In the 1920s, St. Anne’s Choir, 75 strong, was famous for its director’s original operettas of a G & S style. Then, in the 1950s, a West Toronto group performed a few G & S comic operas in our auditorium. When Canon George Young renewed the congregation and refurbished the wonderful interior of the sanctuary in 1960, a revival of G & S became a logical next step. Fortunately, Clifford Poole and his wife, Margaret Parsons, a famous duo piano team, moved to Toronto in 1963. Clifford had directed many G & S productions at Western University in London and was the St. Anne’s Choir Director at the time. George convinced Clifford and Roy Schatz to assemble a company from the choir and friends. Early in 1964, Trial by Jury was presented with Canon Young as the Jury Foreman. Clifford and Margaret completed the program with a duo piano concert. From 1965 on, Clifford got his wish to have an 18-piece orchestra.