By Lisa Leland, Communications And
Marketing Executive
On Saturday,
3 November 2012, Canadian singer, songwriter, record Producer and 16-time Grammy award winner David
foster visited the Canadian International School (CIS)
Lakeside campus to officially inaugurate the school’s
David Foster Theatre, named after him. Foster, a proud Canadian, has been
instrumental in the success of countless performers. He has an
uncanny ability to recognize talent, to encourage people to reach their fullest
potential and is an educator in his own right.
Foster demonstrated his considerable talent on the piano playing the Love Theme from St. Elmo’s Fire. He also called for students from the audience to get on stage for impromptu
performances. Kyarah Boon, grade 9, sang
A Note to God by Charice and was joined by her sister, Noa Boon, grade 8, who sang In this Song also by Charice.
Antonio Magides, grade 11, who also sang
with Foster during last year’s visit, delivered an outstanding
rendition of Ave Maria, a song arranged by David Foster
for Andrea Bocelli. At the prompting of
David Foster, Antonio also reprised his
rendition of Michael Bublé’s I’m Feeling
Good, and was praised for following instructions well and outdoing his
performance with David Foster last year. Scan the QR code
to see how talented Antonio is.
Connor Magides, a 13 year old in grade 9,
captivated the audience by singing Josh Groban’s “You Raise Me Up”. At the end
of the visit, Foster remarked on how supportive students had been as they
cheered on their peers, and how important this positive
culture is in schools today and for student success.
About the CIS David Foster Theatre
The David Foster theatre is a state-of-art
facility complete with 500 seats, an 11 metre fly
tower that is capable of six scenery changes, an orchestra pit,
a high quality sound system, as well as environmentally friendly features such
as an air conditioning system located under the theatre seats, which is
approximately 60 per cent more energy efficient than regular theatre air conditioning systems.
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