Enrichment Opportunities
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2018-2019
2018-2019
National Honours Bands!!
http://www.canadianband.org/nyb2019
https://musicfest.ca/national-honour-ensembles/denis-wick-canadian-wind-orchestra/
Mount A Honors Band Nov.16-18 2018 See MrsBurtt
Dylan Rook Maddix - Guest Clinician Senior Band Oct 2 Bio :
Dylan Rook Maddix is Professor of Music at Cambrian College in Sudbury, ON, where he conducts the wind ensemble, teaches music theory, applied lessons and serves as the head of winds and brass studies. Dylan is founder and artistic director of the Toronto Winds, host of the podcast The Band Room, and maintains an active career as a sought-after conductor, clinician, performer and adjudicator across Canada. With a passion for music education and outreach, Dylan maintains a commitment to working with young people and the community. He has been music director of the Milton Concert Band, a conducting fellow with the Denis Wick Canadian Wind Orchestra, program assistant of the Hannaford Youth Program, and is now co-manager of the Denis Wick Canadian Wind Orchestra. Dylan has conducted the Royal Conservatory Brass Ensemble, Northdale Concert Band, Western University New Music, Mississauga Pops Concert Band, Hannaford Youth Band, Mount Allison University Symphonic Band, Kingston Brass Choir, and Bathurst Chamber Festival Orchestra.A prizewinner at the 2011 & 2014 National Music Festivals, Dylan has been a featured soloist with the Prince Edward Island Symphony, Weston Silver Band, Greater Moncton Chorale and Orchestra, and Strathgartney Chamber Orchestra. His musicality has led him to numerous festivals in Canada and the United States including the Scotia Festival of Music, Charlottetown Festival, North American Brass Band Championships, Indian River Music Festival, Bathurst Chamber Music Festival, Music Fest Canada and the Luminato Festival. He holds a Master of Music from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Music from Mount Allison University.
2017-2018
2017-2018
ECMA Student Conference - Please email Mrs.Burtt when you have checked out the date. I can nominate 3 students to attend
There are also plenty of spaces still available for the free Student Conference in Halifax on Friday, May 4th. Thank you to those of you who have nominated students. Please feel free to nominate more.
We're planning financial literacy and songwriting workshops as well as a visit to a recording studio. Lunch is included.
Both of these programs are open to all NS students grades 7-12 and we'd like to involve as many as possible.
Chamber Music Workshop
I am running a nation-wide project called Forecasting the Canadian Wind. In short, we are connected with 5 wind quintets and premiering 5 new pieces in 5 different cities in September. We are in the creation process right now and Halifax is the last stop of all the cities. On Wednesday, May 23rd, we are having a few music students from across the province come participate— some chamber music workshop/coaching in the morning and in the afternoon, they’ll have the opportunity to participate in a live streamed workshop where Fifth Wind will work with composer Emily Doolittle.
I am reaching out to see if you would be interested in participating in the events? It’ll likely be at Dalhousie. The following is the schedule:
Wednesday, May 23
10-12 chamber ensemble workshop
1-3 new composition workshop
All the events are free to the students and general public! If you know of any other schools that might be interested, please help us spread the word!
Here is more information:
Mount A Summer Camp
Mount Allison University will once again be hosting a week-long Summer Academy of Music, July 22–28, 2018, for pianists, singers, string, woodwind, brass, and percussion instrumentalists ages 14 to 19. This is a superb opportunity for dedicated young musicians to hone their skills, learn new repertoire, and perform with other students in the lovely setting of the Marjorie Young Bell Conservatory on the Mount Allison campus.
A registration form is attached; to learn more about this workshop, visit our Summer Academy website.
The application deadline is May 1, 2018, so please encourage your students to apply soon to reserve their spot! If you have any questions, please contact us at the Mount Allison Department of Music. Phone: 506.364.2374, Email: srunge@mta.ca .
NS Junior Wind Auditions
AUDITIONS!
Nova Scotia Junior Wind Ensemble
Know a young musician who loves music?
Have them check out the NSJWE web site!
NSJWE is accepting audition applications for the 2018-2019 season
Deadline for applications - April 15th
Minister’s Awards for Creative Excellence in the Arts
I am pleased to announce the 2018 Minister’s Awards for Creative Excellence in the Arts. This is the first year for this series of awards and we are very excited that this is available to grade 12 students planning to pursue post-secondary studies in creative arts. I encourage you to pass this information to guidance counsellors and teachers of courses such as music, visual arts, dance, drama, multi-media, etc.
The Minister’s Awards includes four scholarships:
The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia Award for Excellence in the Visual Arts, $1,000
Excellence in Performing Arts, $1,000
Excellence in Digital Multimedia, $1,000
Charlie A’Court Scholarship for Excellence in Music, $500 and a mentorship opportunity with Charlie A’Court.
As well, up to 15 applicants will be selected to receive $100.
The deadline to apply is April 23. For more information, visit http://www.novascotia.ca/creativeaward/
A Press Release has been issued to announce the awards. Below are the links to the French and English releases.
English: https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20180308008
French: https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20180308009
If you have any questions regarding the scholarship, please contact me by telephone at 902-424-8894 or by email at Ardith.Haley@novascotia.ca.
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