SK Represents at Podium 2014!

SCF had a small but mighty group of Saskatchewan representatives in Halifax this May for Podium 2014.  Check out some pictures (c/o Kathy Stokes) from the event!

Call for Clinicians & Counsellors!

We're looking for counsellors and instructors for our Jr. Glee Summer Music & Movement Camp happening July 7 - 10, 2014 in Regina.  Find out more at the links below - apply by 4:30pm on Monday, June 9, 2014.

Music & Movement Camp Instructors (Music/Instrumental, Choral/Voice, Dance/Choreography):
http://www.saskjobs.ca/jsp/joborder/detail.jsp?job_order_id=574829

Music & Movement Camp Counsellors:
http://www.saskjobs.ca/jsp/joborder/detail.jsp?job_order_id=574833
 
Junior Glee Summer Music & Movement Camp is a summer music camp offered by the Saskatchewan Choral Federation in partnership with a local community organization and is committed to engaging young people.  Throughout the week campers sing together, learn new instruments and experience a variety of other arts activities.  Find out more here.

Calling Regina Volunteers & Peformers!

Want to support choirs & music in Saskatchewan? We’re looking for great people to help at Music For The Sole fundraiser walk/run on Sunday, June 1, 2014 with the following positions:

• Race Kit Stuffing
• Race Kit Pick-up
• Water Station Attendants
• Start/Finish Line Attendants
• Reception Crew
• Performer Hosts
• Course Marshalls
• Course Set-up/Tear Down

We're also looking for musicians to perform short acoustic sets at the Music For The Sole post-race reception.  Sign up today at  http://tinyurl.com/mftsyqrvolunteer

Questions? Contact the SCF office at 306-780-9230 or email information@saskchoral.ca

Song of the Open Road Tour Cancelled

Due to low enrollment Song of the Open Road has been cancelled.  Please contact Saskatchewan History & Folklore Society about registration refunds at shfs.fa@sasktel.net or call 306-780-9204 (Toll free: 1-800-919-9437).

Register Today for Music For The Sole in Regina!

You can still register for Music For The Sole (Regina) happening this Sunday, June 1, 2014!   

Register by Wednesday, May 28 to guarantee your spot at the starting line.

Click here to register and for more information.

CBC Choral Concert Celebrates Podium's Canadian Choirs!

CHORAL CONCERT with host Nick Halley

The best choral music from across Canada and around the world

SUNDAY May 18th, 2014 9:05 - 10:00 am, (9:35 - 10:30 NT) on CBC Radio 2

This is the weekend of the biannual Podium choral festival, where singers of various stripes from across North America pour into a town and flood it with song. This year the festival is in Halifax and it is happening throughout this weekend.

There are many hundreds of singers gathered in Halifax right now. They have been living, loving and celebrating Canadian amateur choral making and are going to keep doing it for 5 days straight. They are going figure out ways to sing even more over the years ahead, and then they are going to sing again, and finally at the end of all this they will leave completely exhausted but deliriously happy.

I can’t think of a better way to improve the quality of our lives, and build something inside ourselves that wasn’t there before - than to do something like that.

So this Sunday on Choral Concert Nick Halley will bring you a slate of choirs that are part of this year’s Podium, everyone from Halifax’s Camerata Singers to the brand new Winnipeg based group Antiphony.

Choral Concert, the “Podium” edition. Sunday, May 18th, 2014, 9:05 - 10:00 a.m. (9:35 - 10:30 NT) on CBC Radio 2.

LISTEN HERE

Tickets Now On Sale For Fiddler on the Roof!

Volunteers! We Want to See You at Timeraiser!

Want to volunteer with SCF?  Already doing so?

 

Join us at this year's Timeraiser event, Thursday, May 8 at 6:30PM at the Conexus Arts Centre and make your valuable volunteer hours go even further!

What is Timeraiser?



Timeraiser is a volunteer matching and silent art auction evening with a twist- rather than bid money on artwork, participants bid volunteer hours. Throughout the evening participants meet with nonprofit organizations to find available volunteer opportunities that meet their needs. Once matches are made, the bidding can begin. Winning bidders have 12 months to complete their pledge in order to bring the artwork home as a reminder of their goodwill.  Find out more about Regina Timeraiser here >>

Get tickets here! 

Sell Tickets through Eventbrite

Support the Creative Kids Sparkle Raffle!

Dear Friend of Creative Kids:

Thanks to our wonderful friend Scott Olson from Olson Goldsmiths,  we are able to offer you the chance to win a $2,000 diamond pendant! This gorgeous ladies 14K gold sapphire and diamond pendant donated by Olson Goldsmiths is valued at $2,000.

Tickets are $20 each and may be purchased online by residents of Saskatchewan by clicking HERE.
Tickets are also on sale at the SaskCulture office, or by calling 306-780-9361

The winner of this raffle will be drawn at random on May 24, 2014 at the RCMP Charity Ball Gala.
The person with the winning ticket does not need to be in attendance at the time of the draw and will be notified within 5 days of the draw date.

All of the raffle proceeds will be used to support Creative Kids Saskatchewan.  Good luck and thank you for your support!

Christie Nenson

Creative Kids Fund Development
404 – 2125 11th Ave
Regina, SK        S4P 3X3
Ph:   306-780-9461
Fax:  306-780-9252
Email:  cnenson@saskculture.sk.ca
Web:  www.creativekidssask.ca

Interested in Chant?

"A Quiet Night and a Perfect End”

CHANT & CHORAL MUSIC of EARLY CHRISTIANITY

Ninth Annual Workshop of the Gregorian Institute of Canada (GIC)

FRIDAY, AUGUST 22 ― SATURDAY, AUGUST 23

Holy Rosary Cathedral & St. Mary’s Anglican Church
Regina, SK

WORKSHOP LEADER
Alison Altstatt (University of Northern Iowa)
 

GUEST PRESENTERS
Valerie Hall (Holy Rosary Cathedral), Jonathan Achtzehner (Luther Bach Choir)

Whether beginner or experienced, immerse yourself in two days of chant: singing from chant notation, ancient hymnody and psalmody, and early Christian choral music.

FIND OUT MORE HERE

You're Invited!

SK Choral Federation is hosting an Open Rehearsal with Harmony 2 Go and the North Central Fiddle Program celebrating Youth Week with the City of Regina and everyone is invited!  Bring your friends today to the SCF Music Centre (125 Hamilton Street) from 5:00PM - 8:00PM for Music, Singing, Food, Prizes & Fun!