c19\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-642346c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"642346c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Mission<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14575f6a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14575f6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We help you \u201csee\u201d more clearly through:<\/p><ul><li>an unforgettable live music experience<\/li><li>a score or text that sparks curiosity<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><br \/>\u201cMusic gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.\u201d\u2015 Plato<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1c9ce9 e-con-full 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data-id=\"116209e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Venues<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fabb8d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fabb8d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>HOTELS<\/strong><\/p><p>Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, Jasper, Alberta<\/p><p>Inns of Banff, Banff<\/p><p><strong><br \/>RETIREMENT CENTRES<\/strong><\/p><p>Balmoral Club, Toronto, Ontario<\/p><p>Briton House, Toronto<\/p><p>Chartwell Bankside Residence, Kitchener<\/p><p>Chartwell Queen\u2019s Square Residence, Cambridge<\/p><p>Granite Landing, Cambridge<\/p><p>PeopleCare Hilltop Manor, Cambridge<\/p><p>The Village of Arbour Trails, Guelph<\/p><p>Trafalgar Village, Oakville<\/p><p>Waterloo Heights Retirement Apartments, Waterloo<\/p><p><strong><br \/>CHURCHES<\/strong><\/p><p>Brant Avenue United Church (Former), Brantford, Ontario<\/p><p>Faith Lutheran Church, Brantford<\/p><p>Grace Anglican Church, Brantford<\/p><p>Our Lady of Fatima Church (Former), Brantford<\/p><p>Our Lady of the Assumption Church, Brantford<\/p><p>Sacred Heart Church, Mildmay<\/p><p>Sacred Heart Church, Walkerton<\/p><p>St. Ann\u2019s Church, Ancaster<\/p><p>St. Anselm\u2019s Church, Toronto<\/p><p>St. Basil\u2019s Church, Brantford<\/p><p>St. Francis Xavier Church, Carlsruhe<\/p><p>St. Joseph\u2019s Church, Brantford<\/p><p>St. Pius X Church, Brantford<\/p><p>St. Stephen\u2019s Church (Former), Brantford<\/p><p>Sacred Heart Church, Mildmay<\/p><p>Sacred Heart Church, Walkerton<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60d6691 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class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\u201cThe music ministry of Christopher Pavlov (1997 \u2013 99) has brought our worship to a new level.\u201d<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">St. Stephen\u2019s Church (Former)<br> Brantford, ON<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5913ec92 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"5913ec92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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