Toronto Children's Chorus connection, introduction

Before I begin, I think I plan to post additional entries about my experience with the Toronto children's chorus.
I reflect about a few years ago when my daughter Sarah was a member of this organization for 6 years.  If you know anything about this organization, this meant that your entire family was involved in some way with the organization!
I learned a lot from watching the artistic director and conductor of the ensemble Jean Ashworth Bartle work rehearsals and direct concert presentations.  I learned a lot about an organization that was truly world-class with its fund raising, its activities, its music learning, its network with artists from around the world, its promotion, its business structure, its operation.  The organization was a machine, highly intricate, with many parts and levels that all worked together to achieve the highest of goals both artistically and in management.  This artistic Machine kept re energizing itself with new talent, replacing graduates as needed.  How, with such extraordinary abilities, support, thinking, confidence, and more did they move forward year after year?
In my observations, I put together some ideas.
My daughter loved every minute of it.  I got to receive professional development in the highest order. It was challenging, exhausting at times, frustrating, joyful, time consuming, valuable, meaningful, everything you would want for your daughter to experience.  I was totally impressed and still believe that this organization is thriving after so many years.
Is it the music?  Is it the leadership? Is it the people? Is it the desire to achieve greatness by contributing to something you believe in strongly?  Maybe all of these and then some.
Stay tuned for part two, where I describe some specific details.