We're Still Looking For Music Camp Clinicians!

We're excited for summer and hope you are too!  If you're looking for a fun and rewarding experience teaching music this summer, we would love to hear from you! 

We're looking for qualified instructors to teach lessons in the following areas:

• Voice/Choral
• Dance/Choreography
• Percussion/Orff
• Hand Drumming
• First Nations Storytelling 

When: July 2 - 5, 2013 (Orientation on July 1st); 8:30am - 4:30pm

Click here for more information or contact the SCF office at 1-877-624-0275 or email information@saskchoral.ca

Provincial Honour Groups 2013 Update

Greetings!

I would like to thank everyone who supported the 2012 Saskatchewan Honour Groups by encouraging students to audition. We are confident that the fun and learning of those fantastic ensembles will continue with the 2013 Saskatchewan Honour Groups. With your participation 2013 will be a very memorable and rewarding experience for all involved. We are pleased to announce the 2013 Honour Band will be under the direction of Clinton Marshall and the 2013 Honour Choir will be under the direction of Lee Willingham.

Choir, Band and Orchestra have different recommendation/audition requirements for participants.

SmartMusic is available (email g.steen.smea@sasktel.net) to band/choir/private teachers to allow a auditionee(s) to practice/develop and record his/her Honour Group audition on MP3 and email it. The choir and band repertoire will be supported for SmartMusic and other innovative student support for 2013, meaning students can be comfortably prepared. 

To provide this technology to students we are asking band directors to survey all students interested in auditioning. 
Band Students need to submit an audition by May 15. Choir recommendations by May 15th also please.

Please contact HG Chair: Lenora Bells <lenora.bells@gmail.com> with any questions or concerns you may have. 

We look forward to hearing the Honour Groups and watching Clinton Marshall and Lee Willingham work with the ensembles in the fall of 2013. 

Have a great summer!

http://www.musiceducationonline.org/smea/honour.html or Honour Groups on musiCLOUD.ca

Warm Regards

Lenora Bells 
2013 Honour Groups Chair

Upcoming Concert!

The Music's Always There 

Regina Ladies' Choir

Saturday May11, 2013
 2:00pm & 8:00pm

Whitmore Park United Church,
336 Durham Drive, Regina

The Regina Ladies' Choir is performing their annual Tea Musicale concert with a celebration of music through the decades to commemorate the choir's 80 year history. Special Guest is Kristian Wenaus, violinist. Coffee, tea, and goodies follow each performance. 

Contact Wendy (306) 546-2616 for ticket information
Tickets are $12.00 per person and are available from choir members, Bach & Beyond, and Cobb Swanson Music, with limited tickets available at the door.

Have You Applied For The Nova Voce Scholarship?

If you are in the early stages of your choral conducting career, consider applying for the Nova Voce Scholarship.  The Nova Voce Scholarship recognizes an individual in the early stages of their development as a choral conductor, who has the potential to make a significant contribution to choral music throughout the life of their career.  SCF is accepting applications until September 1st.

 >> Click here for more information

Board Of Director Nominations Are Now Being Accepted

Reminder that Board of Director nominations are being accepted now until October 1st.  Saskatchewan Choral Federation will be filling five vacant Board of Director positions this fall.  Elections take place at the Annual General Meeting on November 9, 2013 at the Delta Regina.  If you'd like to find out more about the positions, responsibilities and requirements, please contact Denise at (306) 780-9230.

>> Click here for nomination forms

Sing Commander Chris Hadfield's Music Monday Song

Music Monday, Canada’s annual celebration of music education is making history on May 6 with a live concert linking hundreds of thousands of students across Canada with Commander Chris Hadfield aboard the International Space Station.

The Ontario Science Centre in Toronto will be Music Monday’s “base station” with a concert featuring performances by Canadian Space Agency (CSA) Astronaut Chris Hadfield, The Wexford Gleeks choir from Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts, West Humber Collegiate Institute Steel Pan Band; Emilie Mover and band; Melanie Doane and the Toronto “A” Ukulele ensemble; MMR Drumline; E.C. Drury School for the Deaf  and the Chris Hadfield Public School choir.

The concert will begin at 12:00 p.m. and build to a live link at 1:00 p.m. with Commander Hadfield on the International Space Station when he will celebrate with music makers across Canada and sing the official Music Monday song – I.S.S. (Is Somebody Singing). Commander Hadfield is inviting music makers throughout Canada via a video message to sing their song on Music Monday.

To see a special invitation to the Music Monday event from Chris Hadfield, click here.

Complete Press Release

Call for Proposals

The Canadian New Music Network has launched a CALL FOR PROPOSALS for the 6th national FORUM being held January 24 to 26, 2014 in Calgary, Alberta.

We are looking for proposals from the entire new music community –-
performers, improvisers, educators, presenters, composers, ensembles,
administrators, agents, producers, researchers, publishers, etc –-
everyone!

Deadline August 15, 2013.

Full details online:
http://www.newmusicnetwork.ca/en/forum/forum-2014/call-for-proposals-forum-2014/