Pearle Christian
Pearle Christian | |
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President Charles Savarin presents the Golden Drum Award to Christian in 2016 | |
| Born | 20 March 1955 La Plaine, Dominica, West Indies |
| Alma mater | Jamaica School of Music |
| Occupation(s) | Music educator, composer, choral music director, and cultural worker |
| Parent(s) | Muriel Christian (née Mathew); Henckell Christian |
| Relatives | L. M. Christian (uncle) |
| Awards | Golden Drum Award |
Pearle Christian (born 20 March 1955), affectionately known as "Aunty Pearle", is a Dominican music educator, composer, choral music director, and cultural worker, who has been called "one of Dominica's greatest daughters". She was a senior officer in the Cultural Division of the Dominican Government for more than three decades, until 2015. Much of her work has been devoted to exploring the use of Caribbean folk culture as a source for creative expression. She is a niece of Lemuel McPherson Christian (1913–2000), composer of Dominica's national anthem "Isle of Beauty, Isle of Splendour".