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| 5/11/09 Welcome to SMEA ENotz, email update for Saskatchewan Music Ed / SMEA Events. SMEA Honour Groups updates for 2009. www.musiceducationonline.org/smea/honour.html
June 13, 2009 Saskatoon Children's Choir in Concert in Prince Albert The Saskatoon Children's Choir presents "Fare Thee Well" concert on Saturday, June 13, 2009 at 7:30 pm at the E. A. Rawlinson Centre for the Arts in Prince Albert. The performance will present some of the repertoire that the Saskatoon Children's Choir will be performing this summer in Vienna The program features classical choral music by Mendelssohn, Vivaldi, Holst and Verdi, as well as music by contemporary composers, including Austrian Herwig Reiter, and Canadians Peter Tiefenbach and Stephen Hatfield. Also on the program are traditional Canadian folk compositions and other favourites. The Saskatoon Children's Choir has earned an international reputation for artistic excellence and creative performance practices that are focused on initiatives promoting global understanding. The choir has performed on choral stages in Europe, Asia, the United States and across Canada, and has Tickets are $15 for adults, and $10 for seniors and children. For tickets, call the E. A. Rawlinson Centre box office at 765-1270 or 1-866-700-ARTS. For more information, contact Honour Band Audition Result dates: - June 15th! Registrations are now being accepted for this summer's Saskatchewan Sings adult workshop featuringGuest Conductor, Kathryn Laurin. Registration begins on Thursday, August 20th at 6:00 pm and the workshop runs until 4:00 pm on Sunday, August 23, 2009. Two masterworks - Brahms Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op. 52 performed in German and Leonard Bernstein's Chichester Psalms will be featured at this year's workshop. All rehearsals, events and performances will take place at Knox Metropolitan United Church in Regina. The cost is just $175 for SCF members in good standing, $225 for non-members and $100 for students registered at an educational institution. _____________________________________________________________________________ Summer Student Positions Available at SCF SCF will be hiring two summer students this year through the generous support of the HRSDC Canada Summer Jobs program and the Student Employment Experience Program Cultural Component administered by SaskCulture. Executive Assistant - The successful applicant will assist with special events planning and preparation, marketing and communications and general office administration. Apply by June 5. Start date is June 15. Library Assistant - The successful applicant will work with the Librarian to complete the redevelopment of the SCF Choral Library. Apply by June 3. Start date is June 8. We are looking for candidates that are dependable and highly organized with maturity, discretion, enthusiasm and a positive attitude. Strong technological, communication and priority-setting skills are required. To apply, send a brief resume with covering letter to the Saskatchewan Choral Federation, 1870 Lorne Street, REGINA, SK S4P 2L7 or e-mail information@saskchoral.ca Songs 'n Suds - Regina & Saskatoon The annual year-end get together for choristers, conductors, composers and anyone else who likes to sing is: Friday, June 12th (Regina) Saturday, June 13th (Saskatoon) Cost is $10 (SCF members) and $20 (non-members) and includes your first drink! Come out and meet your friends and colleagues in a relaxing evening of fun and camaraderie. Join us as we sing through selections from the SCF Choral Library and raise a toast or two. Guaranteed to help you unwind for summer! ______________________________________________________________________ Saskatchewan Sings in 2009! The Choral Federation is pleased to announce that Kathryn Laurin, President and Vice-Chancellor of Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, will be conducting this year's Saskatchewan Sings in Regina from August 20 to 23. Saskatchewan residents will remember Ms. Laurin from her very successful tenure with the University of Regina as Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts and Acting Vice-President Administration. Under her direction, the University of Regina Chamber Singers captured the First Prize at the International Eisteddfod in Wales, where the ensemble competed with selected choirs from around the world, and two First Prizes in the CBC National Choral Competition. Ms. Laurin served as Music Director of the Regina Philharmonic Chorus for seventeen years and volunteered with other arts organizations such as Opera Saskatchewan, Regina Summer Stage and the Conservatory of Music and Performing Arts. In 2004, she conducted the acclaimed National Youth Choir and she has also worked with both the Regina and Saskatoon Symphonies. Welcome back Kathryn! Details to follow SCF Summer Choir Camps We're set for a couple of great summer choir camps this summer with the return of Maestro Laurence Ewashko, Associate Professor, University of Ottawa, as Guest Conductor! Teen Choir Camp - July 5 - 11, 2009 Junior Choir Camp - July 12 - 18, 2009 Summer choir camps introduce young people to the rich and rewarding experience of choral singing. These week-long camps for teen (ages 13 - 18) and junior (ages 8 - 12) singers are fun and exciting learning opportunities with the very best choral and vocal instructors. Each day is carefully programmed to provide a balance of full rehearsal and small group instruction in sectionals, vocal, sight and ear training. Daily recreational and physical fitness activities are also part of the program. The culmination of this intensive week of training is a Grand Finale Concert for family and friends. If you know of a young person who may be interested, please direct them to the SCF website at www.saskchoral.ca for more information. Registration fees start at $325 per camper and various discounts and scholarships are available for Early Bird, Same Family, Bring-a-Friend or new registrations. This camp is subsidized by the Choral Federation through the generous support of the Saskatchewan Lotteries Trust Fund and is open to all interested youth regardless of financial ability. Registration and payment options are available online. ______________________________________________________________________ Conducting Workshop The 2009 International Saito Conducting workshop will be held in Saskatoon from July 20 to 26, 2009. Details are posted at http://conductorschool.com/course.html . Participants will be instructed by Wayne Toews, Dianne Gryba and Bonnie Nicholson with assistance from George Charpentier. The workshop will address the conducting of all genres of music with clarity and artistry to serve all levels of players. Comments from previous participants are posted at http://conductorschool.com/scrapbook.html See also the offer for the free Saito Conducting Method PDF and instructional resources for band on the website. For more information contact Wayne Toews at info@conductorschool.com or 306.373.6408 VIDEO: IF you missed it!: W5 (CTV): The Musical Brain. (Great advocacy primetime!) Community Music Education Program (UofS) Job Opportunity Howard Cable Nomination Opportunity Workshops The Pelletier Guitar and Music Camp. University Of Victoria Music Department ________________________________________________________________________ Upcoming Events (Please Mark your Calender)
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